title: The process of change in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depression: a case study for the new IPT therapist.
abstract: This case study involves a set of transcripts of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) sessions from the Christchurch Psychotherapy for Depression Study. The case study explores the techniques employed by the therapist for a depressed patient who has identified interpersonal disputes as the interpersonal area to focus on. The psychotherapeutic interventions utilized by the IPT therapist included: seeking information; exploring parallels in other relationships; exploring relationship patterns; exploring communication patterns; signalling what is significant; providing support, exploring affect; exploring options; problem-solving; drawing analogy; and challenging. The themes that emerged in the patient's response to IPT were: struggling, deconstructing, connecting, practicing and reconstructing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand. marie.crowe@chmeds.ac.nz
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luty
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008016:Life Change Events; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010553:Personality Development; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012944:Social Support; D016896:Treatment Outcome