Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed youth in IDP camps in Northern Uganda: adaptation and training.
This article reviews the use of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with depressed youth living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in North Uganda. This youth has been exposed to severe losses and disruptions in relationships with caregivers, family, and community members; limited access to formal education; exposure to malnutrition and infections; and pressure to prematurely assume adult family roles. The process of adaptation to the content and training of IPT for these youth is presented and illustrated with case examples.
Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 102, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. hv2009@columbia.edu
Helen
H
Verdeli
Kathleen
K
Clougherty
Grace
G
Onyango
Eric
E
Lewandowski
Liesbeth
L
Speelman
Teresa S
TS
Betancourt
Richard
R
Neugebauer
Traci R
TR
Stein
Paul
P
Bolton
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007858:Learning; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D013663:Teaching; D014454:Uganda / Q000208:ethnology