title: Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A): a case illustration.
abstract: This article describes the treatment of a depressed adolescent (15 years of age) boy using Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an empirically supported psychosocial intervention for adolescents suffering from a depressive episode. It is delivered as an individual psychotherapy with a minimum of parental involvement. The following case study illustrates the principal strategies and techniques of IPT-A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia.
authors.forename: Elisabeth Baerg
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mufson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*