title: "You Pulled Me out of a Dark Well": A Case Study of a Colombian Displaced Woman Empowered Through Interpersonal Counseling (IPC).
abstract: Interpersonal counseling (IPC), a briefer and simplified adaptation of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), was used with internally displaced women (IDW) in Bogotá, Colombia, an implementation study of a mental health care pathway funded by Grand Challenges Canada. Preliminary evidence suggests that IPC led to positive outcomes for IDW and may be a feasible first line treatment for displaced women with elevated symptoms of common mental disorders. The case study demonstrates the use of IPC as an intervention to treat depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in one participant across 11 sessions, from the case formulation through the termination phase.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de los Andes. am.gomez14@uniandes.edu.co.
authors.forename: Angela Milena Gomez
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ceballos
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Claudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Columbia University.
authors.forename: Talia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.affiliation: Columbia University.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verdeli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000068337:Armed Conflicts; D003105:Colombia; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Interpersonal counseling; evidence-based intervention; forced displacement; global mental health; women empowerment