Comprehensive Guide To Interpersonal Psychotherapy [Hardcover]

Myrna M. Weissman (Author), John C. Markowitz (Author), Gerald Klerman (Author)

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Publication Date: February 11, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0465095666 | ISBN-13: 978-0465095667 | Edition: 1

Since its introduction as a brief, empirically validated treatment for depression, Interpersonal Psychotherapy has broadened its scope and repertoire to include disorders of behavior and personality as well as disorders of mood. Practitioners in today’s managed care climate will welcome this encyclopedic reference consolidating the 1984 manual (revised) with new applications and research results plus studies in process and in promise and an international resource exchange.

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About the Author

Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., has joint faculty appointments at the University of California–San Diego and San Diego State University. K. Roy MacKenzie, Ph.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., have published widely on group therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy respectively. Myrna Weissman, Ph.D. (Professor, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons), co-authored Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression (1984) with the late Gerald Klerman, M.D. Klerman was a professor of medicine and director of research laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He received the 1984 Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Clinical Science. John C. Markowitz, M.D., (Associate Professor, New York Hospital - Cornell Medical College), trained with Dr. Klerman and presents IPT workshops worldwide. Gerald L. Klerman, M.D., is professor of medicine and is also director of research laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Klerman received the 1984 Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Clinical Science. Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., is professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is also director of the Depression Research Unit at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, Yale University. Bruce J. Rounsaville, M.D., is assistant professor of psychiatry and is also connected with the Depression Research Unit at the Yale University School of Medicine. Eve S. Chevron, M.S., is the project coordinator at the Depression Research Unit at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 488 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books; 1 edition (February 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465095666
• ISBN-13: 978-0465095667
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review-Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, May 18, 2001

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Dr Michael Robertson (Taree, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comprehensive Guide To Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Hardcover)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is an important intervention in mood and other related disorders. This volume represents the gold standard reference for any clinician seeking to learn or consolidate their practice of IPT. Updating the original 1984 text, this comprehensive reference clearly describes the theoretical basis of IPT as well as providing a good introduction to the actual practice of IPT in day to day clinical life. The real strength of the volume however, is its scholarly and comprhensive review of previous and ongoing research in IPT and its newer applications in other disorders. This volume is a wonderful inclusion on any library bookshelf as well as being an invaluable tool for the clinician seeking a comprehensive introduction to Interpersonal Psychotherapy

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview, May 20, 2003

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This review is from: Comprehensive Guide To Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Hardcover)

Excellent overview of IPT from "the source", that is experts involved in its development and research. I decided to buy this book because I needed an introduction to IPT. It discusses in a clear manner the theoretical underpinnings of IPT, and the strategies and techniques used in IPT; the chapters are peppered with case histories and useful questions to ask and interventions to make with patients from an IPT perspective. I give it 4 stars rather than 5 because I think it may try to be all things to all people, blending too much of the elementary and esoteric. I think this book is meant for clinicians, and I don't think a lay person would be much drawn to it; as such I think some of the introductory information on depression (criteria for diagnosis etc.) is too elementary for your typical, even neophyte, clinician. The chapter on research data supporting IPT is rather esoteric; I liked this chapter, but this esoterica doesn't fit with the elementary aspect I just mentioned. This is a minor critique in what is otherwise a very good book for an introduction to IPT. I recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars KK, October 22, 2011

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This review is from: Comprehensive Guide To Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Hardcover)

Excellent additional to your professional library. IPT is an evidence-based treatment and this book provides useful information regarding the theory, specific treatment goals, interventions, stages of therapy, etc. Very readable.