Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Group [Hardcover]

Denise E. Wilfley (Author), K. Roy MacKenzie (Author), R. Robinson Welch (Author), Virginia E. Ayres (Author), Myrna M. Weissman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0465095690 | ISBN-13: 978-0465095698 | Publication Date: May 2000

This is the first-ever application to group therapy of the popular, replicable, time-limited, evidence-based approach initially developed to treat individual depression. Denise Wilfley adapted it in the course of researching the management of eating disorders; her collaborators include a national authority on group work plus an originator of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Their step-by-step identification of the goals, tasks, and techniques attendant on running normalizing, cost-effective groups makes a real contribution to the clinical repertoire.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"A welcome and much-needed addition to the literature on empirically validated treatments for mental illness, in which group therapy-- cost-effective and powerful--has been neglected. The authors, drawing on more than ten years of clinical experience with group IPT, clearly demonstrate the merits of the group format for interpersonal treatment: the here-and-now interactions among members add immediacy and force to the change process. They brilliantly capture the goals and strategies of individual IPT while transforming the techniques to harness the unique strengths of the group format. Therapists will pick up sound treatment guidelines and many clinical pearls. Investigators will find a cogent presentation of group therapy research issues."
--Bruce J. Rounsaville, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine

"This is a wonderfully informative and useful book. It is full of rich clinical examples as well as a clear exposition of theory. Exceptionally well organized, it is the best discussion of technique in IPT that I have ever read. The book will be useful for anyone interested in expanding his or her knowledge of group therapy and invaluable to those who wish to practice IPT-G. I recommend it highly."
--Hillel I. Swiller, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Division of Psychotherapy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

"The authors of this important and beautifully written volume are the first to provide a comprehensive guide to the use of interpersonal psychotherapy in a group setting. Having had truly impressive results with individual IPT in both my research and my clinical practice, I look forward to exploring the group approach with this excellent guide at my right hand."
--Ellen Frank, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Director, Depression and Manic Depression Prevention Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465095690
• ISBN-13: 978-0465095698
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #575,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)