Abstract
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a brief treatment developed and tested specifically for depressed adults. This paper describes a modification for use with depressed adolescents (IPT-A) that will be tested in a controlled clinical trial. A description of IPT, its efficacy in adults, a rationale for developing IPT-A, and preliminary experience with depressed adolescents treated with IPT-A are presented. Data available on the treatment of depressed adolescents using drugs and/or psychotherapy is more than a decade behind that of adults. The specification and testing of psychotherapy will accelerate a rational, scientific basis for their treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 642-651 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Accepted February 26, 1991. Dr. Moreau and Dr. Mufson contributed equally to this paper; the first author was determined aLphabeticaLLy. Dr. Moreau is Assistant Professor ofClinicaL Psychiatry in Child Psychiatry and Clinical Director of Children's Anxiety and Depression Clinic, Dr. Mufson is Assistant Professor of Clinical PsychoLogy in Psychiatry, and Dr. Weissman is Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry at College of Physicians and Surgeons ofColumbia University. Dr. Mufson also is a Research Scientist in and Dr. Weissman is Director ofthe Division ofClinical and Genetic Epidemiology, N.Y. State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. KLerman is Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Chairman for Research, Department ofPsychiatry, Cornell University MedicaL CoLLege, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York, New York. This work was supported by a grant to Dr. Weissmanfrom the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network 1 (Psychobiology ofDepression and Other Affective Disorders) and by a NARSAD FeLLowship to Dr. Mufson. Case materiaL has been aLtered to prevent identification. Reprint requests to Dr. Moreau, College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of CoLumbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Box 60, New York, NY 10032. 0890-8567/9113004-0642$03.00/0© 1991 by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. .
Funding
Accepted February 26, 1991. Dr. Moreau and Dr. Mufson contributed equally to this paper; the first author was determined aLphabeticaLLy. Dr. Moreau is Assistant Professor ofClinicaL Psychiatry in Child Psychiatry and Clinical Director of Children's Anxiety and Depression Clinic, Dr. Mufson is Assistant Professor of Clinical PsychoLogy in Psychiatry, and Dr. Weissman is Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry at College of Physicians and Surgeons ofColumbia University. Dr. Mufson also is a Research Scientist in and Dr. Weissman is Director ofthe Division ofClinical and Genetic Epidemiology, N.Y. State Psychiatric Institute; Dr. KLerman is Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Chairman for Research, Department ofPsychiatry, Cornell University MedicaL CoLLege, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York, New York. This work was supported by a grant to Dr. Weissmanfrom the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network 1 (Psychobiology ofDepression and Other Affective Disorders) and by a NARSAD FeLLowship to Dr. Mufson. Case materiaL has been aLtered to prevent identification. Reprint requests to Dr. Moreau, College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of CoLumbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Box 60, New York, NY 10032. 0890-8567/9113004-0642$03.00/0© 1991 by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. .
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | |
| National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
