Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescent Depression: Description of Modification and Preliminary Application
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 July 1991
Donna Moreau, Laura Mufson, Myrna M. Weissman, Gerald L. Klerman
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A modification for use with depressed adolescents (IPT-A) that will be tested in a controlled clinical trial is described that will accelerate a rational, scientific basis for their treatment.
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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.
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