Abstract
Objective
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression is a brief, well researched treatment for acute major depression. This article describes the implementation of IPT as an evidence-based treatment for depression in a psychiatry residency program.
Method
The authors tracked the implementation process over 5 years as interpersonal psychotherapy was systematically incorporated into residency training.
Results
The authors outline key ingredients for and challenges to effecting change.
Conclusions
Implementation of interpersonal psychotherapy in psychiatry residency training was a cornerstone for learning evidence-based treatment approaches as well as for conveying core psychotherapy concepts.
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The authors would like to thank Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., and Craig Van Dyke, M.D., for their generous guidance in the writing of this article.
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Lichtmacher, J., Eisendrath, S.J. & Haller, E. Implementing Interpersonal Psychotherapy in a Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Acad Psychiatry 30, 385–391 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.30.5.385
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