2009•Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent PsychologyRequires access

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A): A Case Illustration

Elisabeth Baerg Hall, Laura Mufson

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This article describes the treatment of a depressed adolescent (15 years of age) boy using Interpersonal Psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an empirically supported psychosocial intervention for adolescents suffering from a depressive episode. It is delivered as an individual psychotherapy with a minimum of parental involvement. The following case study illustrates the principal strategies and techniques of IPT-A.

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Key concepts: Interpersonal psychotherapy, Psychology, Psychosocial, Psychotherapist, Intervention (counseling), Interpersonal communication, Clinical psychology, Interpersonal relationship