GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY COURSE Spring 2009 Jami Young, Ph.D. Office: A219 Office Phone: 732-445-2000 ext. 138 Cell Phone: 917-575-8216 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: By appointment Course Description: This practically oriented course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about the principles and practice of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression. The course will also cover adaptations of IPT for other disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder and eating disorders) and for other formats (e.g., group and prevention). Course Goal: Students will demonstrate, in performance and writing, knowledge of IPT for depression and its adaptations to other disorders and populations. Course Objectives: 1. Students will gain in depth knowledge of IPT and its adaptations. 2. Students will be able to implement key IPT techniques, including conducting an interpersonal inventory, identifying an interpersonal problem area, and working with the client to address problematic relationships. Course Texts and Materials: Weissman, M. M., Markowitz, J. C., & Klerman, G. L. (2000). Comprehensive guide to interpersonal psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. Mufson, L., Dorta, K.P., Moreau, D., & Weissman, M.M. (2004). Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press. Additional readings to be assigned by the instructor Evaluations will be based on: 1. Class participation and attendance 2. Small assignments related to your case 3. Final case write-up

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY Spring 2009 Week 1 (1/26)

Class Topic Class overview; discuss clients; arrange supervision times.

Assignment

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Overview of IPT for depression in adults and adolescents; historical roots of IPT.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Overview of IPT, Chapter 1 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapter 3 3. Elkin, I., Shea, M.T., Watkins, J.T, et al. (1989). National Institute of Mental Health treatment of depression collaborative research program: General effectiveness of treatment. Archives of General Psychiatry, 46, 971-982.

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IPT for depression: Initial phase of treatment – assessing depression symptoms, psychoeducation, and sick role.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapter 2 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapters 4-5

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IPT for depression: Initial phase of treatment – interpersonal inventory, problem area formulation.

1. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapters 6-7, Appendices A-B

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IPT for depression: General middle phase strategies.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapters 8 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapters 8-9

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No Class

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IPT for depression: Grief and interpersonal role disputes.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapters 3-4 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapters 10-11

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY Spring 2009 Week 8 (3/23)

Class Topic IPT for depression: Interpersonal role transitions and interpersonal deficits.

Assignment 1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapters 5-6 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapters 12-13 PROBLEM AREA FORMULATION DUE

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IPT for depression: Termination phase, common clinical issues.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapters 7, 9 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapters 14-17

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IPT for depression: Evidence of efficacy.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapter 10 2. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents, Chapter 19 3. Mufson, L., Dorta, K. P., Wickramaratne, P., Nomura, Y., Olfson, M., & Weissman, M. M. (2004). A randomized effectiveness trial of interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63, 577-584. 4. Cuijpers, P., van Straten, A., Andersson, G. et al., (2008). Psychotherapy for depression in adults: A meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 909-922.

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1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Adaptations of IPT for mood disorders: Chapters 11, 12 Maintenance treatment, and 2. Frank, E. (1991). Interpersonal psychotherapy as a dysthymia. maintenance treatment for patients with recurrent depression. Psychotherapy, 28, 259-266. 3. Frank, E., Kupfer, D. J., Buysse, D. J., et al. (2007). Randomized trial of weekly, twice-monthly, and monthly interpersonal psychotherapy as maintenance treatment for women with recurrent depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 761-767. TRANSCRIPT OF AN EXCERPT FROM MIDDLE PHASE SESSION

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY Spring 2009 Week Class Topic 12 (4/20 ) IPT for prevention of adolescent depression, international adaptations of IPT.

Assignment 1. Young, J. F., & Mufson, L. (2008). Interpersonal psychotherapy and prevention. In J. R. Z. Abela & B. L. Hankin (Eds.), Depression in children and adolescents: Cause, treatment, and prevention. New York, Guilford. 2. Young, J. F., Mufson, L., & Davies, M. (2006). Efficacy of Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training: An indicated preventive intervention for depression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1254-1262. 3. Verdeli, H., Clougherty, K. F., Bolton, P., et.al (2003). Adapting group interpersonal psychotherapy for a developing country: Experience in rural Uganda. World Psychiatry, 2, 114-120. 4. Bolton, P., Bass, J., Neugebauer, R., Verdeli, H. et.al. (2003). A clinical trial of group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289, 3117-3124.

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IPT for bipolar disorder.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapter 16 2. Frank, E. (2007). Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy: A means of improving depression and preventing relapse in depression. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63, 463-473. 3. Frank, E. et al. (2005). Two-year outcomes for Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy in individuals with Bipolar I Disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 996-1004.

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IPT for eating disorders.

1. Comprehensive Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Chapter 21 2. Murphy, R., Straebler, S., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C. G. (2008). Interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders. In Evidence-based treatments for eating disorders: Children, adolescent and adults. 3. Wilfley, D. E., Frank, M. A., Welch, R., et al. (1998). Adapting interpersonal psychotherapy to a group format (IPT-G) for binge eating disorder: Toward a model for adapting empirically supported treatments. Psychotherapy Research, 8, 379-391. 4. An additional reading will be distributed in class

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY Spring 2009 Week 15 (5/11)

Class Topic IPT for borderline personality disorder; IPT for anxiety disorders.

Assignment 1. Markowitz, J. C, Skodol, A. E, & Bleiberg, K. (2006). Interpersonal psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: Possible mechanisms of change. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 431-444. 2. Lipsitz, J. D., Gur, M., Miller, N. L. et al. (2006). An open pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for panic disorder (IPT-PD). Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194, 440-445. 3. Lipsitz, J. D., Gur, M., & Vermes, D., et al. (2008). A randomized trial of interpersonal psychotherapy versus supportive therapy for social anxiety disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 25, 542-553. CASE WRITE-UP DUE

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