Interpersonal Therapy

Interpersonal therapy assumes that the development and maintenance of some psychiatric illnesses occur in a social and interpersonal context and that the onset, response to treatment.

Its outcomes are influenced by the interpersonal relations between the patient and significant others.

The overall goal of IPT is to reduce or eliminate psychiatric symptoms by improving the quality of the patient’s current interpersonal relations and social functioning.

IPT is concerned with the interpersonal context, the relational factors that influence, precipitate and propagate the patient’s distress.

In addition, the treatment also aims to help patients to develop their social support network so that they can better manage their present interpersonal distress.