Overlooked Psychotherapy Effective in Depression
by Mark Moran
“For years IPT was primarily a research treatment tested in randomized, controlled trials and hence has not gained widespread dissemination despite its inclusion as a recommended treatment in APA treatment guidelines for depression.
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is effective in the treatment of depression both as an independent treatment and in combination with psychopharmacology.
These were key findings from a meta-analysis of 38 studies published online March 1 in AJP in Advance. The analysis included studies examining the effect of IPT as an acute treatment and as a maintenance treatment after successful recovery from a depressive disorder; studies comparing IPT with a control condition (such as waiting list, usual care, or placebo); and studies comparing IPT with another psychotherapy, with combination treatment, and with pharmacology alone.
A previous, smaller meta-analysis published online in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (October 4, 2007) found significant and large effects for IPT compared with placebo or no treatment, and superior effects for IPT compared with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).”
Psychiatric News April 15, 2011
Volume 46 Number 8 Page 1
Read more here: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/46/8/1.1.full
