Book contents
- Cambridge Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies
- Cambridge Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Editor’s Note
- Part I An Overview of the Model
- Part II The Model of Interpersonal Psychotherapy into Practice
- Part III Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Disorders
- Part IV Application of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Different Populations
- Chapter 11 Family-Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) for Depressed Preadolescents
- Chapter 12 Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A)
- Chapter 13 Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Chapter 14 Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B) for Depressed Adults
- Chapter 15 Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Older Adults
- Index
- References
Chapter 12 - Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A)
from Part IV - Application of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Different Populations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 September 2026
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Book contents
- Cambridge Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies
- Cambridge Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Editor’s Note
- Part I An Overview of the Model
- Part II The Model of Interpersonal Psychotherapy into Practice
- Part III Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Disorders
- Part IV Application of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Different Populations
- Chapter 11 Family-Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) for Depressed Preadolescents
- Chapter 12 Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A)
- Chapter 13 Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Chapter 14 Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-B) for Depressed Adults
- Chapter 15 Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Older Adults
- Index
- References
Summary
The first developmental adaptation of IPT was Dr. Laura Mufson and colleagues’ Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A). This seminal adaptation retained the structure and focus of the adult model of IPT, while a range of clinical strategies the developmental competencies and interpersonal issues common with adolescents. This chapter describes the original model of IPT-A as specified by Mufson and colleagues but also includes its relationship to a growing body of knowledge of adolescent development, including the intersection between neurological development and interpersonal changes that take place during adolescence. A case study illustrates the use of IPT-A techniques across phases of treatment and identifies many of the practical considerations of implementing this treatment model, based on our real-world experience of using IPT-A and working clinically with adolescents. The chapter concludes with a summary of the most current research on the efficacy and effectiveness of IPT-A that has established this evidence-based treatment as an enduring and thriving adaptation of IPT.
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- Cambridge Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) , pp. 171 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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