Therapeutic Effect of Dynamic Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy for Taiwanese Patients With Depressive Disorder

Abstract This study investigated the therapeutic effects of dynamic interpersonal group psychotherapy (DIGP) for the depressed in Taiwan. A 16-session DIGP was held weekly, and participants were evaluated with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF before and after DIGP. Compared with control group, the patients treated with DIGP showed significant improvement in severity of their depression, especially in the somatic subscale and quality of life regarding psychological health. We found that focusing on repairing interpersonal interaction in DIGP would improve the social interaction problems of Chinese with depressive disorder.