Interpersonal psychotherapy: an overview

Despite inclusion in Federal Government funded Medicare programs such as Better Outcomes and Better Access the profile of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in teaching programs across Australia is low, and psychotherapists often know little about IPT other than it is evidence- based. This paper provides an overview of the structure and process of interpersonal psychotherapy. While there are more authoritative reviews on IPT, on the whole these reviews and IPT in general have not pervaded the psyche or reading of the average Australian psychotherapy practitioner. (editor abstract)