concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: interpersonal psychotherapy

interpersonal psychotherapy
type: Concept
broader: psychoanalytic theory
broader: prevention and repair of relationship problems
definition: Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited, structured psychotherapy originally developed by Gerald Klerman and colleagues in the 1970s for the treatment of depression. IPT aims to reduce patients' psychological distress and symptoms by improving their interpersonal functioning. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Interpersonal Psychotherapy]

prevention and repair of relationship problems
type: Concept
narrower: interpersonal psychotherapy

psychoanalytic theory
type: Concept
narrower: interpersonal psychotherapy