Pri-Med Conference: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), is a short term, manualized (meaning very structured) psychotherapy. IPT was first designed for the treatment for individuals with depressive disorders. IPT is an excellent type of therapy for family doctors to learn to provide. IPT is a practical type of therapy, which is very similar to the more common “supportive psychotherapy”, that most physicians actually provide. The main difference is that IPT is somewhat more clearly “packaged”. Currently, IPT is an officially recommend treatment for depressive disorder. Substantial empirical evidence supporting IPT’s efficacy has progressively grown since its early use.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the theoretical foundations of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT).
2. Describe the four foci of treatment in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression (IPT).
3. Describe the beginning, middle and ending treatment phases of IPT

This Group Learning program has been certified by the National Office of the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 6 MainPro+ credits per 3 hour session.

Speakers: Dr. James Whyte, B.Sc.N., M.D., CCFP ,Dr. Joel Shapiro, M.D., FRCP(C), Dr. ChaseEverett McMurren, BA, BEd, MD, CCFP, Dr. Howard Schneider, MD, MDPAC(C), CCFP, Dr. Michael Pare, M.D., M.Sc., M.Ed.,