TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Problem Area on Outcomes Among Adolescents Treated With Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression
AU - Parkhill, Catherine
AU - Mufson, Laura
AU - Gunlicks-Stoessel, Meredith
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - Objective: Interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents (IPT-A) aims to treat depression by addressing one of four problem areas: grief, role disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits. This study compared the characteristics of adolescents by problem area and evaluated the impact of problem area on outcomes. Methods: Forty adolescents (ages 12–17) participated in a randomized trial of adaptive treatment strategies that included IPT-A. Results: Adolescents with role disputes were younger than adolescents with interpersonal deficits or role transitions and had worse expectations for therapeutic alliance than those in the transitions group. Adolescents with interpersonal deficits had higher attachment avoidance than those in the transitions group. Posttreatment, adolescents in the transitions group had more severe depression and social adjustment problems than those in the deficits group and more social adjustment problems than those in the disputes group. Conclusions: This preliminary study’s findings suggest that differing IPT-A problem areas may affect prognosis.
AB - Objective: Interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents (IPT-A) aims to treat depression by addressing one of four problem areas: grief, role disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits. This study compared the characteristics of adolescents by problem area and evaluated the impact of problem area on outcomes. Methods: Forty adolescents (ages 12–17) participated in a randomized trial of adaptive treatment strategies that included IPT-A. Results: Adolescents with role disputes were younger than adolescents with interpersonal deficits or role transitions and had worse expectations for therapeutic alliance than those in the transitions group. Adolescents with interpersonal deficits had higher attachment avoidance than those in the transitions group. Posttreatment, adolescents in the transitions group had more severe depression and social adjustment problems than those in the deficits group and more social adjustment problems than those in the disputes group. Conclusions: This preliminary study’s findings suggest that differing IPT-A problem areas may affect prognosis.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220029
DO - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220029
M3 - Article
C2 - 37057362
AN - SCOPUS:85187948960
SN - 0002-9564
VL - 76
SP - 128
EP - 132
JO - American Journal of Psychotherapy
JF - American Journal of Psychotherapy
IS - 3
ER -