Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression: A Brief, Focused, Specific Strategy (The Master Work Series) - Softcover

Gerald L. Klerman; Myrna M. Weissman; Bruce J. Rounsaville; Eve S. Chevron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568213506 ISBN 13: 9781568213507

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1994

Synopsis

Reflecting the new and exciting trends in psychotherapy as well as responsive to the current emphasis on efficient, substantial therapeutic results, this book presents a model of interpersonal, short_term psychotherapy for clinically depressed patients. Gerald L. Klerman, whose research on depression has made him world renowned, and Myrna M. Weissman, who has written, with Eugene Paykel, an important book on women and depression, have worked with their colleagues to present the empirical basis for their new treatment method.

About this title

About the Author:

The late Gerald L. Klerman, M.D., was professor of psychiatry and associate chairman of research at Cornell Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Klerman received the 1984 Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Clinical Science.

Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., is professor of epidemiology in psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University; and chief, Division of Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology, New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City.

Review:

This book clearly sets forth the theoretical assumptions and operating principles of interpersonal psychotherapy for depression. It provides excellent illustrative case material with important collateral information, such as reviews of outcome studies and of current pharmacological treatments. A history of the interpersonal approach, and discussion of the relationships between this approach and those of 'competing' schools, add to the book's general value. The material is skillfully presented, concise, and readable. The book is a significant contribution to clinical research and practice. Readers will find it satisfying in a number of ways: as an introduction to short-term, structured psychotherapy for depression, and as a companion to texts delineating other short-term approaches, such as those of the cognitive or behavioral schools. (Aaron T. Beck M.D., professor of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)

The authors―pioneers in the development of a brief, focused, specific strategy of psychotherapy for the treatment of depression―have described their treatment with the precision and clarity that allow others to replicate their methods and evaluate their results. This book marks a major step in the transformation of psychotherapy from a field of competing traditions to a science in which hypotheses can be tested and accepted or rejected. For the first time we will be able to stop arguing about treasured beliefs and start building new treatments based upon the proven results of older ones. (Robert Michels, M.D., The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center)

About this edition

• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1568213506
• ISBN 13: 9781568213507
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272