Table of Contents

I. Overview

1. The Nature of Depression in Adolescents
2. Current Psychosocial Treatments for Adolescent Depression
3. The Origins and Development of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression

II. Application of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents

4. Diagnosis of Depression and Suitability of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Adolescent
5. Conducting Session 1 in IPT-A
6. Initiating the Interpersonal Interview
7. Selecting the Problem Area and Making the Treatment Contract
8. The Middle Phase of IPT-A
9. Therapeutic Techniques
10. Grief
11. Interpersonal Role Disputes
12. Interpersonal Role Transitions
13. Interpersonal Deficits
14. Termination Phase

III. Special Issues in Treating Adolescents

15. Clinical Issues in the TherapistPatient Relationship
16. Special Clinical Situations
17. Crisis Management
18. The Use of Medication in Conjunction with IPT-A
19. Current and Future Research in IPT-A
20. A Comprehensive Description of an IPT-A Case

Appendix A. Closeness Circle

Appendix B. Interpersonal Inventory: How to Query about Relationships

Appendix C. Session Checklist for Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents