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Is IPT Time-Limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?

Received April 21, 1997; revised November 21, 1997; accepted November 26, 1997. From Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. Markowitz, 445 East 68th Street, Suite 3N, New York, NY 10021; e-mail: jcmarko{at}mail.med.cornell.edu

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has sometimes but not always been considered a psychodynamic psychotherapy. The authors discuss similarities and differences between IPT and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP), comparing eight aspects: 1) time limit, 2) medical model, 3) dual goals of solving interpersonal problems and syndromal remission, 4) interpersonal focus on the patient solving current life problems, 5) specific techniques, 6) termination, 7) therapeutic stance, and 8) empirical support. The authors then apply both approaches to a case example of depression. They conclude that despite overlaps and similarities, IPT is distinct from STPP.(The Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research 1998; 7:185–195)

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