Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression

Download or read book Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression written by Margaret Spinelli and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a user-friendly manual of Interpersonal Psychotherapy used to treat pregnant or postpartum women who are suffering from depression. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression (IPT-P) is a brief weekly psychotherapy treatment of 12-16 weeks that has demonstrated success in several clinical trials supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health. The purpose of this IPT-P manual is to provide mental health workers including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and mental health counselors with step-by-step instructions.