ABSTRACT
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a short-term, attachment-based psychotherapy which aims to alleviate patients’ suffering and improve their interpersonal functioning. IPT focuses specifically on interpersonal relationships as a means of bringing about interpersonal change and symptomatic recovery, with the goal of helping patients to improve their interpersonal relationships and to learn to ask more graciously for the emotional and practical support they need. In addition, IPT also aims to assist patients to improve their social support so that they can better manage their current interpersonal distress.
