Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Group

by Wilfley, Denise E; MacKenzie, K. Roy; Welch, R. Robinson; Ayres, Virginia E; Weissman, Myrna M

• ISBN13: 9780465095698
• ISBN10: 0465095690
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-14
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

This is the first-ever application to group therapy of the popular, replicable, time-limited, evidence-based approach initially developed to treat individual depression. Denise Wilfley adapted it in the course of researching the management of eating disorders; her collaborators include a national authority on group work plus an originator of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Their step-by-step identification of the goals, tasks, and techniques attendant on running normalizing, cost-effective groups makes a real contribution to the clinical repertoire.

Author Biography

Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., has joint faculty appointments at the University of California–San Diego and San Diego State University. K. Roy MacKenzie, Ph.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., have published widely on group therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy respectively. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., has joint faculty appointments at the University of California–San Diego and San Diego State University. K. Roy MacKenzie, Ph.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., have published widely on group therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy respectively. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., has joint faculty appointments at the University of California–San Diego and San Diego State University. K. Roy MacKenzie, Ph.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., have published widely on group therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy respectively. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., has joint faculty appointments at the University of California–San Diego and San Diego State University. K. Roy MacKenzie, Ph.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., have published widely on group therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy respectively. Denise Wilfley, Ph.D., has joint faculty appointments at the University of California–San Diego and San Diego State University. K. Roy MacKenzie, Ph.D., and Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., have published widely on group therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy respectively.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Part 1: Introduction, Background, AND Theory
Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Background, Concepts, and Adaptation to Group	3	(20)
The Time-Limited Group as a Treatment Modality	23	(24)
Part 2: Individual Assessment AND Pregroup Preparation
Assessment and Preparation for IPT-G	47	(40)
Part 3: The Group
The Initial Phase	87	(32)
The Intermediate Phase	119	(28)
The Termination Phase	147	(12)
Part 4: Clinical AND Training Issues
Group Facilitation in IPT-G	159	(24)
Techniques for Intensifying the Interpersonal Focus in IPT-G	183	(12)
Therapist Training and Clinical Applications	195	(10)
Appendix A: Pretherapy Preparation: Information Regarding Group Therapy	205	(10)
Appendix B: Descriptions of Commonly Used Assessment Questionnaires	215	(6)
Appendix C: Pretreatment Fact Sheet About Binge Eating Disorder	221	(4)
References	225	(6)
Index	231