Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Late-life Depression and its Potential Application in China

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited, structured, interpersonally oriented psychotherapy, with demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of major depression across the lifespan. IPT uses a medical model of illness and links depressed mood to four research-informed interpersonal problem...

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Published inNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment Vol. 16; pp. 1919 - 1928
Main Authors Xu, Hua, Koszycki, Diana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Auckland Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Adaptation
Adults
Aging
Antidepressants
Care and treatment
china
Cognition & reasoning
cultural adaptation
Depression (Mood disorder)
Drug therapy
Elderly
Evidence-based medicine
Executive function
Geriatrics
interpersonal psychotherapy
late life depression
Life span
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mood
Older people
Patient compliance
Patients
Primary care
Psychotherapy
Public health
Review
Social aspects
Social interactions
China
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Summary:Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited, structured, interpersonally oriented psychotherapy, with demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of major depression across the lifespan. IPT uses a medical model of illness and links depressed mood to four research-informed interpersonal problem areas: complicated grief, role transitions, role disputes, and interpersonal deficits/sensitivity. The IPT model of vulnerability to depression nicely dovetails with interpersonal issues that are faced by older adults, and this article focuses on the application of IPT for late-life depression in China. The group format of IPT may be a practical and efficient method of improving access to an established depression-focused treatment for China's rapidly aging population and has the advantage of providing important social support for patients who feel lonely, isolated, and stigmatized. Short-term interventions like IPT are more cost-effective from a public health perspective and can easily be delivered in primary care facilities, where many elderly patients receive care. IPT is effective in different cultures, and possible cultural adaptations of IPT for older adults in China are discussed herein. Keywords: interpersonal psychotherapy, late-life depression, cultural adaptation, China
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ISSN:1178-2021
1176-6328
1178-2021
DOI:10.2147/NDT.S248027