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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders
Author(s) -
Murphy Rebecca,
Straebler Suzanne,
Basden Shawnee,
Cooper Zafra,
Fairburn Christopher G.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.1780
Subject(s) - interpersonal psychotherapy , eating disorders , psychology , interpersonal communication , psychotherapist , binge eating , vignette , depression (economics) , binge eating disorder , clinical psychology , bulimia nervosa , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , surgery , economics , macroeconomics , randomized controlled trial
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a leading evidence‐based treatment for those eating disorders in which binge eating is a feature. This article begins with a consideration of the rationale for using IPT to treat patients with eating disorders. This is followed by a review of the evidence supporting its use and a brief description of treatment including an illustrative clinical case vignette. The article closes with a discussion of possible future directions for research on IPT for eating disorders. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Message IPT for eating disorders (IPT‐ED) closely resembles IPT for depression and primarily focuses on current interpersonal problems. It is well suited for helping patients to address interpersonal difficulties which appear to be maintaining the eating disorder.