Руководство по интерперсональной психотерапии

by Myrna M. Weissman, John C. Markowitz, Gerald L. Klerman

Книга представляет собой исчерпывающее и детальное руководство для специалистов в области психических расстройств. В ней детально рассмотрены основные методы и принципы интерперсональной психотерапии, подкрепленные доказательной базой и эмпирическими данными. Книга рассчитана на клиницистов и станет подручным пособием для тех, кто желает применять методы ИПТ в своей работе.

Genres: Psychology, Social Work, Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a therapy nerd and as someone who takes an interpersonal/relational-cultural approach with clients, I loved reading this book for its in-depth yet understandable explanation of interpersonal therapy. The authors focus on four different “problem areas” that may affect clients: grief (death of a significant loved one), role dispute (struggle with a friend, family member, coworker, etc.), role transition (a life change like a graduation, divorce, a move, etc.) and interpersonal deficits (lack of attachments, social isolation, loneliness). They explain each of these four areas with great insight and with clear language, and they provide relevant case examples that apply the concepts. The latter half of the book reviews the research base for interpersonal therapy across different mental health issues (e.g., bulimia, bipolar disorder) as well as in different cultural contexts.

My main critique of this book is that all the case examples do not mention race or sexual orientation of the client and how these social identities and related oppressions may affect clients. While I appreciate how the authors talk about culture in the latter half of the book, the lack of integration of intersectionality and multiculturalism in the case examples mitigated my enthusiasm for the book overall. Still, I feel hopeful that feminist and social justice-oriented practitioners can apply these concepts and examine how experiences of oppression, as well as radical joy in the face of oppression, can affect our clients’ interpersonal relationships as well as their relationships with themselves.

[Michael Silverman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The definitive introductory IPT "guide" for clinicians. Wonderfully constructed. No guide is going to give the therapist everything they need. This should be followed by training (if one has not yet trained as an IPT therapist) and supervision.

Negative reviews likely come from clinicians with limited training in the use of various orientations or non-clinicians expecting a self-help book.

[Lianne V · Rating 3 out of 5]

I made it about 2/3 through and didn't find it very helpful and ended up switching to a different IPT text. I think it's a good summary of the evidence supporting the use of IPT in a variety of conditions, but doesn't go over very well the "how to" of IPT which is more of what that I was looking for. It did provide an introduction of the overall theory/what it's about, but it did not talk very effectively about the techniques to use to give clinicians a good idea of how to do the therapy itself.