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interpersonal psychotherapy  

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  • Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited, structured psychotherapy originally developed by Gerald Klerman and colleagues in the 1970s for the treatment of depression. IPT aims to reduce patients' psychological distress and symptoms by improving their interpersonal functioning. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Interpersonal Psychotherapy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J837L12Q-T

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