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Chapter 6 - Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Later Life

from Part 2 - Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in Later Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Mark D. Miller  and
Richard K. Morycz
Edited by
Rajesh R. Tampi ,
Brandon Yarns ,
Kristina F. Zdanys  and
Deena J. Tampi
Rajesh R. Tampi
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Brandon Yarns
Affiliation:
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Kristina F. Zdanys
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Deena J. Tampi
Affiliation:
Diamond Healthcare Corporation
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Summary

Challenges faced by older people include losses of loved ones through death; declining health, mobility, and function of the five senses; loss of independence; diminishing cognitive ability; and the struggle with Erik Erikson’s final two stages of life, namely generativity versus stagnation and ego integrity versus despair. Those who dedicate their energies to helping the elderly meet these challenges will be well served by the toolbox of techniques within the rubric of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). This chapter will serve as a brief overview of IPT principles, a review of the extant scientific literature on its efficacy in late life, and case vignettes to illustrate how it was used for each of the four foci of IPT, namely, role transition, grief, role disputes, and interpersonal deficit.

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interpersonalpsychotherapydepressionelderlylate-lifeeldersrole transitionrole disputegriefbereavementinterpersonal deficitshort-term
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Psychotherapy in Later Life , pp. 92 - 107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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