TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpersonal Psychotherapy and the Treatment of Eating Disorders
AU - Karam, Anna M.
AU - Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ellen E.
AU - Tanofsky-Kraff, Marian
AU - Wilfley, Denise E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Disclosures statement: A.M. Karam, E.E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, and M. Tanofsky-Kraff have no conflicts of interest or commercial relationships related to this article to report. M. Tanofsky-Kraff provides the disclaimer that the opinions and assertions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of USUHS or the US Department of Defense. D.E. Wilfley has received an educational grant from Shire Pharmaceuticals to develop an interpersonal psychotherapy online training platform.
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© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)for the treatment of eating disorders is a brief treatment that addresses the social and interpersonal context in which the disorder begins and is maintained. IPT is classified as a strongly supported evidence-based treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, and more research is needed to understand the effectiveness of IPT for anorexia nervosa and IPT for preventing excess weight gain. This article describes the core components and elements of IPT, the empirical evidence that supports its effectiveness, efforts to increase the dissemination and implementation of IPT, and future directions.
AB - Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)for the treatment of eating disorders is a brief treatment that addresses the social and interpersonal context in which the disorder begins and is maintained. IPT is classified as a strongly supported evidence-based treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, and more research is needed to understand the effectiveness of IPT for anorexia nervosa and IPT for preventing excess weight gain. This article describes the core components and elements of IPT, the empirical evidence that supports its effectiveness, efforts to increase the dissemination and implementation of IPT, and future directions.
KW - Binge-eating disorder
KW - Bulimia nervosa
KW - Eating disorders
KW - Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
KW - Obesity
KW - Psychotherapy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064818546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31046923
AN - SCOPUS:85064818546
SN - 0193-953X
VL - 42
SP - 205
EP - 218
JO - Psychiatric Clinics of North America
JF - Psychiatric Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -