Effect of Problem Area on Outcomes Among Adolescents Treated With Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression

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Interpersonal psychotherapy aims to treat depression by addressing one of four interpersonal problem areas: grief, role disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits. This study compared the characteristics of depressed adolescents by problem area and evaluated the impact of problem area on outcomes. We found that there were differences among adolescents with different interpersonal problem areas and treatment outcomes differed by problem area.

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