interpersonal therapy

American  

noun

1. a type of psychotherapy that focuses on conflicts in one's personal relationships.

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Example Sentences

The guidelines underline the strong evidence base for well-established first-line treatments, including a number of medications, as well as psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy and behavioural activation.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

Other types are interpersonal therapy, behavioural activation, psychodynamic psychotherapy and couples therapy.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2018

Another well-validated approach, interpersonal therapy, helps women shore up their social support networks and build communication skills.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2018

"In the clinical care of young people with major depressive disorder, clinical guidelines recommend psychotherapy -- especially cognitive behavioral therapy or interpersonal therapy -- as the first-line treatment," said study author Dr. Andrea Cipriani.

From US News • Jun. 8, 2016

By then competing psychotherapeutic theories and approaches had begun to spring up, among them ego psychology, self-psychology, the object-relations school, interpersonal therapy and existential therapy.

From Time Magazine Archive