Clinician's Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Late Life

Mark D. Miller, MD, is an Associate Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry as Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Miller serves as the Medical Director of the Late Life Depression Center, where he conducts clinical research. He also has worked directly with a variety of patients at the Benedum Geriatric Center since 1987.

SECTION I: Rationale and Background for IPT ; Introduction ; 1. Overview of Basic Principles of Interpersonal Psychotherapy ; 2. Rationale and Background for IPT ; 3. A Concise Review of Gerontology/Geriatric Medicine ; 4. Overview of Late Life Depression ; 5. The Cognitive Impairment Spectrum: MCI to Dementia ; 6. Manifestations of Executive Dysfunction ; SECTION II: Principles of IPT for Cognitive Impairment ; 7. IPT Basics ; 8. Incorporating Family/Caregivers into the Treatment Process from the First Meeting ; 9. Specific Foci in IPT: Grief, Role, Transition, Role Dispute, Interpersonal Deficits ; 10. The Caregiver's Own Role Transition ; 11. Flexible Individual or Joint Sessions ; 12. Reaching Steady State and Long Term Planning ; Postscript Future Directions for IPT