International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ISIPT)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) was developed and initially tested in the 1970’s by Myrna Weissman, Ph.D. and Gerald Klerman, M.D. As scientific evidence accumulated showing that IPT is a treatment that works for several disorders, investigators pursued opportunities to share their ideas about IPT research and training with each other. Therapists also sought the company of colleagues to better understand IPT, improve their therapy techniques, and learn about the newest developments in IPT.

Mission :
ISIPT is a multidisciplinary, non-commercial, international organization committed to the advancement of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) through scientific research, training and dissemination. The ISIPT sees the broad application of IPT by therapists worldwide as one of the valuable means for alleviating human suffering due to mental disorders.

Vision:
ISIPT ensures IPT will be available for those who need it by supporting the research, training, educational, networking, and resource-sharing needs of our members - who collectively conduct seminal IPT research and deliver high quality IPT to innumerable individuals in a multitude of clinical settings and for many psychiatric disorders. The global composition of our organization promises that IPT will continue to spread across the world, touching the lives of many in need of this wonderful - and evidence-based - psychotherapy.