PsychEd Episode 42: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with Dr. Paula Ravitz

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) with Dr. Paula Ravitz, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Senior Clinician-Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt Sinai Hospital. Dr. Ravitz held the Morgan Firestone Psychotherapy Chair at the Mount Sinai Hospital from 2011 to 2021 and is a past president of the International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy.</span> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The learning objectives for this episode are as follows:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By the end of this episode, you should be able to…</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Define interpersonal psychotherapy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Describe the core principles and phases of IPT</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Become familiarized with some psychological theories underpinning IPT</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">List some patient selection considerations for IPT</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Describe the efficacy and evidence base for IPT </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understand how IPT is practically carried  out </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Briefly compare and contrast IPT to other common psychotherapies</span></li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Dr. Paula Ravitz (paula.ravitz@sinaihealthsystem.ca)</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Hosts</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Jake Johnston and