Training psychiatry residents in evidence-based treatments for major depression.
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OBJECTIVE: Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression is a brief, well researched treatment for acute major depression. This article describes the implementation of IPT as an evidence-based treatment for depression in a psychiatry residency program. METHOD: The authors tracked the implementation process over 5 years as interpersonal psychotherapy was systematically incorporated into residency training. RESULTS: The authors outline key ingredients for and challenges to effecting change. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of interpersonal psychotherapy in psychiatry residency training was a cornerstone for learning evidence-based treatment approaches as well as for conveying core psychotherapy concepts.