Abstract
Many women in community mental health care have interpersonal trauma histories and chronic, complex depression. Despite the profound treatment needs of this population, there are few treatment studies or descriptions to guide effective practice. In this paper, we describe an adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) that we have tested among depressed women with sexual abuse histories. IPT-Trauma in Community Settings (IPT-TCS) is IPT with modifications specifically designed for its transport to depressed patients with interpersonal trauma histories in community settings. Modifications include an expanded treatment duration, engagement analysis, sociocultural formulation, and interpersonal-patterns problem area. IPT-TCS modifications are described with case examples.
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