Leanne is a 31-year-old female who is heterosexually partnered currently. She experienced divorce two years ago. Leanne was laid off from her former job 18 months ago and then stayed unemployed for one year. Now, she finds a job related to marketing. Meanwhile, she is pursuing her master’s degree. She is referred by a psychiatrist for the treatment of her depression and anxiety associated with abusive childhood, failed marriage, career crisis, financial crisis and unpleasant living condition.
1. Develop Comprehensive Problem List
• Accommodation troubles
➢ As Leanne is having financial problems, she moved to his boyfriend’s house which is less comfortable. Apart from Leanne and her boyfriend, one of her boyfriend’s friends who has chronic …show more content…
Within the framework of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), there are two basic principles. First, in IPT, depression is considered as a common illness with multiple determinants; second, current and recent life events can serve as the precipitants of the current depression problems (Bleiberg & Markowitx, 2007). Specifically, negative life events will trigger the onset of depression in vulnerable individuals, and the depression will negatively affect the interpersonal functioning which may become the catalyst of other stressful life events. In addition, IPT emphasizes the crucial role of interpersonal relationships in psychological disorder. Despite the complexity of the MDD’s etiology, the symptom manifestation, the severity, the patients’ personality usually develop in a social environment and cannot be isolated from social events such as interpersonal dispute (Weissman, & Klerman, 1994). MDD basically consists of three aspects, the symptom formation, the social functioning and the personal traits. The symptom formation includes the typical symptoms of MDD such as anhedonia, depressive affect and disruptive sleep; the social functioning aspect is related with the interactions with others, especially the interacting patterns learned from earlier experiences and interpersonal problems concurrent with the depressive episode. The personality refers to long-lasting personal traits and behaviors which shapes the interpersonal patterns of the
1. Develop Comprehensive Problem List
• Accommodation troubles
➢ As Leanne is having financial problems, she moved to his boyfriend’s house which is less comfortable. Apart from Leanne and her boyfriend, one of her boyfriend’s friends who has chronic …show more content…
Within the framework of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), there are two basic principles. First, in IPT, depression is considered as a common illness with multiple determinants; second, current and recent life events can serve as the precipitants of the current depression problems (Bleiberg & Markowitx, 2007). Specifically, negative life events will trigger the onset of depression in vulnerable individuals, and the depression will negatively affect the interpersonal functioning which may become the catalyst of other stressful life events. In addition, IPT emphasizes the crucial role of interpersonal relationships in psychological disorder. Despite the complexity of the MDD’s etiology, the symptom manifestation, the severity, the patients’ personality usually develop in a social environment and cannot be isolated from social events such as interpersonal dispute (Weissman, & Klerman, 1994). MDD basically consists of three aspects, the symptom formation, the social functioning and the personal traits. The symptom formation includes the typical symptoms of MDD such as anhedonia, depressive affect and disruptive sleep; the social functioning aspect is related with the interactions with others, especially the interacting patterns learned from earlier experiences and interpersonal problems concurrent with the depressive episode. The personality refers to long-lasting personal traits and behaviors which shapes the interpersonal patterns of the