Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an effective treatment developed for major depression. It has also been shown to be ef®cacious in a number of other conditions, including bulimia nervosa, dysthymia, depression in adolescents and the elderly, psychological dif®culties associated with physical dis
Pitfalls of the psychotherapy of twins with eating disorders
✍ Scribed by Túry, F.; Szentes, A.; Varga, M.
- Book ID
- 125334144
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1124-4909
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