Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression - University of Michigan ...

Primary Theoretical Underpinnings of IPT
1) Attachment Theory – Bowlby
Biologically based, instinctual drive to form
relationships with others; describes the
ways in which people form, maintain, end
relationships and ways in which they
develop problems with them
Difficulty results from disrupted attachments
with others: specific loss or inadequacy of
social support network due to a conflict, loss
or transition