interpersonal psychotherapy for atypical depression targeting on Regection sensitivity as attachment problems

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K17339
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Nagoya City University
• Principal Investigator: Risa Imai 名古屋市立大学, 医薬学総合研究院(医学), 助教 (30769336)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 対人関係療法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Interpersonal Sensitivity was significantly decreased after the course of interpersonal psychotherapy. In only high interpersonal sensitivity group, interpersonal sensitivity was significantly decreased after intervention. However, the score of interpersonal sensitivity after intervention in high interpersonal sensitivity was higher than the score of overall average before intervention.
Depressive symptom was significantly decreased in chronic depression with psychiatric comorbidities. However, patients with over the three psychiatric comorbidities showed less change of depressive symptoms.

Free Research Field

対人関係療法

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

うつ病患者の一部には薬物療法、心理療法の効果が乏しいため、治療抵抗因子の同定とそれに対する治療法の開発が急務である。対人関係療法は対人過敏性を軽減させる可能性がある一方で、治療前に対人過敏が高い症例は、治療後に軽減しても依然高く、限界があることがわかった。
併存精神疾患をもつ慢性うつ病に対する対人関係療法の研究は少人数のものであるため今後はさらなる研究が必要である。