Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy
Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy DIT is a short-term talking therapy (16 sessions) which focuses on the ‘here and now’ and uses a psychodynamic approach to treat depression and anxiety. It is one of the therapies for depression recommended by the Department of Health.
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DIT can help you recognise patterns in relationships and behavioural problems and work with your therapist towards alleviating the difficulties you are experiencing. It has a more active focus on a pattern of relating that is the focus for change. This is the pattern of relating that affects depression and/or anxiety. The roots of this interpersonal difficulty can be traced back to childhood.
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What is talked about in DIT?
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Your therapist will talk to you about your deression and current as well as past relationships to understand how relationships impact your emotions.
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What can I expect to happen over the duration of the therapy?
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In initial sessions, your therapist will identify a core pattern in your relationships. Then you will agree an area of focus and the middle part of therapy will be about working on changing this pattern. At the end of therapy, you will receive a letter that outlines the key areas covered in therapy and what can continue to be worked on.
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for depression state that brief psychodynamic therapy is a optimal option that can be considered for depressed patients as an alternative to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) where the latter has not been effective.