{"id":10596,"date":"2015-01-20T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=10596"},"modified":"2023-03-12T13:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:37:48","slug":"dynamic-interpersonal-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/dynamic-interpersonal-therapy.htm","title":{"rendered":"What is Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: Iloveart Iloveart<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

by Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/p>\n

Dynamic interpersonal therapy (DIT) <\/strong>is a short-term therapy<\/a> shown by research to be effective. But is it right for you?<\/p>\n

[Note that DIT is not the same as interpersonal therapy<\/a>. Despite the name similarity they are two distinct types of talk therapy!].\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

What is dynamic interpersonal therapy?<\/h2>\n

Often shortened to ‘DIT’, it is a highly-structured <\/strong>form of talk therapy that focuses on your relationships<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DIT proposes that it is issues in the ways we relate with family<\/a>, friends<\/a>, colleagues<\/a>, and partners that lead to our low moods. By sorting out our relationships, we start to feel better and function better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dynamic interpersonal therapy was developed from<\/strong> psychodynamic therapy,<\/span><\/a> so it does look to your past for answers. It helps you to understand how the patterns of relating you learned while growing up are affecting the ways you behave around others in the present.<\/p>\n

DIT vs psychodynamic<\/h2>\n

DIT is drawn from the ideas and the framework of psychodynamic therapy.<\/strong> It is sometimes even called ‘short-term psychodynamic therapy’. And to be a DIT therapist, a practitioner must first already be a qualified psychodynamic therapist with at least 150 hours of experience.<\/p>\n

But dynamic interpersonal therapy packages psychodynamic concepts into a<\/strong> tightly structured format that is time-limited. DIT treatment tends to run at around 16 sessions, whereas psychodynamic therapy is open-ended.<\/p>\n

And of course DIT puts the focus on<\/strong> relationships, instead of just general life challenges.<\/p>\n

What issues is DIT therapy recommended for?<\/h2>\n

DIT is recommended as an intervention for depression\u00a0by NICE<\/a>, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. (Note that they call it ‘short-term psychodynamic therapy’). As well as depression<\/a>, it is recommended for anxiety and relating issues.<\/p>\n

A 2020 study<\/a> looked at therapies offered by the NHS program “Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)”. It found that DIT was comparable to CBT for producing good results when treating moderate to severe depression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What are the goals of dynamic interpersonal therapy?<\/h2>\n

Dynamic interpersonal therapy seeks to help you to:<\/strong><\/p>\n