Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Universality of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) problem areas in Thai depressed patients | Lueboonthavatchai and Thavichachart BMC Psychiatry 2010 10 87 http 1471-244X 10 87 BMC Psychiatry RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Universality of interpersonal psychotherapy IPT problem areas in Thai depressed patients Peeraphon Lueboonthavatchai Nuntika Thavichachart Abstract Background Many studies have shown the efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy IPT on depression however there are limited studies concerning the universality of the IPT problem areas in different countries. This study identifies whether the interpersonal problem areas defined in the IPT manual are endorsed by Thai depressed patients. Methods The Thai Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression Thai HRSD and Thai Interpersonal Questionnaire were used to assess 90 depressed and 90 non-depressed subjects in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during July 2007 - January 2008. The association between interpersonal problem areas sociodemographic variables and depressive disorder were analyzed by chi-square test. A multivariable analysis was performed by using logistic regression to identify the remaining factors associated with depressive disorder. Results Most of the subjects were young to middle-aged females living in Bangkok and the Central Provinces. All four interpersonal problem areas grief interpersonal role disputes role transitions and interpersonal deficits were increased in the depressed subjects as compared to the non-depressed subjects as were the sociodemographic variables low education unemployment low income and having a physical illness . Logistic regression showed that all interpersonal problem areas still remained problems associated with depression grief adjusted OR 95 CI - p interpersonal role disputes adjusted OR 95 CI - p role transitions adjusted OR 95 CI - p and interpersonal deficits adjusted OR 95 CI - p . Conclusion All four interpersonal problem areas were applicable to .
