A whole new approach to the treatment of chronic depression, a frequent and difficult clinical problem. This book lays out, in a no-nonsense, step-by-step manner, how to approach the patient with dysthymia and how to tailor psychotherapy to different problems and different phases of therapy. The case examples are especially helpful in understanding and actually incorporating this useful technique. Robert M. A. Hirschfeld, M.D., Titus Harris Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Dr. Markowitz has taken up the challenge of applying to a chronic disorder a psychotherapeutic strategy originally intended for short-term use. This is an important development for clinicians and their patients suffering from dysthymia. The basic principles elaborated in this book can be easily applied to patients receiving pharmacotherapy as well as selected patients who have not benefited from competent trials of medication. Dr. Markowitz is eloquent, down-to-earth, and even persuasive in this new application of interpersonal psychotherapy. Hagop S. Akiskal, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the International Mood Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California This new book... is both true to the strategies of IPT and sensitive to the nuances of dysthymia. Rich in clinical material and 'scripts' to illustrate the method, grounded in empirical understanding of the disorder, it is a highly readable and clinically useful book. Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University School of Public Health, Director, Division of Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York [T]his is a worthwhile monograph for experienced therapists and trainees who want in one place an overview of IPT and the recent research applying it to depression and other disorders. Mary K. McCarthy, M.D., Training Director, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Associate Training Director, Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program