Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders (IPT-ED)

Organisation / Service

Multiple providers

Duration

12 hours

Learning Level

Suitable for Intermediate practicioners.

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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders (IPT-ED) is an evidence-based manualised, structured and time-limited treatment for adults with Bulimia Nervosa. IPT-ED is underpinned by the theory that how you relate to others impacts your emotional and mental health, and thus eating disorder symptoms.

IPT-ED supports the person to develop a formulation which links interpersonal problems and eating disorder symptoms. The treatment then works to help the person to systematically identify and resolve key relationship-based maintaining factors with the aim of resolving eating disorder symptoms. Key interventions include learning to better handle conflict, loss, transition and relational difficulties.

IPT-ED intends to assist the person to establish a sense of themselves as embedded within an accepting, supporting, and respecting social context that provides a viable alternative to the eating disorder in seeking positive esteem and emotional wellbeing.

Who it is for?

IPT-ED has demonstrated efficacy as a viable alternative to cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults (>18) for the treatment of: 

• Bulimia Nervosa (BN)
• Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

IPT-ED is included as an endorsed model under the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential.

Training providers

Please see NEDC's Approved Training for details and links to all current approved training providers for IPT-ED.

Cost

Dependent on training provider