In the Aftermath of the Pandemic

In the Aftermath of the Pandemic is an accessible treatment manual enabling psychotherapists to use Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) to address the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and other large-scale disasters. Well-studied and time-limited, IPT has demonstrated efficacy
in treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). IPT helps people to mobilize social support, to process and take control of environmental stressors, relieving symptoms. As such it appears an excellent intervention for the wave of psychiatric problems
accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic. The book describes IPT techniques and focuses on treating the disaster's major outcomes-depression, PTSD, and anxiety-illustrating their treatment with multiple detailed case examples drawn from actual clinical presentations from the pandemic. The book also
addresses the sudden shift from in-person to remote tele-therapy, and includes a novel COVID Behavioral Checklist of psychological risk factors. Dr. John Markowitz, a leading IPT expert, explains the psychological impacts of disasters like COVID-19 and the particular usefulness of IPT in addressing
them, making this a crucial text for clinicians looking to address the psychiatric crisis the pandemic has wrought.


"John Markowitz, a renowned authority on Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), offers a clear and practical guide, showing how this common-sense, evidence-based psychotherapy can greatly alleviate anxiety, depression and PTSD, the most common psychological disturbances following major societal
upheavals such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Health-care practitioners and policy planners will benefit from the wisdom, insights, strategies, and techniques in these pages."

-- Joel Yager, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine

"An exceptionally insightful book on one of the major catastrophes to affect humankind, bringing IPT into the forefront of the psychological sequelae of this devastating crisis. The most helpful psychotherapy book so far on the pandemic."

-- Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FBA, PhD, Head, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London