Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Basic Principles.
 IPT is based on a few key ideas:
 1. 
PTSD is a medical illness.
 It is not your fault, not something you 
brought upon yourself. It is not who you are, not a flaw in your 
character. And, although you may feel hopeless about getting 
better at times, PTSD is 
treatable
. There is a good chance that you 
may feel much better as treatment proceeds. In our initial study, 
all patients showed some improvement, more than 80% got much 
better, and 44% had essentially no remaining symptoms (reached 
remission). So there is real hope.
 2.