I. Overview1. The Nature of Depression in Adolescents2. Current Psychosocial Treatments for Adolescent Depression3. The Origins and Development of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for DepressionII. Application of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents4. Diagnosis of Depression and Suitability of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for the Adolescent5. Conducting Session 1 in IPT-A6. Initiating the Interpersonal Interview7. Selecting the Problem Area and Making the Treatment Contract8. The Middle Phase of IPT-A9. Therapeutic Techniques10. Grief11. Interpersonal Role Disputes12. Interpersonal Role Transitions13. Interpersonal Deficits14. Termination PhaseIII. Special Issues in Treating Adolescents15. Clinical Issues in the Therapist-Patient Relationship16. Special Clinical Situations17. Crisis Management18. The Use of Medication in Conjunction with IPT-A19. Current and Future Research in IPT-A20. A Comprehensive Description of an IPT-A CaseAppendix A. Closeness CircleAppendix B. Interpersonal Inventory: How to Query about RelationshipsAppendix C. Session Checklist for Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents