Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy: A Brief Overview

Abstract

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) helps people improve their mood and overall mental health by building a regular routine and improving their interpersonal relationships. IPSRT meant from two words: The interpersonal and the social Rhythm. The 'interpersonal' part focuses on building safe, healthy relationships and the 'social rhythms' part focuses on building a consistent daily routine. How does it function? Social rhythm therapy include regulate daily routines, emphasizes the link between regular routines and moods, uses social rhythm metric to monitor routines ,Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) – Emphasizes link between mood and life events , focus on interpersonal problem area (grief, role transition, role disputes, interpersonal deficits) , Psycheducation to promote medication adherence (Frank E, et al,2005, Klerman GL, et al.1984) .