Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in
dealing with issues of alexithymia and emotional disclosure in individuals with Major
Depressive Disorder (MDD). Experimental research design was used. The sample for the current
study was comprised of 40 participants diagnosed with MDD with age range of 18-35 years
(M=29.18, SD=8.90) from different hospitals of Lahore city who were divided into experimental
and control groups with 20 participants in each group. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
(Kroenke et al., 2001), Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire (BVAQ) (Vorst & Bermond,
2001) and Distress Disclosure Index (DDI) (Kahn & Hessling, 2001) were used to measure
MDD, alexithymia and emotional disclosure, respectively. In order to analyze results, descriptive
analysis, linear regression analysis, and paired sample t-test were used for the current study. The
summary of results showed that alexithymia is significantly predicting lack of emotional
disclosure in individuals with MDD. There was a significant post test difference between
experimental and control group on studies variables. It was also indicated that both groups are
likely to have significant difference on the studied variables on post testing.
Keywords: interpersonal psychotherapy, alexithymia, emotional disclosure, major depressive disorder.
aroojkhan98@yahoo.comUrooj Sadiq. (2021) Efficacy of Interpersonal Psychotherapy on Major Depressive Disorder, Alexithymia and Emotional Disclosure, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Vol. 12, No. 1, Vol.12, No. 1.
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