Relationship context
Place important current or past relationships by closeness. A person may be both supportive and stressful.
Interpersonal Inventory for interpersonal psychotherapy assessment
Interpersonal Inventory helps practitioners record important relationships, distinguish support and strain, and review how relationship context may connect to the presenting problem.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Clinical review
Review reported context and possible links to the presenting problem. The practitioner writes the formulation and chooses the treatment focus.
Adapt the inventory
Edit closeness levels, support and strain options, relationship questions, and instructions for your practice.
Can a relationship be both supportive and stressful?
Yes. Both characterizations can be recorded for the same person.
Does it choose an IPT treatment focus?
No. The inventory organizes assessment information for the practitioner's formulation.