Jami Young's research and
clinical interests focus on the prevention and treatment of adolescent
depression, particularly using interventions based on interpersonal
psychotherapy (Weissman, Markowitz, and Klerman, 2000). Over the past several
years, she developed Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training
(IPT-AST), a group preventive intervention for adolescent depression. Dr. Young
has conducted two randomized controlled trials of IPT-AST in schools in
New York
City, one of which was funded by NIMH. She is a certified therapist in interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed
adolescents (IPT-A) with experience conducting individual and group IPT with
depressed adolescents. In addition, she has trained and supervised numerous
clinicians in IPT-A and IPT-AST, including clinicians working in community
agencies. Dr. Young mentors students in
both the Psy.D. and Ph.D. programs.
