NET in Iranian Women Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The proposed study seeks to investigate to what extent Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is an effective treatment for the reduction of symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression and for the improvement of daily functioning in Iranian women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). In addition, the study seeks to investigate whether NET therapy could lead to the reduction of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within their marriage.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Disorders Domestic Violence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treamtent-as-usual

Treatment-as-usual can be defined as the commonly used psychotherapy for abused women in Iran, such as medical therapy and/or supportive psychotherapy.

Group Type OTHER

Treatment-as-usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Treatment-as-usual was defined as the commonly used psychotherapy for abused women in Iran, such as medical therapy and/or supportive counseling.

Regarding supportive counselling, the sessions included:

Life skill education CBT techniques ACT techniques Finding resources to stop violence Discussing marital and sexual conflicts with the presence of husbands Working on their children problems Improvement of communication skills

Narrative Exposure Therapy

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is a standardized short-term approach based on the principles of cognitive behavioral exposure therapy and testimony therapy for the treatment of PTSD resulting from organized violence.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Narrative Exposure Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is a treatment approach that was developed by a research group of the University of Konstanz (Schauer, Neuner, \& Elbert, 2005, 2011). In NET, the patient repeatedly talks about the most arousing traumatic events in detail while re-experiencing the emotions associated with this event. In the process, the patient constructs a narration of his life, focusing on the detailed report of the traumatic experiences.

Interventions

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Narrative Exposure Therapy

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is a treatment approach that was developed by a research group of the University of Konstanz (Schauer, Neuner, \& Elbert, 2005, 2011). In NET, the patient repeatedly talks about the most arousing traumatic events in detail while re-experiencing the emotions associated with this event. In the process, the patient constructs a narration of his life, focusing on the detailed report of the traumatic experiences.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment-as-usual

Treatment-as-usual was defined as the commonly used psychotherapy for abused women in Iran, such as medical therapy and/or supportive counseling.

Regarding supportive counselling, the sessions included:

Life skill education CBT techniques ACT techniques Finding resources to stop violence Discussing marital and sexual conflicts with the presence of husbands Working on their children problems Improvement of communication skills

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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NET

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being victims of Intimate Partner Violence and seeking help at target clinics in order to reduce their psychological symptoms, currently living together with their partner/husband, meeting the set cut-off point on the PTSD scale according to DSM-IV.