Efficacy of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in a Sample of Iranian Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
- Enrollment
- 34
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Perceived Stress Scale-4
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Investigators
Tahere Orang
PhD Student
University of Konstanz
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Exclusion Criteria
- •schizophrenia, epilepsy, mental retardation, drug abuse and mal-nourishment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Perceived Stress Scale-4
Time Frame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) would be used to assess the perception of stress over the course of the last month preceding the interview
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Time Frame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered version of the PRIME-MD diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders. The PHQ-9 is the depression module
The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25)
Time Frame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
The Hopkins Symptom Checklist 25 would be used to screen for symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS/PSS-I).
Time Frame: Symptoms will be assessed at pre-treatment-point and post-treatment-point (up to 6-month follow-ups)
The PDS/PSS-I is a 17-item screening instrument on a 4-point-Likert-scale (0 = not at all to 3 = very much). The PDS aims at assessing all Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) criteria of a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and thus it includes information about the nature of the traumatic event and the level of functional interference.
Secondary Outcomes
- The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)(At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups)
- Checklist of family violence(At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups)
- Composite Abuse Scale (CAS)(At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups)
- The Life Events Checklist(At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups)