EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY IN REDUCING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND VIOLENCE IN WOMEN AFFECTED BY INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL FROM A LOW-INCOME COUNTRY

Main Article Content

Madeeha Latif
Sarwat Jahan Khanam

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of group
cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) on symptoms of anxiety and depression in
women affected by intimate partner violence (IPV).
Methodology: For the present study, 200 participants were selected randomly
from shelter home and NGOs of Karachi City having a minimum of 2 years of
marriage. These females were randomly assigned to either CBT Group (treatment)
or CBT based self-help group (controls) with 100 females in each group.
Therapy was delivered in 10 sessions. Assessments were carried out both at the
baseline and then at the end of the intervention. Feedback from the participants
was taken weekly. SPSS v.21 was used for the statistical analysis of the data.
Results: The mean age of IPV survivors was 30 ±6.5 years. There was significant
difference between the post-tests scores of treatment and control group (p
value 0.000). The post-therapy mean value of the experimental group was 12.2,
which has been significantly reduced from pre-therapy mean value of 50.01. In
comparison, the mean value of the control group was 39.90 as compared with
mean value of 47.9 before receiving self-help manual.
Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioural group interventions were effective in reducing
depressive and anxiety symptoms of intimate partner violence survivors.

Article Details

How to Cite
1.
Latif M, Khanam SJ. EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY IN REDUCING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND VIOLENCE IN WOMEN AFFECTED BY INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL FROM A LOW-INCOME COUNTRY. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 9 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];31(4). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2164
Section
Original Article
Author Biographies

Madeeha Latif, institute of clinical psychology

i am madeeha latif, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at IPM&R Dow university of health sciences. i am PhD candidate at institute of clinical psychology univseristy of Karachi.

 

Sarwat Jahan Khanam, Institute of Clinical Psychology, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Sarwat Jahan Khana is a Assistant professor at institute of clinical psychology, university of karachi.