Madeeha Latif, Sarwat Jahan Khanam.
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 Jan ;31(4):425-31.

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.

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