Evidence-Based Psychotherapeutic Treatment for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence| An Investigation of the Relationship between Patient Presenting Characteristics and Treatment

• Main Author: Maguire, Megan A.
• Language: EN
• Published: California State University, Long Beach 2018
• Subjects: Therapy|Psychobiology|Counseling Psychology
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10975323

<p> Little is known about predictors of treatment selection for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aimed to identify the relationship between patient demographics, positive cut-off score of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and somatization, number of lifetime traumas, diagnosis, length of treatment, and clinician&rsquo;s selected evidence-based therapy (EBT). A secondary data analysis of 319 adults who sought services at a community mental health clinic who reported IPV was conducted. Neither Patient demographic characteristics or screen positive cut-off score for PTSD, anxiety, depression, or somatization was indicative of selected EBT. Patient demographic characteristics of age, female gender, race/ethnicity, employment disability, marital status, and education were found to be significant pre-treatment predictors of attending more sessions of treatment. There was no association between clinician&rsquo;s treatment selection of EBT and patient diagnosis or patients number of lifetime traumatic experiences. A dramatic need for future research regarding predictors of selected EBT are discussed.</p><p>