The effectiveness of a revised protocol for trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy on psychological distress and Immunoglobulin  in women victims of domestic violence

  Abstract   Introduction: Domestic violence has been one of the most common social harms throughout human history and due to its widespread effect, pathology and treatment of this phenomenon has always been considered by therapists. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the efficiency of the modified protocol for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy on mental distress and Immunoglobulin A among women victims of domestic violence. Method: The present study was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included women who were victims of domestic violence and referred to the court, health house, hothouse and counseling centers in Alborz province, Karaj, in 1399, from which 40 people were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental control groups. The instruments included a psychological distress and immunoglobulin experiment concentration test were used in two stages of pre-test and post-test and one-month follow-up for both groups In the experimental group, the trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral protocol was performed in 8 sessions (one 90-minute session per week). Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance and repeated measures analysis by SPSS 20 statistical software and the significance level of p<0.01 was considered significant for the results. Results: The results showed that the revised protocol of cognitive-behavioral therapy focused on trauma had a significant effect on reducing psychological distress and increasing the concentration of immunoglobulin A in women victims of domestic violence (p<0.01). Conclusion: Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the revised protocol of cognitive-behavioral therapy focused on trauma reduces psychological distress and increases the Immunoglobulin A in women victims of domestic violence.