Citation

Volpe EM, Quinn CR, Resch K, Sommers MS, Wieling E, Cerulli C. Fam. Community Health 2015; 40(3): 258-277.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo (Dr Volpe); Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (Drs Quinn and Cerulli and Ms Resch); Medical-Surgical Nursing University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia (Dr Sommers); and Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, St Paul (Dr Wieling).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000072

PMID

26422231

Abstract

Pregnant and parenting adolescents experience high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its sequelae posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is an innovative intervention that has demonstrated strong preliminary evidence in improving mental health. The specific aims of this article are 3-fold: (1) provide a brief background about IPV-related PTSD and depression among pregnant and parenting adolescents; (2) describe NET's theoretical principles, its therapeutic process, and provide a review of existing evidence; and (3) discuss NET as a potential treatment to address the mental health burden among adolescents experiencing IPV-related PTSD and depression.

Language: en