@article{ref1,
title="Compassion-focused therapy: proof of concept trial on suicidal ideation and cognitive distortions in female survivors of intimate partner violence with PTSD",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2020",
author="Daneshvar, Somayeh and Shafiei, Masumeh and Basharpoor, Sajjad",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This proof of concept trial aimed to assess the pre-post differences in suicidal ideation and cognitive distortions in the compassion-focused therapy (CFT), and to  compare the psychological improvement in the experimental group to a control group. A total of 42 women suffering from PTSD due to exposure to intimate partner violence  (IPV) were randomized to the experimental and control groups (21 per group). All  participants completed the questionnaires of suicidal ideation and cognitive  distortions as pretest measures. Subjects of the experimental group received 8 CFT  sessions, while the controls did not receive any therapy. Then, all subjects  responded to the questionnaires of suicidal ideation and cognitive distortions as  the posttest measures. Data were analyzed using one-way repeated measures MANOVA. Subjects of the experimental group indicated a greater reduction in post-test scores  of suicidal ideation and its subscales including passive suicidal ideation,  preparation for suicide, and active suicidal ideation when compared to the controls. Moreover, the subjects of the experimental group indicated a greater reduction in  the post-test scores of cognitive distortions than controls. These results provide  support for a larger trial focusing on the efficacy of CFT on psychological outcomes  of PTSD following exposure to IPV. This intervention has the potential to be  deployed at higher scales for IPV-affected women with PTSD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260520984265",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260520984265"
}