Paphitis, Sharli Anne;
Bentley, Abigail;
Asher, Laura;
Osrin, David;
Oram, Sian;
(2022)
Improving the mental health of women intimate partner violence survivors: Findings from a realist review of psychosocial interventions.
PLoS One
, 17
(3)
, Article e0264845. 10.1371/journal.pone.0264845.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent and is associated with a range of mental health problems. A broad range of psychosocial interventions have been developed to support the recovery of women survivors of IPV, but their mechanisms of action remain unclear. METHODS: Realist review following a prospectively published protocol in PROSPERO (CRD42018114207) and reported using the Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis: Evolving Standards (RAMSES) guidelines. RESULTS: Evidence was extracted from 60 reviews and triangulated in expert consultations. Mechanisms of action were categorised as either associated with intervention design and delivery or with specific intervention components (access to resources and services; safety, control and support; increased knowledge; alterations to affective states and cognitions; improved self-management; improved family and social relations). CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that psychosocial interventions to improve the mental health of women survivors of IPV have the greatest impact when they take a holistic view of the problem and provide individualised and trauma-informed support.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Improving the mental health of women intimate partner violence survivors: Findings from a realist review of psychosocial interventions |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0264845 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264845 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright: © 2022 Paphitis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10146107 |
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