Clinical Trial: Testing Family Intervention to Address Mental Health and Domestic Violence Among Women

U.S., Oct. 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07872228) titled 'Testing Family Intervention to Address Mental Health and Domestic Violence Among Women' on Sept. 28.

Brief Summary: Domestic Violence (DV) is a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Nepal, where women often live in extended, multigenerational households, and violence can be perpetrated by the husband and/or mother-in-law (MIL). DV is a well-established social driver of mental illness and doubles the rate of depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). Interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can improve depression among women after they exit abusive relationships wit...