@article{ref1,
title="Mental health professionals' perspectives on group intervention for women survivors of intimate partner violence: a qualitative study",
journal="Journal of psychiatry spectrum",
year="2024",
author="Periyasamy, Chinnadurai and Narayanan, Gitanjali and Kandasamy, Arun and Ezhumalai, Sinu",
volume="3",
number="2",
pages="88-93",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To examine the perspectives of mental health professionals on providing group intervention for female spouses of men with alcohol dependence who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). <br><br>METHODS: A qualitative research design was used, and a purposive sample technique was used to select the participants. Nine experts with more than five years of experience in handling partner violence cases provided insights through in-depth interviews. The transcripts were carefully examined several times, coded and re-coded. The codes were subsequently organized into thematic categories. <br><br>RESULTS: Most of the experts were between the age of 35-45 years (66.7%), females (77.8%) and had more than five years of experience in mental health and IPV (55.6%). Most of the experts (66.7%) were working in teaching institutions related to mental health and IPV. The remaining one-third (33.3%) of the experts were legal and women empowerment practitioners. The thematic analysis generated six main themes and 19 subthemes, with 189 codes. The six mean themes were: psychosocial needs and concerns, psychosocial interventions, enhancing psychological well-being, enhancing the social support systems, challenges, and therapeutic strategies. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Experts emphasized the importance of a holistic approach to IPV intervention. Group intervention addresses multiple issues that contribute to violence. Survivors need safe housing, counseling, legal help, and financial assistance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2949-6950",
doi="10.4103/jopsys.jopsys_47_23",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jopsys.jopsys_47_23"
}