Psychological treatments for depression among women experiencing intimate partner violence: findings from a randomized controlled trial for behavioral activation in Goa, India

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 779-789

  Patel, Anushka Rajesh ^a   Weobong, Benedict ^b   Patel, Vikram Harshad ^c,d   Singla, Daisy Radha ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Sangath   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation; Depression; India; Intimate partner violence; LMIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INDIA; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85069901214     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-019-00992-2     Document Type: Article

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