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Developing an interview guide to identify non-physical abuse in couples seeking therapy

Development of a Clinical Interview Guide for Assessment of Non-physical Forms of Abuse in Couple Therapy - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096457
Enrollment
25
Registered
2025-10-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Arunima Jha
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For survey phase, mental health clinicians with a minimum qualification of M.Phil in Clinical Psychology or M.Phil in Psychiatric Social Work. Participants should have at least one year of work experience and should have conducted couple therapy with a minimum of three clients for at least five sessions each. For the interview phase, clinicians with 1–2 years of experience who have seen 3–10 clients in couple therapy (minimum five sessions each) will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Clinicians who are not Indian nationals or who do not currently practice in India will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Development and validation of the Non-Physical Abuse Semi-Structured Interview (NPASSI), a clinical interview guide designed to identify and assess non-physical forms of abuse in couple therapy settings.Timepoint: Not applicable since the study does not have any measurable outcomes at any specific stages.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMrs Priyanka Krishnan

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

v.anupama@manipal.edu9739016983

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026