Post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Weekly peer-group support sessions will be held for them for 6 weeks. Intervention 2: Control Group: This group will not have any interventions.
Intervention Group: Weekly peer-group support sessions will be held for them for 6 weeks.
Control Group: This group will not have any interventions.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research of Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmed diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder in spouses of potential participants by a psychiatrist, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria; 2. Lack of history of psychiatric illness or drug abuse among potential participants; 3. Informed consent for participation in the study; 4. Residence in Birjand or the possibility of attending in the sessions designed in the study; 5. Having at least reading and writing ability; and 6. At least two years history of PTSD in spouses of potential participants. Exclusion criteria: Failure to attend in more than two sessions of the designed sessions in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Family adaptation. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and 30 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Family Adaptation Questionnaire.;Subjective Well-being. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and 30 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Subjective Well-being Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed