Cognitive behavioural group therapy for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence against intimate partners is a worldwide public health problem. Cognitive behavioural therapy delivered in a group format is widely used for the treatment of men's violent behaviour towards their female partners. A Cochrane review about the effectiveness of this therapy from 2011 revealed a lack of controlled studies. Our aim is to update the current evidence on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural group therapy on men's violent behaviour towards their female partner.

Methods

The Cochrane Library, the Campbell Collaboration Social, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Embase, Open Grey, Grey Literature Report, and Sociological Abstracts were searched for studies investigating the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural group therapy on intimate partne

SUBMITTER: Nesset MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6325780 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature