Abstract
Background: There is a lack of evidence on the clinical management of patients who have suffered human trafficking. Synthesizing the evidence from similar patient populations may provide valuable insight. This review summarizes findings on therapeutic interventions for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence (IPV). Method: We conducted two systematic reviews using the MEDLINE database. We included only randomized controlled trials of therapies with primary outcomes related to health for survivors of sexual assault and IPV. For the sexual assault review, there were 78 abstracts identified, 16 full-text articles reviewed, and 10 studies included. For the IPV review, there were 261 abstracts identified, 24 full-text articles reviewed, and 17 studies included. Analysis compared study size, intervention type, patient population, primary health outcomes, and treatment effect. Results: Although our search included physical and mental health outcomes, almost all the studies meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria focused on mental health. The interventions for sexual assault included spiritually focused group therapy, interference control training, image rehearsal therapy, sexual revictimization prevention, educational videos, cognitive behavioral therapy, and exposure therapy. The interventions in the IPV review included group social support therapy, exposure therapy, empowerment sessions, physician counseling, stress management programs, forgiveness therapy, motivational interviewing, and interpersonal psychotherapy. Conclusions: Insights from these reviews included the importance of culturally specific group therapy, the central role of survivor empowerment, and the overwhelming focus on mental health. These key features provide guidance for the development of interventions to improve the health of human trafficking survivors.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Trauma, Violence, and Abuse |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- human trafficking
- intimate partner violence
- mental health
- sexual assault
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Applied Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Informing Human Trafficking Clinical Care Through Two Systematic Reviews on Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence. / Menon, Blaine; Van Dommelen, Kaylee; Awerbuch, Adam; Caddell, Luke; Roberts, Ken; Stoklosa, Hanni; Potter, JoNell E.
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AU - Menon, Blaine
AU - Van Dommelen, Kaylee
AU - Awerbuch, Adam
AU - Caddell, Luke
AU - Roberts, Ken
AU - Stoklosa, Hanni
AU - Potter, JoNell E
PY - 2018/1/1
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