NET in Iranian Women Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is a treatment approach that was developed by a research group of the University of Konstanz (Schauer, Neuner, \& Elbert, 2005, 2011). In NET, the patient repeatedly talks about the most arousing traumatic events in detail while re-experiencing the emotions associated with this event. In the process, the patient constructs a narration of his life, focusing on the detailed report of the traumatic experiences.

"Treatment-as-usual was defined as the commonly used psychotherapy for abused women in Iran, such as medical therapy and/or supportive counseling.~Regarding supportive counselling, the sessions included:~Life skill education CBT techniques ACT techniques Finding resources to stop violence Discussing marital and sexual conflicts with the presence of husbands Working on their children problems Improvement of communication skills"