The Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Marital Intimacy among Women Affected by Marital Infidelity

The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy among women affected by marital infidelity. This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up 2 month. In this study the statistical population of all women affected by marital infidelity of Shahriar city in year 1400. In the first stage, using convenience sampling method, 24 women affected by marital infidelity were selected and then randomly divided into one experimental group (12 women) and one control group (12 women) were replaced and experimental group underwent narrative exposure therapy (8 sessions 90 minutes), but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data revised civilian Mississippi scale for posttraumatic stress disorder of Norris and Perilla and marital intimacy scale of Walker and Thompson. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni). The results of the study showed that of narrative exposure therapy  in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy (P<0.05). Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that narrative exposure therapy can be used as a treatment method on posttraumatic stress disorder and marital intimacy among women affected by marital infidelity in counseling centers and psychological services