The efforts of receiving psychological support among women survivors of domestic violence
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This study examines how women survivors who received protection orders describe their efforts of receiving psychological or psychiatric support with their (ex) husbands and how their (ex) husbands responded to attending any intervention in Turkey. Five semi-structured interviews with women who had protection orders as well as attempted to receive psychological or psychiatric support were conducted. The phenomenological analysis was used. The findings revealed two major themes, including (a) feelings of being blamed and (b) the process of men’s rejection or preference to participate in therapy or psychiatric support. While psychological support is critical for women and men in cases of domestic violence, several multiple factors are involved in regular attendance in psychological support for both men and women. These factors were economic problems, substance use, psychiatric disorders, feelings of being blamed, and men’s insufficient responsibility. While several studies pointed out the importance of interventions for domestic violence, this study suggests that mental health and human services should consider multiple factors in the process of psychological or psychiatric support to enhance survivors’ well-being.
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