Evocation of positive memories as complement to trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy for intimate partner violence against women.

Focusing on positive memories as a complement to trauma-focused interventions for intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) could contribute to enhancing the recovery from trauma with the development of a more integrated and emotionally modulated autobiographical narrative. To test the effectiveness of a trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tailored for IPVAW that incorporates the evocation of positive memories. Female survivors of IPVAW entered a randomized controlled trial comparing trauma-focused CBT for IPVAW (CBT;  = 35) to a version that incorporates the evocation of positive memories (CBT-M+;  = 44) and to a waitlist (WL;  = 12) control group.