Acharya Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

A combined motivational interviewing and behavioral couples therapy intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and alcohol use in South India

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT A combined behavioral couples therapy and motivational interviewing intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and alcohol use in South India Globally, an estimated 30% of women have reported physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Women who report intimate partner violence (IPV) have worse short- and long-term health outcomes, including increased risk for sexually transmitted infections and HIV, poor maternal health outcomes, and increased risk for suicide attempts. Perpetrator Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) increases risk taking behaviors, and impairs problem-solving and cognitive processes, which may drive IPV. The current…

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