AU - Kazemi Khooban, SZ AU - Poursharifi, H AU - Kakavand, A AU - Jian Bagheri, M TI - Post-traumatic Life Experiences in Women Victims of Domestic Violence PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - yums-armaghan JN - yums-armaghan VO - 26 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-3068-en.html 4100 - http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-3068-en.pdf SO - yums-armaghan 4 ABĀ  - Background & aim: Due to the adverse effects of domestic violence and trauma on women's physical and psychological health, the aim of this study was to investigate post-traumatic biological experiences in women victims of domestic violence. The aim of the present study was to determine and post-traumatic biological experiences in women victims of domestic violence. Methods: In the present qualitative study conducted with the content analysis approach in 2021, the data were analyzed through secondary data analysis, semi-structured interviews with 50 women victims of domestic violence by thematic analysis.The basic theory method was collected using theoretical sampling at each stage according to the analysis of previous data from women who wished to do the interview. Data in this study were analyzed by Corbin and Strauss methods. Results: Data analysis led to the extraction of 3 explanatory categories, 20 interpretive categories and 64 descriptive categories, which were: 1. Post-traumatic behaviors experienced (coping behaviors, vengeful behaviors, turning to alcohol and smoking, affecting physiological responses, suicide attempts, and passive behaviors), 2. Post-traumatic emotions experienced (low self-esteem) , Fear, anger, hatred and lack of pleasure in life) and 3. Thoughts experienced after trauma (constant fear, feeling of helplessness and misery, wishing to die, hating being a woman, comparing oneself with others, hating oneself, thinking about divorce , the desire to kill a wife, lack of love for children, desire for betrayal, contemplating suicide, indifference, remorse for marriage, thinking of revenge and hatred of men. Conclusion: Based on these results, women exposed to domestic violence have many problems in the area of experienced behavior, experienced emotions and thoughts experienced after traumatic experiences. These findings can be useful in assessing the risk, determining treatment pathways, and managing domestic violence in women victims. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - yums-armaghan PG - 664 PT - Research YR - 2021