Centre for Crisis Psychology
Recent Submissions
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Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy: a cluster-randomised controlled pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Geriatric assessment and management (GAM) improve outcomes in older patients with cancer treated with surgery or chemotherapy. It is unclear whether GAM may provide better function and quality of life (QoL), ... -
The Bergen 4-day treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Few studies have examined the use of concentrated and intensified cognitive behaviour therapy for treating social anxiety disorder (SAD). The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of the Bergen 4-Day ... -
Loss of a Child during a Pandemic. A Mixed Method Study of Parents’ Experiences of Interference with Rituals and Grief
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the rituals and practices surrounding death, dying, and grief worldwide. This study examines how the pandemic has influenced grief and rituals of parents who have lost a child. ... -
Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish Traumatic Grief Inventory Self-Report Plus (TGI-SR+) in bereaved parents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The International Classification of Diseases Eleventh Edition (ICD-11), and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), now include prolonged grief disorder (PGD). ... -
Care and support when a baby is stillborn: A systematic review and an interpretive meta-synthesis of qualitative studies in high-income countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Approximately 2 million babies are stillborn annually worldwide, most in low- and middle-income countries. Present review studies of the parental and healthcare providers’ experiences of stillbirth often ... -
Latent trajectories of DSM-5-TR-based Prolonged Grief Disorder: findings from a data pooling project MARBLES
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: With the release of the text revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5-TR), criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) were included. This necessitates studying ... -
To lose a friend: the relationship between professional help and grief among close bereaved friends after the terror attack, 22 July 2011
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Close friends are often an overlooked group of bereaved people. This study is based on a sub-project on young adults who experienced the loss of a close friend in the terrorist attack on Utøya, Norway, on 22 ... -
Sexual Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors With Pelvic Radiation Injuries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Little knowledge exists on how late radiation tissue injuries (LRTIs) affect sexual health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pelvic cancer survivors. Objective To explore sexual health and ... -
When Young Children Grieve: Perspectives from Day Care Staff on Supporting Parents and Children through Illness and Loss
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study explores how Danish day care institutions provide support to bereaved families based on accounts from staff members. Through eight focus groups, 23 employees from 8 day care institutions were interviewed. ... -
The functional connectome in obsessive-compulsive disorder: resting-state mega-analysis and machine learning classification for the ENIGMA-OCD consortium
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Current knowledge about functional connectivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is based on small-scale studies, limiting the generalizability of results. Moreover, the majority of studies have focused only on ... -
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of nutrition-related actions in school settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a qualitative systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to the double burden of malnutrition: co-existence of underweight, overweight, obesity, and/or diet-related non-communicable diseases. ... -
Effect of changing threat conditions on police and military commanders’ preferences for urgent and offensive actions: An analysis of decision making at the operational level of war
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)A simulation was conducted to examine the decision making of 102 high-ranking police and military commanders (male/female = 88/12, mean years of employment = 22.15) engaged in a simulated hybrid attack on Norway. Four 2 × 3 ... -
From peacetime to war: a path analysis of the factors that predict performance among police and military commanders in collaborative crisis response
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-22)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the applicability of Bandura’s social cognitive theory in predicting organizational performance in dynamic and ambiguous hybrid warfare contexts. Specifically, the study investigated ... -
Experiences of Fathers in Norway Attending an Online Course on Therapeutic Writing After the Death of a Child
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)After the unexpected death of a child, bereaved parents require prompt access to helpful support systems. Online therapeutic writing courses can make such support accessible. Because few studies have included bereaved ... -
Distributed team processes in healthcare services: a scoping review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: High-quality healthcare services is delivered by teams rather than individuals and depends heavily on multidisciplinary cooperation between dispersed healthcare professionals. The aim of this scoping review is ... -
Parents’ experiences of paediatric palliative care in the community healthcare system: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Having a child with a life-limiting illness is a situation that is relatively rare and represents a multidimensional burden on the family. Paediatric palliative care (PPC) aims to maintain the quality of life ... -
Associations between stressful life events in childhood/adolescence and adulthood: results from the 7th Tromsø survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Exposure to highly stressful life events (SLEs), such as accidents, violence, or serious illness, is common. With the accumulation of SLEs, the risk of detrimental somatic and mental health outcomes increases. ... -
Training non-specialists in teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-11)Background: Although several manuals and guidelines have been developed to enhance the quality of task-sharing interventions, it remains challenging to train non-professional personnel in mental health and psychosocial ... -
The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: adapting to COVID-19 restrictions with a hybrid approach of face-to-face and videoconference modalities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated exposure-based therapy that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders. The current study sought to examine the effectiveness of ... -
Integrated Short-term Palliative Rehabilitation to improve quality of life and equitable care access in incurable cancer (INSPIRE): a multinational European research project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Disability related to incurable cancer affects over a million Europeans each year and people with cancer rank loss of function among the most common unmet supportive care needs. Objectives: To test the ...