Centre for Crisis Psychology
Recent Submissions
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The feasibility of a multidimensional intervention in lymphoma survivors with chronic fatigue
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose Chronic fatigue (CF) affects 25–30% of lymphoma survivors, but interventions designed to reduce fatigue are lacking. The main aim of this study was to test the feasibility of a multidimensional intervention study ... -
Growing up with hunger and gunshots : Adult stakeholders’ perceptions of how adverse experiences may affect children's mental health and the potential of school-based interventions to alleviate mental suffering in Sudan and South Sudan: A qualitative study
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-11-15)Krig, konflikt og terror påvirker millioner av barn i store deler av verden. Dette er blant de største risikofaktorene for mentale helseproblemer, både for barn og voksne. Flertallet av mennesker som blir berørt av slike ... -
Reliability and validity of the Personality Disorder Severity ICD-11 (PDS-ICD-11) scale and the Revised Personality Assessment Questionnaire for ICD-11 (PAQ-11R) in a Norwegian community sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In the ICD-11, a new model for the diagnosis of personality disorders is included, consisting of an assessment of the severity of personality impairment as well as an optional evaluation of pathological personality traits. ... -
The associations of grief-related rumination with prolonged grief and posttraumatic stress symptoms: A longitudinal study of bereaved after the 2011 terror attack in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)After the sudden and violent death of a loved one, many bereaved experience symptoms of prolonged grief (PG) and posttraumatic stress (PTS). The present study investigated the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations ... -
Predicting psychological need satisfaction and frustration from early maladaptive schemas and DSM-5 and ICD-11 personality traits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The satisfaction of basic psychological needs is closely connected with an individual’s well-being and mental health. The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations of persistent and pervasive negative ... -
Parenteral Nutrition in Palliative Cancer Care: Detrimental, Futile, or Beneficial?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-05-11)Palliative cancer care patients may live for a long time, but malnutrition worsens the prognosis. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is suitable for replenishing a calorie deficit, but its advantages and tolerance late in the cancer ... -
Somatic symptoms and insomnia among bereaved parents and siblings eight years after the Utøya terror attack
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Levels of prolonged grief symptoms (PGS) and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) can be high, many years following bereavement after terror, but knowledge concerning somatic health is scarce. Terrorism is a ... -
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 ...
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