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Webinar: På flukt fra krigen i Ukraina, hvordan kan vi hjelpe flyktningene i Norge?
WebpageDel I: KunnskapsoppdateringeneVoksne og eldre flyktninger fra Ukraina: Psykososiale konsekvenser, behov og tiltak den første tiden i Norge, v/ Marianne Opaas, Forsker II, NKVTSEnslige mindreårige asylsøkere: Kartlegging av traumeerfaringer og psykisk hels...
Unaccompanied refugee minors and resettlement: Turning points towards integration
European Journal of Social Psycholgy - Journal ArticleResettling into a new country may pose many challenges for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs). In this study we seek to get a better understanding of these challenges through analysing interviews with 48 URMs five years after their arrival in Norway, usi...
Psykologisk førstehjelp: Felthåndbok
BookDenne norske utgaven av Psykologisk førstehjelp er oversatt til norsk ved Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress (NKVTS) i august 2011. Psykologisk førstehjelp er utarbeidet av fagpersoner ved National Child Traumatic Stress Network og Na...
Shame and guilt in the aftermath of terror: The Utøya Island study
Journal of Traumatic Stress - Journal ArticleIn recent years, there has been increased interest in trauma-related shame and guilt and their relationship to mental health. Little is known, however, about shame and guilt following mass traumas, such as terrorism. This study investigates the potential ...
School performance after experiencing trauma: a longitudinal study of school functioning in survivors of the Utøya shootings in 2011
European Journal of Psychotraumatology - Journal ArticleThe psychological impact on survivors of terrorism has been well documented. However, studies on adolescent survivors and the academic performance of high school students following a terrorist attack are lacking.|This study investigated academic performan...
Returning to school after a terror attack: A longitudinal study of school functioning and health in terror-exposed youth
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Journal ArticleTerrorist attacks and mass shootings often involve youth. Knowledge is needed on how this may impact their health and functioning. This study investigates perceived academic performance and school wellbeing in 237 terror-exposed survivors of the Utøya you...
Long-term mental health in unaccompanied refugee minors: Pre- and post-flight predictors
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Journal ArticleUnaccompanied refugee minors are a particularly vulnerable group. The aim of this study is to increase our knowledge about possible pathways to well-being and integration for unaccompanied refugee minors as they strive to establish new lives in a host cou...
"It's very hard, but I'll manage." Educational aspirations and educational resilience among recently resettled young refugees in Norwegian upper secondary schools
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - Journal ArticlePurpose: This article explores the question: what shapes young refugees’ often high educational aspirations? A sense of mastery and future hope are among the numerous factors that can positively predict school achievements. High aspirations may thus contr...
Flyktninger med traumerelaterte plager - en kunnskapsoversikt
Book SectionBoken redegjør for betydningen av kultur og kontekst i psykologens arbeid, og stiller og besvarer spørsmål som: Hvilken betydning har kontekstuelle forhold for psykisk helse? Hvilke utfordringer møter vi i det krysskulturelle psykologarbeidet? Hvordan påv...
Following the Utøya attack - who received early assistance?
Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening - Journal ArticleFollowing the terror attack on Utøya on 22 July 2011, the Norwegian Directorate of Health recommended a proactive model of follow-up in the municipalities. According to this model, crisis teams were to rapidly contact the survivors, and all survivors were...
Chronic pain in multi-traumatized outpatients with a refugee background resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study
BMC Psychology - Journal ArticleTraumatized refugees often report significant levels of chronic pain in addition to posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and more information is needed to understand pain in refugees exposed to traumatic events. This study aimed to assess the frequency...