A5004228369- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
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- Art Therapy and Mental Health
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- Family Support in Illness
University of Oslo
2014-2023
Transylvania University of Brașov
2004-2019
Oslo University Hospital
2014
Ovidius University
2007
Personal grief rituals are beneficial in dealing with complicated grief, but challenging to design, as they require symbolic objects and actions meeting clients' emotional needs. The authors reported interviews 10 therapists expertise both therapy rituals. Findings indicate three types of supporting honoring, letting go, self transformation, the latter being particularly complex. Outcomes also point a taxonomy ritual for framing remembering experience, capturing processing grief. Besides...
This paper describes the design and evaluation of AffectCam, a wearable system integrating SenseCam BodyMedia SenseWear for capturing galvanic skin response as measure bodily arousal. AffectCam's algorithms use arousal filtering mechanism selecting most personally relevant photos captured during people's ordinary daily life, i.e. high photos. We discuss initial findings showing that emotional does improve quality memory recall associated with emotionally arousing events. In particular,...
This paper explores how people generate cues for capturing personal meaningful daily events, which can be used later recall. Such understanding explored to inform the design and development of informatics systems, aimed support reflection increased self-awareness. We describe a diary study with six participants discuss initial findings showing qualities value different types their distinct contents supporting episodic
This special issue entitled "Futures of Digital Death: Mobilities Loss and Commemoration" explores the topic digital death how technologies are reconfigured by reconfiguring social relationships with deceased dying loved ones as well larger ecosystem supporting such relationships. Introduction article starts an overview past research on intended to provide a relevant context for five papers included in this issue. Then, we reflect current papers, or present research, build can be used...
This paper presents an exploratory study of life review as a therapeutic technique performed in the end care. We describe interviews with four therapists practicing and discuss initial findings showing benefits closure empowerment for patients' emotional wellbeing. Findings also highlight importance reflective remembering review, together challenge recalling details significant events, their processing. Another finding relates to current limited use technology emphasis printed photos, music...
Recently there has been emerging clinical and research interest in the application of deep brain stimulation (DBS) repetitive transcranial magnetic (rTMS) to treatment anorexia nervosa (AN). To our knowledge, few studies have discussed ethical aspects associated with increased use neuromodulation AN, some which are quite specific despite rapid development dissemination these new technologies. We provide a brief overview three published rTMS for AN discuss issues involved AN. In contrast...
Self-defining memories are crucial for the sense of self, yet we know little how to cue their recall in old age. This paper reports on interviews with 3 participants a 10 week craft project. Findings indicate challenges introspection, recalling negative self-defining memories, and inaccessible cues, conclude three design implications addressing them.
Abstract Background Despite improvements, studies continue to report unsatisfactory provision of information before, during and after electroconvulsive treatment (ECT). Aims The study explores participants’ experiences with about ECT. Methods In-depth interviews 21 participants (21– 65 year-old) were conducted. Thematic analysis resulted in identification four themes: pre-treatment knowledge, experience informed consent, the need for depth life includes user involvement. Results Although...
Background The empirical literature on the lived experience of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is limited, divergent, and largely focused experiences procedures, (adverse) effects, information provision, or decision-making.Aims This study aimed to investigate aspects related meaning-making people who have had ECT.Method In-depth interviews with 21 women (21–65 years old) were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).Findings A subgroup nine participants described more...