A5008938628- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Disaster Response and Management
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Sex work and related issues
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- History of Medical Practice
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
2016-2025
Oslo University Hospital
2015-2017
Smerteklinikken
2016
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2010-2013
During the evening of 13 November 2015, deadliest terror attacks in France recent times occurred Paris area. Overall, 130 people were killed, 643 physically injured and several thousands psychologically impacted. Thousands first responders, including health professionals, firefighters, affiliated volunteers police officers mobilized that night during subsequent weeks. The aims our study to measure psychological impact on responders terms post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) partial PTSD as...
Background: A potential link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been suggested, yet evidence is scarce. We assessed risk incident prescription of medication by lifetime experiences physical and/or sexual IPV psychological alone in women. Methods: population-based cohort study women aged 30–60 years was performed using cross-sectional data clinical measurements from the Oslo Health Study (2000–2001) linked with prospective records Norwegian...
In April 2020, the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) Research Academy ESCAP Board launched first of three scheduled surveys to evaluate impact coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on child adolescent psychiatry (CAP) services in Europe assess abilities CAP centers meet new challenges brought by crisis. The survey was a self-report questionnaire, using multistage process, which sent 168 heads academic 24 countries. Eighty-two responses (56 complete) from 20...
The international terrorism threat urges societies to invest in the planning and organization of psychosocial care. With aim contribute cross-national learning, this study describes content, target populations providers care civilians after terrorist attacks Norway, France Belgium.We identified reviewed pre- post-attack policy documents, guidelines, reports other relevant grey literature addressing response Oslo/Utøya, Norway on 22 July 2011; Paris, 13 November 2015; Brussels, Belgium March...
Reliable estimates of treatment needs after terrorism are essential to develop an effective public health response. More knowledge is required on research participation among survivors interpret the results properly and advance disaster methodology. This article reports factors associated with in open cohort study Utøya youth camp attack their parents. Overall, 490 were invited two semi-structured interviews that performed 4–5 14–15 months attack. The parents 482 aged 13–32 years eligible...
Abstract Background The use of mental health supports by populations exposed to terrorist attacks is rarely studied despite their need for psychotrauma care. This article focuses on civilians the November 2015 in Paris and describes different combinations (MHSu) used following year according type exposure disorder (MHD). Methods Santé publique France conducted a web-based survey 8–11 months after Paris. All 454 respondents met criterion A DSM-5 definition post-traumatic stress (PTSD). MHD...
Background Knowledge on efficient approaches to the provision of post-disaster psychosocial care is urgently needed. To prevent unmet healthcare needs, proactive follow-up by municipal contact persons was recommended for survivors Utøya youth camp attack in Norway. Aims examine characteristics whether or not they had a person early (0–5 months), intermediary (5–15 months) and long-term (20–32 aftermath attack, describe survivors’ experiences with person. Method We analysed data from three...
For effective organization of health services after terror attacks, it is vital to gain insight into survivors' service utilization. Following the 2011 Utøya mass shooting in Norway, a proactive outreach programme was launched prevent unmet help needs. All survivors received during first five months, yet an important minority were not proactively followed-up. This study assessed prevalence utilization and factors associated with mental among 5-15 months attack.The comprised data from...
Following the Paris terror attacks in November 2015, a large number of first responders (FR) were mobilized and consequently at risk developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Based on ESPA 13 survey, objectives this study to 1) describe prevalence PTSD partial FR five years after attacks, 2) changes from one 3) examine factors associated with attacks. Data collected using an online questionnaire. measured Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist based DSM-5 (PCL-5). Gender, age,...
To investigate the prescription of potentially addictive drugs, including analgesics and central nervous system depressants, to women who had experienced intimate partner violence (IPV).Prospective population-based cohort study.Information about IPV from Oslo Health Study 2000/2001 was linked with data Norwegian Prescription Database 1 January 2004 through 31 December 2009.The study included 6081 aged 30-60 years.Prescription rate ratios (RRs) for drugs derived negative binomial models,...
To assess the impact of medical documentation and biological trace evidence in rape cases on legal process.Retrospective descriptive study.Police-reported women ≥16 years old Norwegian county Sør-Trøndelag from January 1997 to June 2003.Police data were merged with Sexual Assault Center at St Olav's Hospital. Charged non-charged compared.Medico-legal findings outcome.A total 185 police-reported identified. Of 101 examined Center, charges filed 18 cases. Extragenital injuries documented 49...
Background: Public health outreach programs have been developed in order to ensure that needs are met after disasters. However, little is known about survivors' experiences with post-terror healthcare. In the present study, our objectives were 1) describe healthcare, 2) identify factors associated reports of unmet healthcare needs, and 3) examine relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, satisfaction. Methods: Our study comprised three waves semi-structured interviews 261/490...
Terrorist attacks and mass shootings often involve youth. Knowledge is needed on how this may impact their health functioning. This study investigates perceived academic performance school wellbeing in 237 terror-exposed survivors of the Utøya youth camp attack according to sociodemographic characteristics, mental service (MHS) utilization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted after 4-5 14-15 months. The year following attack, 143 (61%) reported impaired 66 (29%) wellbeing. Female more...
This study investigated whether the early outreach programme following Utøya massacre reached out to parents of young survivors. Additionally, we explored specialised mental healthcare services were provided presenting elevated levels PTSD and depression reactions.
The intense mass media coverage of the Paris terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015 exposed a majority French population to attacks. Prior research has documented association between exposure terrorism and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). present study replicated extended these findings in sample. A population-based sample (N = 1,760) was drawn from national web-enabled panel June 2016. Hours attack-related (i.e., TV-watching, viewing internet images, engaging social exchanges) 3 days...
To investigate psychotropic drug use among women ever exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in relation mental distress and sociodemographic, lifestyle somatic health characteristics, assess whether differed for physical and/or sexual compared with psychological abuse alone.Cross-sectional data from aged 30-60 years were drawn self-reported questionnaires the Oslo Health study 2000-2001. Women reporting hypnotic, anxiolytic antidepressant previous four weeks defined as users....
First responders (FRs) are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events, including terror attacks, and may consequently be at risk of developing mental health disorders. Prior research suggests that FRs with disorders often do not receive appropriate treatment. More knowledge is needed about their use care (MHC).This study aimed identify factors associated receiving immediate support, post-immediate support engagement in MHC among the November 2015 attacks Paris.A web-based was...
Abstract Terror exposure increases the risk of somatic and psychological health problems in survivors. Yet, knowledge how such affects survivors’ ability to stay school is lacking. This study examined whether 2011 Utøya terrorist attack Norway impacted complete high school. Further, it aimed identify important peri‐ posttraumatic protective factors. Interview data from study, collected 4–5 months postterror, were linked individual educational registry for 265 Chi‐square tests ordinal...
There is scarce knowledge on the health care follow-up of parents terror attack survivors. This study focused mothers and fathers survivors examined (1) their perceived needs relative to psychological reactions, physical problems (unmet needs), adaptation work; (2) whether sociodemographic characteristics, social support were associated with unmet needs; (3) how needs, experiences services overall dissatisfaction during follow-up.
To assess changes in parents' short-term and long-term primary specialised healthcare consumption following a terrorist attack threatening the lives of their children. Registry-based study comparing parental service 3 years before after attack. The aftermath Utøya regular, publicly funded, universal system Norway. Parents learning on adolescent young adult Mothers (n=226) fathers (n=141) total 263 survivors (54.6% all 13-33 years, n=482). We report somatic mental early (0-6 months) delayed...