Atle Dyregrov
dyregrov.bsky.social
Atle Dyregrov
@dyregrov.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist at the Clinic for crisis psychology, Bergen, Norway and Professor Emeritus and founder of Center for Crisis Psychology at University of Bergen. Worked and published extensively on trauma and loss.
Provides good insight into the demands involved in raising children following bereavement by homicide. Full article: Raising a child bereaved by domestic homicide: caregivers’ experiences www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Raising a child bereaved by domestic homicide: caregivers’ experiences
Background: Optimising support for children and families affected by fatal family violence requires understanding all aspects of their experience. So far, little is known regarding the views of tho...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A new version of this important book. Tormod Idsoe, Kari Dyregrov and I have one chapter about 'School based interventions'
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Evidence-Based Treatments for Trauma-Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents
This updated second edition presents all relevant evidence-based treatment approaches for trauma-related disorders in childhood and adolescence.
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February 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reposted by Atle Dyregrov
Just confirmed - Professor Dennis Ougrin online workshop 'Supporting young people who self-harm: effective interventions for safety and recovery'.

Dennis examines evidence-based approaches for supporting adolescents following self-injurious behaviours.
www.acamh.org/event/suppor...
February 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How wildfires can be a threat to mental health that can linger even years later | CNN edition.cnn.com/2025/01/10/h...
Wildfires are a threat to mental health that can linger even years later | CNN
With unprecedented wildfires sweeping the Los Angeles area, people may face threats not just their physical safety but also their mental health – and not just immediately after the fire passes.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A rapid review of the evidence for online interventions for bereavement support - Anne Finucane, Anne Canny, Ally Pax Arcari Mair, Emily Harrop, Lucy E Selman, Brooke Swash, Donna Wakefield, David Gillanders, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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January 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Interesting findings: Styles of Delivering News About a Child's Cancer and Parents' PTSD Symptoms - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39788893/
Styles of Delivering News About a Child's Cancer and Parents' PTSD Symptoms - PubMed
The study highlights the critical role of communication style in mitigating the psychological impact of a child's cancer diagnosis on parents. Training healthcare providers to balance cognitive and em...
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January 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A delicate balance between a possibile better understanding and exposure to an emotionally challenging reenactment: Parents’ Perceptions of the Doll Reenactment After Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Bereaved Parents’ Perceptions of the Doll Reenactment After Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. A death scene investigation is required to determine sudden infant death syndrome, and a doll reenactment optimizes the information obtained. The aim of this study was to ex...
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December 28, 2024 at 8:16 AM
“It’s the workload, not the pictures that keep me up at night.” Experiences of Norwegian police prosecutors working with child abuse cases - ScienceDirect www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“It’s the workload, not the pictures that keep me up at night.” Experiences of Norwegian police prosecutors working with child abuse cases
Prosecutors are regularly exposed to traumatic accounts of crimes against children in their work. Accompanied by other stressors such as heavy caseloa…
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December 27, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Our book 'Handbook of children's grief' has now been translated into Ukrainian and can be freely downloaded. We think it can be a valuable resource for professionals and parents assisting children that have suffered the loss of a loved one. book-cbt.online/product/pere...
Пережиття втрати у дітей – Видавництво ІПЗ
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December 27, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Comparative Study of the Effects on the Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms of Female Afghan Adolescents doi.org/10.1037/amp0...
December 26, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Full article: Balancing roles: Teaching staff’s dilemma in supporting bereaved college students www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Balancing roles: Teaching staff’s dilemma in supporting bereaved college students
This study examines the challenges faced by teaching staff in supporting bereaved college students. A three-year study was conducted in Danish colleges, involving focus groups and 1-on-1 interviews...
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December 25, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Capacity building trauma-specific school counseling in occupied Palestine: A narrative review (2009–2024): International Journal of School & Educational Psychology: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Capacity building trauma-specific school counseling in occupied Palestine: A narrative review (2009–2024)
The narrative review explores 15 years of research and development in culturally attuned trauma-specific programs for school counseling in occupied Palestine. The review examines the long-standing ...
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December 23, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Helpful or hurtful for grief processing?: Restorative Domicide: Meaning-Making in Homicide Covictims' Campaigns for Residential Demolition - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689951/
Restorative Domicide: Meaning-Making in Homicide Covictims' Campaigns for Residential Demolition - PubMed
This article examines covictims' campaigns for the demolition of residences tainted by homicide. It takes guidance from scholarship on <i>domicide</i>, the deliberate destruction of home, and theoreti...
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December 22, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Trajectories of children's intrusive grief and association with baseline family and child factors and long-term outcomes in young adulthood - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39703004/
Trajectories of children's intrusive grief and association with baseline family and child factors and long-term outcomes in young adulthood - PubMed
This study reports on the description of children's distinct trajectories of intrusive grief, baseline predictors of grief trajectories, and the association of grief trajectories with mental health, s...
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December 21, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Reposted by Atle Dyregrov
Delighted to announce a new course starting 1 Feb 2025, When Grief is Complicated. 7 webinars and workshops, just £25. Please spread the word...
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Holidays can be hard when we're grieving, filled w/ memories of those we’ve lost. Our new course, When Grief is Complicated, will explore how & why we can feel ‘stuck’ in grief, as well as tools & strategies that might help. Starts 1 Feb, just £25 – register at:
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December 20, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Written about better follow-up for bereaved in a Norwegian medical bulletin (in Norwegian): www.dagensmedisin.no/psykisk-hels...
Bør sorg kvalifisere for tidlig psykisk helsehjelp?
Sorg er ikke sykdom, men kan svekke daglig fungering og gi store helsekonsekvenser
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December 18, 2024 at 8:56 AM
In relation to grief, engagement and socially-
supported strategies generally associated with better outcomes and disengagement strategies with worse outcomes: Coping After Violent Loss: A Systematic Literature Review and Organizing Model www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Coping After Violent Loss: A Systematic Literature Review and Organizing Model
Bereavement following violent death has been associated with prolonged grief disorder, major depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders. Emotional distress related to the often sudden, visceral,...
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December 16, 2024 at 9:04 AM