Long term effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy
The adolescents that had lower scores on hopelessness after treatment showed long-term effects in terms of reductions in suicide attempts and self-harm. Important findings are presented in this new article in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (Mehlum et al) on the long-term follow-up of adolescents having received Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) or Enhanced Usual Care (EUC). Long term effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy versus enhanced usual care for adolescents with self‐harming and suicidal behavior
New publications from NSSF
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Amin R, Helgesson M, Runeson B, Tinghög P, Mehlum L, Qin P, Holmes EA, Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Suicide attempt and suicide in refugees in Sweden - a nationwide population-based cohort study
Psychological Medicine, 2019, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719003167
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Fredriksen KJ, Schaufel MS, Johannessen JO, Walby FA, Davidson L, Schoeyen HK
Preventing Suicide among Psychiatric Inpatients with Psychotic Depression
Psychiatr Q (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-019-09677-6
Education programmes at NSSF
- Master's Degree Programme in suicide prevention. 120 Credits
- Therapist training programme and supervision in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Therapist training programme in Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT)
- Courses in clinical suicidology for medical students, psychologists and psychiatrists (Norwegian)
Crisis support
The Norwegian journal Suicidologi
– the only scientific journal on suicide research and prevention in the Nordic region
Statistics
Statistics concerning the occurrence of suicide in both Norwegian and international contexts.
Other Norwegian resources
The VIVAT program is an education program in suicide prevention for health personnel, established in 2001. http://vivatselvmordsforebygging.net/
The organization LEVE (Landsforeningen for etterlatte ved selvmord), has provided support in the aftermath of suicide since 1999. Visit them at http://www.levenorge.no/
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