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Pål Kristensen er psykologspesialist og professor ved Senter for krisepsykologi, Universitetet i Bergen.
Articles by Pål Kristensen
Follow-up of those affected by war and disasters
- Synne Øien Stensland,
- Kristin Alve Glad,
- Arnfinn J. Andersen,
- Dorte Brodersen,
- Harald Bækkelund,
- Cecilie Daae,
- Unni Heltne,
- Tine K. Jensen,
- Iren Johnsen,
- Pål Kristensen,
- Alexander Nissen,
- Silje M. Ormhaug,
- Nils Petter Reinholdt,
- Lise Eilin Stene,
- Suraj Bahadur Thapa,
- Siri Thoresen,
- Akiah A. Ottesen
07.12.2023:
In the coming weeks, Norwegian local authorities will welcome children and adults exposed to the war in Gaza. How can we best help them? In times of war, disasters and crises, survivors and their families need help and support to regain a sense of safety and return to their daily routines (1–4). For...
What distinguishes prolonged grief disorder from depression?
- Pål Kristensen,
- Kari Dyregrov,
- Atle Dyregrov
30.03.2017:
Prolonged grief disorder, which is proposed as a new diagnosis in ICD-11, and depression share some similarities but also several key differences. In order to provide the correct help and treatment, it is important for doctors to be able to ascertain whether a person is struggling with prolonged...
Grief as a diagnosis
- Pål Kristensen
23.04.2013:
In connection with the revision of the diagnosis manuals ICD-10 and DSM-IV, a proposal was launched to introduce a separate diagnosis for grief following the loss of a loved one. This proposal has met with considerable opposition, the reasons for which include resistance to regarding normal grief as...