Resource Tag: NORWAY

Since 1998, Vivat’s ASIST course has been part of the state-initiated Action Plan Against Suicide in Norway. More than 12,000 participants have taken the two-day course. A new & comprehensive evaluation of Vivat was conducted to ascertain whether the participants gain long-lasting competence & ability to intervene in cases where the risk of suicide is […]

The aims of this study were to identify cognitive vulnerabilities & to examine the protective role of active engagement in sport in the development of suicide ideation & hopelessness. In Study 1, 102 male military recruits participated. Scores on the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire but not on the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale predicted presence of suicide ideation […]

This study examined various aspects of narcissism in 18 Norwegian patients admitted to acute psychiatric wards & compared their level of narcissism to that of an age- & gender-matched sample from the general population. Being male, involuntarily admitted, having a diagnosis of schizophrenia, higher self-esteem, & severe violence were significantly associated with high narcissism, as […]

This study describes the association between childhood socioeconomic position measures & mortality & assesses to what extent this association was mediated by adult socioeconomic position. Registry data for all Norwegians born in 1955-1965 were used. For suicide in women, low childhood socioeconomic position was protective. An increased suicide risk persisted for women with high childhood […]

This study examined the association between self-reported mixed anxiety & depression & mortality in the general population. A population survey of 2624 Norwegian individuals was defined in 3 groups according to their total score on the Hospital Anxiety & Depression Rating Scale. 114 deaths occurred during 4.5 years. Only the highest score group had increased […]

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This article reviews the central objectives of the follow-up project to the national suicide prevention strategy in Norway.

During recent years, increased attention has been given to the stressors inherent in peace-keeping & to the possible negative long-term health effects for the personnel involved. Exposure to danger & disturbing scenes during the service period may result in an increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans. The risk of suicide in peace-keeping veterans […]

In this study of early Norwegian school adolescents, the prevalence, course, & incidence of self-harm behavior with or without suicide intent were examined, in addition to predictors of self-harm for a 1-year follow-up period. Lifetime prevalence rates of self-harm without suicide intent & suicide attempts were 2.9% & 3.0% respectively, while 1-year incidence rates were […]

This article discusses the incidence of suicide & suicide prevention among gays & lesbians in Norway. Community surveys have shown young people express fairly negative attitudes towards lesbians & gays. Risk factors for suicide in these populations are discussed as are prevention strategies that begin with the acknowledgement lesbians & gays constitute a risk group. […]

In this letter to the editor, Lester briefly reports on a study exploring the association of tobacco consumption & rates of suicide & homicide over time in Norway. Simple Pearson correlation coefficients indicated that the percentage of smokers was negatively associated with male suicide & homicide rates but not with female suicide & homicide rates. […]

This article examines suicide in Ibsen’s plays, including “A Doll House”, “The Warriors at Helgeland”, “The Wild Duck”, & “Rosmersholm”.

This study describes doctors who participated in a self-referral, easily accessible counselling program in Norway & compares them with a nationwide sample of doctors. 227 of the doctors who came to the program between August 2003 & July 2005 agreed to participate. 49% of these doctors were emotionally exhausted compared with 25% of all Norwegian […]

This article opens with a scene from Ibsen’s play “The Wild Duck” in which a young girl in acute crisis impulsively kills herself. The question of whether one crisis is sufficient to trigger suicidal behaviour is examined in some detail through an analysis of this play & findings from recent research. (8 refs.)

From February 14-28, 1999 the Petre channel at the Norwegian Broadcasting company ran a comprehensive campaign focussing on young people & suicide. More than two months after the conclusion of the campaign a listener survey was carried out. This article examines the background for & the content of the campaign & presents some findings from […]

This article describes the activities of a suicide prevention working group in Indre Namdal, Norway. The group’s mandate was: to initiate psychosocial activities among children & young people with the goal of preventing mental health problems & suicidal behaviour; to increase the expertise of those working with young people; to ensure the effects of any […]

This article will provide a brief description of changes in the suicide rate among children & young persons in Norway during the last 20-30 years. For a long time, the suicide rate in Norway was relatively low. However, at the end of the 1960s the rate began to rise dramatically. For children & young people […]

This article examines the services offered in various Norwegian municipalities after the suicide of a young person. (11 refs.)

This paper discusses preventive support measures that can be used with individuals, families, & other groups of suicide survivors. Recent developments in preventive activities among Norwegian survivors are examined. (6 refs.)

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The aim of the study was to identify the specific factors that affect the risk of attempted suicide in Norwegian gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) youths beyond the effect of general risk factors presumed to be of importance irrespective of sexual orientation. The national non-probability sample included 407 GLB youths aged between 16 and 25 […]

In this study we examined the role of psychological buffers (life satisfaction, self-esteem, perception of family cohesion, and perception of social support) in the development of hopelessness and suicidal ideation. The participants were 314 university students, 71 males and 243 females, who were asked to complete a battery of instruments measuring the psychological buffers mentioned […]