The Danish Center of Psychotraumatology

15.09.2026

Aisha Rebel’s book ”Woman in a Clan” sparks debate

Aisha Rebel’s book Woman in a Clan has sparked widespread public debate and political discussion with its accounts of deprivation of liberty, torture, and negative social control. Negative social control is a topic that the Centre has previously examined through a number of research projects. Read more about the research here.

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05.09.2026

New Podcast Series Focuses on Grooming

In connection with Jyllands-Posten's new podcast series A Friend of the Family, the Centre’s Ask Elklit and Dorte Mølgaard Christiansen have been interviewed for a series of articles focusing on grooming and the long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse.

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03.09.2026

Dorte Mølgaard Christiansen Contributes to Podcast on Harmful Sexual Behaviour

In the new P3 podcast Under Radaren – Grænseløs (Under the Radar – Without Boundaries), three young women share how engaging in harmful Sexual Behaviour became a form of self-harm. In connection with the launch of the podcast, the Centre’s Dorte Mølgaard Christiansen appeared on P1 Morgen to discuss the topic.

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01.09.2026

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Treatment of Trauma

Videnscenteret har været engageret i at udvikle en behandlingsform til katastrofeofre, som er afgrænset til en enkelt session og bygger på Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

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25.08.2026

New Research Project to Investigate PTSD Among Danish Firefighters

The Centre’s guest researcher, Jesper Pihl-Thingvad, and his research team have been awarded nearly DKK 2.3 million to investigate the prevalence of PTSD among Danish firefighters.

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25.08.2026

Opinion piece: Soon We Won’t Know When We Are Being Watched

The Centre’s Didde Hauch has written a commentary for Kristeligt Dagblad on the emergence

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16.08.2026

Didde Hauch on ”Celebrity Stalking”

In an article published by DR, the Centre’s Didde Hauch explains how celebrity stalking develops.

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15.08.2026

Opinion Piece: ”Our Parents Secured Our Physical Survival. Now We Must Survive”

An opinion piece published in Politiken highlights the challenges and potential consequences associated with growing up as the child of refugee parents.

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10.08.2026

Encountering a Wolf May Potentially Trigger PTSD

Can an encounter with a wolf be traumatic? In an article published in Politiken, Associate Professor Dorthe Mølgaard Christiansen discusses whether encountering a wolf can be a potentially traumatic experience.

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16.06.2026

Local party chair urged SF member to contact her harasser: Risk of retraumatization

An SF city councillor has been encouraged to contact her harasser following a harassment case in order to “move on”. Professor of psychotraumatology Ask Elklit shares his assessment of the case and warns against potential retraumatization.

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