The Danish Center of Psychotraumatology

03.09.2026

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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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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11.06.2026

What is birth trauma?

A traumatic birth experience can affect not only the birthing parent but also the co-parent and the family as a whole. But how common is birth trauma, how can it be identified, and what do we know about its consequences? Associate Professor of Clinical Child Psychology Sille Schandorph Løkkegaard and psychology student Camilla Kolath Mortensen answer five key questions about birth trauma.

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22.04.2026

Debatindlæg: Retssystemet stopper ved dommen - men det gør stalkingen sjældent

Postdoc Didde Hauch har skrevet et debatindlæg om håndteringen af stalkingudøvere i retssystemet. Læs hendes forslag til, hvordan man koble juridiske sanktioner med målrettet behandling og forebyggelse.

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22.01.2026

Research project maps the prevalence of partner violence against pregnant women.

In a segment broadcast on DR1, Karen Andreasen, a midwife and researcher affiliated with the STOP project, stated that a study found that 8.5% of the pregnant women who completed the study’s questionnaire reported experiencing intimate partner violence.

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Januaryconference 2026

19.01.2026

What have 40 years of psychotraumatological research taught us?

This years January Conference 2026 focused on the developments that have driven 40 years of Danish psychotraumatological research.

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Januarkonference 2026

25.11.2025

Psykotraumatologien i fortid, nutid og fremtid: Status på 40 års traumeforskning

Videnscenter for Psykotraumatologi og Institut for Psykologi ved Syddansk Universitet inviterer til den 11. Januarkonference, der i 2026 markerer et særligt jubilæum

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