The Danish Center of Psychotraumatology

Day of Research: Presentation on catastrophes and crisis management

Ph.d.-student wins prestigious thesis competition

Trine Banzon, Ph.D. student and former undergraduate student at the Danish Center of Psychotraumatology, has won a 'thesis competition' held by the Nordic Association for Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

The Ministry of Health published new rapport on psychosocial assistance following trauma

The Danish Ministry of Health has published a report highlighting the lack of psychosocial assistance for those who have experienced trauma. This deficiency has been criticized by Professor Ask Elklit, who emphasizes the importance of quick help for trauma victims

Debate: lacking treatment for traumavictims

An article posted by Jyllands-Posten January 25th 2025 criticizes the lacking political involvement in the treatment and psychological assistance to those who have been exposed to traumatic events - specifically terror attacks.

Is forgiveness the way forward?

In the book You Don’t Need to Forgive by Amanda Ann Gregory, the expectation of forgiveness and the problems it can cause are explored. Professor Ask Elklit comments on the book's message in an interview with Kristeligt Dagblad.

Reversed ankle monitor seeks to reduce fear in stalkingvictims

In an attempt to reduce the feeling of unsafety for victims of stalking, a proposal which seeks to implement a so-called reversed ankle monitor on the perpetrators of stalking has been proposed.

New rapport on partner violence

Recently, a report on gender-based violence was released, showing that Denmark ranks among the top EU countries with the highest rates of sexual assault and violence against women.

Forskningsprojekt: Ud af skyggerne

På denne side finder du information på et forskningsprojekt, der sætter fokus på seksualiseret selvskade - et underbelyst psykologisk fænomen. 

ISCPAN webinar on using standardized, validated measurement tools with children exposed to abuse

In September 2023, the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (ISPCAN) will host a conference where researchers from the Danish National Centre for Psychotraumatology will participate. Together with colleagues from Lithuania and Norway, they will present projects on the development, implementation, and validation of our story stem test Odense Child Trauma Screening (OCTS) in the three countries respectively.

The Danish Health Authority with new initiative against violence in intimate relationships

The new initiative will help detect violence in pregnant women, parents-to-be and new parents.