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Beschreibung: The Ukraine-Russian war brings unprecedented challenges to the European political and health systems. Besides members of the armed forces, millions of Ukraine citizens, both within Ukraine and in neighboring countries carry the burden of having faced military threat and uncertainty, either personally or to loved ones. Besides the thousands of fatalities and injuries, the wide-ranging air born attacks of the Russian army have exposed high numbers of civilians to frequent, unpredictable and long-term terror (Stieger et al., 2023) far behind the front. The present study aims to develop an online self-guided platform to foster recovery. Our training will address putative vulnerability/resilience factors in the domain of emotion regulation ? mainly reappraisal, self-compassion and acceptance. Complementing these mainly cognitive approaches, the training will feature health behaviors, particularly sleep, physical activity and healthy eating&drinking. There will be a particular focus on supporting Ukrainian men and combat survivors.
Kontakt: Prof Dr Clare Killikelly, E-Mail

Beschreibung: The connection between the psyche and the body, as in the treatment of psychosomatic illnesses, has been a central theme since the development of psychotherapy. In recent years, there has been a clear focus on and expansion of body therapy interventions. Mindfulness-based psychotherapies, yoga and many other body-centered forms of psychotherapy in the sense of "embodiment" are being used more and more frequently by all psychotherapeutic clusters. The Idiopraxie® method fits into this developing field. It aims to promote physical self-awareness and self-regulation through intentional self-touch. This Master's thesis will adapt a new Idiopraxie intervention for grief and trauma.


Kontakt: Prof Dr Clare Killikelly, E-Mail

Beschreibung: This project will use experience sampling methodology (ESM) to give longitudinal, fine-grained data on the sequelae of psychological disorder after bereavement. Participants will complete two weeks of experience momentary sampling (ESM) two times a day with a novel mobile app (mGAGE) every 3 months for 18 months. This will yield six waves of data collection. 200 participants will be recruited from the established bereavement recruitment networks currently active in Switzerland. A mixture of longitudinal and fine-grained data analysis will be conducted, for example linear regression, structural equation modelling and predictive modelling on the 6 waves of daily PGD, MDD and PTSD symptom data.
In our post-pandemic society, evidence-based clinical guidance on the course, etiology and risk factors after bereavement are urgently needed. Systematic, large-scale, robust data on the psychological sequelae following bereavement will provide desperately needed evidence on how and when PGD develops, who is at risk of developing the disorder, and how the symptoms unfold. This is essential information that researchers and clinicians are missing. The development of guidelines for treatment and prevention can only be effective when we know when and how PGD develops.


Kontakt: Prof Dr Clare Killikelly, E-Mail

Beschreibung: About 10% of bereaved people experience persistent distressing and disabling grief (Bonanno et al., 2011). These numbers are significantly and critically higher in displaced persons (DP). The socio-cultural context of post-migration and resettlement may provide an environment that may hinder or help recovery from conflict-related bereavement and loss (Schick et al., 2018). Post-migration stressors such as loss of social networks, isolation, unemployment, poverty, discrimination, lack of basic resources and safety are found to have a significant effect on mental health (Miller & Rasmussen, 2017). In response to the refugee crisis North American and European countries have different migration policies and hold different positions on refugee resettlement. Several studies have confirmed that refugees? experience in the host country can significantly impact mental health outcomes This project will explore the introduction of a new mental health disorder, prolonged grief disorder (PGD), to a culturally diverse group of migrants. We aim to use participatory action research methods to develop collaborative partnerships with target groups, develop research questions, conduct the research study, analyze the data and report the results. Our aim is to examine possible differences in grief experiences between the experiences of migrants to Canada, Germany and the Netherlands


Kontakt: Prof Dr Clare Killikelly, E-Mail