Weekend family gatherings for bereaved after the terror killings in Norway in 2011

Different Trajectories of Prolonged Grief in Bereaved Family Members After Terror

“…Some bereaved will need help first several months after their loss when there is a marked erosion of support from social network. Collective gatherings are highly valued among bereaved families were a combination of psychoeducation and grief groups are organized (51). Some bereaved also need specialized help for unrelenting PGD.…”

Media exposure and prolonged grief: A study of bereaved parents and siblings after the 2011 Utøya Island terror attack.

“…Finally, extensive exposure to the media coverage can make it more difficult to oscillate between loss- and restoration-oriented coping, which is assumed to be important after a significant loss (Stroebe & Schut, 1999). This may delay the healing process (K. Dyregrov et al, 2014).…”

“…Although it is common for the bereaved to be frustrated over the criminal justice system after a violent loss (Gintner, 2001), the trial is a time-limited and more controllable event, which is easier to prepare for than media coverage that is more uncontrollable and unpredictable. In Norway, bereaved families were given detailed information beforehand on what was going to happen during the trial, and received sound advice on what they could to do to cope with it in the best possible way (A. Dyregrov, Dyregrov, Straume, & Grønvold Bugge, 2014).…”

“…We invited both biological parents and siblings, and the step-parents/step-siblings who lived with the deceased at the time that they were killed. To obtain names of biological parents and siblings of the deceased, public records of the deceased were linked to the Norwegian National Population Register (NNPR) (K. Dyregrov et al, 2014).…”

The psycho-social follow-up after the terror of July 22nd 2011 as experienced by the bereaved

“…The professional content was developed and directed by the Center for Crisis Psychology, and conducted in collaboration with Norwegian institutions working with grief. A separate article reviews this assistance measure and is therefore not discussed in this article (Dyregrov, A., Dyregrov, K., Straume, & Grønvold Bugge, 2014). In addition, the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training actively used Norwegian academic communities so that educational institutions could meet pupils and students in a proactive way (Schultz, Langballe, & Raundalen, 2014).…”