Post-traumatic stress reactions and doctor-certified sick leave after a workplace terrorist attack: Norwegian cohort study

MTG Dale, A Nissen, M Berthelsen, T Heir - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore the association between the psychosocial work environment and the
risk of sick leave among governmental employees with symptom-defined post-traumatic …

Is perceived safety and threat after workplace terrorism linked to employee sick-leave? A registry-based longitudinal study of governmental employees in Norway

A Nissen, M Berthelsen, MTG Dale… - European journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background A large body of research has shown that terrorism enhances fears and
undermines perceived safety in a high proportion of both directly exposed individuals and …

Proximity to terror and post-traumatic stress: a follow-up survey of governmental employees after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack

MB Hansen, A Nissen, T Heir - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
among governmental employees after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack targeted towards the …

Sick leave before and after a work-place targeted terror attack

MB Hansen, M Berthelsen, A Nissen, T Heir - International archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To estimate the rate of sick leave and sick leave diagnosis among employees
before and after a work-place targeted terror attack, and to compare sick leave in subgroups …

The role of workplace on work participation and sick leave after a terrorist attack: a qualitative study

T Heir, EH Stokke, KP Tvenge - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Returning to work after large-scale traumatic events is desirable for employees, their
organization, and society. The aim of the present study was to identify work-related factors …

Effects of exposure to workplace terrorism on subsequent doctor certified sickness absence, and the modifying role of psychological and social work factors: a …

M Berthelsen, MB Hansen, A Nissen, MB Nielsen… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Studies have shown that terrorist attacks affect the mental and physical health
of persons exposed to terrorism. When terror strikes at the workplace where people spend …

Sick-leave and help seeking among rescue workers after the terror attacks in Norway, 2011

A Gjerland, MJB Pedersen, Ø Ekeberg… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Several studies have addressed psychological problems after terror attacks,
especially among victims. Fewer have addressed possible health consequences among …

Post-traumatic stress among rescue workers after terror attacks in Norway

L Skogstad, T Heir, E Hauff, Ø Ekeberg - Occupational medicine, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background On 22 July 2011, Norway was struck by two terror attacks. Seventy-
seven people were killed, and many injured. Rescue workers from five occupational groups …

The work environment, critical incidents, debriefing and psychological functioning—a study of trade union members in Sweden

HP Söndergaard - SJWEH Supplements, 2008 - sjweh.fi
Objectives This study explored the associations between critical incidents, the psychosocial
work environment, debriefing, and poor psychological health, including posttraumatic stress …

Relationships between impact on employment, working conditions, socio-occupational categories and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after the industrial …

E Diene, N Agrinier, A Albessard, S Cassadou… - Social psychiatry and …, 2012 - Springer
Objectives The aims of this paper were (1) to analyze the prevalence of symptoms of post-
traumatic stress disorder (S-PTSD) in a population of workers 1 year after an industrial …