Disputation: Solveig Melanie Kirchhofer

Cand. Psychol. Solveig Melanie Kirchhofer will be defending her dissertation at the Department of Psychology:

Siblings of Children with Chronic Disorders: Risk, Protective Factors and Effects of the SIBS Intervention

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Trial lecture

Date: 26. October 2026 at 10.15 - 11.00

Place: Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus 

Title: The prevention paradox: When should we intervene in children without current mental health problems, and what are the potential harms?

Public Defence

Date: 26. October 2026 at 12.15 - 15.00

Place: Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus 

Evaluation committee

  • Professor Melissa Alderfer, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Senior Researcher Tycho Dekkers, University Medical Center Groningen
  • Associate Professor Eivor Fredriksen, University of Oslo

Chair of defence

Professor Trine Vik Lagerberg, University of Oslo

Supervisor

  • Professor Krister Fjermestad, University of Oslo
  • Associate Professor Nancy Briggs, University of New South Wales

Additional Information

Abstract

Press Release (in Norwegian)

Organiser

Department of Psychology

 

Published Oct. 13, 2026 9:45 AM - Last modified Oct. 13, 2026 9:45 AM