Do you have complex trauma experiences, difficulties related to complex trauma experiences, and experience with yoga as a treatment within the healthcare system?
By Complex Trauma Experiences we here mean repeated experiences of violence, abuse or neglect (sexualised, physical or psychological) during childhood, against oneself or against/between close carers.
Participation involves 4 steps:
1) Confirm participation with PhD candidate Kari E. A. Lorentzen, kelorent@uio.no/ mobile 45279957.
2) Provide consent to participate via this link: Consent patients (Unfortunately only in Norwegian)
You can read or listen to the content of the consent in this PDF document before proceeding to the link above to sign: Information and consent patients (PDF) (Unfortunately only in Norwegian)
3) Attend an individual interview (approx. 60-90 minutes) with PhD candidate Kari E. A. Lorentzen.
4) Complete 3 digital questionnaires in connection with the interview (approx. 45 minutes)
Inclusion criteria for you as a patient are that you:
- are 18 years or elder
- have had repeated experiences of violence, abuse or neglect (sexualised, physical or psychological) during childhood, as reported by yourself. This includes both towards yourself or towards/between close carers
- have experiences of violence, abuse, or neglect that felt overwhelming and exceeded your sense of coping
- report current or past difficulties related to complex trauma experiences of violence, abuse or neglect
- have experience with yoga as treatment. With yoga as treatment we here mean yoga-groups within the first line or specialist healthcare, in public or private healthcare. The yoga therapist has both yoga education and health and/or therapeutic education and teaches a form of yoga that includes life-philosophical reflection, physical exercises, breathing exercises and methods for developing mindfulness
- have participated in a yoga group 4 times or more, are still actively participating in a yoga group or have participated at least 8 months ago
Exclusion criteria for you as a patient are that you:
- have ongoing psychotic problems.
- have an ongoing serious drug addiction.
- have other difficulties that make it difficult to attend or share experiences.
Interviews with patients will be conducted in Norwegian or English. Patients with a different first language will be offered an interpreter where possible and necessary to convey their experiences.