Background Even though traumatization is linked to substantially reduced health-related quality of life, help-seeking and service utilization among trauma survivors are very low. To date, there has not been available in Iceland a culturally attuned, ...

Background and aims: International evidence indicates elevated problem gambling rates in armed forces veterans compared with the general population. Gambling problems adversely impact one's family, and family-related variables may increase vulnerability ...

Aim: The overarching aim of this thesis was to create the first Icelandic traumaspecific and survivor-centered help-seeking barriers instrument. More specifically, to cross-culturally adapt, validate, and legitimate the Barriers to Help-Seeking for ...