Publications

See publications by Maja O´Connor

See publications by Lene Holm Larsen

See publications by Katrine B Komischke-Konnerup

See publications by Lars Petter Sødal Bergsmark

See publications by Christina Buur Steffensen

See publications by Madeline Marie Marello

See publications by Frida Ramsing

See publications by Alexander D. Castro-Pavlik

See publications by Laura Skov Illum

See publications by Malene Hoffmann Buskbjerg


Selected publications

Garrison-Desany, H. M., Lee, Y. H., Benjet, C., O'Connor, M., Ghimire, D. J., Smoller, J. W., Axinn, W. G., & Denckla, C. A. (2026). The unexpected death of a loved one and risk for onset of PTSD and depression in the Nepal Chitwan Valley Family Study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 394(Part A), Artikel 120522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120522

Marello, M. M., Denckla, C. A., & O'Connor, M. (2025). Recruitment and retainment of bereaved spouses: non-response to a Danish registry-sampled longitudinal survey on mental health after loss. Quality & Quantity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02513-z 

Redican, E., Louison Vang, M., & O’Connor, M. (2025). Development and validation of a brief Aarhus Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale. Death Studies, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2572746

O’Connor, M., Vang, M. L., Bryant, R. A., Buur, C., Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Frostholm, L., & Ladegaard, N. (2025). Development and validation of the Aarhus Structured Clinical Interview for Prolonged Grief Disorder in ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR (A-PGDi). European Journal of Psychotraumatology16(1), 2511373. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2511373

Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Zachariae, R., Boelen, P. A., Marello, M. M., & O’Connor, M. (2024). Grief-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Prolonged Grief Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology92(4), 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000884

Lene Holm Larsen, Lisbeth Hybholt & Maja O’Connor (31 May 2024): Lived experience and the dual process model of coping with bereavement: A participatory research study, Death Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2355244

Kalsås, Ø. & O’Connor, M. (2024). Risk factors for prolonged grief disorder in people bereaved by drugrelated deaths. In: The Routledge International Handbook of Drug-related Death Bereavement.

Buur, C., Zachariae, R., Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Marello, M. M., Schierff, L. H., & O'Connor, M. (2024). Risk factors for prolonged grief symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 107, article 102375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102375

Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., O'Connor, M., Hoijtink, H., & Boelen, P. A. (2024). What can we learn about treatment of complicated grief reactions in old age in small samples using Bayesian statistics? European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(Supplement 1), 57. article 413. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2197743

Redican, E., Vang, M., Komischke-Konnerup, K., Elklit, A., Shevlin, M. & M. O’Connor (2023) Operationalization, implications and correlates of the cultural deviance criterion for ICD-11 and DSM-5 prolonged grief disorder, Death Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2023.2297061 

O'Connor, M., Vang, M. L., Shevlin, M., Elklit, A., Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Lundorff, M., & Bryant, R. (2023). Development and validation of the Aarhus PGD scale for operationalizing ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR TR Prolonged Grief Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 342, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.09.022

Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Vang, M. L., Lundorff, M., Elklit, A., & O'Connor, M. (2023). Do early symptoms of prolonged grief disorder lead to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression? A longitudinal register-based study of the two first years of bereavement. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(8), 996–1006. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000859

Boelen, P. A., O'Connor, M., & Missler, M. A. (2023). Satisfaction with Life after Partner Loss: Time-Varying and Time-Invariant Components and Their Associations with Prolonged Grief. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 7(4), article 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100350

O’Connor, M., Larsen, L., Joensen, B. V., Boelen, P. A., Maccallum, F., Komischke-Konnerup, K., & Bryant, R. A. (2020). Valid ICD-11 PGD Scales and Structured Clinical Interviews Needed. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 [1120]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01120

Johannsen, M., Damholdt, M. F., Zachariae, R., Lundorff, M., Farver-Vestergaard, I., & O'Connor, M. (2019). Psychological interventions for grief in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Affective Disorders253, 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.065

Lundorff, M., Holmgren, H., Zachariae, R., Farver-Vestergaard, I., & O'Connor, M. (2017). Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders212, 138-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.030