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Updates 2 min read

Welcome Petra!

We warmly welcome Petra as a new graduate team member at International Counselling. Petra offers psychosocial counselling in English and German for adults and adolescents, both in person in Zurich and online. Here is a little bit about Petra: I grew up in Switzerland and moved to Asia in my early twenties. I lived there […]

1st July 2025
Workshops 1 min read

FREE WORKSHOP

‘Mood Booster: Introduction to CBT skills’ June 15th 5pm CET (60 minutes)For a limited time we are offering this workshop for FREE online via zoom. We will introduce cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)  and you will learn three core CBT skills to add to your toolbox for improving your mood and managing stress. If you are […]

1st June 2023
Research 1 min read

Opportunity for research participation

We are starting a new research study in Canada and hope to reach an important often overlooked group of participants, Arabic speaking migrants who are bereaved…. if you meet the criteria and might have 30 min to spare for an important project please follow the link below. Alternatively if you might have contacts in your […]

19th April 2023
Research 1 min read

Two new publications for a new start in 2023!

Check out the latest publications from Dr Killikelly that examine bereavement and grief during COVID-19 and a large international research study exploring rates of grief around the world. Prevalence and Correlates of Positive and Negative Psychological Effects of Bereavement due to COVID-19: A Living Systematic Review [preprint] 10.13140/RG.2.2.30746.11202 Measurement and assessment of grief in a […]

10th February 2023
Research 1 min read

Research update: new publication on prolonged grief disorder symptoms in bereaved Japanese

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a new mental health disorder, recently introduced in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), World Health Organization Classification of Diseases (WHO). The new ICD-11 guidelines reflect an emerging wave of interest in the global applicability of mental disorders. However, the selection of diagnostic core features in different cultural contexts has […]

3rd May 2022
Research 1 min read

PTSD, COVID-19 and health care workers, a normal response to an abnormal situation

Our new publication highlights the high levels of mental distress health care workers experience while working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our rapid review highlights the need for proper practical support for health care workers including the right equipment, up to date information and respite. While most health care workers experience a high level of distress, […]

30th September 2021
Grief and the COVID 19-Pandemic
Research 2 min read

Grief and the COVID 19-Pandemic

Recently our lives have been plagued with loss. Loss of contact with family and friends, loss of professional goals, loss of hobbies and interests, and most profoundly, for some of us, the loss of loved ones. This pandemic has taken us away from the support systems and usual activties we would turn to in order […]

22nd March 2021
!!Hot off the press!!
Research 1 min read

!!Hot off the press!!

Here are the latest and in press articles by Dr Killikelly’s research group from the University of Zurich Killikelly, Zhou, Merzhvynska, Stelzer, Dotschung, Rohner, Sun, Maercker (2020) Development of the International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale for the ICD-11: measurement of core symptoms and culture items adapted for Chinese and German-speaking samples, Journal of Affective Disorders(accepted August 2020)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.057 Stelzer, […]

25th February 2021