- E-postvaleria.markova@uib.no
- BesøksadresseChristies gate 125015 Bergen
- PostadressePostboks 78075020 Bergen
Valeria leads a project in collaboration with Bergen Municipality: PM+ evidence-based intervention for problem management among refugees (PEIL-FORSK). You can read more about the project here: PM+: evidensbasert intervensjon for problemløsning for flyktninger (PEIL-FORSK) - Prosjektbanken (forskningsradet.no)
Other research interests includes:
- The trauma of torture and the rehabilitation of torture survivors
- Understanding helpful psychological help to displaced populations
- Psychological resilience and mental health among refugees settled in Norway
- Cultural differences in conceptualizations of mental health and their treatment
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PROPSY308 Personlighetspsykologi:
- Kartlegging
- Praksisøvelse/casearbeid
- Personlighetsteori (Psykoanalytiske og psykodynamiske perspektiver og eksistensialistisk psykologi)
MAPSYK313 Psykologiske perspektiver på kulturelt mangfold i samfunns- og arbeidsliv:
- Cultural differences and mental health
PROPSY301C Profesjonsforberedelse 3:
- Kultur og kommunikasjon
Bergen Summer Research School (BSRS)
- Culture, migration and mental health: Health seeking behavior in different cultures
- Culture, migration and mental health: Mental health treatment in different groups and different traumas
- (2023). Is self-compassion relevant for refugees? A cross-sectional study of the relationship between self-compassion and depression among Kurdish refugees in Norway. Nordic Psychology.
- (2022). Explanatory models of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among Afghan refugees in Norway. BMC Psychology.
- (2021). Explanatory models and help-seeking for symptoms of PTSD and depression among Syrian refugees. Social Science and Medicine. 9 sider.
- (2020). What do immigrants from various cultures think is the best way to cope with depression? Introducing the Cross-Cultural Coping Inventory. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-17.
- (2020). Immigration, acculturation, and preferred help-seeking sources for depression: comparison of five ethnic groups. BMC Health Services Research. 11 sider.
- (2016). Lay explanatory models of depression and preferred coping strategies among Somali refugees in Norway. A mixed-method study. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-16.
- (2013). Kulturforskjeller i selvpresentasjon under jobbintervju: Russiske arbeidstakere i Norge. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 202-221.
- (2013). "Mangfoldsledelse" og innvandreres tilknytning til arbeidsplassen. .
- (2021). Forklaringsmodeller for PTSD og depresjon blant afghanske flyktninger i Norge.
- (2021). Forklaringsmodeller for PTSD og depresjon blant afghanske flyktinger i Norge/ Explanatory models of PTSD and depression of Afghan refugees in Norway.
- (2019). Introduction and Development of the Cross-Cultural Depression Coping Inventory Scale.
- (2019). Hvorfor Somaliere aldri blir "deprimert". En presentasjon om kulturelle forskjeller i forståelse av psykiske lidelser.
- (2018). Hvordan psykologer kan hjelpe papirløse migranter.
- (2017). Lay explanatory models of depression and preferred coping strategies among Somali refugees in Norway.
- (2017). Kulturelle forskjeller i forståelse av psykiske lidelser og valg av behandling.
- (2017). Helsehjelp til Papirløse.
- (2015). Et rop om smerte: selvmord blant papirløse migranter.
- (2022). Explanatory models of PTSD and depression among Afghan refugees in Norway and PhD project.
- (2021). Explanatory models of PTSD and depression among Afghan refugees residing in Norway .
- (2021). Explanatory models of PTSD and depression among Afghan refugees in Norway.
- (2019). Introduction and development of the Cross-cultural Depression Coping Inventory Scale.
- (2018). Hvordan foretrekker ulike etniske grupper bosatt i Norge å mestre depresjon? Og hvordan kan ulikheter i preferanser være forstått?
- (2017). Acculturation and Preferred Help-seeking Behaviour For Depression Among Different Ethnic Groups in a Norwegian Context.
- (2015). Conceptualization of depression and the choice of treatment among Somali refugees in Norway – Focus group study.
- (2016). Diskriminerende helseomsorg Innvandringspolitikk går foran god helseomsorg i dagens Norge. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 646-647.
- (2017). Hvorfor Somaliere aldri blir «deprimert». Dagens medisin. 1 sider.
- (2016). De som står utenfor. Bergens Tidende.
- (2017). Kunnskapskanalen: Forsker grandprix-2017 Bergen.
Trans-Cultural Conceptualizations of Depression and Its Treatment