Kathrine Krage Byrialsen

My work focuses on self-injury and suicidal behavior. I have experience with clinical intervention studies in child and adolescent psychiatry, including digital treatment programs for young people with self-injurious behavior, as well as a descriptive study of children and adolescents referred to specialized suicide prevention services. In addition, my work extends beyond traditional psychiatric setting and includes topics such as sexualized self-injury, global health challenges, and social inequalities. I am particularly interested in how social and commercial determinants influence self-injury and suicidal behavior, as well as the opportunities for prevention.

Methodologically, I work with both qualitative and quantitative approaches and am interested in combining these methods to better understand the complex factors that shape self-injury and suicide-related practices across cultures. I also have experience with bibliometric analysis and, in my master’s thesis, mapped the development of suicide prevention research in the Nordic region over the past 50 years.