Thematic areas

• how individuals, groups and communities cope with crisis
• risk factors and vulnerable groups in the process of coping with crisis
• development of psychopathology as consequence of unsuccessful coping with crisis
• mental health of children and adults in crisis
• protective factors in crisis and coping with crisis (e.g. the role of religiosity / spirituality, sports and physical activities)
• development of individual resilience and characteristics of resilient individuals
• counselling, psychotherapy and support in crisis situations / psychological interventions in crisis situations
• psychological /mental health of professionals participating in multidisciplinary teams operating in crisis situations
• managing individuals and institutions in crisis situations
• decision-making in crisis situations / ethical issues / moral distress
• biological response to crisis situations
• presentation and perception of crisis at an individual and group level / formation of individual and group perceptions of crisis (e.g. media presentations and reporting on crisis situations)
• crisis situations in different periods of life (developmental crises-e.g. identity crisis, existential crises-internal conflicts, pregnancy and maternity crises, situational crises-natural disasters and catastrophes, economic crises, terrorism, violence, car accidents and others, epidemics and pandemics…)
• role of the community in dealing with crisis, e.g. social support to individuals in dealing with crisis situations
• the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and the role of experts of different profiles in a multidisciplinary team operating in crisis situations
• research methodology in crisis situations
• other