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Editorial

Editorial Nordic Psychology has now successfully completed the process of changing to a new publisher. Both our previous publisher, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, and the current publisher, Taylor & Francis, have been helpful during this process, and we are pleased that the process has been smooth and without problems. This first issue with our new publisher contains five exciting and interesting papers. The first, “Mindfulness-Based Psychological Intervention for Coping with Pain in Endometriosis”, by Mette Kold, Tia Hansen, Hanne Vedsted-Hansen, and Axel Forman, reports results from a pilot study of 10 endometriosis patients with chronic pain problems in which the psychological intervention is based on mindfulness techniques. Preliminary results from the study indicate significant and lasting effects on participants’ pain level, well-being, and ability to function in daily life. In “From Failed Beginnings to Meteoric Rise: A Century of Psychology at the University of Iceland, 1911– 2011”, Hannes Bjo¨ rnsson and Jo¨ rgen L. Pind outline a historical analysis of the development of psychology education at the University of Iceland over the past 100 years. The authors describe how Icelandic education in psychology has changed during the process in which Icelandic society evolved from being primarily agrarian to a modern and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Psychology Taylor & Francis

Editorial

Nordic Psychology , Volume 64 (1): 1 – Mar 1, 2012

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
Copyright The authors & Nordic Psychology
ISSN
1904-0016
eISSN
1901-2276
DOI
10.1080/19012276.2012.693723
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Abstract

Nordic Psychology has now successfully completed the process of changing to a new publisher. Both our previous publisher, Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, and the current publisher, Taylor & Francis, have been helpful during this process, and we are pleased that the process has been smooth and without problems. This first issue with our new publisher contains five exciting and interesting papers. The first, “Mindfulness-Based Psychological Intervention for Coping with Pain in Endometriosis”, by Mette Kold, Tia Hansen, Hanne Vedsted-Hansen, and Axel Forman, reports results from a pilot study of 10 endometriosis patients with chronic pain problems in which the psychological intervention is based on mindfulness techniques. Preliminary results from the study indicate significant and lasting effects on participants’ pain level, well-being, and ability to function in daily life. In “From Failed Beginnings to Meteoric Rise: A Century of Psychology at the University of Iceland, 1911– 2011”, Hannes Bjo¨ rnsson and Jo¨ rgen L. Pind outline a historical analysis of the development of psychology education at the University of Iceland over the past 100 years. The authors describe how Icelandic education in psychology has changed during the process in which Icelandic society evolved from being primarily agrarian to a modern and

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Published: Mar 1, 2012

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