Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar

• Dahl, Silje Louise; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan; Øvrelid, Malene & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2024). Child Welfare Workers' Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence and Mandatory Reporting in Norway. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. p. 1–10. doi: 10.1111/cfs.13162. Show summary

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major criminal, social and public health problem. As one effort to prevent IPV and intimate partner homicide, several countries have adopted legislation requiring professionals to disclose IPV to the authorities (commonly referred to as mandatory reporting). The child welfare service (CWS) is centrally positioned for detecting, reporting and preventing IPV, but there is limited empirical knowledge concerning how the service handles IPV cases or of social workers' awareness of mandatory reporting of IPV. Using qualitative interviews, we explore how CWS workers in Norway describe their discretionary space and mandatory obligations towards adults subjected to IPV. Our findings indicate an inexpedient interplay between understandings of professional mandate and individual responsibility and local routines and organisation and insufficient knowledge about IPV and mandatory reporting. We suggest that a reframing of CWS workers' understanding of their discretionary space is needed to ensure that their individual responsibility towards adults subjected to IPV is understood as part of their mandate. This reframing presupposes structural efforts, such as formal training. We propose further investigations concerning how local organisation and routines either facilitate or interfere with systematic and thorough handling of IPV in families with which the municipal CWS meets.

• Friestad, Christine; Haukvik, Unn Kristin Hansen; Berit, Johnsen & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Prevalence and characteristics of mental and physical disorders among female prisoners : a mixed-methods systematic review. International Journal of Prisoner Health. ISSN 1744-9200. 19(4), p. 599–627. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-12-2022-0080. Show summary

  Purpose: This study aims to provide an overview and quality appraisal of the current scientific evidence concerning the prevalence and characteristics of mental and physical disorders among sentenced female prisoners. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods systematic literature review. Findings: A total of 4 reviews and 39 single studies met the inclusion criteria for the review. Mental disorders were the main area of investigation in the majority of single studies, with substance abuse, particularly drug abuse, as the most consistently gender biased disorder, with higher prevalence among women than men in prison. The review identified a lack of updated systematic evidence on the presence of multi-morbidity. Originality/value: This study provides an up-to-date overview and quality appraisal of the current scientific evidence concerning the prevalence and characteristics of mental and physical disorders among female prisoners. Keywords: childhood abuse, criminal justice system, forensic psychiatry, health in prison, offender health, prison psychiatry

• Myklebust, Kjellaug Klock; Rønning, Solrun Brenk; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Bjørkly, Stål (2022). Therapeutic relationship – the core of milieu therapy – what does nursing documentation contain? Nordisk sygeplejeforskning. ISSN 1892-2678. 12(3), p. 1–15. doi: 10.18261/nsf.12.3.2. Show summary

  Background and purpose: There is agreement that therapeutic relationships should form a main foundation in mental health care. Still, there is lack of research on how this is documented. Method: We conducted a qualitative and descriptive analysis of daily nursing documentation. The study investigated how staff in an acute psychiatry hospital ward documented staff-patient interactions and attunement. The data were drawn from 14 patient records where 363 report extracts documented staffs’ description of patient experiences. Findings: 94% described uncomfortable experiences while 6% were positive experiences. Two main categories of reported approaches to patient experiences were identified: No description of attunement and Description of attempts of attunement. Only 25% of the report extracts described attempts of attunement. Most of the approaches were observation- and action-oriented without any emphasis on patient experience and mutual interaction. Conclusion: Further research on nursing documentation may include staff ’s attunement and patients’ participation in report writing. Keywords: attunement, milieu therapy, mental health care, nursing documentation, nurse patient relationship, therapeutic relationship

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2022). Intimate partner homicides in Norway 1990–2020 : an analysis of incidence and characteristics. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. ISSN 0886-2605. 37(23/24), p. NP21599–NP21625. doi: 10.1177/08862605211063508. Show summary

  Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is an extreme outcome of intimate partner violence (IPV). It is a societal challenge that needs to be investigated over time to see whether changes occur concerning the incidence of IPH, IPH characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and contact with service providers. This study includes the total Norwegian cohort of IPHs between 1990 and 2019 with a final conviction (N = 224). Poisson regression was applied to model the incidence rate of homicide and IPH between 1990 and 2020 as well as the incidence rates of immigrant perpetrators and victims. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to test the association between characteristics and period 1990–2012 compared to after 2012 as dependent variable. The results show that though homicide incidence rates in Norway declined steadily and significantly after 1990, IPH rates did not begin to decline until 2015. The following IPH characteristics showed reduced incidence after 2012: IPH-suicide, perpetrators with a criminal record, and IPHs perpetrated subsequent to preventive interventions towards the perpetrator. Sentence length in IPH cases had increased. Changes were not observed for any of the other IPH characteristics investigated. IPH is often the culmination of long-term violence and can be prevented, even if risk assessment is challenging due to the low base rates. Keywords: intimate partner homicide, intimate partner violence, time changes, incidence rates, risk factor

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2021). Intimate partner homicide. In Devaney, John; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline; Macy, Rebecca J.; Øverlien, Carolina & Holt, Stephanie (Ed.), The Routledge international handbook of domestic violence and abuse. Routledge. ISSN 9780429331053. p. 373–386. Show summary

  Even though women are far more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than by anyone else, Intimate Partner Homicide (IPH) is an infrequent occurrence, even in at-risk populations. However, the majority of IPHs do not occur without warning signs. Identifying valid risk factors for IPH is fundamental in order to mitigate the risk, and increase the potential to prevent IPH. Authors within the field of intimate partner violence and IPH have called for investigation of “the violence process”, examining the nature of the violent relationship, events and conditions preceding the intimate partner violence episode or an IPH, and motivations and outcomes of these fatal acts. This chapter describes recent research, the latest empirical evidence, and understanding concerning characteristics of and possible risk factors for intimate partner homicide including: (1) previous intimate partner violence, (2) sociodemographic, contextual, and clinical factors, (3) help-seeking prior to IPH, (4) substance use, (5) immigration, (6) IPH-suicide, and (7) differentiating female and male IPH perpetrators.

• Ørke, Elisabeth Christie; Bjørkly, Stål; Dufort, Mariana & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2021). Attachment characteristics among women victimized in no, one, and multiple IPV relationships : a case–control study. Violence against Women. ISSN 1077-8012. 27(15/16), p. 2945–2970. doi: 10.1177/1077801220981157. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This cross-sectional study compared attachment characteristics among women victimized by intimate partner violence (IPV) in no, one, and multiple relationships (N = 154). Results indicated that compared with the nonvictimized, victimized women had increased likelihood of higher attachment avoidance. Compared with women victimized in one relationship, women victimized in multiple relationships had higher likelihood of higher attachment anxiety scores. Adjusting for childhood adversities, childhood sexual abuse was an independent risk factor for IPV. Childhood emotional abuse mediated the association between attachment anxiety and IPV victimization in multiple relationships in particular. Attachment theory appeared useful for better understanding women’s vulnerability for multiple violent relationships. Keywords: intimate partner violence (IPV), multiple partners (MP), attachment, childhood emotional abuse

• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Varvin, Sverre; Færden, Ann & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2020). Short-term risk assessments in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting : a re-examination of the Brøset Violence Checklist using repeated measurements – differentiating violence characteristics and gender. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. ISSN 0883-9417. 35(1), p. 17–26. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2020.11.003. Show summary

  This study investigated the association between short-term risk assessment measured by the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) and imminent violence using repeated measurements and differentiating violence characteristics and gender. All patients admitted to an acute psychiatric ward during one year (N = 528) were included. Logistic regression and generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) analyses were conducted. Results confirmed BVC's suitability for both male and female inpatients throughout their hospitalization also when differentiating threats and physical violence, and adjusting for diagnostic subpopulations and circadian variability. Results point to modified interpretations of the BVC sum scores. Future research should adjust for repeated measurements. Keywords: acute psychiatry, gender, repeated measurements, risk assessment, violence

• Ørke, Elisabeth Christie; Bjørkly, Stål & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2020). IPV characteristics, childhood violence, and adversities as risk factors for being victimized in multiple IPV relationships . Journal of Interpersonal Violence. ISSN 0886-2605. 37(3/4), p. NP1988–NP2011. doi: 10.1177/0886260520933037. Show summary

  Empirical knowledge regarding risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV) from multiple partners (MP) is scarce and sought by clinicians and many women themselves for the prevention of future intimate partner violence relationships (IPVRs). Quantitative data were obtained through a structured interview with a stratified sample of help-seeking women (N = 154) with no (n = 48, 0IPVR), one (n = 55, 1IPVR), or multiple (n = 51, 2IPVR) IPVRs. This study investigated the association between (a) childhood family violence, (b) other childhood adversities, (c) victimization and perpetration of IPV in the last (index) relationship, and (d) controlling sociodemographic and contextual variables, and the following dependent variables: (a) women with 1IPVR and 2IPVR compared with 0IPVR and (b) women with 1IPVR compared with 2IPVR. Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that, compared with nonvictimized women, IPV victimized women were nearly three times more likely to report childhood sexual abuse. They also reported a higher frequency of peer victimization and a higher likelihood of having an immigrant partner. In addition, the length of the index relationship was shorter for IPV victimized women. Compared with women with 1IPVR, women with IPV by MP were more likely to report childhood emotional abuse and less education, and they were less likely to be immigrants. The two groups of IPV victimized women were indistinguishable regarding characteristics of victimization and perpetration of IPV. This study indicated that there were other risk factors for IPV by MP than for IPV in general and highlighted the importance of addressing parenting and emotional care in IPV families. Keywords: intimate partner violence, risk, multiple partners, childhood emotional abuse, sexual abuse, peer victimization

• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Varvin, Sverre; Færden, Ann; Eriksen, Bjørn Magne Sundsbø; Roaldset, John Olav & Procter, Nicholas G. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Risk assessment of imminent violence in acute psychiatry : a step towards an extended model. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. ISSN 1478-9949. 31(1), p. 41–63. doi: 10.1080/14789949.2019.1663898. Show summary

  Aggression occurs frequently in mental health care settings, and studies have reported that 17% to 31% of patients admitted to acute psychiatric wards commit violence. Inpatients’ fluctuating mental states and behaviour patterns reinforce the need for an assessment instrument to predict potential violence in a timely manner. This naturalistic prospective inpatient study investigated whether an extended short-term risk assessment model that combines (a) short-term risk assessment with the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC), (b) patient’s own prediction of violence with the Self-Report Risk Scale (SRS) and (c) single items from the Violence Risk Screening 10 (V-RISK-10) provides better short-term predictive accuracy for violence than the BVC alone. All patients admitted to a psychiatric emergency hospital in Norway during one year were included (N = 508). Stepwise multivariate generalised linear mixed model analyses were conducted. When adjusting for repeated measurements, the results indicated that an extended model for short-term risk assessment, consisting of the BVC, SRS and Item 2 Previous and/or current threats from the V-RISK-10 explained more variance of imminent violence, compared to the BVC alone. Further studies are recommended to investigate whether the extended model provides a clinically better short-term risk prediction of imminent violence, compared to the BVC alone. Keywords: acute psychiatry, aggression, repeated measurements, risk assessment, violence

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2019). Partnerdrap : omfang, tidlig identifikasjon og forebygging. In Lillevik, Ole Greger; Salamonsen, Jens Severin & Nordhaug, Inge (Ed.), Vold i nære relasjoner : diskurser og fenomenforståelse. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag A/S. ISSN 978-82-05-51242-9. p. 312–329.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence : a mixed methods systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. ISSN 1524-8380. 22(4), p. 635–655. doi: 10.1177/1524838019869102. Show summary

  requiring professionals to report cases of IPV, or suspected IPV injuries, to the police or the criminal justice system. The term for this is mandatory reporting. In spite of its good intention, mandatory reporting of IPV is a controversial issue. The objective of this review was to systematically search for, appraise the quality of, and synthetize the evidence from quantitative and qualitative studies on mandatory reporting of IPV. A systematic review of the scientific literature was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. A comprehensive search was conducted through Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Criminal Justice Abstracts, and SveMedþ. Articles were included if they (a) were peer-reviewed empirical studies rather than theories or discussions, (b) described mandatory reporting of IPV, and (c) were written in English or Scandinavian languages. No time limit was applied. Twenty-five research studies met the criteria for review. Victims were generally supportive of a law requiring professionals to report IPV, although subsamples’ attitudes opposing mandatory reporting were presented as main findings in a substantial number of studies. Group differences between abused or nonabused women and knowledge about mandatory reporting of IPV among professionals was mixed and inconclusive. Few professionals had actually reported IPV under mandatory reporting. Empirical research appears to be scarce, with moderate to high degree of bias and with only limited recent development. Keywords: mandatory reporting, domestic violence, professionals, IPV victims, intimate partner violence, systematic review

• Holmboe, Morten; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2019). Avverging av mishandling i nære relasjoner : en flerfaglig tilnærming : del II. Tidsskrift for familierett, arverett og barnevernrettslige spørsmål. ISSN 1503-2965. 17(3), p. 263–280. doi: 10.18261/issn.0809-9553-2019-03-05. Show summary

  Alle har en plikt til å søke å avverge en del nærmere definerte straffbare handlinger (straffeloven § 196). Et av straffebudene som er nevnt i oppregningen i § 196, er forbudet mot mishandling i nære relasjoner (straffeloven § 282). I vår forrige artikkel i FAB 2019 nr. 2 gikk vi gjennom en del grunnleggende rettslige spørsmål, og drøftet momenter som kan gi grunn til å frykte at noen vil bli utsatt for mishandling i nære relasjoner. I denne artikkelen presenterer vi noen praktiske eksempler, drøfter kunnskapskravet og hva som skal til for at en person har oppfylt avvergingsplikten.

• Holmboe, Morten; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2019). Avverging av mishandling i nære relasjoner : en flerfaglig tilnærming : del I. Tidsskrift for familierett, arverett og barnevernrettslige spørsmål. ISSN 1503-2965. 17(2), p. 114–130. doi: 10.18261/issn.0809-9553-2019-02-02. Show summary

  Mishandling i nære relasjoner (straffeloven § 282) er meget skadelig. Derfor har alle en plikt til å søke å avverge slik mishandling ved anmeldelse eller på annen måte (straffeloven § 196). Denne avvergingsplikten gjelder også for den som har taushetsplikt, for eksempel en helsearbeider, en lærer eller en sosialarbeider. Å vurdere om et fremtidig lovbrudd er sannsynlig, kan kreve et faglig skjønn der man bygger på erfaringer fra feltet. Ved å anlegge et flerfaglig perspektiv vil vi bidra med kunnskap til slike vurderinger. Det kan være juridisk krevende å vurdere om vold, trusler eller andre krenkelser i en konkret sak er «mishandling i nære relasjoner» slik at det foreligger en avvergingsplikt. Artikkelen redegjør for de nærmere vilkårene for at straffebudet mot mishandling i nære relasjoner kan anvendes. I FAB nr. 3 for 2019 vil vi i en oppfølgende artikkel (del II) gå nærmere inn på hvilken rett yrkesutøvere med taushetsplikt kan ha til å melde fra om handlinger som ikke nødvendigvis vil rammes av straffeloven § 282, og hvilken kunnskap en person må ha for å kunne straffes for unnlatt avverging. Nøkkelord: avvergingsplikt, taushetsplikt, mishandling i nære relasjoner, partnervold, stalking

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). A comparison of intimate partner homicide to intimate partner homicide-suicide : evidence from a Norwegian National 22-year Cohort. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. ISSN 0886-2605. 36(17-18), p. 8231–8256. doi: 10.1177/0886260519849656. Show summary

  Homicide-suicide incidents make up a relatively small proportion of homicides overall, but occur more frequently in certain subtypes of homicide, such as men who kill their female partners. This study investigates aspects of intimate partner homicide-suicide (IPHS) by comparing it with intimate partner homicide (IPH). All IPHs in Norway from 1990 to 2012 (N = 177) were included. Quantitative data were extracted from court documents. Qualitative data were collected by interviews with bereaved. Multivariate logistic regression analyses and systematic text condensation were conducted. Nearly one fourth of IPHs were identified as IPHS. Perpetrators of IPHS were less likely to have a previous criminal record, even having a history of disregard and violations of the law. Perpetrators of IPHS were mainly native-born citizens and were more educated than IPH perpetrators. The motive of IPHS was more often jealousy than a dispute, but the motive was most often recorded as “other” or “unknown.” IPHS was perceived as intentional, and the bereaved did not unambiguously support the interpretation that the IPHS had been triggered by stressful situations. The bereaved pointed to the loss of hope or loss of a future combined with an inability to cope with severe disappointments as an important risk factor. Within the framework of an interactional perspective, our findings indicate that IPHS shares more characteristics with IPH than it does with other categories of homicide and other violent deaths in general. Keywords: intimate partner homicide, homicide, suicide, homicide-suicide, motives, perpetrator distinction, intimate partner violence

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). The influence of substance use on intimate partner homicide : evidence from a Norwegian national 22-year cohort . International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. ISSN 1499-9013. 18(2), p. 99–110. doi: 10.1080/14999013.2018.1525777. Show summary

  Intimate partner homicides (IPH) are fatal violent attacks perpetrated by intimate partners. Research has indicated that substance use can co-occur in IPH. This study investigates the role of substance influence at the time of the crime and the prevalence of substance use in these cases. All IPHs in Norway from 1990–2012 (N = 177) were included. Quantitative data were extracted from court documents. Information concerning risk factors was drawn from three validated risk assessment instruments. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. For IPH committed by a substance-influenced perpetrator, there was an increased risk of the victim being substance influenced as well (OR = 11.697, CI = 4.259 – 31.631). Similarly, there was an association between perpetrators’ type of influence at the time of the crime and perpetrators’ substance misuse in general. Blood alcohol or other toxins were present in half of the perpetrators and 41% of the victims. Our results point to an association between IPH and substance use which needs to be established. Hence, this will have clinical and policy implications. Keywords: intimate partner homicide, substance use, alcohol, risk assessment, intimate partner violence

• Ørke, Elisabeth Christie; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Bjørkly, Stål (2018). Risk for revictimization of intimate partner violence by multiple partners : a systematic review. Journal of Family Violence. ISSN 0885-7482. 33(5), p. 325–339. doi: 10.1007/s10896-018-9952-9. Show summary

  Are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) by multiple partners (MP) different from victims of IPV by one partner? Are there different victim-related risk factors for IPV by MP? This systematic literature review identified seven empirical studies that related to these issues. The review findings indicated that (1) empirical research on IPV by MP appears to be scarce, with only limited recent development; (2) there were significant differences between women who had been subjected to IPV in a single relationship and women with IPV by MP; (3) IPV by MP was significantly associated with childhood domestic trauma, drug abuse, IPV characteristics, and attachment style; (4) regarding PTSD and personality disorders, the results were mixed and inconclusive; and (5) depression did not appear as a salient risk factor for IPV by MP. Interpretations must be made cautiously because of the wide diversity in measurement approaches. It is important that service personnel and researchers attend with increased awareness to women with IPV by MP. Keywords: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, multiple partners, revictimization, risk, vulnerability, multiple victimization 

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2018). Differences in intimate partner homicides perpetrated by men and women : evidence from a Norwegian National 22-year cohort. Psychology, Crime and Law. ISSN 1068-316X. 24(8), p. 790–805. doi: 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1438433. Show summary

  Most of our knowledge about intimate partner homicide (IPH) is based on studies of men, as they outnumber women as perpetrators. From a total cohort of IPHs in Norway from 1990 to 2012 (N = 177), we investigated differences between male (n = 157) and female (n = 20) perpetrators in terms of (a) IPH characteristics and sentencing issues, (b) sociodemographic, contextual and clinical factors, and (c) previous intimate partner violence. Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that, in comparison to male perpetrators, female perpetrators were more often in intimate partnerships without mutual children, had a greater number of accumulated welfare deficiencies, and tended to be ascribed different motives (fear and revenge) for their crimes. Keywords: intimate partner homicide, gender differences, risk assessment, female perpetrators, intimate partner violence

• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Procter, Nicholas; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Færden, Ann; Eriksen, Bjørn Magne Sundsbø & Roaldset, John Olav [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2018). Screening for risk of violence using service users' self-perceptions: A prospective study from an acute mental health unit. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. ISSN 1445-8330. 27(3), p. 1055–1065. doi: 10.1111/inm.12413.
• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Procter, Nicholas; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Færden, Ann; Eriksen, Bjørn Magne S. & Roaldset, John Olav [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). Gender differences in consumers own prediction of violence using a self-report risk scale (SRS), Proceedings of the 10th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry. Oud Consultancy. ISSN 978-90-827096-0-5.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2017). Intimate partner homicide, immigration and citizenship : evidence from Norway 1990–2012. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention. ISSN 1404-3858. 18(2), p. 103–122. doi: 10.1080/14043858.2017.1394629. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Intimate partner homicides (IPH) are fatal violent attacks perpetrated by intimate partners. Immigrants are overrepresented in the IPH statistics as both perpetrators and victims. If explanatory factors for this are not studied, immigrants may be stigmatized. The present study investigates whether IPHs committed by immigrant perpetrators have characteristics that differentiate them from IPHs committed by the native majority of IPH perpetrators. All IPHs in Norway from 1990 to 2012 (N = 177) were included. Quantitative data were extracted through structured investigation of court documents. Information concerning risk factors (previous intimate partner violence and sociodemographic, contextual and clinical factors) was drawn from three validated risk assessment instruments. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. When adjusted for other group differences, very few differences remained in the multivariate models. IPHs perpetrated by immigrants differed from cases with native perpetrators on modus operandi and ascribed motives and resulted in longer sentences than IPHs with native perpetrators. This study indicates considerable similarities in IPHs perpetrated by immigrants and natives. Findings indicating that IPHs by immigrants were perceived differently in the justice system need further investigation. Keywords: intimate partner homicide, femicide, ethnicity, immigration, risk assessment, intimate partner violence

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2017). Intimate partner homicide in Norway 1990–2012 : identifying risk factors through structured risk assessment, court documents, and interviews with bereaved. Psychology of Violence. ISSN 2152-0828. 7(3), p. 395–405. doi: 10.1037/vio0000100. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  To explore possible risk factors for intimate partner homicide by combining structured risk assessment based on information available in court documents and individual risk assessment provided through interviews with the bereaved. Method: The aim of this study was to scrutinize intimate partner homicide (IPH) situations and interactions within a retrospective, mixed methods design. All IPHs in Norway that had received a final legal judgment from 1990 to 2012 (N = 177) were included. Quantitative data was extracted through structured investigation of the court documents. Risk factors were identified from three validated risk assessment instruments. Qualitative data were retrieved from interviews with a sample of bereaved (n = 12). Results: The IPH distribution was biased toward low socioeconomic status. Previous intimate partner violence (IPV) was identified in 7 out of 10 IPH incidents. Observed risk by the bereaved was infrequently communicated to health care, police, or support services. Individuals who did communicate risk found that professionals underestimated the reported risk and did not act on their warnings. Conclusions: The majority of IPHs did not occur without warning signs. To prevent IPH, structured risk assessments and knowledge of family and friends’ perceptions of risk is essential. Keywords: intimate partner homicide, risk assessment, intimate partner violence, domestic violence

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2015). Kap 13 Partnerdrap. In Grøndahl, Pål & Stridbeck, Ulf (Ed.), Rettspsykiatriske beretninger : om sakkyndighet og menneskeskjebner. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-05-48459-7. p. 216–223. Show summary

  Rettspsykiatrien har siden fagfeltets begynnelse på 1800-tallet vært gjenstand for debatt, kritikk og kontroverser. Debattene har gjerne oppstått i tilknytning til høyprofilerte og vanskelige saker som f.eks. 22. juli-saken i 2012. Denne boken går i dybden av rettspsykiatrien. Det beskrives hvordan fagfeltet ble til, hvordan rettspsykiatrien er bygget opp, hvilke regler som gjelder, og hvilke kliniske tilstander som er sentrale. Boken gir fengende fortellinger om rettspsykiatriske historier som kan være av interesse for leg og lærd. Samlet har boken 20 bidragsytere som belyser ulike temaområder. Slik sett er ikke boken en tradisjonell lærebok, men snarere en kasuistisk men samtidig forskningsbasert bok der rettspsykiatriens egentlige vesen stilles under lupen.

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• Nordby, Christine; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Douglas, Kevin Stewart (2024). Service providers evaluation of clinical example of intimate partner violence. Show summary

  Mandatory reportingofintimatepartnerviolence(MR-IPV)iscontroversial,characterizedbystrongattitudes and limitedresearch.Thecurrentstudyinvestigatedhowdifferentgroupsofserviceprovidersevaluate whether MRappliesinavignetteconcerningavictimofIPVseekinghelpfromtwodifferenthelpservices. 374 participantsfrom6differenthelpserviceswereaskedtoconsider18statementsregardingrelevantfactors (i.e., childreninthehousehold;immigrationstatus;presenceofphysicalinjury)andtheirimpactontheap- plication ofMR.Preliminaryresultsindicatethattheevaluationswerepredictedbyparticipants’professional groups, attitudinalfactorsandexperiencewithMR-IPV.

• Vølstad, Astrid; Douglas, Kevin Stewart & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2024). Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence : attitudes among help-seekers subjected to intimate partner violence.
• Stensland, Sveinung; Mehl, Emilie Enger; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Unneland, Andreas Sjalg; Skarvøy, Lars Joakim & Joner, Selma (2024). Ingen krav om legeattest for å få våpen : ber Mehl se på reglene. [Internet]. tv2.no.
• Dahl, Hilde; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Killingbergtrø, Sara Tangen & Råen, Truls August (2024). Menn som begår selvmord etter drap: – De hadde lengre utdannelse. [Newspaper]. Adresseavisen Pluss.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2024). The relations between homicide, intimate partner homicide, attempted homicide, and grievous bodily harm.
• Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Kifle, Mylena (2024). Svært få melder ifra. [Newspaper]. Klassekampen. Show summary

  Det er høy terskel i hjelpeapparatene for å varsle om mistenkt partnervold, ifølge forsker

• Holmboe, Morten & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Familievold: for snevert bilde av avvergeplikt. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Vold og drap i nære relasjoner - i et forebyggingsperspektiv.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Avvergerplikt i møte med partnervold.
• Brevik, Thea Beate; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Can an educational intervention influence service providers’ awareness, attitudes, and experience of mandatory reporting of intimate partnerviolence? . Show summary

  Background: Many persons who experience or use IPV have experienced that professional services have underrated the gravity of their situation. Our objective was to explore if an educational intervention can influence service providers’ awareness, attitudes, and experience of MR of IPV. Methods: We conducted a 4-hour educational intervention on MR of IPV to service providers. We used a pre-and post-test design to measure the providers’ awareness, attitudes, and experience through a validated questionnaire. The outcome was measured at baseline (t0), immediately after the intervention was given (t1), and after six months (t2). Results: 94% of the invited providers agreed to participate (51 of 54 at t0; 49 of 52 at t1). Preliminary results from t0, t1, and t2 will be presented. Implications: It’s important to identify actions that can facilitate MR.

• Nordby, Christine; Douglas, Kevin Stewart & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). The association between experiencesand attitudes of supporting or opposing mandatory reporting of intimate partnerviolence. Show summary

  Little is known about the association between experiences with, awareness of, and attitudes toward mandatory reporting (MR) amongst professionals who work with persons who have experienced or used intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aims to explore the extent to which professionals’ support of or opposition to MR of IPV depends on their experience with and awareness of MR of IPV. Through 30-45-minute quantitative questionnaires we recruited 340 professionals. We gathered information about their sociodemographic and professional background, responses regarding their experience with IPV and MR; their workplace routine for reporting IPV; and knowledge and attitudes about MR of IPV. Questionnaires were obtained both digitally and physically over a period of 11 months. The research question will be explored through descriptive analyses and logistic regression. Preliminary results will be presented.

• Kristiansen, Susanne Tilke Thon; Linge, Anita Dyb; Dahl, Silje Louise; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Professionals’and help-seekers’awarenessand experiences with mandatory reporting of intimate partnerviolence . Show summary

  Background: Mandatory reporting (MR) is a means to prevent IPV and intimate partner homicide. Empirical research regarding performing and experiences of MR by professionals and help-seekers is scarce. A systematic review found that the awareness of MR was mixed and inconclusive. Very few professionals had reported IPV under MR, and evidence for supporting or opposing MR of IPV is inconclusive (Vatnar, Leer-Salvesen & Bjørkly, 2019). This study examines: What are professionals’ and help-seekers’ awareness and experiences with MR of IPV? Methods: The analysis is based on 75 qualitative semi-structured interviews with professionals with different roles and responsibilities in the help and service system, as well as persons who have experienced or used IPV. The in-depth data is analysed using thematic text condensation. An abductive approach with a four-step analytical process overviewed and gave tentative ideas of themes, coding, condensation and recontextualization. Results: Preliminary results will be presented at the conference.

• Hallgren, Siv; Mestad, Adele Matheson; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Bjørkly, Stål Kapstø (2023). Varslede drap? Og hva kan en nyopprettet partnerdrapskommisjon bidra med?
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål Kapstø (2023). Changes over time in intimate partner homicide in Norway . Show summary

  Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is an extreme outcome of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPH needs to be investigated over time to see whether changes occur. This study includes the total Norwegian cohort of IPHs between 1990 and 2020 and analyses changes in the incidence rate during this period. Poisson regression was applied. The results show that though incidence rates for homicide generally declined steadily and significantly from 1990, IPH rates did not begin to decline until 2015. As IPH is often the culmination of IPV, it is preventable even if risk assessment is challenging due to the low base rates.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2023). Avvergeplikt i møte med partnervold.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Steiro, Gard; Håndlykken, Tora Bakke; Brenne, Øyvind; Throndsen, Jane & Skartveit, Hanne (2023). Elines dramatiske historie : del 5: merket for livet. [Newspaper]. vg.no.
• Borgen, Siv Yndestad; Borgen, Arne Petter; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Syversen, Vibeke Schei & Ruud, Tor-Erling Thømt (2023). Krimpodden : et varslet drap? [Internet]. vg.no.
• Ørum, Ingrid Løining; Holmboe, Morten & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2022). Avvergeplikt kan oppstå selv om faren ikke er «akutt» . Rett24. Show summary

  Det er viktig å minne seg selv på at det ikke bare er taushetsplikten som er viktig, skriver artikkelforfatterne.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2022). Vold i nære relasjoner.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2022). Partnerdrap i et forebyggingsperspektiv .
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Brevik, Thea Beate; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Bjørkly, Stål (2022). Mandatory reporting of IPV - pre-and post-test of awareness, attitudes, and experience among service providers participating in an educational intervention.
• Schjøtt-Pedersen, Karl Eirik; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Fossum, Ane; Birkeland, Inger Elise; Stensland, Sveinung & Thorsvik, Ingvild Wetrhus [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Riksrevisjonen med krass kritikk av innsats mot vold i nære relasjoner. [Internet]. nrk.no.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Ottesen, Vibeke Kennair & Tangvald-Pedersen, Aslaug (2022). Syv kvinner drept hittil i år. [Newspaper]. vg.no.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Finanger, Hanne & Sollund, Sigrid (2022). Kvinnedrap i nære relasjoner. [TV]. Dagsnytt 18.
• Elgaaen, Vilde; Milli, Øystein; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Finanger, Hanne & Ruud, Tor-Erling Thømt (2022). Krimpodden : mor og datter drept i Kristiansand. [Internet]. vg.no.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2022). Avvergeplikt i møtet med partnervold - MANREPORT-IPV. Show summary

  Det er betydelige utfordringer knyttet til forståelsen og praktiseringen av taushetsplikt, opplysningsplikt, opplysningsrett og avvergeplikt. Solveig er en av to prosjektledere i prosjektet MANREPORT-IPV, som er et tverrfaglig forskningsprosjekt om profesjonsutøveres avvergeplikt i møte med partnervold. «Kompetansefrokost» er et tverrfaglig og tverrinstitusjonelt arrangement som er et samarbeid mellom Campus Kristiansund, Helseinnovasjonssenteret, Høgskolen i Molde, Kristiansund og Nordmøre Næringsforum (KNN), Møreforsking og Vindel.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Hennum, Ragnhild Helene & Teigen-Fagerheim, Rose (2022). De fleste partnerdrap hadde forvarsler. [Internet]. kjonnsforskning.no. Show summary

  Forvarslene handler for det meste om tidligere voldshendelser, ifølge Solveig Vatne. Hun har ledet to nasjonale partnerdrapsstudier.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Kristiansen, Susanne Thon & Kippernes, Mari (2022). Skal forske på forebygging av partnervold. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2021). Intimate partner homicide in Norway – stability or changes in more recent times? Show summary

  Background: The first encompassing scientific investigation of all intimate partner homicides in Norway between 1990-2012 was published in 2015. A recurring question has been whether substantial changes have occurred in more recent times, leading to a different empirical landscape. Methods: Data included all intimate partner homicides from 1990 to 2019 with a final conviction. We conducted adjusted logistic regression analyses to scrutinize differences between the two periods. To investigate prevalence changes over time we conducted Poisson regression. Findings: During the time span there were 224 intimate partner homicides with a final conviction. Results indicated some reductions concerning prevalence and rates. Several rates and characteristics were stable, while sentence length had increased. Conclusions and implications: There were no observed changes to the finding that a majority of intimate partner homicides had observed risk factors. There is need for studies covering longer time spans and about professionals’ managing codes of confidentiality and mandatory reporting.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan & Bjørkly, Stål (2021). Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence . Show summary

  To prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) and intimate partner homicide, countries have adopted legislation requiring professionals to report cases of IPV, or suspected IPV injuries, to the police or the criminal justice system. The term for this is mandatory reporting. In these countries, the duty to report is legally ranked higher than patient confidentiality. In spite of this, mandatory reporting of IPV remains a controversial issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) advises against mandatory reporting of IPV for clinicians and researchers. The objective of this paper is to synthetize the evidence from empirical studies on mandatory reporting of IPV.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Syversen, Vibeke Schei; Bu, Fanny & Hessen, Frida Daae (2021). Seks drap på under én måned – særlig en detalj peker seg ut. [Internet]. tv2.no. Show summary

  Fra ingen til seks drapssaker på under en måned. Forskere sier det er for tidlig å kunne si noe sikkert om hvordan nedstengningen vil påvirke drapsstatistikken.

• Ottesen, Vibeke Kennair; Syversen, Vibeke Schei; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Wernø, Ida Lyngstad (2021). Ingen drap hittil i 2021: - Bedre enn en kunne håpe på. [Newspaper]. VG.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Mæland, Monica & Stoltz, Torkil (2021). Ny forskning: Nedgang i partnerdrap de siste årene. [TV]. NRK.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Mæland, Monica; Syversen, Vibeke; Elster, Kristian; Kolberg, Marit & Mjaaland, Ola (2021). Ny forskning: Nedgang i partnerdrap de siste årene. [Internet]. nrk.no.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Vingen, Anita (2021). Forska på partnardrap - ser ny tendens. [Newspaper]. Romsdals Budstikke.
• Nesset, Merete Berg & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2020). Vurdering av risiko for partnervold. Bruk av verktøyene SARA V3 og PATRIARK i Tromsø.
• Nesset, Merete Berg & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2020). Vurdering av risiko for partnervold: Bruk av verktøyene SARA V3 og PATRIARK i Trondheim.
• Heidar, Sille; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Bjørnebekk, Ragnhild & Fange, Per Øyvind (2020). De gamle drapsmennene: Druknet, knivstakk, skjøt sine koner. [Internet]. nrk.no.
• Ottesen, Vibeke Kennair; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Tømmerdal, Kine F. & Lærum, Gunhild (2020). Drapsforsker om mødre som dreper sin egne barn: - Dette er svært sjeldent. [Newspaper]. Romerike Blad.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Bjørnebekk, Ragnhild; Riaz, Wasim K. & Øystese, Ida Melbo (2020). 6 drapssaker på 19 julidager. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2020). Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence. Show summary

  Cancelled due to COVID-19

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2020). Mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence. Show summary

  Cancelled due to COVID-19

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Solberg, Trine (2019). Britisk forsker: Disse 8 fasene går morderen gjennom før partnerdrap. [Newspaper]. pluss.nettavisen.no.
• Kohn, Ervind; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Skiphamn, Silje S.; Karlsen, Mina Liavik & Akerbæk, Eva (2019). Vi vet ikke om 70% av partnerdrap i Norge begås av ikke-muslimske nordmenn. [Internet]. www.faktisk.no.
• Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Holmboe, Morten (2019). Mandatory Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence. Evidence and Challenges. .
• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Varvin, Sverre; Færden, Ann; Eriksen, Bjørn Magne Sundsbø; Roaldset, John Olav & Procter, Nicholas G. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Short-term risk assessment in acute psychiatry: a step towards an extended model. Show summary

  Background Most structured violence risk assessment instruments achieve a moderate accuracy,suggesting a ‘glass ceiling’ effect. Inpatients’ fluctuating mental states and behaviour patterns reinforce the need for a short-term risk prediction instrument to predict potential imminent violence. Previous studies on risk assessment of imminent violence in acute psychiatry have been limited in at least three aspects: the examination of only one instrument at a time, use of professionals’ observations without including patients’ self-perceptions of risk, and use of statistical and methodological analysis, which do not adjust for repeated measurements. Thus, there is a need to investigate whether different and extended approaches may improve predictions. Aim The aim was to investigate whether an extended short-term risk assessment model combining (i) short-term risk assessment with the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC), (ii) patients’ own prediction of violence with the Self-report Risk Scale (SRS) and (iii) single items from Violence Risk Screening 10 (V-RISK 10) would provide improved short-term predictive accuracy of violence compared to the BVC alone. Methods The design was a naturalistic prospective inpatient study. All patients admitted to a psychiatric emergency hospital in Norway during one year were included (N = 508). Stepwise multivariate generalised linear mixed model (GLMM) analyses were conducted. The extended model consisted of three steps: (i) BVC recorded at every nursing shift. (ii) BVC and SRS recorded at admssion. (iii) The final extended model in which BVC, SRS and two items from V-RISK 10 were included. Results and conclusions When adjusting for repeated measurements, the results indicated that an extended model for short-term risk assessment, consisting of the BVC, SRS and one of the two single items from the V-RISK-10 was valid and that the extended model explained more variance of imminent violence, compared with the BVC alone. All components of the final extended model remained significantly associated with imminent violence when controlling for gender. Similar to global trends towards person-centred care, clinicians move closer to entering into the patients’ conceptualisation of their risk for violence by including the SRS. More studies are recommended to investigate whether such an extended model including patients’ own prediction of violence provides a clinically better violence risk prediction than short-term risk assessments with the BVC alone.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). A comparison of intimate partner homicide followed by suicide or not : evidence from a Norwegian national 22-year cohort.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Robbins, Rachel; Bows, Hannah; Baldry, Anna Costanza; Alisic, Eva & Devaney, John (2019). Research findings on domestic homicide .
• Ørke, Elisabeth Christie; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). A comparison of women with one or multiple IPV relationships regarding previous domestic violence .
• Ørke, Elisabeth Christie; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). Risk of intimate partner violence by multiple partners : what do we know so far? . Show summary

  This comparative study investigates victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) by multiple partners (MP) and victims of IPV by one partner. We look for group differences and if there are victim-related risk factors for IPV by MP. Through a systematic literature review, we have identified some categories of risk factors: history of childhood domestic trauma, drug abuse, IPV characteristics, and attachment style. These categories are now being tested applying a sample of (N=150) women with no (n = 50), one (n = 50) and multiple (n =50) violent successive partners. Preliminary results will be discussed in the oral presentation.

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2019). Intimate partner homicide followed by suicide : bereaved perspectives . Show summary

  This study investigates intimate partner homicide (IPH) followed by suicide (IPHS). All IPHs in Norway from 1990 to 2012 (N = 177) were included. Qualitative data were collected by interviews with bereaved. Quantitative data were extracted from court documents. Systematic text condensation and multivariate logistic regression were conducted. One fourth of IPHs were IPHS. Results address how the bereaved perceive the intentional aspect of IPHS and their interpretation of stressful situations as a trigger of IPHS, and perpetrator characteristics with focus on previous criminal record and having a history of disregard and violations of the law. 2

• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Varvin, Sverre; Færden, Ann & Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2019). Short-term risk assessment and imminent violence adjusted for repeated measurements: Differences among diagnostic subpopulations. Show summary

  This naturalistic prospective in-patient study investigates the association between the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC) and imminent violence, adjusted for repeated measurements. We particularly scrutinize if the prediction of imminent violence differentiates between diagnostic subpopulations. The study included all admitted patients in an acute psychiatric ward during one calendar year (N = 528). Generalized linear mixed model analyses were conducted. Adjusted for repeated measurements, the BVC was significantly associated with imminent violence. The association remained for four out of six diagnostic subsamples, according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10).

• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2019). Domestic homicide, mental health and substance misuse.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Holst, Øyvind; Bjørkly, Stål & Friestad, Christine (2019). Som lyn fra klar himmel? . Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2018). Partnerdrap immigrasjon og statsborgerskap.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2018). The influence of substance use in intimate partner homicide.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2018). Intimate Partner Homicide and Substance Use: A Norwegian 22-Year Cohort Study.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2017). Motives of intimate partner homicides perpetrated by men and women: A 22-year cohort study in Norway.
• Lockertsen, Øyvind; Procter, Nicholas; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Færden, Ann; Eriksen, Bjørn Magne S. & Roaldset, John Olav [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). Gender differences in consumers own prediction of violence using a self-report risk scale (SRS).
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2017). Kontakt med hjelpe- og behandlingsapparatet i forkant av partnerdrap. In Geirdal, Amy Østertun & Varvin, Sverre (Ed.), Relasjoner i psykisk helsearbeid. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215027906. p. 76–93.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2017). Intimate Partner Homicide and Immigration: A Norwegian 22-year Cohort Study.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2017). Intimate Partner Homicide: Evidence from a Norwegian National 22-year Cohort.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2016). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2016). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2016). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012. En mixed methods studie av risikofaktorer for partnerdrap.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2016). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2016). Dödligt väld i nära relationer. .
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2016). Intimate partner homicide (IPH) in Norway 1990-2012: A mixed methods study of risk factors.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2015). Brukermanual SARA-V3, Vurdering av risiko for partnervold. ProActive ReSolutions Inc..
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2015). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012. [Radio]. NRK radio.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2015). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012. [TV]. NRK Dagsrevyen og NRK Nyheter.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2014). Risikovurdering og risikohåndtering av partnervoldOpplæring i instrumentet SARA.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2014). Risikovurdering og risikohåndtering av partnervoldOpplæring i instrumentet SARA.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2014). Voldsbegrepet – ulike forståelser. Et interaksjonelt perspektiv på vold i nære relasjoner, med fokus på partnervold mot kvinner.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2014). Vold i nære relasjoner. Partnervold.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2014). Et interaksjonelt perspektiv på vold i nære relasjoner, med fokus på partnervold mot kvinner.Hva gjør volden med de utsatte, og hvem er de?Erfaringer i møte med hjelpe- og behandlingsapparatet.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø; Friestad, Christine & Bjørkly, Stål (2021). Partnerdrap i Norge – endringer over tid? OUS Regionalt kompetansesenter for sikkerhets-, fengsles- og rettspsykiatri Helse Sør-Øst. ISSN 978-82-8227-202-5.
• Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (2015). Partnerdrap i Norge 1990-2012. En mixed methods studie av risikofaktorer for partnerdrap. Oslo universitetssykehus HF. ISSN 978-82-473-0036-7.

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