Blar i Faculty of Psychology på emneord "Prevention"

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    • A comparative analysis of the initiatives "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies" (IAPT) in England and "Psychologists in Primary Health Care" in Norway 

      Gärtner, Kristin; Heggland, Jon Erling (Master thesis, 2012-04-13)
      Background: The challenge in public mental health is threefold: 1) the majority of people suffering from mental illness receive no treatment; 2) there are not enough mental health professionals to offer individual treatment ...

    • ‘Passed and cleared’ – Former tobacco smokers’ experience in quitting smoking 

      Wang, Inger Johanne Haaland; Gjengedal, Eva; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)
      The literature contains many reports on cigarette smokers and smoking cessation, but there are fewer qualitative studies on smokers’ and ex-smokers’ experiences with smoking cessation and health care professionals. The aim ...

    • Predicting Primary and Secondary Abstinence Among Adolescent Boys and Girls in the Western Cape, South Africa 

      Eggers, Sander M.; Mathews, Catherine; Aarø, Leif Edvard; McClinton-Appollis, Tracy; Bos, Arjan E.R.; de Vries, Hein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)
      Two of the most effective health behaviours with regard to HIV prevention are condom use and sexual abstinence. While determinants of condom use among sub-Saharan African adolescents have been studied extensively, factors ...

    • Quality of life in anxious adolescents 

      Raknes, Solfrid; Pallesen, Ståle; Himle, Joseph A.; Bjåstad, Jon Fauskanger; Wergeland, Gro Janne; Hoffart, Asle; Dyregrov, Kari; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-20)
      Purpose: To examine associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and anxiety symptoms across anxiety domains (obsessions/compulsions, social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety, physical ...

    • Sustainable prevention of obesity through integrated strategies: The SPOTLIGHT project’s conceptual framework and design 

      Lakerveld, Jeroen; Brug, Johannes; Bot, Sandra; Teixeira, Pedro J.; Rutter, Harry; Woodward, Euan; Samdal, Oddrun; Stockley, Lynn; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; van Assema, Patricia; Robertson, Aileen; Lobstein, Tim; Oppert, Jean-Michel; Ádany, Róza; Nijpels, Giel; SPOTLIGHT consortium (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-17)
      Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Europe is high. It is a major cause of the overall rates of many of the main chronic (or non communicable) diseases in this region and is characterized by an unequal ...