• Opening up: Clients’ inner struggles at the start of therapy 

      Kleiven, Gøril Solberg; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Råbu, Marit; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective: To explore how clients in clinical settings experience the process of opening up and sharing their inner experiences in the initial phase of therapy. Methods: Two psychotherapy sessions of clients (N = 11) ...
    • Re-embodying Eating: Patients’ Experiences 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery 

      Natvik, Eli; Gjengedal, Eva; Moltu, Christian; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-25)
      Health experts advise and expect patients to eat healthily after bariatric surgery. For patients, difficulties with eating might have been a long-standing, problematic part of life—a part that is not necessarily healed by ...
    • The relational context of mental health for carers: A qualitative study 

      Berget, Jørgen Aasen; Løvvik, Camilla; Davidson, Larry; Moltu, Christian; Veseth, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-29)
      The aim of this study was to explore how carers view and describe positive mental health. We interviewed 11 persons with lived experiences of caring for a close relative with a severe mental illness. A thematic analysis ...
    • Reports of the benefits of drug use from individuals with substance use disorders 

      Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Veseth, Marius; Berg, Henrik; Davidson, Larry; McKay, James R.; Moltu, Christian; Skaalevik, Alexander Waagan; Slyngstad, Tale Ekeroth; Svendsen, Thomas Solgård; Nesvåg, Sverre Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: The perceived benefits of drug use are not currently integrated into the treatment of substance use disorder. This omission appears paradoxical and is unsubstantiated by empirical research. As the perceived ...
    • Rethinking Social Interaction: Empirical Model Development 

      Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Moltu, Christian; Veseth, Marius; Tjora, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: Social media is an integral part of human social life. More than 90% of young people use social media daily. Current theories, models, and measures are primarily based on face-to-face conceptions, leaving ...
    • Securing Participant Engagement in Longitudinal Substance Use Disorder Recovery Research: A Qualitative Exploration of Key Retention Factors 

      Svendsen, Thomas Solgaard; Veseth, Marius; McKay, James R.; Bjornestad, Jone; Erga, Aleksander Hagen; Moltu, Christian; Nesvåg, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The longitudinal cohort study is the gold standard in observational epidemiology. A central challenge with this design is the risk of attrition over time, especially in studies of inaccessible clinical populations, such ...
    • Translating weight loss into agency: Men’s experiences 5 years after bariatric surgery 

      Natvik, Eli; Gjengedal, Eva; Moltu, Christian; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-09)
      Fewer men than women with severe obesity undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss, and knowledge about men's situation after surgery, beyond medical status, is lacking. Our aim was to explore men's experiences with life ...
    • “We all have a responsibility”: a narrative discourse analysis of an information campaign targeting help-seeking in first episode psychosis 

      Hansen, Hege; Stige, Signe Hjelen; Moltu, Christian; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Joa, Inge; Dybvig, Sveinung; Veseth, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-09)
      Background: Intervening at an early stage of psychosis improves the chances of recovery from first-episode psychosis. However, people who are experiencing distress and early psychotic symptoms generally seem to delay seeking ...
    • Why do we need qualitative research on psychological treatments? The case for discovery, reflexivity, critique, receptivity, and evocation 

      Binder, Per-Einar; Schanche, Elisabeth; Holgersen, Helge; Nielsen, Geir Høstmark; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Stige, Signe Hjelen; Veseth, Marius; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Psychotherapy researchers are increasingly using qualitative approaches to gain knowledge about the experiential, relational, and sociocultural aspects of psychological treatments. In this article, we explore and discuss ...