• Benchmarked effectiveness of family and school involvement in group exposure therapy for adolescent anxiety disorder 

      Bertelsen, Thomas Bjerregaard; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Nordgreen, Tine; Himle, Joseph A.; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for adolescents with anxiety disorders, the majority remain impaired following treatment. We developed a group CBT program (RISK) with high degrees of ...
    • Bidirectional Relationship Between Family Accommodation and Youth Anxiety During Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment 

      Bertelsen, Thomas Bjerregaard; Himle, Joeseph A.; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Family accommodation is associated with an increase in anxiety and has recently received attention as a target for intervention for youth anxiety. Existing theories posit that the increase in family accommodation increases ...
    • Parental early life maltreatment and related experiences in treatment of youth anxiety disorder 

      Bertelsen, Thomas Bjerregaard; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The role of parents’ early life maltreatment (ELM) (e.g. physical, sexual abuse) and related experiences, in relation to offspring anxiety is not well understood. The current study investigated the association between ...
    • Predictors of school-based cognitive behavior therapy outcome for youth with anxiety 

      Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Fjermestad, Krister Westlye; Öst, Lars Gøran; Gjestad, Rolf; Bjaastad, Jon F; Hoffart, Asle; Husabo, Elisabeth; Raknes, Solfrid; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Meta-analyses of school-based CBT have shown that prevention for anxiety symptoms typically report small but significant effects. There is limited knowledge regarding which youths may benefit most and least from such ...
    • 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 ...
    • Sleep duration and insomnia in adolescents seeking treatment for anxiety in primary health care 

      Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Hysing, Mari; Baste, Valborg; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Rapee, Ronald M.; Hoffart, Asle; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Bjaastad, Jon Fauskanger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-24)
      There is limited knowledge about sleep in adolescents with elevated levels of anxiety treated within primary health care settings, potentially resulting in sleep problems not being sufficiently addressed by primary health ...
    • Treatment Fidelity in Brief Versus Standard-Length School-Based Interventions for Youth with Anxiety 

      Husabo, Elisabeth; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; McLeod, Bryce D.; Baste, Valborg; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Bjåstad, Jon Fauskanger; Hoffart, Asle; Raknes, Solfrid; Fjermestad, Krister W.; Rapee, Ronald M.; Ogden, Terje; Wergeland, Gro Janne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      To examine treatment fidelity in a randomized controlled trial of indicated school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered in groups to youth with anxiety. We investigated whether adherence and competence (a) ...