Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Halmøy, Anne"
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Adult ADHD and Comorbid Somatic Disease: A Systematic Literature Review
Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Klungsøyr, Kari; Halmøy, Anne; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To systematically review, synthesize, and appraise available evidence, connecting adult ADHD (aADHD) with somatic disease. Method: Embase, Psychinfo, and Medline databases were searched for studies published ... -
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with asthma
Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Halmøy, Anne; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-07)Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasingly recognized as a common disorder not only in children, but also in the adult population. Similarly, asthma also has a substantial prevalence among ... -
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with migraine headaches
Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Halmøy, Anne; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-11)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now recognized as a common disorder both in child and adult psychiatry. Adult patients with a diagnosis of ADHD (n = 572) and community controls (n = 675) responded to ... -
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder report high symptom levels of troubled sleep, restless legs, and cataplexy
Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Brevik, Erlend Joramo; Lundervold, Astri; Halmøy, Anne; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-20)Objective: To compare the occurrence of a spectrum of different self-reported sleep problems in adults with ADHD and a control group, and to study the impact of current ADHD medication use and clinical ADHD subtype. Method: ... -
Attention Network Test in adults with ADHD - the impact of affective fluctuations
Lundervold, Astri Johansen; Adólfsdóttir, Steinunn; Halleland, Helene Barone; Halmøy, Anne; Plessen, Kerstin von; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-27)Background: The Attention Network Test (ANT) generates measures of different aspects of attention/executive function. In the present study we investigated whether adults with ADHD performed different from controls on ... -
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in adults. Clinical characteristics and pre- and perinatal risk factors
Halmøy, Anne (Doctoral thesis, 2011-01-28)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is currently a prevalent diagnosis in child psychiatry, typically affecting 2-5 % of school-aged children world-wide. The recent and increasing awareness that ADHD may persist ... -
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring of mothers with inflammatory and immune system diseases
Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Halmøy, Anne; Engeland, Anders; Haavik, Jan; Furu, Kari; Klungsøyr, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Background: Prenatal inflammatory mechanisms may play a role in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders and could be relevant for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We investigated maternal chronic somatic ... -
Current and Retrospective Childhood Ratings of Emotional Fluctuations in Adults With ADHD
Lundervold, Astri J.; Halmøy, Anne; Nordby, Emilie Sektnan; Haavik, Jan; Meza, Jocelyn I. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: Emotional fluctuations and mood swings are common among adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Here we investigated if these problems could be retrospectively traced back to childhood ... -
Cyclothymic temperament: Associations with ADHD, other psychopathology, and medical morbidity in the general population
Syrstad, Vigdis Elin Giæver; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Halmøy, Anne; Haavik, Jan; Dilsaver, Stephen C.; Gjestad, Rolf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Cyclothymic temperament (CT) is an affective disposition often preceding bipolar disorder (BD), and is the most common affective temperament in patients with BD. In depressed patients, CT is a predictor for ... -
Dispensation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications in patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; A national prospective cohort study in Norway from 2015 to 2017
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Odsbu, Ingvild; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Halmøy, Anne; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background It is estimated that up to a third of patients on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Treatment by ADHD medication, including a centrally acting stimulant (CAS) ... -
Gender Differences in Psychiatric Comorbidity: Population-based study of 40,000 Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Solberg, Berit Skretting; Halmøy, Anne; Engeland, Anders; Igland, Jannicke; Haavik, Jan; Klungsøyr, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-21)OBJECTIVE: We aimed at determining whether gender modified associations between ADHD and psychiatric comorbidities in adults. METHOD: We identified adults with ADHD by linking Norwegian national registries and compared ... -
Identification of Genetic Loci Shared Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Intelligence, and Educational Attainment
O`Connell, Kevin; Shadrin, Alexey A.; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Bahrami, Shahram; Frei, Oleksandr; Bettella, Francesco; Krull, Florian; Fan, Chun C.; Askeland, Ragna Bugge; Knudsen, Gun Peggy Strømstad; Halmøy, Anne; Steen, Nils Eiel; Ueland, Torill; Walters, Bragi; Davíðsdóttir, Katrín; Haraldsdóttir, Gyda S.; Guðmundsson, Ólafur; Stefansson, Hreinn; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Haavik, Jan; Dale, Anders M.; Stefánsson, Kári; Djurovic, Srdjan; Andreassen, Ole Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is consistently associated with lower levels of educational attainment. A recent large genome-wide association study identified ... -
Occupational issues of adults with ADHD
Adamou, Marios; Arif, Muhammad; Asherson, Philip; Aw, Tar-Ching; Bolea, Blanca; Coghill, David; Guðjónsson, Gísli; Halmøy, Anne; Hodgkins, Paul; Müller, Ulrich; Pitts, Mark; Trakoli, Anna; Williams, Nerys; Young, Susan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-17)Background: ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that persists into adulthood. Its symptoms cause impairments in a number of social domains, one of which is employment. We wish to produce a consensus statement on ... -
Patterns of psychiatric comorbidity and genetic correlations provide new insights into differences between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder
Solberg, Berit Skretting; Zayats, Tetyana; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Halmøy, Anne; Engeland, Anders; Haavik, Jan; Klungsøyr, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-28)Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) share common genetic factors but seem to have specific patterns of psychiatric comorbidities. There are few systematic studies ... -
Physical exercise augmented cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults with generalised anxiety disorder (PEXACOG): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Stavestrand, Silje Haukenes; Sirevåg, Kristine; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sjøbø, Trond; Endal, Trygve; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Specht, Karsten; Hammar, Åsa; Halmøy, Anne; Martinsen, Egil Wilhelm; Andersson, Eva; Hjelmervik, Helene; Mohlman, Jan; Thayer, Julian Francis; Hovland, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-18)Background Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a frequent and severe anxiety disorder among older adults. GAD increases the risk of developing other disorders such as depression and coronary heart disease. Older adults ... -
Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Odsbu, Ingvild; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Reutfors, Johan; Halmøy, Anne; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: To compare the use of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, gabapentinoids, opioids and centrally acting stimulants (CAS) among patients who had received opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway and Sweden during the ... -
Prevalence and clinical correlates of insomnia in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Brevik, Erlend Joramo; Lundervold, Astri; Halmøy, Anne; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08)Objective: To investigate the prevalence of insomnia in adults with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with clinical subtypes, current ADHD symptoms, and stimulant treatment. Method: We ... -
Serum concentrations of kynurenines in adult patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a case–control study
Hegvik, Tor-Arne; Ulvik, Arve; Halmøy, Anne; Haavik, Jan; Aarsland, Tore Ivar Malmei; Landaas, Elisabeth Toverud; Ueland, Per Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-05)Background: The essential amino acid tryptophan is catabolised mainly through the kynurenine pathway. Altered circulating levels of kynurenines have been reported in chronic inflammatory conditions and in several ... -
Work participation in ADHD and associations with social characteristics, education, lifetime depression, and ADHD symptom severity
Anker, Espen; Halmøy, Anne; Heir, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06)The literature refers to high rates of occupational failure in the population of adults with ADHD. The explanation for this is less known. The aim of the present study was to examine associations between social characteristics ...