Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Hjeltnes, Aslak"
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Antipsychotic treatment – a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of qualitative studies
Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Lavik, Kristina O.; Davidson, Larry; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Moltu, Christian; Veseth, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The literature on antipsychotic medication in psychosis lack systematization of the empirical knowledge base on patients’ subjective experiences of using antipsychotic drugs. Such investigations are pivotal to ... -
Becoming Aware of Inner Self-Critique and Kinder Toward Self: A Qualitative Study of Experiences of Outcome After a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for University Level Students
Binder, Per-Einar; Dundas, Ingrid; Stige, Signe Hjelen; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Woodfin, Vivian; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-06)This qualitative study investigated ways in which student participants in a three-session self-compassion course became more compassionate toward themselves and challenges related to this change. Ninety-four participants ... -
Clients’ Perspective on Predetermined Time Limits for Therapy in the Context of the Norwegian Welfare System
Stige, Signe Hjelen; Binder, Per-Einar; Stiegler, Jan Reidar; Schanche, Elisabeth; Hummelslund, Didrik Andreassen; Hjeltnes, Aslak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Limited capacity and high demand for mental health care drive efforts to improve the efficiency of treatment and increasingly result in predetermined time limits for treatment, even in government-covered treatment in welfare ... -
Facing social fears. An investigation of mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with social anxiety disorder
Hjeltnes, Aslak (Doctoral thesis, 2016-08-26)Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent condition that often leads to co-morbid mental disorders and chronic functional impairments in most domains of human life. Psychological interventions are often effective, but ... -
Facing the fear of failure: An explorative qualitative study of client experiences in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for university students with academic evaluation anxiety
Hjeltnes, Aslak; Binder, Per-Einar; Moltu, Christian; Dundas, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-20)The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the subjective experiences of 29 university students who participated in an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for academic evaluation anxiety. ... -
Finding focus in a difficult landscape: Therapists’ experiences with challenging video guidance processes for parent–infant dyads
Simhan, Indra Laetitia; Veseth, Marius; Vik, Kari; Hjeltnes, Aslak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Marte Meo video guidance uses filmed interaction of the actual parent–infant dyad in the guidance of caregivers. Exploring the challenges that therapists meet in the guidance of parent–infant dyads may illuminate important ... -
Hva lærer psykologstudenter av å intervjue hverandre? En kvalitativ undersøkelse av undervisning med ferdighetsøvelser i kvalitativ metode
Hjeltnes, Aslak (UPED-skrift, Working paper, 2017)The present paper investigates how clinical psychology students experienced their own learning process when participating in practical skills training during an introductory course in qualitative research methods. Mindfulness ... -
Learning to mentalize: Exploring vulnerable parents’ experiences of change during video guidance in an infant mental health clinic
Simhan, Indra Laetitia; Vik, Kari; Veseth, Marius; Hjeltnes, Aslak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-12)Background: Interventions that promote infant mental health face challenges when applied for parents who struggle with psychosocial and psychological burdens. Video-based guidance using the Marte Meo method is used in ... -
Like Taking a Magnifying Glass Into Everyday Life: Vulnerable Parents’ Experiences With Video Guidance in an Infant Mental Health Clinic
Simhan, Indra Laetitia; Vik, Kari; Veseth, Marius; Hjeltnes, Aslak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Parents are a central focus in clinical infant mental health interventions because of the key importance of the caregiver-infant relationship, especially when dyads are burdened by psychosocial and parental ... -
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Academic Evaluation Anxiety: A Naturalistic Longitudinal Study
Dundas, Ingrid; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Binder, Per-Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) for academic evaluation anxiety and self-confidence in 70 help-seeking bachelor’s and master’s students was examined. A repeated measures analysis of covariance on the 46 students ... -
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) ... -
Parenthood—Lost and Found: Exploring Parents’ Experiences of Receiving a Program in Emotion Focused Skills Training
Ansar, Nadia; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Stige, Signe Hjelen; Binder, Per-Einar; Stiegler, Jan Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Parents play a crucial role in the development, maintenance, and deterioration of child difficulties. Emotion focused skills training (EFST) targets parents’ capacity to provide their child with emotion-oriented ... -
Perfectionistic individuals' understanding of how painful experiences have shaped their relationship to others
Woodfin, Vivian Irena; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Binder, Per-Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Perfectionism is increasing over time and associated with various mental health problems. Recent research indicates adverse childhood experiences may play a role in the development of perfectionism. In addition, ... -
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 ... -
“You Feel They Have a Heart and Are Not Afraid to Show It”: Exploring How Clients Experience the Therapeutic Relationship in Emotion-Focused Therapy
Nødtvedt, Øystein Ottesen; Binder, Per-Einar; Stige, Signe Hjelen; Schanche, Elisabeth; Stiegler, Jan Reidar; Hjeltnes, Aslak (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-04)Background: The therapeutic relationship is regarded as an important source of change in emotion-focused therapy (EFT), but few qualitative studies have specifically investigated how clients experience the role of the ...