Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Moltu, Christian"
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“And then the rest happened”— A qualitative exploration of the role that meaningful activities play in recovery processes for people with a diagnosis of substance use disorder
Veseth, Marius; Svendsen, Thomas Solgaard; Nesvaag, Sverre; Moltu, Christian; Davidson, Larry; Bjornestad, Jone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: In this qualitative exploration, we report on a thematic analysis of the key role that engaging in meaningful activities may play in recovery processes for people with a diagnosis of substance use disorder ... -
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 ... -
Barriers and Facilitators in Adolescent Psychotherapy Initiated by Adults – Experiences That Differentiate Adolescents’ Trajectories Through Mental Health Care
Stige, Signe Hjelen; Barca, Tonje; Lavik, Kristina O.; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Mental health problems start early in life. However, the majority of adolescents fulfilling the criteria for mental health disorders do not receive treatment, and half of those who do get treatment drop out. This begs the ... -
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 ... -
“Becoming myself”: how participants in a longitudinal substance use disorder recovery study experienced receiving continuous feedback on their results
Svendsen, Thomas Solgård; Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Slyngstad, Tale Ekeroth; McKay, James R.; Skaalevik, Alexander Waagan; Veseth, Marius; Moltu, Christian; Nesvåg, Sverre Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Being a participant in longitudinal follow-up studies is not commonly a factor considered when investigating useful self-change aspects for individuals attempting recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). ... -
Being a therapist in difficult therapeutic impasses: A hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis of skilled psychotherapists’ experiences, needs, and strategies in difficult therapies ending well
Moltu, Christian (Doctoral thesis, 2011-03-08)The aim of this thesis is to explore from the first person perspective the experiences of processes involved in difficult therapies that are resolved constructively. The methodological approach towards this aim is qualitative ... -
Being recognised as a whole person: A qualitative study of inpatient experience in mental health
Eldal, Kari; Natvik, Eli; Veseth, Marius; Davidson, Larry; Skjølberg, Åse; Gytri, Dorte; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-08)Few studies address the many challenges that are faced by staff and patients in the inpatient mental health context. In particular, there is a lack of research that explores first-hand patient experiences in order to ... -
An Experientially Derived Model of Flexible and Intentional Actions for Weight Loss Maintenance After Severe Obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Knowledge about non-surgical weight loss (WL) is scarce among people with severe obesity (SO). Lifestyle changes are primarily self-driven, occasionally accompanied by professional guidance and weight-management ... -
eXplainable AI for routine outcome monitoring and clinical feedback
Westbye, Hans Jacob; Moltu, Christian; Mcaleavey, Andrew Athan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Artificial intelligence (AI), specifically machine learning (ML), is adept at identifying patterns and insights from vast amounts of data from routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and clinical feedback during treatment. When ... -
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. ... -
‘Holding on to regret as a kind of enrichment’–a qualitative exploration of the role that work-related regrets play in therapists’ clinical practice
Veseth, Marius; Ese, Mari; Binder, Per-Einar; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this reflexive thematic analysis, we explore 17 psychotherapists’ accounts of work-related regrets. Based on individual interviews with experienced clinical psychologists, we report how they describe these regrets as ... -
How often are outcomes other than change in substance use measured? A systematic review of outcome measures in contemporary randomised controlled trials
Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; McKay, James R.; Berg, Henrik; Moltu, Christian; Nesvåg, Sverre Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Issues Recovery is a theoretical construct and empirical object of inquiry. The aim was to review whether outcome measures used in randomised controlled trials of drug treatment reflect a comprehensive conceptualisation ... -
How people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experience relationships to oneself and to others. A qualitative in-depth study
Moltu, Christian; Kverme, Britt; Veseth, Marius; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The first-person experiences of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an important area of research. It can support clinical and ethical practice, and nuance and expand on insights offered ... -
“A life more ordinary” Processes of 5-year recovery from substance abuse. Experiences of 30 recovered service users
Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Svendsen, Thomas Solgård; Slyngstad, Tale Ekeroth; Erga, Aleksander Hagen; McKay, James R.; Nesvåg, Sverre Martin; Skaalevik, Alexander Waagan; Veseth, Marius; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-18)Background: Studies investigating the subjective experiences of long-term recovery from substance use disorder are scarce. Particularly, functional and social factors have received little attention. Objectives: To investigate ... -
Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose: Losing weight and keeping it off for the long term is difficult. Weight regain is common. Experiences of successful non-surgical weight loss after severe obesity are largely unexplored. We know little about long-term ... -
Living the dream – but not without hardship: stories about self-directed weight transformation from severe obesity
Råheim, Målfrid; Moltu, Christian; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The objective of this narrative study was to explore experiences and assigned meanings in stories about self-directed weight loss (WL) maintenance after severe obesity (SO). Design In-depth interviews were conducted with ... -
Living the language of psychotherapy. How therapists use their experiences from being patients in psychotherapy.
Råbu, Marit; Binder, Per Einar; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Personal therapy is a requirement in several psychotherapy-training programs, and more than 80% of therapists have been psychotherapy patients. No quantitative evidence of the effects on their patients´ outcomes has been ... -
Moving Toward Connectedness – A Qualitative Study of Recovery Processes for People With Borderline Personality Disorder
Kverme, Britt; Natvik, Eli; Veseth, Marius; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-28)Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder estimated to affect 1–2% of the general population. As a group, people with BPD endure a high degree of suffering, often leading to suicide attempts, ... -
The nature of youth in the eyes of mental-health care workers: Therapists' conceptualization of adolescents coming to therapy at others' initiative
Barca, Tonje; Moltu, Christian; Veseth, Marius; Fjellheim, Gro; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-06)Background: Adolescent clients often come to therapy at the initiative of others and show a higher drop-out rate compared to adult clients. Therapeutic relationships are critical for preventing drop-outs and attaining good ... -
Negotiating System Requirements to Secure Client Engagement – Therapist Strategies in Adolescent Psychotherapy Initiated by Others
Stige, Signe Hjelen; Eik, Ingrid; Oddli, Hanne Berit Weie; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Many adolescent clients come to treatment reluctantly, at the initiative of others. Adolescents also quit therapy prematurely more often than adult clients do. This points to the value of finding good ways to ...