Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Stige, Signe Hjelen"
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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 ... -
Clients’ experiences with a Trauma-sensitive mindfulness and compassion group intervention: a first-person perspective on change and change mechanisms
Wästlund, Malin; Salvesen, Katinka Thorne; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Trauma-related symptoms are common and there is a need for treatment interventions targeting underlying core vulnerabilities regardless of the client's diagnosis. Mindfulness and Compassion interventions have ... -
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 ... -
Finding One’s Footing When Everyone Has an Opinion. Negotiating an Acceptable Identity After Sexual
Dundas, Ingrid; Mæhle, Elin; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Identities used to describe oneself after trauma may influence recovery, and searches for acceptable identities after sexual assault can be challenging. Fifteen Norwegian female survivors of sexual assault were recruited ... -
Goal management training for adults with ADHD – clients’ experiences with a group-based intervention
Nordby, Emilie Sektnan; Gilje, Sigrid; Jensen, Daniel Andre; Sørensen, Lin; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-19)Background: There is growing evidence for the efficacy of group-based interventions for adults with ADHD. However, there is still a lack of research investigating how clients experience participating in such interventions. ... -
Grief trajectories among bereaved parents after the 2011 Utøya terror attack: A qualitative analysis
Fjærestad, Anita; Kristensen, Pål; Dyregrov, Atle; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This study took a qualitative approach to explore terror-bereaved parents’ long-term experiences with grief. Data were drawn from a larger, longitudinal study, and interviews with 10 bereaved parents were selected based ... -
How do young adults experience and understand the process of developing a first episode of psychosis? A qualitative exploration
Hansen, Hege Almeland; Stige, Signe Hjelen; Davidson, Larry; Løberg, Else-Marie; Veseth, Marius (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Psychosis is a condition which often starts early in life and leaves a significant mark on a young person’s life. It is usually regarded and discussed from a professional point of view. This study sheds light ... -
'If there's no stability around them': Experienced therapists' view on the role of patients' social world in recovery in bipolar disorder
Veseth, Marius; Binder, Per-Einar; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-20)Background: Recovery in severe mental illness has traditionally been described as a deeply personal process. At the same time, researchers are increasingly attending to the social nature of such processes. In this article, ... -
«Kahoot!» as a tool for adjusting teaching to match students’ knowledge level and promoting active learning in a lecture setting
Stige, Signe Hjelen (UPED-skrift, Working paper, 2016) -
Krevjande situasjonar i psykisk helsevern for born og unge – behandlarar si erfaring med og haldning til målretta trening og virtuell røyndom
Stige, Signe Hjelen; Fjellheim, Gro; Elgen, Irene; Visted, Endre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: Explore experiences of and attitudes towards deliberate practice and virtual reality (VR) among therapists in child and adolescent psychiatry, and what clinical situations are perceived as particularly relevant ... -
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 ... -
Norwegian Firefighters’ Experiences of Rescue Work at Severe Traffic Accidents- A Qualitative Study
Geertsen, Anders Christian; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Research on firefighters’ health consistently report higher prevalence of mental disorders compared with the general population. Yet, little is known about how firefighters themselves experience their work. The aim of this ... -
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 ... -
Possible paths to increase detection of child sexual abuse in child and adolescent psychiatry: a meta-synthesis of survivors’ and health professionals’ experiences of addressing child sexual abuse
Stige, Signe Hjelen; Andersen, Ann Christin; Halvorsen, Jorunn; Halvorsen, Margrethe S.; Binder, Per-Einar; Måkestad, Elida; Albæk, Ane Ugland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Efforts are directed both towards prevention and early detection of Child sexual abuse (CSA). Yet, only about 50% of CSA survivors disclose before adulthood, and health professionals rarely are the first ... -
“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 ... -
What do survivors of child sexual abuse believe will facilitate early disclosure of sexual abuse?
Solberg, Ellen Tvedt; Halvorsen, Jorunn E.; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The purpose of this study was to explore what adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) believe will facilitate early disclosure of sexual abuse. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adult survivors of CSA ... -
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 ...