• Mental Health and Well-being in Adolescent and Adult Siblings of Persons with Severe Mental Illness: A Scoping review 

  Lønning, Ingvild Synnøve; Fjermestad, Krister Westlye; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Systematic knowledge about siblings of persons with mental illness is needed. The aim of this literature review was to gain knowledge about the mental health and well-being of siblings of individuals with severe mental ...

• A burden of rare copy number variants in obsessive-compulsive disorder 

  Halvorsen, Matthew W.; de Schipper, Elles; Bäckman, Julia; Strom, Nora I.; Hagen, Kristen; Zayats, Tetyana; Eide, Thorstein Olsen; Noh, Hyun Ji; Morrill, Kathleen; Lichtenstein, Paul; Kähler, Anna Katarina; Höffler, Kira Daniela; Djurfeldt, Diana R.; Chen, Long Long; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin; Karlsson, Elinor K.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Wallert, John; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Fundín, Bengt; Landén, Mikael; Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Haavik, Jan; Mattheisen, Manuel; Rück, Christian; Mataix-Cols, David; Crowley, James J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Current genetic research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) supports contributions to risk specifically from common single nucleotide variants (SNVs), along with rare coding SNVs and small insertion-deletions (indels). ...

• Childhood trauma types in relation to antipsychotic effectiveness in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A prospective, pragmatic, randomized controlled study 

  Mørkved, Nina; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Joa, Inge; Kjelby, Eirik; Rettenbacher, M.A.; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Løberg, Else-Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Treatment with antipsychotics (APs) for schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) is generally effective, however, a significant proportion does not respond favorably. Childhood trauma (CT) subtypes (physical, sexual, and ...

• Executive functions in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder and healthy controls: Associations with heart rate variability, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and physical fitness 

  Sirevåg, Kristine; Stavestrand, Silje Haukenes; Specht, Karsten; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Molde, Helge; Mohlman, Jan; Endal, Trygve Bruun; Halmøy, Anne; Andersson, Eva; Sjøbø, Trond; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Thayer, Julian F.; Hovland, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Executive functions (EF) decline with age and this decline in older adults with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) may be influenced by heart rate variability (HRV), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and physical ...

• Self-reported health, function, and use of health care services in older prostate cancer survivors compared to matched controls: a cross-sectional study 

  Sletten, Reidun; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Åstrøm, Lennart; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Bye, Asta; Mork, Paul Jarle; Christiansen, Ola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Purpose Information about outcomes of particular relevance to older prostate cancer survivors is limited. This study aimed to compare health, activities of daily living (ADL), and use of health care services between ...

• Validation of the Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder Assessment (RADA): A DSM-5 Semistructured Interview 

  Archambault, Maude; Cyr, Chantal; Minnis, Helen; Lehmann, Stine; Monette, Sebastien (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Very few empirically validated tools exist for assessing reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED). The RAD and DSED assessment interview (RADA), a semistructured diagnostic ...

• Patient adherence as a predictor of acute and long-term outcomes in concentrated exposure treatment for difficult-to-treat obsessive-compulsive disorder 

  Tjelle, Kristian August; Opstad, Håvard Berg; Solem, Stian; Kvale, Gerd; Wheaton, Michael G.; Björgvinsson, Thröstur; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Hagen, Kristen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is considered the first-line psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Substantial research supports the effectiveness of ERP, yet a notable portion of ...

• 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 ...

• Parental Satisfaction With Child Welfare Services in Norway 

  Degail, Claire Josette Edith; Kaiser, Sabine; Jakobsen, Reidar; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  This study aims to examine parents' satisfaction with Norwegian child welfare services (CWS) and factors associated with parents' satisfaction. Different factors were included in the analysis, such as characteristics of ...

• Experiences From Treatment for Anxiety and Depression Among Youth in Foster Care: A Qualitative Study 

  Moussavi, Yasmin; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Lehmann, Stine; Mæland, Silje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Youth in foster care are at high risk of internalizing problems. However, research is scarce regarding their experiences of mental health treatment. This knowledge is important if mental health services are to meet their ...

• Unified Protocol. Transdiagnostisk behandling for emosjonelle lidelser 

  Vøllestad, Jon; Osnes, Berge; Schanche, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Unified Protocol (UP) is a transdiagnostic treatment aimed at promoting emotion regulation skills in patients with emotional disorders. The approach targets maintaining factors common to many disorders, in line with recent ...

• Is self-compassion relevant for refugees? A cross-sectional study of the relationship between self-compassion and depression among Kurdish refugees in Norway 

  Rashidian, Evin; Kildal, Frida Lill Bernhof Olsen; Markova, Valeria; Dundas, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Extensive research presents self-compassion as beneficial for mental health in a wide range of samples. However, knowledge about the role of self-compassion for mental health in refugee population is scarce. The purpose ...

• What I missed from my online therapist: A survey-based qualitative investigation of patient experiences of therapist contact in guided internet interventions 

  Sayar, Hanna; Vøllestad, Jon; Nordgreen, Tine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background: The effectiveness of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) in alleviating symptoms of psychological disorders has been demonstrated across qualitative and quantitative studies. Generally, guided ...

• Development of the Observable Well-Being in Living With Dementia-Scale 

  Madsø, Kristine Gustavsen; Pachana, Nancy A.; Nordhus, Inger Hilde (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The Observable Well-being in Living with Dementia-Scale was developed to address conceptual and methodological issues in current observational scales for music therapy. Creative interventions may receive lowered scores, ...

• Chronic fatigue syndromes: real illnesses that people can recover from 

  Alme, Tomas Nordheim; Andreasson, Anna; Asprusten, Tarjei Tørre; Bakken, Anne Karen; Beadsworth, Michael BJ; Boye, Birgitte; Brodal, Per; Brodwall, Elias Myrstad; Brurberg, Kjetil Gundro; Bugge, Ingrid; Chalder, Trudie; Due, Reidar; Eriksen, Hege Randi; Fink, Per Klausen; Flottorp, Signe Agnes; Fors, Egil Andreas; Jensen, Bård Fossli; Fundingsrud, Hans Petter; Garner, Paul; Havdal, Lise Beier; Helgeland, Helene; Jacobsen, Henrik Børsting; Johnson, Georg Espolin; Jonsjö, Martin; Knoop, Hans; Landmark, Live; Launes, Gunvor; Lekander, Mats; Linnros, Hannah; Lindsäter, Elin; Liira, Helena; Linnestad, Lina; Loge, Jon; Lyby, Peter Solvoll; Malik, Sadaf; Malt, Ulrik Fredrik; Moe, Trygve; Norlin, Anna-Karin; Pedersen, Maria; Pignatiello, Siv Elin; Rask, Charlotte Ulrikka; Reme, Silje Endresen; Roksund, Gisle; Sainio, Markku; Sharpe, Michael; Thorkildsen, Ruth Foseide; Van Roy, Betty; Vandvik, Per Olav; Vogt, Henrik; Wyller, Hedda Bratholm; Wyller, Vegard Bruun Bratholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The ‘Oslo Chronic Fatigue Consortium’ consists of researchers and clinicians who question the current narrative that chronic fatigue syndromes, including post-covid conditions, are incurable diseases. Instead, we propose ...

• Stop Sexual Harassment: A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in secondary schools in Norway 

  Slåtten, Hilde; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Fyhn, Tonje; Tveito, Torill Helene; Poteat, V. Paul; Breivik, Kyrre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background: Sexual- and gendered harassment are normalised in many peer groups, yet their associations with mental health concerns among adolescents are well-established. School based interventions that prevent and reduce ...

• Perfection is a sad and lonely place: A study of existential vulnerability in the life stories of persons struggling with perfectionism 

  Binder, Per-Einar; Woodfin, Vivian Irena; Hjeltnes, Aslak (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Under what life conditions do individuals turn to perfectionistic striving and ideals as a solution? The present paper examines how people with perfectionism narrate their relationship to our shared existential vulnerability; ...

• Eksistensiell psykoterapi 

  Binder, Per-Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Existential psychotherapy is a pluralistic tradition with a background in existential philosophy and humanistic, experiential and psychodynamic therapy traditions. A basic premise is that psychological difficulties arise ...

• 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 ...

• Physical exercise augmented cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults with generalised anxiety disorder (PEXACOG): a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial 

  Sirevåg, Kristine; Stavestrand, Silje Haukenes; Sjøbø, Trond; Endal, Trygve Bruun; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Andersson, E.; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Rekdal, Åsa Kristine; Specht, Karsten; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Halmøy, Anne; Mohlman, J.; Hjelmervik, Helene; Thayer, Julian Francis; Hovland, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a frequent and severe disorder among older adults. For older adults with GAD the effect of the recommended treatment, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), is reduced. ...

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