Browsing Department of Clinical Psychology by Title
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Prevalence and predictors of Video Game Addiction: A study based on a national sample of Gamers.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Video gaming has become a popular leisure activity in many parts of the world, and an increasing number of empirical studies examine the small minority that appears to develop problems as a result of excessive gaming. This ... -
Prevalence of personality disorders in patients with OCD and relationship to treatment outcome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: As a rule of thumb 30-40% of patients with OCD do not experience clinically relevant change from exposure and response prevention (ERP), and 50% can expect to be classified as recovered post treatment. The ... -
Process evaluation of Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): the Norwegian version of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-19)Background: Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) is the Norwegian adaptation of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). Thus far, evaluations of PMHC have mostly focused on the effectiveness, rather than on contextual ... -
Processing emotions in emotion-focused therapy. Exploring the impact of the two-chair dialogue intervention
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-07)An increasing range of approaches to psychotherapy emphasize the importance of unprocessed emotions in explaining the root of psychological problems. These approaches suggest different interventions intended to enhance ... -
Professionals’ Experiences of the Relations between Personal History and Professional Role
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how workers in a crisis resolution home treatment (CRHT) team experience the relationship between their personal history and professional role. This paper is based on 13 ... -
Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): work participation and functional status at 12 months post-treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Anxiety and depression are associated with substantial functional impairment. Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC), the Norwegian adaptation of IAPT is currently piloted across Norway, as a means to improve access ... -
Prompt mental health care, the Norwegian version of IAPT: clinical outcomes and predictors of change in a multicenter cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-16)Background Prompt mental health care (PMHC) is a Norwegian initiative, inspired by the English ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapy’ (IAPT), aimed to provide low-threshold access to primary care treatment for persons ... -
Providers’ Experiences with Delivering School‑Based Targeted Prevention for Adolescents with Anxiety Symptoms: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The school setting is important for delivering targeted prevention to adolescents with anxiety. However, schools may not have available providers with training or experience in delivering evidence-based interventions, e.g., ... -
Psychological interventions for the Fear of Public Speaking: A Meta-analysis.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-15)Background: Fear of Public Speaking (FoPS) or public speaking anxiety is a type of social anxiety and the single most commonly feared situation in the population. FoPS is disabling with negative occupational, academic, and ... -
The Psychometric Properties of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale - Brief
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-07)Previous psychometric analyses of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and the abbreviated version (FMPS–Brief) have resulted in inconsistent findings regarding the scale’s bidimensionality or unidimensionality. ... -
Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Version of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS) and Its Associations With Outcomes Following Treatment in IAPT Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: No studies have examined the underlying structure or predictive validity of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS). Examining the structure of the CTACS is of great relevance because it ... -
A psychophysiological investigation of the interplay between orienting and executive control during stimulus conflict: A heart rate variability study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11)Background It has been hypothesized that resting state cardiac vagal activity (CVA) - an indicator of parasympathetic nervous system activity - is a specific psychophysiological marker of executive control function. Here, ... -
Psychosocial characteristics differentiate non-distressing and distressing voices in 10,346 adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Adolescents hearing non-existent voices may be at risk for psychosis, but the prevalence of voice-hearing (VH) in the general population complicates clinical interpretations. Differentiating between VH with and without ... -
Psychotherapy in psychosis: Experiences of fully recovered service users
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-04)Background: Despite the evidence of the importance of including service users’ views on psychotherapy after psychosis, there is a paucity of research investigating impact on full recovery. Objectives: To explore what ... -
Psykologers erfaringer i videoveiledning – en kvalitativ studie
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: In recent years, supervision based on video recordings of supervisees’ therapy sessions has received increased attention, but our empirical knowledge about how psychologists experience this form of supervision ... -
Psykososiale tiltak ved store ulykker og katastrofer
(Rapport fra Kunnskapssenteret, Research report, 2006)In September 2004, the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs commissioned the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services to do a systematic review of the effects of psychosocial interventions after crises, ... -
A Randomized Control Trial of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Perfectionism, Anxiety, Depression, and Body Image
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: Due to a rise in perfectionistic tendencies and growing concerns about the increase in mental health conditions among students this study aimed to examine the effects of a brief intervention in self-compassion ... -
A randomized controlled trial of concentrated ERP, self-help and waiting list for obsessive- compulsive disorder: The Bergen 4-Day Treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-15)Background: The Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated exposure-based treatment for patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) delivered during four consecutive days. The B4DT has in a number of effectiveness ... -
Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder in School-Aged Foster Children - A Confirmatory Approach to Dimensional Measures
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-02)This study aimed to investigate the factor structure and external correlates of the constructs Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED) from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ... -
Recovery in bipolar disorder. A reflexive-collaborative exploration of the lived experiences of healing and growth when battling a severe mental illness
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-01-23)The aim of this thesis is to explore processes of recovery in bipolar disorder. What do people with bipolar disorders do to promote healing and growth in their lives, and what challenges do they meet over the course of ...