Brief dynamic psychotherapy has its origins in traditional psychodynamic therapy. The most important features of brief dynamic psychotherapy include preplanned time-limited therapy, identifying and holding on to a focus, ...

Protecting the environment and enjoying a high quality of life are two pursuits often viewed as being in conflict with each other, although this assumption is largely based on conventional wisdom rather than science. In ...

Background: Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) is associated with multiple adverse childhood outcomes including externalizing behaviors. However, the association between MSDP and internalizing (anxiety and depressive) ...

Depression is a serious mental disorder with childhood and adolescent onset and a high degree of life-time recurrence. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the increase in prevalence of depression among girls ...

There is growing consensus that certain cognitive processes are critical in the development and maintenance of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). A ruminative responsive style has been found to predict both severity and ...

This study investigated the course of insomnia from young adolescence to adulthood, and identified early predictors of adult insomnia. Data on sleep, health, and lifestyle factors were collected in 1242 individuals at four ...

This study focuses on Norwegian leaders and their practice of leadership, measured by the leadership theories of Transformational Leadership and Leader-Member Exchange Leadership Theory, and how they promote Organizational ...

Though gender discrimination against women has decreased in recent years, women as a group occupy an inferior position compared to men. Earlier research has focused too little on women's own contribution to maintaining ...

A recent large survey showed that an increasing number of Norwegian university and college students report symptoms of psychological distress, indicating the need for effective interventions. Self-compassion interventions ...