• Associations between stressful life events in childhood/adolescence and adulthood: results from the 7th Tromsø survey 

  Thimm, Jens; Rognmo, Kamilla; Nermo, Hege; Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset; Skre, Ingunn Berta Gjerdåker; Wang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background: Exposure to highly stressful life events (SLEs), such as accidents, violence, or serious illness, is common. With the accumulation of SLEs, the risk of detrimental somatic and mental health outcomes increases. ...

• Training non-specialists in teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice 

  Heltne, Unni Marie; Sarkadi, Anna; Lien, Lars; Dybdahl, Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-11)

  Background: Although several manuals and guidelines have been developed to enhance the quality of task-sharing interventions, it remains challenging to train non-professional personnel in mental health and psychosocial ...

• The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: adapting to COVID-19 restrictions with a hybrid approach of face-to-face and videoconference modalities 

  Hjelle, Kay Morten; Eide, Thorstein Olsen; Thorsen, Anders Lillevik; Kvale, Gerd; Hagen, Kristen; Snorrason, Ivar; Björgvinsson, Thröstur; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background The Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated exposure-based therapy that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders. The current study sought to examine the effectiveness of ...

• Integrated Short-term Palliative Rehabilitation to improve quality of life and equitable care access in incurable cancer (INSPIRE): a multinational European research project 

  Bayly, Joanne; Ahmedzai, Hilde Hjelmeland; Blandini, Maria Grazia; Bressi, Barbara; Caraceni, Augusto Tomasso Giovanni; Carvalho Vasconcelos, Joana; Costi, Stefania; Fugazzaro, Stefania; Guberti, Monica; Guldin, Mai-Britt; Hauken, May Aasebø; Higginson, Irene; Laird, Barry J; Ling, Julie; Normand, Charles; Nottelmann, Lise; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Payne, Cathy; Prevost, A. Toby; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Vanzulli, Elisa; Veber, Eduardo; Economos, Guillaume; Maddocks, Matthew (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Background: Disability related to incurable cancer affects over a million Europeans each year and people with cancer rank loss of function among the most common unmet supportive care needs. Objectives: To test the ...

• Cognitive development among children in a low-income setting: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a maternal nutrition education intervention in rural Uganda 

  Ahmed, Montasir; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Atukunda, Prudence; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Wangen, Knut Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Inadequate nutrition and insufficient stimulation in early childhood can lead to long-term deficits in cognitive and social development. Evidence for policy and decision-making regarding the cost of delivering nutrition ...

• Selection of Norwegian police drone operators: an evaluation of selected cognitive tests from “The Vienna Test System" 

  Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Nilsen, Andreas Aalstad; Hystad, Sigurd William; Grytting, Eyvind; Ronge, Jørgen Lunde; Rostad, Steinar; Öhman, Peter Henrik; Overland, Arne Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  A nationwide sample of 129 police officers participated in a study aimed at validating and presenting practical implications of a selection procedure for applicants to an educational program for Norwegian police drone ...

• Back to the basics of polar expeditions: personality hardiness, fear, and nutrition in polar environments 

  Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Gjeldnes, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  The present paper aims at presenting an overview of findings relating personality hardiness to adaptation to polar environments. Several studies from the Operational Psychology Research group at the University of Bergen ...

• Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register-based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents 

  Hovén, Emma; Ljungman, Lisa; Sveen, Josefin; Skoglund, Charlotte; Ljungman, Gustaf; Ljung, Rickard; Wikman, Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Purpose To investigate the short- and long-term risk of psychotropic medication use in parents who lose a child to cancer diagnosed in adolescence. Methods This is a Swedish nationwide register-based study including ...

• An fMRI study of cognitive planning before and after symptom provocation in pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder 

  Jaspers-Fayer, Fern; Yao Lin, Sarah; Best, John R.; Thorsen, Anders Lillevik; Negreiros, Juliana; Chan, Elaine; Ellwyn, Rhonda; Lin, Boyee; de Wit, Stella; van den Heuvel, Odile A; Stewart, S. Evelyn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) has been associated with poorer planning in laboratory, school and home settings. It is unclear whether this impairment is a standalone cognitive issue or the result ...

• The thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder 

  Weeland, Cees J.; Kasprzak, Selina; de Joode, Niels T.; Abe, Yoshinari; Alonso, Pino; Ameis, Stephanie H.; Anticevic, Alan; Arnold, Paul D.; Balachander, Srinivas; Banaj, Nerisa; Bargallo, Nuria; Batistuzzo, Marcelo C.; Benedetti, Francesco; Beucke, Jan C.; Bollettini, Irene; Brecke, Vilde; Brem, Silvia; Cappi, Carolina; Cheng, Yuqi; Cho, Kang Ik K.; Costa, Daniel L. C.; Dallaspezia, Sara; Denys, Damiaan; Eng, Goi Khia; Ferreira, Sónia; Feusner, Jamie D.; Fontaine, Martine; Fouche, Jean-Paul; Grazioplene, Rachael G.; Gruner, Patricia; He, Mengxin; Hirano, Yoshiyuki; Hoexter, Marcelo Q.; Huyser, Chaim; Hu, Hao; Jaspers-Fayer, Fern; Kathmann, Norbert; Kaufmann, Christian; Kim, Minah; Koch, Kathrin; Bin Kwak, Yoo; Kwon, Jun Soo; Lazaro, Luisa; Li, Chiang-shan R.; Lochner, Christine; Marsh, Rachel; Martínez-Zalacaín, Ignacio; Mataix-Cols, David; Menchón, Jose M.; Minnuzi, Luciano; Moreira, Pedro Silva; Morgado, Pedro; Nakagawa, Akiko; Nakamae, Takashi; Narayanaswamy, Janardhanan C.; Nurmi, Erika L.; Ortiz, Ana E.; Pariente, Jose C.; Piacentini, John; Picó-Pérez, Maria; Piras, Fabrizio; Piras, Federica; Pittenger, Christopher; Reddy, Y. C. Janardhan; Rodriguez-Manrique, Daniela; Sakai, Yuki; Shimizu, Eiji; Shivakumar, Venkataram; Simpson, Helen Blair; Soreni, Noam; Soriano-Mas, Carles; Sousa, Nuno; Spalletta, Gianfranco; Stern, Emily R.; Stevens, Michael C.; Stewart, S. Evelyn; Szeszko, Philip R.; Takahashi, Jumpei; Tanamatis, Tais; Tang, Jinsong; Thorsen, Anders Lillevik; Tolin, David; van der Werf, Ysbrand D.; van Marle, Hein; van Wingen, Guido A.; Vecchio, Daniela; Venkatasubramanian, G.; Walitza, Susanne; Wang, Jicai; Wang, Zhen; Watanabe, Anri; Wolters, Lidewij H.; Xu, Xiufeng; Yun, Je-Yeon; Zhao, Qing; White, Tonya; Thompson, Paul M.; Stein, Dan J.; van den Heuvel, Odile A; Vriend, Chris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Larger thalamic volume has been found in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and children with clinical-level symptoms within the general population. Particular thalamic subregions may drive these differences. ...

• 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 ...

• Geriatric impairments are associated with reduced quality of life and physical function in older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy - A prospective observational study 

  Eriksen, Guro Falk; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Kirkhus, Lene; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Hjelstuen, Anne Kristine; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) and function are important outcomes for older adults with cancer. We aimed to assess differences in trends in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) during radiotherapy (RT) between (1) groups ...

• Prolonged grief, post-traumatic stress, and functional impairment in parents and siblings 8 years after the 2011 Utøya terror attack 

  Nordström, Erik-Edwin Leonard; Thimm, Jens; Riittakerttu, Kaltiala-Heino; Kristensen, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Research on bereavement after terrorism is limited and primarily aiming on short-term consequences. Objective: To better understand the long-term health consequences of terrorism, we studied bereaved parents ...

• The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: replication and implementation in a new clinic 

  Iversen, Hanne Moe; Eide, Thorstein Olsen; Harvold, Mathea; Solem, Stian; Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Hagen, Kristen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated exposure-based treatment (cET), where the patient receives concentrated, individually tailored cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) during four consecutive days. ...

• The higher-order structure of early maladaptive schemas: A meta-analytical approach 

  Thimm, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-01)

  Background: Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are themes regarding oneself and one's relationship with others. In schema therapy, 18 EMSs are described that were initially proposed to be clustered in five domains. The current ...

• Changes in contamination-related obsessions and compulsions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Norwegian longitudinal study 

  Grøtte, Torun; Hagen, Kristen; Eid, Jarle; Kvale, Gerd; Hellard, Stephanie Francoise Claire Le; Solem, Stian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with increasing obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS), but less is known regarding these symptoms’ long-term trajectories. The aim of this study was to ...

• Community-based Multidimensional Cancer Rehabilitation in Norway – a Feasibility Study 

  Ahmedzai, Hilde Hjelmeland; Oldervoll, Line M.; Sweetmore, Anne-Marte Hess; Hauken, May Aasebø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Cancer survival is often accompanied by late effects that can be mitigated by tailored rehabilitation. In Norway this has traditionally been offered as residential programs, whereas community-based cancer ...

• Early Maladaptive Schemas and Mental Disorders in Adulthood: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

  Thimm, Jens; Chang, Michelle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are broad and pervasive themes regarding oneself and one’s relationships with others originating from adverse childhood experiences. Although the concept of EMSs was initially developed for ...

• Paths to positive growth in parents bereaved by drug-related death: A mixed-method study 

  Titlestad, Kristine Berg; Kristensen, Pål; O'Connor, Maja; Hystad, Sigurd William; Dyregrov, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Introduction: Drug-related deaths (DRDs) are a major public health challenge. Losing a child to a DRD can be a very stressful life event, which places parents at risk of mental and physical health problems. However, traumatic ...

• Operational leadership : Relationship with swift trust, moral stress, and adaptability 

  Hyllengren, Peder (Doctoral thesis, 2022-10-26)

  Forutsetningene for krigføring og militær ledelse har endret seg dramatisk de siste tiårene. Raske teknologiske fremskritt og et nytt geopolitisk landskap innebærer en rekke nye krav og utfordringer for militære ledere. ...

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