• Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway 

  Fosse, Elisabeth; Holsen, Ingrid; Oldeide, Olin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  More than half of the municipalities in Norway report drug misuse as the most important public health challenge. Following a whole‐of‐government tradition, the ambition is to achieve horizontal and vertical coordination ...

• Self-legitimation and sense-making of Southern European parents' migration to Norway: The role of family aspirations 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Haukanes, Haldis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  This article explores the migration narratives of Southern European parents living in Norway, where family projects emerged as a central theme. Migrant parents told stories not only of disillusionment and sacrifice but ...

• General Practitioners’ Experiences of Clinical Consultations With Refugees Suffering From Mental Health Problems 

  Harris, Samantha; Binder, Per Einar; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Refugees suffer from higher rates of certain mental health problems than non-refugee migrants and the native population of their host country. General practitioners (GPs) in Norway and many other European countries are the ...

• COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: The role of trust in the healthcare system 

  Harris, Samantha Marie; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Aim: The study aims to examine groups at risk for psychological distress in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, and the role of trust in the healthcare system as a possible moderator. Methods: Data were collected ...

• Stressors, social support and military performance in a modern war scenario 

  Moldjord, Christian; Laberg, Jon Christian; Rundmo, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)

  The present study examined differences in stressors, coping strategies, and military performance in two groups deployed in the same war scenario, but with operative and psychologically different challenges.

• Nonsocial cognitive underpinnings of theory of mind in schizophrenia 

  Sjølie, Charlotte; Meyn, Emilie K.; Raudeberg, Rune; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Vaskinn, Anja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Social cognition is a mediator between nonsocial cognition and functional outcome in schizophrenia. However, the relationship between specific nonsocial cognitive and social cognitive domains is less clear. The aim of this ...

• Omfang av penge- og dataspillproblemer i Norge 2019 

  Pallesen, Ståle; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Erevik, Eilin K.; Molde, Helge; Morken, Arne Magnus (Research report, 2020)

• Effectiveness of Brief and Standard School-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Adolescents With Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study 

  Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Haaland, Åshild Tellefsen; Baste, Valborg; Bjaastad, Jon Fauskanger; Hoffart, Asle; Rapee, Ronald M.; Raknes, Solfrid; Himle, Joseph A.; Husabo, Elisabeth; Wergeland, Gro Janne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Objective We examined the effectiveness of targeted school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescents (12−16 years of age) with anxiety, and tested whether brief CBT was noninferior to standard duration ...

• The illusion of absence in magic tricks 

  Svalebjørg, Mats; Øhrn, Heidi; Ekroll, Vebjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Recently, a curious illusion of absence has been described, where the space behind an occluder is compellingly experienced as empty. This illusion is similar to illusions based on amodal completion in the sense that it ...

• Being in front is good—but where is in front? Preferences for spatial referencing affect evaluation 

  Bender, Andrea; Teige-Mocigemba, Sarah; Rothe-Wulf, Annelie; Seel, Miriam; Beller, Sieghard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Speakers of English frequently associate location in space with valence, as in moving up and down the “social ladder.” If such an association also holds for the sagittal axis, an object “in front of” another object would ...

• Sensory and Quasi-Sensory Experiences of the Deceased in Bereavement: An Interdisciplinary and Integrative Review 

  Kamp, Karina; Steffen, Edith Maria; Alderson-Day, Ben; Allen, Paul; Austad, Anne; Hayes, Jacqueline; Larøi, Frank; Ratcliffe, Matthew; Sabucedo, Pablo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Bereaved people often report having sensory and quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased (SED), and there is an ongoing debate over whether SED are associated with pathology, such as grief complications. Research into ...

• Shift work, circadian rhythms and the brain : Identifying biological mechanisms underlying the metabolic and cognitive consequences of work timing, using a rat model 

  Marti, Andrea Rørvik (Doctoral thesis, 2021-04-29)

  Shift work, and night shift work in particular, is associated with negative health effects. In the short term, night shift work is associated with increased risk of errors and accidents. In the long term, night shift work ...

• Prevalence of personality disorders in patients with OCD and relationship to treatment outcome 

  Øvrehus, Espen Handeland; Martinsen, Anneli Sund; Hagen, Kristen; Hansen, Bjarne; Kvale, Gerd (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 ...

• The effects of a goal-framing and need-supportive app on undergraduates´ intentions, effort, and achievement in mobile science learning 

  Jeno, Lucas Matias; Dettweiler, Ulrich; Grytnes, John-Arvid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  In this study we investigate the effect of manipulating intrinsic goals, relative to extrinsic goals, in a mobile learning tool and traditional textbook for biology students. Using Self- Determination Theory, we hypothesized ...

• The emotional journey of motherhood in migration. The case of Southern European mothers in Norway 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Haukanes, Haldis; Vagli, Åse Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Greek, Italian, and Spanish mothers living in Norway, this article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the role of emotions in migration by exploring ...

• General and alcohol-related social media use and mental health: A large-sample longitudinal study 

  Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05)

  The current study aimed to investigate if general and alcohol-related social media use predicts symptoms of depression and anxiety. Students in Bergen, Norway, participated in a Web-based survey during fall 2015 (T1) and ...

• Therapist variability in the task/goal dimension of the early working alliance predicts outcome in exposure and response prevention treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 

  Hagen, Kristen; Solem, Stian; Opstad, Håvard Berg; Vogel, Patrick A.; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)

• Stratification and prediction of remission in first-episode psychosis patients: the OPTiMiSE cohort study 

  Martinuzzi, Emanuela; Barbosa, Susana; Daoudlarian, Douglas; Bel Haj Ali, Wafa; Gilet, Cyprien; Fillatre, Lionel; Khalfallah, Olfa; Troudet, Réjane; Jamain, Stéphane; Fond, Guillaume; Sommer, Iris Else Clara; Leucht, Stefan; Dazzan, Paola; McGuire, Philip; Arango, Celso; Diaz-Caneja, Covadonga M.; Fleischhacker, Wolfgang; Rujescu, Dan; Glenthøj, Birte; Winter, Inge; Kahn, René Sylvain; Yolken, Robert; Lewis, Shon; Drake, Richard; Davidovic, Laetitia; Leboyer, Marion; Glaichenhaus, Nicolas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

  Early response to first-line antipsychotic treatments is strongly associated with positive long-term symptomatic and functional outcome in psychosis. Unfortunately, attempts to identify reliable predictors of treatment ...

• Cognitive function and brain plasticity in a rat model of shift work: role of daily rhythms, sleep and glucocorticoids 

  Marti, Andrea Rørvik; Pedersen, Torhild; Wisor, Jonathan P.; Mrdalj, Jelena; Holmelid, Øystein; Patil, Sudarshan; Meerlo, Peter; Bramham, Clive R.; Grønli, Janne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Many occupations require operations during the night-time when the internal circadian clock promotes sleep, in many cases resulting in impairments in cognitive performance and brain functioning. Here, we use a rat model ...

• Current and Retrospective Childhood Ratings of Emotional Fluctuations in Adults With ADHD 

  Lundervold, Astri J.; Halmøy, Anne; Nordby, Emilie Sektnan; Haavik, Jan; Meza, Jocelyn I. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Introduction: Emotional fluctuations and mood swings are common among adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Here we investigated if these problems could be retrospectively traced back to childhood ...

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