Department of Clinical Psychology
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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 ... -
Patients’ experiences of continued treatment with extended-release naltrexone: a Norwegian qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The opioid antagonist extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is effective in terms of safety, abstinence from opioid use and retention in treatment. However, it is ... -
Treating equivalent cases differently: A comparative analysis of substance use disorder and type 2 diabetes in Norwegian treatment guidelines
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Substance use disorder (SUD) is often understood as a chronic illness. Aims: This paper investigates whether SUD is treated as a chronic illness. Method To this aim, we have used World Health Organizations ... -
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. ... -
Self-Compassion and Perfectionism
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-16)Suffering, failure and imperfection are inevitable parts of human nature that all individuals will experience during their lifetime. However, how individuals relate to themselves when they are struggling may play an important ... -
Study progress, recreational activities, and loneliness in young adult carers: a national student survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-26)Background: Young adults (18–25 years) with informal care responsibilities have received limited attention in the research literature, and little is known on how caring responsibilities are related to functioning across ... -
Exposure Quality in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Youth Anxiety Disorders—Predictors and Associations with Outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)To optimize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes for anxiety disorders in youth, more knowledge is needed about how specific CBT components work. Exposure to feared situations is an effective CBT component. However, ... -
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 ... -
Physical exercise as an add-on treatment to cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is currently the treatment of choice for most anxiety disorders. Yet, with recovery rates of approximately 50%, many patients fail to achieve complete remission. This has ... -
Barriers and Facilitators in Adolescent Psychotherapy Initiated by Adults – Experiences That Differentiate Adolescents’ Trajectories Through Mental Health Care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Mental health problems start early in life. However, the majority of adolescents fulfilling the criteria for mental health disorders do not receive treatment, and half of those who do get treatment drop out. This begs the ... -
Clients’ Perspective on Predetermined Time Limits for Therapy in the Context of the Norwegian Welfare System
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Limited capacity and high demand for mental health care drive efforts to improve the efficiency of treatment and increasingly result in predetermined time limits for treatment, even in government-covered treatment in welfare ... -
Perfectionistic individuals' understanding of how painful experiences have shaped their relationship to others
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Perfectionism is increasing over time and associated with various mental health problems. Recent research indicates adverse childhood experiences may play a role in the development of perfectionism. In addition, ... -
Negotiating System Requirements to Secure Client Engagement – Therapist Strategies in Adolescent Psychotherapy Initiated by Others
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Many adolescent clients come to treatment reluctantly, at the initiative of others. Adolescents also quit therapy prematurely more often than adult clients do. This points to the value of finding good ways to ... -
Parenthood—Lost and Found: Exploring Parents’ Experiences of Receiving a Program in Emotion Focused Skills Training
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Parents play a crucial role in the development, maintenance, and deterioration of child difficulties. Emotion focused skills training (EFST) targets parents’ capacity to provide their child with emotion-oriented ... -
Exploring the temporal associations between avoidance behavior and cognitions during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients with symptoms of social anxiety disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD), avoidance behavior (AB) and cognitions (COG) are two important targets of intervention, but so far no studies have directly examined their ... -
“A mismatch between what is happening on the inside and going on, on the outside”: a qualitative study of therapists’ perspectives on student mental health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Although a growing number of studies indicates a high prevalence of reported mental health problems in students and that the problems are growing in number and severity, less is known about the experiences of ... -
What do survivors of child sexual abuse believe will facilitate early disclosure of sexual abuse?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The purpose of this study was to explore what adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) believe will facilitate early disclosure of sexual abuse. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adult survivors of CSA ... -
Polysomnographic comparison of sleep in children with obesity and normal weight without suspected sleep-related breathing disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Short sleep and obstructive apneas/hypopneas have been shown to be associated with childhood obesity. Still, few studies have compared sleep in children with obesity, without suspected sleep disordered breathing and normal ... -
‘Not at all what I had expected’: Discontinuing treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX): A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), an opioid antagonist, has demonstrated equal treatment outcomes, in terms of safety, opioid use, and retention, to the recommended OMT medication buprenorphine. However, ... -
Disentangling Within- and Between-Person Effects During Response Inhibition in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been related to worse performance, abnormal brain activity, and functional connectivity during response inhibition. Whether these findings are indications of stable traits ...
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