Browsing Department of Clinical Psychology by Title
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Novel oxygen desaturation parameters are associated with cardiac troponin I: Data from the Akershus Sleep Apnea Project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Novel diagnostic markers for obstructive sleep apnea beyond the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) have been introduced. There are no studies on their association with markers of subclinical myocardial injury. We assessed the ... -
Objectively measured physical activity among treatment seeking children and adolescents with severe obesity and normal weight peers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Treatment seeking children and adolescents with severe obesity often experience barriers to physical activity. Studies objectively measuring physical activity in this group and investigating explanatory factors ... -
Observing Music Therapy in Dementia: Repeated Single-case Studies Assessing Well-being and Sociable Interaction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: This study compared behavioral expressions of momentary well-being and sociable behavior toward significant others during music therapy and regular social interaction. Methods: A 10-week active music therapy ... -
Obstructive sleep apnea, verbal memory, and executive function in a community-based high-risk population identified by the Berlin Questionnaire Akershus Sleep Apnea Project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Purpose: Cognitive functions in community-dwelling adults at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea have not been described and nor are associations between cognitive functions and obstructive sleep apnea severity fully ... -
Opening up: Clients’ inner struggles at the start of therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: To explore how clients in clinical settings experience the process of opening up and sharing their inner experiences in the initial phase of therapy. Methods: Two psychotherapy sessions of clients (N = 11) ... -
Pandemic Information Dissemination and Its Associations With the Symptoms of Mental Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic has added to the mental health strain on individuals and groups across the world in a variety of ways. Viral mitigation protocols and viral spread affect people on all continents ... -
Panic disorder: Treatment outcomes and psychophysiological concomitants
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-10-17)Panic disorder (PD) is severe anxiety disorder that follows a chronic course if left untreated. The recurrent panic attacks and persistent worrying of new attacks that are characteristic of PD is highly distressing and can ... -
Parent Management Training - en foreldreveiledningsmetodefor behandling av barn med atferdsproblemer. Teori, behandlingsprogram og implementering i Norge
(Master thesis, 2001)Antisocial behavior is arguably one of the most comprehensive and expensive diseases in child psychiatry. Parent Management Training-Oregon (PMT-O), a treatment and prevention program for families with children with ... -
Parental early life maltreatment and related experiences in treatment of youth anxiety disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The role of parents’ early life maltreatment (ELM) (e.g. physical, sexual abuse) and related experiences, in relation to offspring anxiety is not well understood. The current study investigated the association between ... -
Parental Mental Illness as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: A Registry-Based Study of Specialized Child and Adolescent Health Services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Parental mental illness is a major risk factor for youth psychopathology, but few studies have used data from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to investigate this group. We used a unique linkage between ... -
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 ... -
Parents’ Prenatal Mental Health and Emotional, Behavioral and Social Development in Their Children
(Journal article, 2014-12-13)This study examines the association between expectant parents’ psychological distress and children’s development at 36 months old. This is a prospective population study based on the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, ... -
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 ... -
Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-21)Background For people with opioid dependence in Norway, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections contribute to high mortality and high morbidity. Around 50% of patients in medically assisted rehabilitation (MAR) have ... -
Perfection is a sad and lonely place: A study of existential vulnerability in the life stories of persons struggling with perfectionism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Under what life conditions do individuals turn to perfectionistic striving and ideals as a solution? The present paper examines how people with perfectionism narrate their relationship to our shared existential vulnerability; ... -
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, ... -
Personality traits and hardiness as risk- and protective factors for mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Norwegian two-wave study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Several risk factors for anxious-depressive symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic have been established. However, few studies have examined the relationship between personality traits, hardiness, and such ... -
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 ... -
Physical exercise augmented cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults with generalised anxiety disorder (PEXACOG): a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a frequent and severe disorder among older adults. For older adults with GAD the effect of the recommended treatment, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), is reduced. ... -
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 ...