• The Bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: implementation in a rural clinical setting 

      Eide, Thorstein Olsen; Hjelle, Kay Morten; Sætre, Ida Ueland; Solem, Stian; Olsen, Thorbjørn; Skøld, Rolf Olof; Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Hagen, Kristen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction: The Bergen 4-Day Treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated treatment with individually tailored exposure exercises. The format has shown promising results in the treatment of panic disorder. Aim: The aim of the ...
    • The Burden of Care: A National Survey on the Prevalence, Demographic Characteristics and Health Problems Among Young Adult Carers Attending Higher Education in Norway 

      Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Hysing, Mari; Sivertsen, Børge (Journal article, 2020-01)
      Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine prevalence, characteristics and health outcomes among young adults (18 to 25 years) who provide informal care to family members or others with physical or mental ...
    • The call of the unlived life: On the psychology of existential guilt 

      Binder, Per-Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This paper examines the psychology of existential guilt with Martin Heidegger and Rollo May’s conceptualizations as the point of departure. The concept of existential guilt describes preconditions for responsibility and ...
    • The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: the Tromsø study, 1994–2016 

      Stelander, Line Tegner; Høye, Anne; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Selbæk, Geir; Lunde, Linn Heidi; Wynn, Rolf; Grønli, Ole Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background As the population of older adults continues to grow, changes in alcohol consumption are important to monitor because an increase may have public health consequences. Rates of alcohol use vary with geographical ...
    • Clients’ experiences with a Trauma-sensitive mindfulness and compassion group intervention: a first-person perspective on change and change mechanisms 

      Wästlund, Malin; Salvesen, Katinka Thorne; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Trauma-related symptoms are common and there is a need for treatment interventions targeting underlying core vulnerabilities regardless of the client's diagnosis. Mindfulness and Compassion interventions have ...
    • Clients’ Perspective on Predetermined Time Limits for Therapy in the Context of the Norwegian Welfare System 

      Stige, Signe Hjelen; Binder, Per-Einar; Stiegler, Jan Reidar; Schanche, Elisabeth; Hummelslund, Didrik Andreassen; Hjeltnes, Aslak (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 ...
    • Clinical Significance of Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) in Insomnia Patients 

      Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Straume, Sivert; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Havik, Odd E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)
    • Cloud Based Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Service for Public Speaking Anxiety 

      Salkevicius, Justas; Miskinyte, Audrone; Navickas, Lukas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-15)
      Public speaking anxiety is commonly treated using cognitive behavioral therapy. During the therapy session, the patient is either asked to vividly imagine and describe the feared stimulus or is confronted with it in the ...
    • Cognitive Activity in Insomnia 

      Omvik, Siri (Master thesis, 2002)
      The study investigated the causal relationship between worry and insomnia. A 2 x 2 design (Worry x Induced sleeplessness) with repeated measures was employed. In all 96 female undergraduate students who scored high or low ...
    • Cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Öst, Lars Gøran; Enebrink, Pia; Finnes, Anna; Ata, Ghaderi; Havnen, Audun; Kvale, Gerd; Salomonsson, Sigrid; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has strong research support for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, less is known about how CBT performs when delivered in routine clinical care. A systematic review and ...
    • Cohort Profile: COVIDMENT: COVID-19 cohorts on mental health across six nations 

      Unnarsdóttir, Anna Bára; Lovik, Anikó; Fawns-Ritchie, Chloe; Ask, Helga; Kõiv, Kadri; Hagen, Kristen; Didriksen, Maria; Christoffersen, Lea Arregui Nordahl; Garðarsson, Alexander Berg; McIntosh, Andrew; Kähler, Anna K.; Campbell, Archie; Hauksdóttir, Arna; Erikstrup, Christian; Mikkelsen, Dorte Helenius; Altschul, Drew; Thordardottir, Edda Bjork; Frans, Emma Maria; Kvale, Gerd; Tómasson, Gunnar; Kariis, Hanna Maria; Jónsdóttir, Harpa Lind; Rúnarsdóttir, Harpa; Magnúsdóttir, Ingibjörg; Eid, Jarle; Jakobsdóttir, Jóhanna; Nielsen, Kaspar René; Kaspersen, Kathrine Agergård; Milani, Lili; Trogstad, Lill-Iren Schou; Yi, Lu; Bruun, Mie Topholm; Sullivan, Patrick F.; Magnus, Per Minor; Shen, Qing; Nesvåg, Ragnar; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek; Mägi, Reedik; Ostrowski, Sisse Rye; Løkhammer, Solveig; Solem, Stian; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Hansen, Thomas Folkmann; Werge, Thomas; Aspelund, Thor; Porteous, David J.; Fang, Fang; Lehto, Kelli; Andreassen, Ole; Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager; Hellard, Stephanie Francoise Claire Le; Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    • Comparing Physical Exercise in Groups to Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for the Treatment of Panic Disorder in a Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Hovland, Anders; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sjøbø, Trond; Gjestad, Bente A.; Birknes, Birthe; Martinsen, Egil W.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-05)
      Background: Previous studies have suggested that physical exercise can reduce symptoms for subjects suffering from panic disorder (PD). The efficacy of this intervention has so far not been compared to an established ...
    • Concentrated transdiagnostic and cross-disciplinary group treatment for patients with depression and with anxiety: a pilot study 

      Kvale, Gerd; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Jürgensen, Marte; Hystad, Sigurd William; Öst, Lars Gøran; Søfteland, Eirik; Børtveit, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: A number of treatment approaches have shown efficacy for depression and/or anxiety, yet there is a paucity of research on potentially cost-effective concentrated approaches. Based on our previous experience ...
    • Conduct problems in children. Characteristics of families recruited for a clinical outcome trial as compared to families in an implementation study 

      Solholm, Roar; Ogden, Terje; Jakobsen, Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)
      The implementation of empirically supported treatments (EST) is recommended as a way to transfer knowledge fromresearch to clinical practice and to improve service quality. One area of concern has been client representativeness, ...
    • A cross-national analysis of the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory 

      Molde, Helge; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Engedal, Knut; Bendixen, Anette Bakkane; Byrne, Gerard J.; Marquez-Gonzalez, Maria; Losada, Andres; Feng, Lei; Kuan Tai Ow, Elisabeth; Pisitsungkagarn, Kullaya; Taephant, Nattasuda; Jarukasemthawee, Somboon; Champagne, Alexandra; Landreville, Philippe; Gosselin, Patrick; Ribeiro, Oscar; Diefenbach, Gretchen J; Blank, Karen; Beaudreau, Sherry A; Laks, Jerson; Bom de Araujo, Narahyana; Paz Fonseca, Rochele; Kochhann, Renata; Camozzato, Analuiza; van den Brink, Rob; Fluiter, Mario; Naarding, Paul; Pelzers, Loeki P R M; Lugtenburg, Astrid; Oude Voshaar, Richard; Pachana, Nancy A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-08)
      Objectives: Assessing late-life anxiety using an instrument with sound psychometric properties including crosscultural invariance is essential for cross-national aging research and clinical assessment. To date, no ...
    • Dataspillavhengighet : en oversikt over utbredelse, måling, korrelater, og behandling 

      Huang, Kristin Zhuoling; Pallesen, Ståle; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Hanss, Daniel; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      I forskningsmiljøene har det vært diskutert hvorvidt dataspillavhengighet (overdreven og tvangspreget dataspilling) er et nyttig begrep, hvordan det skal defineres og hva slags forklaringsmodeller som er mest passende. Per ...
    • Death scene investigation: parents’ experiences 

      Heltne, Unni Marie; Dyregrov, Atle; Dyregrov, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)
      This article presents the results of a study undertaken to evaluate how parents experience voluntary Death Scene Investigation (DSI) in their homes. In total, 35 parents were interviewed using semi-structured qualitative ...
    • Det gløymde objekt. Om psykodynamisk tilnærming til religiøse tema i terapi 

      Krøvel-Velle, Anita; Aasen, Cecilie (Master thesis, 2000)
      This paper is built upon the assumption that religiosity is an important dimension in human mental life, and that this dimension shouldn‘t be excluded from therapy. It is maintained that recent changes in psychodynamic ...
    • The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale:Development and Validation of a Short Form (DOCS-SF) 

      Eilertsen, Thomas; Hansen, Bjarne; Kvale, Gerd; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Holm, Silje Elisabeth Hasmo; Solem, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-05)
      Accurately and reliably measuring the presence and severity of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms is essential for both routine clinical work and research. The current study investigated psychometric properties ...
    • Disentangling Within- and Between-Person Effects During Response Inhibition in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 

      Hagland, Pernille; Thorsen, Anders Lillevik; Ousdal, Olga Therese; Gjestad, Rolf; de Wit, Stella J.; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Hagen, Kristen; Kvale, Gerd; van den Heuvel, Odile A. (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 ...