Institutt for psykisk helse: Recent submissions
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Blood-borne extracellular vesicles of bacteria and intestinal cells in patients with psychotic disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Human cells and bacteria secrete extracellular vesicles (EV) which play a role in intercellular communication. EV from the host intestinal epithelium are involved in the regulation of bacterial gene expression ... -
Measuring the Effect of the Early assessment Team (MEET) for patients referred to outpatient mental health care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Referrals to specialised mental health care (such as community mental health centres; CMHC) have increased over the last two decades. Patients often have multifaceted problems, which cannot only be solved by ... -
Aligning peripheral intravenous catheter quality with nursing culture—A mixed method study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aim: To explore barriers and facilitators that influence adherence to evidence-based guidelines for peripheral intravenous catheter care in different hospital wards. Design: Sequential explanatory mixedmethod study design, ... -
Lithium use and bone health in women with bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Several psychiatric disorders and medications used to treat them appear to be independently associated with skeletal deficits. As there is increasing evidence that lithium possesses skeletal protective ... -
Psychosocial factors, health behaviors and risk of cancer incidence: Testing interaction and effect modification in an individual participant data meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Depression, anxiety and other psychosocial factors are hypothesized to be involved in cancer development. We examined whether psychosocial factors interact with or modify the effects of health behaviors, such as smoking ... -
School completion and progression to higher education in adolescents with social anxiety: a linkage between Young-HUNT3 and national educational data (2008–2019), Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) most commonly develops in adolescence—a period of life that includes a transition to upper secondary school. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which social ... -
Secular trends in risk factors for adolescent anxiety and depression symptoms: the Young-HUNT studies 1995–2019, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In recent decades, increases in mental health problems in adolescents have been reported from several large population-based surveys. This raises questions about changes in underlying risk and protective factors that can ... -
Trajectories of response in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A one-year prospective cohort study of antipsychotic effectiveness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND: Antipsychotic drugs remain the mainstay of schizophrenia treatment; however, their effectiveness has been questioned, and it is not possible to predict the response to a specific antipsychotic drug in an ... -
Sleep duration and mental health in young adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The association between sleep duration and mental illness has been established in middle-aged and older populations, yet remains less explored in younger adults. Additionally, a common limitation to existing ... -
Intellectual Disability in Childhood and Adolescence: Social skills and the significance of everyday executive functions for adaptive behaviours and mental health
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:165, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The diagnosis of intellectual disability implies that intelligence and adaptive skills are more than two standard deviations below the mean for the age group. Intellectual disability is divided into levels, where mild ... -
Barriers to physical activity participation for adults with intellectual disability: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Identifying barriers that can be modified to promote physical activity is important for informing health interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities. Objectives: Exploring participation in physical ... -
The Bergen 4-day treatment for social anxiety disorder: a pilot study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Few studies have examined the use of concentrated and intensified cognitive behaviour therapy for treating social anxiety disorder (SAD). The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of the Bergen 4-Day ... -
Hvordan skape en tryggere arbeidshverdag for ansatte som er utsatt for vold? En kvalitativ studie. Ansattes erfaringer i møte med vold.
(Master thesis, 2024)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Helsepersonell som jobber innen rus og psykisk helse, har en veldig voldsutsatt arbeidshverdag. Dette er belastende for den enkelte arbeidstaker, og kan resultere i sykefravær og andre fysiske og ... -
Victimisation in the life of persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a pluralistic qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Victimisation in the life of persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: a pluralistic qualitative study -
Interest in and Experience with the Use of Patient Portals Among Adolescents in Mental Health Care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Patient portals hold the potential to support patients and enhance treatment, yet some concerns exist for adults in mental health care and adolescents in general. Due to limited studies on patient portal use in adolescent ... -
Combining antidepressants and attention bias modification in primary health care (DEPTREAT): Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric condition associated with significant disability, mortality and economic burden. A large proportion of MDD patients are treated in primary health ... -
Nasjonal anbefaling for utredning og behandling av døgnrytmelidelser
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for søvnsykdommer (fra 2023: Nasjonalt senter for søvnmedisin) nedsatte høsten 2022 en arbeidsgruppe for å utvikle en nasjonal anbefaling for utredning og behandling av døgnrytmelidelser. Gruppen ... -
Mothers' internal representations of their infants: An effect study in primary care
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:110, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Parents develop thoughts, feelings, and ideas—or representations—of their infant. These representations include expectations and experiences of the infant’s temperament and needs, but also of the parents’ relationship with ... -
Is meta-worry relevant to interpersonal problems? Testing the metacognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder in an analogue- and a clinical sample of GAD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Interpersonal problems are common in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and improved interpersonal functioning is an important goal in treatment. In the metacognitive model of worry and generalized anxiety ... -
Mental health, challenging behaviour, diagnosis, and access to employment for people with intellectual disabilities in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Studies have found that presence of challenging behaviours and mental health problems limits employment for people with intellectual disabilities. This study investigates the associations between age, gender, ...