Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Knizek, Birthe Loa"
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Ghanaian Youth’s Drug Use: The Role of Stressful Life Events and Perceived Social Support
Sagoe, Dominic (Master thesis, 2012)Previous research examining the influence of stressful life events and perceived social support on youth’s drug use have preponderantly been conducted in Western cultures, and employed quantitative techniques with samples ... -
Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: "psychological immunodeficiency"? A qualitative study
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Osafo, Joseph; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural Uganda: ‘Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (CHAKA)’. ... -
Happiness in Serbia and Norway:
Jevtic, Tijana (Master thesis, 2010)Happiness here is investigated by means of 12 young people from Serbia and Norway. The main instrument was interview with a short questionnaire. Happiness is in line with other studies found to be a complex human quality ... -
Happiness in Serbia and Norway:
Jevtic, Tijana (Master thesis, 2010)Happiness here is investigated by means of 12 young people from Serbia and Norway. The main instrument was interview with a short questionnaire. Happiness is in line with other studies found to be a complex human quality ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a rural district in central, Uganda
Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Osafo, Joseph; Nalukenge, Winfred; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on physical activity within the Ugandan mental health care system
Mugisha, James; De Hert, Marc; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Kwiringira, Japteph; Kinyanda, Eugene; Byansi, William; van Winkel, Ruud; Myin-Germeys, Inez; Stubbs, Brendon; Vancampfort, Davy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Mental health care systems in Africa are faced with a high burden of mental disorders. There is need to explore evidence-based, scalable interventions to compliment the “traditional” health care system. Physical ... -
Hvordan skape en tryggere arbeidshverdag for ansatte som er utsatt for vold? En kvalitativ studie. Ansattes erfaringer i møte med vold.
Bjåstad, Helen. (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 ... -
“ … I felt completely stranded”: Liminality and recognition of personhood in the experiences of suicidal women admitted to psychiatric hospital
Hagen, Julia; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how patients experience their suicidality andhow they experience being in a psychiatric hospital.Methods: This is part of a field study, and the article is based on data ... -
It is a man's world: Exploring the cultural meaning(s) of suicide among men in Ghana
Andoh-Arthur, Johnny (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:246, Doctoral thesis, 2019) -
"It's cool to have a friend": A qualitative study of adolescent gorls with MMR, Mild Mental retardation, their thoughts, reflections and experiences regarding to friendships an relations to peers
Ramsøy-Halle, Hege (Master thesis, 2010)Friendships and relations to peers are important for the social, emotional and cognitive development (Hartup, 1992; Newcomb and Bagwell, 1996). In adolescence, friends and peers become more important, as learning to take ... -
"It's cool to have a friend": A qualitative study of adolescent gorls with MMR, Mild Mental retardation, their thoughts, reflections and experiences regarding to friendships an relations to peers
Ramsøy-Halle, Hege (Master thesis, 2010)Friendships and relations to peers are important for the social, emotional and cognitive development (Hartup, 1992; Newcomb and Bagwell, 1996). In adolescence, friends and peers become more important, as learning to take ... -
Lifesaving turning points: First-person accounts of recovery after suicide attempt(s)
Espeland, Kristin; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study explores the recovery processes of persons who had attempted suicide. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight persons who had attempted suicide and the data were analyzed by means of systematic text ... -
Like barn leker best?: Kvalitativ studie av medarbeideres opplevelse av hva som påvirkeer interetniske relasjoner på arbeidsplassen
Nyhus, Ingvild (Master thesis, 2011)Økende innvandring og flere innvandrere inn på arbeidsmarkedet påvirker dagens samfunn, og tidligere forskning har vist at det eksisterer motstridende funn på hvordan dette påvirker arbeidsstaben og organisasjonen. Denne ... -
Meaning-making: A underestimated resource for health? a discussion of the value of meaning-making in the conservation and restoration of health and well-being
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Alsaker, Sissel; Hagen, Julia; Haugan, Gørill; Lehmann, Olga; Nilsen, Marianne; Reidunsdatter, Randi; Sæther, Wigdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article discusses the function, development and maintenance of meaning and the importance of meaning-making from different perspectives, as it is based on a collaboration between professionals from health science and ... -
Muligheter med ambulant oppfølging i hjemmet og nærmiljøet - Brukeres og fagfolks opplevelser av hva som hemmer eller fremmer bedringsprosessen
Dystvold, Kari (Master thesis, 2017)Oppgavens hensikt er å få kunnskap om, og belyse brukeres og fagfolks erfaring med ambulant behandling, og hvordan den kan påvirke bedringsprosessen. Oppgavens problemstilling er: Muligheter med ambulant oppfølging i hjemmet ... -
Perception of Psychological Sense of Community among Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Rural and Urban Communities in Ghana.
Andoh-Arthur, Johnny (Master thesis, 2011)The construct psychological sense of community has assumed prominence in research within the field of Community Psychology. Many have studied the construct in a variety of settings with different groups of people to ... -
Premigrasjonstraumer og postmigrasjonsstress: - en drøfting av stressfaktorers implikasjoner for psykiske helse hos asylsøkere.
Moa, Hilde (Master thesis, 2010)Asylsøkere er en relativt ny gruppe migranter, og det var få asylsøkere som kom til det vestlige Europa før midten av 1980-tallet. Antallet har økt og i 2009 var det nesten en million asylsøkere verden over. Dette medfører ... -
Premigrasjonstraumer og postmigrasjonsstress: - en drøfting av stressfaktorers implikasjoner for psykiske helse hos asylsøkere.
Moa, Hilde (Master thesis, 2010)Asylsøkere er en relativt ny gruppe migranter, og det var få asylsøkere som kom til det vestlige Europa før midten av 1980-tallet. Antallet har økt og i 2009 var det nesten en million asylsøkere verden over. Dette medfører ... -
Psykologstudenters møte med suicidalitet: En kvalitativ studie av psykologstudenters holdninger, erfaring og kunnskap om selvmord og selvmordsforebygging
Holmen, Line (Master thesis, 2013)Det økende antall registrerte selvmord på verdensbasis understreker behovet for kompetente og empatiske fagfolk i møte med suicidale mennesker. Psykologistudenter vil med stor sannsynlighet møte suicidalitet i sitt videre ... -
Religion as Meaning-Making Resource in Understanding Suicidal Behavior in Ghana and Uganda
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny; Osafo, Joseph; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Akotia, Charity; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)