Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Kvale, Gerd"
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Prevalence of personality disorders in patients with OCD and relationship to treatment outcome
Øvrehus, Espen Handeland; Martinsen, Anneli Sund; Hagen, Kristen; Hansen, Bjarne; Kvale, Gerd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: As a rule of thumb 30-40% of patients with OCD do not experience clinically relevant change from exposure and response prevention (ERP), and 50% can expect to be classified as recovered post treatment. The ... -
Successfully treating 90 patients with obsessive compulsive disorder in eight days: The Bergen 4-day treatment
Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne; Björgvinsson, Thröstur; Børtveit, Tore; Hagen, Kristen; Haseth, Svein; Kristensen, Unn Beate; Launes, Gunvor; Ressler, Kerry J.; Solem, Stian; Strand, Arne; van den Heuvel, Odile A; Øst, Lars Gøran (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Oslo University Hospital, Norway, had by autumn 2016, accumulated a waiting list of 101 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who had a legal right to receive treatment by a specialized OCD team. ... -
The Bergen 4-day OCD treatment delivered in a group setting: 12-month follow-up
Hansen, Bjarne; Hagen, Kristen; Øst, Lars Gøran; Solem, Stian; Kvale, Gerd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The Bergen 4-day concentrated exposure treatment (cET) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has proven highly acceptable; with practically no drop-out and a 6 month remission rate of nearly 70%. The aim of the present ... -
The Bergen 4-day treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Does it work in a new clinical setting?
Launes, Gunvor; Laukvik, Inger Lill; Sunde, Tor; Klovning, Ingrid; Hagen, Kristen; Solem, Stian; Øst, Lars Gøran; Hansen, Bjarne; Kvale, Gerd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Sørlandet Hospital in Norway has a history of offering patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cognitive behavior group therapy using 12 weekly sessions of 2.5 h each. A previous evaluation of this treatment has ... -
The Bergen 4-Day Treatment for Panic Disorder: A Pilot Study
Hansen, Bjarne; Kvale, Gerd; Hagen, Kristen; Hjelle, Kay Morten; Solem, Stian; Bø, Beate Hatlelid; Øst, Lars Gøran (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The current article reports on the findings from a pilot treatment study on panic disorder (PD) with or without agoraphobia. Consecutively referred patients were included and treated with the Bergen 4-day treatment format. ... -
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 (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)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 ... -
Therapist variability in the task/goal dimension of the early working alliance predicts outcome in exposure and response prevention treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Hagen, Kristen; Solem, Stian; Opstad, Håvard Berg; Vogel, Patrick A.; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016) -
Treatment Adherence as Predictor of Outcome in Concentrated Exposure Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Tjelle, Kristian; Opstad, Håvard Berg; Solem, Stian; Launes, Gunvor; Hansen, Bjarne Kristian Aaslie; Kvale, Gerd; Hagen, Kristen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The treatment of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is exposure and response prevention (EX/RP). Previous studies have demonstrated that treatment adherence predicts treatment outcome for patients ...