• ACT-enhanced behavior therapy in group format for Trichotillomania: An effectiveness study 

      Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Eskeland, Shirin; Moen, Erna; Vogel, Patrick A.; Haseth, Svein; Mellingen, Kjetil; Himle, Joseph A.; Woods, Douglas W.; Hummelen, Benjamin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background This study sought to investigate the effectiveness of group treatment for trichotillomania (TTM) in ordinary clinical settings. Treatment consisted of a combination of habit reversal training (HRT) and acceptance ...
    • Effect of D-Cycloserine on the Effect of Concentrated Exposure and Response Prevention in Difficult-to-Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Kvale, Gerd; Hansen, Bjarne; Hagen, Kristen; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; Børtveit, Tore; Craske, Michelle G.; Franklin, Martin E.; Haseth, Svein; Himle, Joseph A; Hystad, Sigurd William; Kristensen, Beate; Launes, Gunvor; Lund, Anders; Solem, Stian; Öst, Lars Gøran (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Importance Evidence is lacking for viable treatment options for patients with difficult-to-treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It has been suggested that D-cycloserine (DCS) could potentiate the effect of exposure ...
    • Group Metacognitive Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Pilot Feasibility Trial 

      Haseth, Svein; Solem, Stian; Baardsen, Grethe Sørø; Bjørnstad, Eirin; Grøtte, Torun; Fisher, Peter Leonard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Individual metacognitive therapy (MCT) for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is well established, but only one study has investigated the effectiveness of Group MCT (g-MCT) for GAD. The aim of the current study ...
    • Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive–behavioural therapy in adults with generalised anxiety disorder 

      Nordahl, Hans Morten; Borkovec, Thomas D; Hagen, Roger; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Hjemdal, Odin; Solem, Stian; Hansen, Bjarne; Haseth, Svein; Wells, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), yielding significant improvements in approximately 50% of patients. There is significant room for improvement ...
    • Patient motivation in group metacognitive therapy for generalized anxiety disorder 

      Lassen, Espen Rasmussen; Touil, Mourad; Svendsen, Tone Louise; Haseth, Svein; Solem, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of motivational language (change talk [CT] and sustain talk [ST]) on treatment outcome of group metacognitive therapy (g-MCT) for generalized anxiety ...
    • 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. ...
    • Three-week inpatient treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A six-month follow-up study 

      Grøtte, Torun; Hansen, Bjarne; Haseth, Svein; Vogel, Patrick A.; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Solem, Stian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background: Specialized inpatient or residential treatment might be an alternative treatment approach for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that do not respond satisfactorily to the standard outpatient ...