Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Løberg, Else-Marie"
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Antidepressive Effectiveness of Amisulpride, Aripiprazole, and Olanzapine in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of a Pragmatic, Randomized Trial (BeSt InTro)
Kjelby, Eirik; Gjestad, Rolf; Fathian, Farivar; Sinkeviciute, Igne; Alisauskiene, Renata; Anda, Liss; Løberg, Else-Marie; Reitan, Solveig Klæbo; Joa, Inge; Larsen, Tor Kjetil; Rettenbacher, Maria; Berle, Jan Øystein; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Johnsen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Depressive symptoms are frequent in schizophrenia and associated with a poorer outcome. Currently, the optimal treatment for depressive symptoms in schizophrenia remains undetermined. Amisulpride, aripiprazole, ... -
Association between C-reactive protein levels and antipsychotic treatment during 12 months follow-up period after acute psychosis
Fathian, Farivar; Gjestad, Rolf; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo; Fleichhacker, W. Wolfgang; Rettenbacher, Maria; Larsen, Tor Ketil; Joa, Inge; Stabell, Lena Antonsen; Kjelby, Eirik; Sinkevicute, Igne; Alisauskiene, Renata; Steen, Vidar Martin; Johnsen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background - A potential role of inflammatory pathways in the pathology of schizophrenia has been suggested for at least a subgroup of patients. Elevated levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) have been ... -
The association between cytokines and psychomotor speed in a spectrum of psychotic disorders: A longitudinal study
Larsen, Jeanette Brun; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo; Løberg, Else-Marie; Rettenbacher, Maria; Bruserud, Øystein; Larsen, Tor Ketil; Anda, Liss Gøril; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background In schizophrenia, impaired psychomotor speed is a common symptom predicting worse functional outcome. Inflammation causes changes in white matter integrity, which may lead to reduced psychomotor speed. Therefore, ... -
Clinical insight among persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated with amisulpride, aripiprazole or olanzapine: a semi-randomised trial
Stabell, Lena Antonsen; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Blindheim, Anne Alnes; Joa, Inge; Reitan, Solveig Klæbo; Rettenbacher, M.; Munk-Jørgensen, P.; Gjestad, Rolf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Antipsychotic treatment may improve clinical insight. However, previous studies have reported inconclusive findings on whether antipsychotics improve insight over and above the reduction in symptoms of ... -
Differential Effectiveness of Atypical Antipsychotics on Hallucinations: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Sinkeviciute, Igne; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Kjelby, Eirik; Rettenbacher, maria; Joa, Inge; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo; Alisauskiene, Renata; Fathian, Farivar; Johnsen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Most studies investigating antipsychotic effectiveness report either total psychopathology or symptom cluster findings. Studies focusing on a separate symptom, such as hallucinations, a hallmark symptom in ... -
Does drug use affect the efficacy of amisulpride, aripiprazole and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? Results from a pragmatic, randomised study
Alisauskiene, Renata; Johnsen, Erik; Gjestad, Rolf; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Kjelby, Eirik; Sinkeviciute, Igne; Fathian, Farivar; Joa, Inge; Reitan, Solveig Klæbo; Rettenbacher, Maria; Løberg, Else-Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives Drug use is prevalent in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) but there is limited knowledge about the influence of drug use on the effectiveness of antipsychotic medication. This secondary ... -
The role of the primary auditory cortex in the neural mechanism of auditory verbal hallucinations
Kompus, Kristiina; Falkenberg, Liv Eggset; Bless, Josef J; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune; Kråkvik, Bodil; Larøi, Frank; Løberg, Else-Marie; Vedul-Kjelsås, Einar; Westerhausen, René; Hugdahl, Kenneth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a subjective experience of “hearing voices” in the absence of corresponding physical stimulation in the environment. The most remarkable feature of AVHs is their perceptual quality, ...