Blar i Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie på tidsskrift "BMC Psychiatry"
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A qualitative study of how people with severe mental illness experience living in sheltered housing with a private fully equipped apartment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: There are a number of supported housing options for people with severe mental illness (SMI), but limited knowledge about residents’ experiences. The aim of this study was to explore how people with SMI experienced ... -
Cognitive behavioural group therapy versus mindfulness-based stress reduction group therapy for intimate partner violence: a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Violence in close relationships is a global public health problem and there is a need to implement therapeutic programs designed to help individuals who voluntarily seek help to reduce recurrent intimate partner ... -
Dynamic relationship between multiple START assessments and violent incidents over time: a prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Dynamic risk factors need to be assessed repeatedly over time rather than at a single time point to examine the relationship with violence. This predictive validity study sought to examine the degree of ... -
Health care utilization and cost after discharge from a mental health hospital; an RCT comparing community residential aftercare and treatment as usual
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Community residential aftercare (step-down) services can ease the transition after a mental health hospital stay for patients with severe mental illness (SMI). Aims To investigate use of community and ... -
The interplay between multisite pain and insomnia on the risk of anxiety and depression: the HUNT study
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Loneliness in the Norwegian adolescent population: prevalence trends and relations to mental and self-rated health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Loneliness has become a significant public health problem and should be addressed with more research over a broader period. This study investigates the variations in the prevalence of loneliness among a ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder seven years after the conflict in three districts in northern Uganda (The Wayo-Nero Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Research on the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is still limited in low income countries yet PTSD can be a public health problem in post conflict areas. In order to respond to the burden ... -
Psychiatric readmissions and their association with environmental and health system characteristics: a systematic review of the literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Psychiatric readmissions have been studied at length. However, knowledge about how environmental and health system characteristics affect readmission rates is scarce. This paper systemically reviews and discusses ... -
Psychometric validation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in community-dwelling older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is commonly used to measure anxiety and depression, but the number of studies validating psychometric properties in older adults are limited. To our knowledge, ... -
A quantitative comparison of two measures of postpartum depression
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Studies investigating the prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) have used different definitions. Some studies have used a high score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to ... -
Sense of coherence and quality of life in older in-hospital patients without cognitive impairment- a 12 month follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background The relation between sense of coherence (SOC) and quality of life (QoL) among older persons has been found in some, but not all, studies and mostly in studies with cross-sectional design. We wanted to study if ... -
The effects of motivational interviewing on patients with comorbid substance use admitted to a psychiatric emergency unit - a randomised controlled trial with two year follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: The prevalence of substance use in people acutely admitted to in-patient psychiatric wards is high and the patients` duration of stay is limited. Motivational interviewing is a method with evidence based effect ...