• Cognitive behavioural group therapy as addition to psychoeducation and pharmacological treatment for adolescents with ADHD symptoms and related impairments: a randomised controlled trial 

      Haugan, Anne-Lise Juul; Sund, Anne Mari; Young, Susan; Thomsen, Per Hove; Lydersen, Stian; Nøvik, Torunn Stene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended for attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD) in adolescents. However, all CBTs are not created equal, and the guidelines do not specify which CBT ...
    • Do Autistic Traits Predict Outcome of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? 

      Højgaard, Davíð R.M.A.; Arildskov, Trine Wigh; Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur; Hybel, Katja A.; Ivarsson, Tord; Weidle, Bernhard; Melin, Karin; Torp, Nor Christian; Thomsen, Per Hove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The first aim of this study was to explore whether children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and subclinical autistic traits can be differentiated from children with OCD without these traits based on clinical ...
    • Executive functions mediate the association between ADHD symptoms and anxiety in a clinical adolescent population 

      Haugan, Anne-Lise; Sund, Anne Mari; Thomsen, Per Hove; Lydersen, Stian; Nøvik, Torunn Stene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a high prevalence of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. The reasons for this association are poorly understood. Preliminary findings ...
    • Long-term functional impairment in pediatric OCD after and during treatment: An analysis of distinct trajectories 

      Smárason, Orri; Højgaard, Davíð R.M.A.; Jensen, Sanne; Storch, Eric A.; Arnkelsson, Gudmundur B.; Wolters, Lidewij H.; Torp, Nor Christian; Melin, Karin; Weidle, Bernhard; Nissen, Judith Becker; Hybel, Katja Anna; Thomsen, Per Hove; Ivarsson, Tord; Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The present study aimed to: (a) identify latent class trajectories of OCD-related functional impairment, before, during and over three years after stepped-care treatment in children and adolescents with OCD; (b) describe ...
    • Psychometric properties of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale parent and self-reports in a Norwegian clinical sample of adolescents treated for ADHD 

      Haugan, Anne-Lise Juul; Sund, Anne Mari; Thomsen, Per Hove; Lydersen, Stian; Nøvik, Torunn Stene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective To analyze the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale parent and self-reports (WFIRS-P and WFIRS-S) in adolescents with ADHD. Methods 102 clinically ...
    • Quality of life in pediatric patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder during and 3 years after stepped-care treatment 

      Jensen, Sanne; Hybel, Katja A.; Højgaard, Davíð R.M.A.; Nissen, Judith Becker; Weidle, Bernhard; Ivarsson, Tord; Skarphéðinsson, Guðmundur Ágúst; Melin, Karin; Torp, Nor Christian; Carlsen, Anders Helles; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Lenhard, Fabian; Compton, Scott; Thomsen, Per Hove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The present study aimed to investigate the long-term quality of life (QoL) in a large sample of pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. The study included 220 pediatric OCD patients from the Nordic Long-term ...
    • Remission and Relapse Across Three Years in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Following Evidence-Based Treatments 

      Ivarsson, Tord; Jensen, Sanne; Højgaard, David R.M.A.; Hybel, Katja A.; Torp, Nor Christian; Melin, Karin; Nissen, Judith Becker; Weidle, Bernhard; Thomsen, Per Hove; Dahl, Kitty; Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective: To examine relapse rates following remission in a 3-year follow-up study in pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treated with cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) in a first step, and either ...
    • Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 

      Farhat, Luis C.; Vattimo, Edoardo F.Q.; Ramakrishnan, Divya; Levine, Jessica L.S.; Johnson, Jessica A.; Artukoglu, Bekir B.; Landeros-Weisenberger, Angeli; Asbahr, Fernando R.; Cepeda, Sandra L.; Comer, Jonathan S.; Fatori, Daniel; Franklin, Martin E.; Freeman, Jennifer B.; Geller, Daniel A.; Grant, Paul J.; Goodman, Wayne K.; Heyman, Isobel; Ivarsson, Tord; Lenhard, Fabian; Lewin, Adam; Li, Fenghua; Merlo, Lisa J.; Mohsenabadi, Hamid; Peris, Tara S.; Piacentini, John; Rosa-Alcázar, Ana I.; Rosa-Alcázar, Àngel; Rozenman, Michelle; Sapyta, Jeffrey J.; Serlachius, Eva; Shabani, Mohammad J.; Shavitt, Roseli G.; Small, Brent J.; Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur; Swedo, Susan E.; Thomsen, Per Hove; Turner, Cynthia; Weidle, Bernhard; Miguel, Eurípedes C.; Storch, Eric A.; Mataix-Cols, David; Bloch, Michael H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • The Nordic long-term OCD treatment study (NordLOTS): rationale, design, and methods 

      Thomsen, Per Hove; Torp, Nor Christian; Dahl, Kitty; Christensen, K; Englyst, Inger; Melin, Karin; Nissen, Judith Becker; Valderhaug, Robert; Weidle, Bernhard; Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur Águst; von bahr, p.l.; Ivarsson, Tord; Hybel, Katja A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      BACKGROUND: This paper describes and discusses the methodology of the Nordic long-term OCD-treatment study (NordLOTS). The purpose of this effectiveness study was to study treatment outcome of CBT, to identify CBT non- or ...
    • Younger versus older children with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Symptoms, severity and impairment 

      Smárason, Orri; Weidle, Bernhard; Højgaard, David R.M.A.; Torp, Nor Christian; Ivarsson, Tord; Nissen, Judith Becker; Thomsen, Per Hove; Skarphéðinsson, Guðmundur Ágúst (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Studies on child and adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) indicate that symptom severity is similar across age, but significant age differences of symptom profile and comorbid disorders have been observed. The ...