• Individual, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors related to insomnia among Norwegian musicians 

      Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Vaag, Jonas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Musicians report a considerably higher prevalence of insomnia symptoms compared to community samples in the general workforce. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between insomnia and health, work-related, ...
    • «Jeg føler meg som en utvidet organisme» – unge voksnes opplevelse av parforholdet som mulighet og begrensning 

      Åbø, Regine; Viddal, Kristine Rensvik; Ness, Ottar; Langvik, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The period before young adult couples choose to commit is prolonged compared to a few decades ago. By applying Grounded Theory, this qualitative study explores how young adults experience contemporary romantic relationships. ...
    • Korsang som recovery-fremmende tiltak for personer med psykiske helseplager 

      Dyrstad, Anna Maria; Almvik, Arve; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Ness, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Choral singing has the potential to help people recover from mental health problems, yet little research exists in this field. In this study, 11 participants in a 10-week choral singing project took part in focus group ...
    • Rituals that helped heal a nation after a terror attack 

      Hawke, Anthony Oliver; Ness, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      In this article, the authors describe rituals that helped the Norwegian society heal after a terror attack. Through a brief review of the international research literature and a qualitative document analysis of Norwegian ...
    • Where did my OCD come from? A qualitative exploratory study 

      Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Launes, Gunvor; Sunde, Tor; Himle, Joe; Vogel, Patrick A.; Haaland, Vegard Øksendal; Walseth, Liv Tveit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      There is a lack of empirical studies investigating patients’ understanding of why they developed obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this article, we explore patients’ conceptualization of why they developed OCD and ...