Institutt for psykisk helse
Recent Submissions
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Short rest between shifts (quick returns) and night work is associated with work-related accidents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose The aim of this study was to examine whether less than 11 h between shifts (i.e., quick returns, QRs) and night shifts is associated with self-reported work-related accidents, near accidents or dozing off at work ... -
Service users’ experiences and views of aggressive situations in mental health care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Aggressive situations occurring within mental health services can harm service users, staff, and the therapeutic environment. There is a consensus that the aggression phenomenon is multidimensional, but the ... -
Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Psychometric evaluations of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) have yielded inconsistent support for the original five-factor solution, with different modifications being proposed. The aim of the present article ... -
Demographics, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The current study aimed to identify demographic, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships. Data were collected by two online surveys among students in Bergen, Norway, ... -
Bullying Involvement in Adolescence: Implications for Sleep, Mental Health, and Academic Outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Adolescents’ involvement in bullying is associated with both sleep and mental health problems, but the nature of this association remains unclear; further, its association with academic outcomes has received little attention. ... -
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in patients with first- episode psychosis (FEP): A prospective study
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Estimating prevalence and burden of major disorders of the brain in Nepal: cultural, geographic, logistic and philosophical issues of methodology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Headache, anxiety and depression are major disorders of the brain in terms of their prevalence and the burdens and costs they impose on society. Nationwide population-based studies of these disorders are ... -
Estimating the prevalence and burden of major disorders of the brain in Nepal: methodology of a nationwide population-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background The major disorders of the brain (MDBs), in terms of their prevalence and the burdens of ill health, disability and financial cost that they impose on individuals and society, are headache, depression and ... -
Interrater reliability of the structured clinical interview for the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorders module i: Level of personality functioning scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) presents an alternative model for personality disorders in which severity of personality pathology is evaluated by the Level of Personality ... -
Gender and offender status predicting treatment success in refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Current knowledge is limited regarding patient characteristics related to treatment outcome of posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in refugees and asylum seekers. Objective Gender, torture status, ... -
MEDIKAMENTFRIE FORLØP - Hvilke planer er registrert i medikamentfri behandling for psykosepasienter? - Og hva inneholder behandlingsplanene?
(Master thesis, 2019)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Medikamentfri behandling har vært etterspurt i mange år fordi mange opplever at medisiner gjør vondt verre. I denne masteroppgaven vil jeg legge særlig vekt på planene i den medikamentfrie behandlingen ... -
Støttesamtalenes betydning for hverdagsmestring
(Master thesis, 2019)Bakgrunn: Bakgrunnen for denne studien er spørsmålet om hvilken betydning det har for brukere med lett til moderate psykiske helseproblemer å delta i støttesamtaler. Jeg ønsket å finne ut hvordan disse samtalene kunne være ... -
Taking home-based services into everyday life; older adults' participation with service providers in the context of receiving home-based services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article aims to increase the understanding of older adults' participation with home-based service providers. It is critical to ensure that home-based services promote older adults' ability to live in their own homes, ... -
Integrated treatment vs. treatment-as-usual for recent onset schizophrenia; 12 year follow-up on a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background The aim of this study is to compare the 12-year follow-up effects on in- and outpatient services of 2 years of integrated treatment for recent-onset schizophrenia versus treatment as usual in a randomized ... -
The McNemar test for binary matched-pairs data: mid-p and asymptotic are better than exact conditional
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Statistical methods that use the mid-p approach are useful tools to analyze categorical data, particularly for small and moderate sample sizes. Mid-p tests strike a balance between overly conservative exact ... -
Utviklingshemmedes opplevelse av ansatte i bolig - En litteraturstudie
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Ansatte som jobber i bolig for mennesker med utviklingshemming har en sentral rolle for at utviklingshemmede skal få et godt liv. For utviklingshemmede kan relasjonen med de ansatte innebære både muligheter og utfordringer ... -
The relative importance of aerobic capacity, physical activity and body mass index in impaired glucose tolerance and Type 2 diabetes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Aim: To investigate the relative importance of aerobic capacity, physical activity and body mass index (BMI) for discriminating between people with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) or Type 2 diabetes and healthy controls. ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Presurgery Patients with and without Binge Eating Disorder, and Subdiagnostic Binge Eating Disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Objective. To study health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in obese presurgery patients with binge eating disorder (BED) and with subdiagnostic binge eating disorder (SBED) compared to patients without eating disorders or ... -
Prevalens av depresjon hos eldre: en kort oversikt basert på erfaringer med epidemiologisk forskning fra Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag (HUNT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Whether one falls into the category of successfully aging elderly (SAE) is generally determined by biological, medical, psychological, and cognitive factors. SAE, pathological aging and usual aging, are the three subgroups ... -
An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited ...