Browsing Institutt for psykisk helse by Journals "PLOS ONE"
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Actigraphy assessment of motor activity and sleep in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome and the effects of intranasal oxytocin
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background and aims The alcohol withdrawal syndrome increases autonomic activation and stress in patients during detoxification, leading to alterations in motor activity and sleep irregularities. Intranasal oxytocin has ... -
Adverse childhood experiences and prepregnancy body mass index in the HUNT study: A population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Investigate the association between adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in a population-based cohort in Trøndelag county, Norway. Materials and methods We linked data from ... -
The bidirectional association between depressive symptoms, assessed by the HADS, and albuminuria-A longitudinal population-based cohort study with repeated measures from the HUNT2 and HUNT3 Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Both albuminuria and depression are associated with cardiovascular disease, reflecting low-grade systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. They share risk factors including weight, blood pressure, ... -
Cytokines in agitated and non-agitated patients admitted to an acute psychiatric department: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background:Different psychiatric diagnostic groups have been reported to have cytokine levels deviating from healthy controls. In acute clinical settings however, the specific challenging symptoms and signs are more important ... -
Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background The link between parental divorce and adolescents’ academic achievement may depend on parental educational levels. However, findings have been inconsistent regarding whether the negative associations between ... -
Epitope specificity of anti-synapsin autoantibodies: Differential targeting of synapsin I domains
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective To identify the specific domains of the presynaptic protein synapsin targeted by recently described autoantibodies to synapsin. Methods Sera of 20 and CSF of two patients with different psychiatric and ... -
Involvement of service user representatives on a healthcare organizational level at Norwegian Healthy Life Centres: A qualitative study exploring health professionals' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The involvement of service user representatives in planning, delivering, and evaluating health care services is regarded as essential in Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) to ensure high-quality services. However, ... -
Life events and adolescent depressive symptoms: Protective factors associated with resilience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Depression is a public health concern among youth, and it is pertinent to identify factors that can help prevent development of depressive symptoms in adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the association between ... -
Lifestyle predictors of successful aging: A 20-year prospective HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Lifestyle factors predicting successful aging as a unified concept or as separate components of successful aging are important for understanding healthy aging, interventions and preventions. The main objective ... -
Measuring childhood maltreatment: Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure (MACE) scale
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose Adverse childhood experiences in sensitive periods of the developing brain render the individual at a life-long risk for a broad spectrum of aberrant health outcomes. However, there is a lack of scales for the ... -
Overestimation of volatility in schizophrenia and autism? A comparative study using a probabilistic reasoning task
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background and objectives A plethora of studies has investigated and compared social cognition in autism and schizophrenia ever since both conditions were first described in conjunction more than a century ago. Recent ... -
Physical exercise and chronic pain in university students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Physical inactivity and chronic pain are both major public health concerns worldwide. Although the health benefits of regular physical exercise are well-documented, few large epidemiological studies have ... -
A treatment strategy for meeting life as it is. Patients' and therapists' experiences of brief therapy in a district psychiatric centre: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Abstract Background: Young adults increasingly seek help for mental health problems. In 2016, a district psychiatric centre in Norway started a brief treatment program to provide early and effective help for moderate ... -
Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Supervisors play a pivotal role in the sick leave process. Although responsibility for sick leave and return to work follow-up is increasingly placed on the workplace in Norway, few studies have explored ...