Blar i Institutt for psykisk helse på tidsskrift "International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being"
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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 ... -
Calibrating and adjusting expectations in life: A grounded theory on how elderly persons with somatic health problems maintain control and balance in life and optimize well-being
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aim: This study aims at exploring the main concern for elderly individuals with somatic health problems and what they do to manage this. Method: In total, 14 individuals (mean = 74.2 years; range = 68–86 years) of both ... -
A call for change from impersonal risk assessment to a relational approach: professionals’ reflections on the national guidelines for suicide prevention in mental health care in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of the study is to explore how professionals working with suicide prevention experience the influence of the national guidelines on mental healthcare, and to gather recommendations for which steps to ... -
Former suicidal inpatients' experiences of treatment and care in psychiatric wards in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how former suicidal inpatients experienced treatment and care in psychiatric wards in Norway following the implementation of the National guidelines for prevention of suicide ... -
“ … I felt completely stranded”: Liminality and recognition of personhood in the experiences of suicidal women admitted to psychiatric hospital
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how patients experience their suicidality andhow they experience being in a psychiatric hospital.Methods: This is part of a field study, and the article is based on data ... -
Individual user involvement at Healthy Life Centres: a qualitative study exploring the perspective of health professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to explore how professionals experience user involvement at an individual level and how they describe involving users at Healthy Life Centres. Four focus group interviews were conducted with a ... -
“I´m the one who has written this”: reciprocity in writing courses for older adults in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: The aim of this article is to explore, theoretically and empirically, the reciprocity of care afforded by writing courses as community interventions for older adults. Methods: We narratively analyzed 209 excerpts ... -
A narrative study of mental health recovery: Exploring unique, open-ended and collective processes.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: Guided by narrative theory and by use of a narrative-in-action approach, the aim of this study was to explore how mental health recovery unfolds through individuals’ engagement in everyday activities. Method: ... -
Social injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the attitudes towards suicide of lay persons in Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)One way of furthering our understanding of suicidal behaviour is to examine people’s attitudes towards it and how they conceive the act. The aim of this study was to understand how lay persons conceive the impact of suicide ... -
Treatment of eating disorders: voices from a ward
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore and develop knowledge about treatment experiences of people suffering from severe eating disorders, by highlighting the patient’s perspective in treatment. The study’s ...