• “And then the rest happened”— A qualitative exploration of the role that meaningful activities play in recovery processes for people with a diagnosis of substance use disorder 

      Veseth, Marius; Svendsen, Thomas Solgaard; Nesvaag, Sverre; Moltu, Christian; Davidson, Larry; Bjornestad, Jone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: In this qualitative exploration, we report on a thematic analysis of the key role that engaging in meaningful activities may play in recovery processes for people with a diagnosis of substance use disorder ...
    • The COVID-19 pandemic impact on wellbeing and mental health in people with psychotic and bipolar disorders 

      Barrett, Elizabeth Ann; Simonsen, Carmen Elisabeth; Aminoff, Sofie Ragnhild; Hegelstad, Wenche; Lagerberg, Trine Vik; Melle, Ingrid; Mork, Erlend; Romm, Kristin Lie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic affects people globally, but it may affect people with psychotic and bipolar disorders disproportionally. Our aims were to investigate the pandemic impact on perceived wellbeing and ...
    • Demographical, personality, alcohol use, and mental health characteristics associated with different alcoholic beverage preferences among students 

      Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The study investigates correlates (i.e. demographics, personality, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm, alcohol expectancies, and mental health) of different alcoholic beverage preferences (i.e. beer/alcopops/cider, wine, ...
    • En kvalitativ studie av samstyring i en kommunal akutt døgnenhet 

      Teig, Inger Lise; Gjerstad, Brita; Nødland, Svein Ingve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      I denne artikkelen analyserer vi en spesifikk kommunal akutt døgnenhet (KAD) som ble etablert i 2013. Vi undersøker hvordan etableringen og organiseringen av enheten utfolder seg i praksis, og hvordan denne etableringen ...
    • Establishing the Association Between Snus Use and Mental Health Problems: A Study of Norwegian College and University Students 

      Tjora, Tore; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sivertsen, Børge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction Smoking and mental health problems are public health concerns worldwide. Studies on smoke-free tobacco products, especially snus are scarce. Snus is considered less harmful than smoking and in the United ...
    • Exploring the contexts, mechanisms and outcomes of a torture, abuse and dental anxiety service in Norway: a realist evaluation 

      Bryne, Emilie; Hean, Sarah Catherine Patricia Duff; Evensen, Kjersti Berge; Bull, Vibeke Hervik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Torture, abuse and dental anxiety (TADA) are often precursors to developing a pathological relationship with dental care due to elevated anxiety. Consequently, patients who suffer from one or more of these tend ...
    • Feasibility and acceptability of peer-delivered HIV self-testing and PrEP for young women in Kampala, Uganda 

      Nakalega, Rita; Mukiza, Nelson; Menge, Robert; Kizito, Samuel; Babirye, Juliet Allen; Kuteesa, Cynthia Ndikuno; Mawanda, Denis; Mulumba, Emmie; Nabukeera, Josephine; Ggita, Joseph; Nakanjako, Lydia; Akello, Carolyne; Mirembe, Brenda Gati; Lukyamuzi, Zubair; Nakaye, Catherine; Kataike, Hajira; Maena, Joel; Etima, Juliane; Nabunya, Hadijah Kalule; Biira, Florence; Nagawa, Christine; Heffron, Renee; Celum, Connie; Gandhi, Monica; Mujugira, Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 29% of new HIV infections in Uganda despite representing just 10% of the population. Peer support improves AGYW linkage to HIV care and medication adherence. ...
    • General and alcohol-related social media use and mental health: A large-sample longitudinal study 

      Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The current study aimed to investigate if general and alcohol-related social media use predicts symptoms of depression and anxiety. Students in Bergen, Norway, participated in a Web-based survey during fall 2015 (T1) and ...
    • Gut-resident microorganisms and their genes are associated with cognition and neuroanatomy in children 

      Bonham, Kevin S.; Fahur Bottino, Guilherme; McCann, Shelley Hoeft; Beauchemin, Jennifer; Weisse, Elizabeth; Barry, Fatoumata; Cano Lorente, Rosa; Huttenhower, Curtis; Bruchhage, Muriel Marisa Katharina; D'Sa, Viren; Deoni, Sean; Klepac-Ceraj, Vanja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Emerging evidence implicates gut microbial metabolism in neurodevelopmental disorders, but its influence on typical neurodevelopment has not been explored in detail. We investigated the relationship between the microbiome ...
    • Health equity and universal provision in Norway: a case study 

      Mehrara, Lydia; Young, Susan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article reports on a qualitative study undertaken to explore the policy-practice nexus of health policy in Norway in relation to the provision and delivery of maternal health services to migrant women. The research ...
    • How Can Experimental Endotoxemia Contribute to Our Understanding of Pain? A Narrative Review 

      Benson, Sven; Karshikoff, Bianka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The immune system and the central nervous system exchange information continuously. This communication is a prerequisite for adaptive responses to physiological and psychological stressors. While the implicate relationship ...
    • Human scent as a first-line defense against disease 

      Gordon, Amy R.; Lundström, Johan N.; Kimball, Bruce A.; Karshikoff, Bianka; Sorjonen, Kimmo; Axelsson, John; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Individuals may have a different body odor, when they are sick compared to healthy. In the non-human animal literature, olfactory cues have been shown to predict avoidance of sick individuals. We tested whether the mere ...
    • Inflammatory Blood Signature Related to Common Psychological Comorbidity in Chronic Pain 

      Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Wåhlén, Karin; Åström, Jenny; Lekander, Mats; Holmström, Linda; Wicksell, Rikard K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Chronic pain is characterized by high psychological comorbidity, and diagnoses are symptom-based due to a lack of clear pathophysiological factors and valid biomarkers. We investigate if inflammatory blood biomarker ...
    • The interdependence of substance use, satisfaction with life, and psychological distress: a dynamic structural equation model analysis 

      Moe, Fredrik Dreyer; Erga, Aleksander Hagen; Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Dettweiler, Ulrich (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: Longitudinal studies with annual follow-up including psychological and social variables in substance use disorder recovery are scarce. We investigated whether levels of substance use, satisfaction with life, ...
    • More than just a dental practitioner: A realist evaluation of a dental anxiety service in Norway 

      Bryne, Emilie; Hean, Sarah Catherine Patricia Duff; Evensen, Kjersti Berge; Bull, Vibeke Hervik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Patients with dental phobia or a history of trauma tend to avoid dental services, which may, over time, lead to poor oral health. In Norway, a specific service targets these patients by providing exposure therapy to treat ...
    • Motion, relation, and passion in brain physiological and cognitive aging 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The aim of the current paper was to present important factors for keeping the basic structures of a person’s brain function, i.e., the grey and white matter, intact. Several lines of evidence have shown that motion, relation, ...
    • Network evolution of regional brain volumes in young children reflects neurocognitive scores and mother's education 

      Zhou, Yidong; Müller, Hans-Georg; Zhu, Changbo; Chen, Yaqing; Wang, Jane-Ling; O'Muircheartaigh, Jonathan; Bruchhage, Muriel Marisa Katharina; Deoni, Sean (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The maturation of regional brain volumes from birth to preadolescence is a critical developmental process that underlies emerging brain structural connectivity and function. Regulated by genes and environment, the coordinated ...
    • Neuroanatomical heterogeneity and homogeneity in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis 

      Baldwin, Helen; Radua, Joaquim; Antoniades, Mathilde; Haas, Shalaila S.; Frangou, Sophia; Agartz, Ingrid; Allen, Paul; Andreassen, Ole; Atkinson, Kimberley; Bachman, Peter; Baeza, Inmaculada; Bartholomeusz, Cali F.; Chee, Michael W. L.; Colibazzi, Tiziano; Cooper, Rebecca E.; Corcoran, Cheryl M.; Cropley, Vanessa L.; Ebdrup, Bjørn H.; Fortea, Adriana; Glenthøj, Louise Birkedal; Hamilton, Holly K.; Haut, Kristen M.; Hayes, Rebecca A.; He, Ying; Heekeren, Karsten; Kaess, Michael; Kasai, Kiyoto; Katagiri, Naoyuki; Kim, Minah; Kindler, Jochen; Klaunig, Mallory J.; Koike, Shinsuke; Koppel, Alex; Kristensen, Tina D.; Bin Kwak, Yoo; Kwon, Jun Soo; Lawrie, Stephen M.; Lebedeva, Irina; Lee, Jimmy; Lin, Ashleigh; Loewy, Rachel L.; Mathalon, Daniel H.; Michel, Chantal; Mizrahi, Romina; Møller, Paul; Nelson, Barnaby; Nemoto, Takahiro; Nordholm, Dorte; Omelchenko, Maria A.; Pantelis, Christos; Raghava, Jayachandra M.; Røssberg, Jan Ivar; Rössler, Wulf; Salisbury, Dean F.; Sasabayashi, Daiki; Schall, Ulrich; Smigielski, Lukasz; Sugranyes, Gisela; Suzuki, Michio; Takahashi, Tsutomu; Tamnes, Christian Krog; Tang, Jinsong; Theodoridou, Anastasia; Thomopoulos, Sophia I.; Tomyshev, Alexander S.; Uhlhaas, Peter J.; Værnes, Tor Gunnar; van Amelsvoort, Therese A. M. J.; Van Erp, Theo G. M.; Waltz, James A.; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; Wood, Stephen J.; Zhou, Juan H.; McGuire, Philip; Thompson, Paul M.; Jalbrzikowski, Maria; Hernaus, Dennis; Fusar-Poli, Paolo; de la Fuente-Sandoval, Camilo; Catalano, Sabrina; Hubl, Daniela; Schiffman, Jason; Venegoni, Enea D.; Hooker, Christine I.; Rasser, Paul E.; Hegelstad, Wenche; Resch, Franz; Lemmers-Jansen, Imke L. J.; Amminger, G. Paul; Chen, Xiaogang; Cho, Kang Ik K.; Glenthøj, Birte Yding; de Haan, Lieuwe; Harris, Matthew A.; Hwang, Wu Jeong; León-Ortiz, Pablo; Ma, Xiaoqian; McGorry, Patrick; Mora-Durán, Ricardo; Mizuno, Masafumi; Nordentoft, Merete; Ouyang, Lijun; Pariente, Jose C.; Reyes-Madrigal, Francisco; Sørensen, Mikkel E.; Velakoulis, Dennis; Vinogradov, Sophia; Wenneberg, Christina; Yamasue, Hidenori; Yuan, Liu; Yung, Alison R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) demonstrate heterogeneity in clinical profiles and outcome features. However, the extent of neuroanatomical heterogeneity in the CHR-P state is largely undetermined. ...
    • A Nutrient Formulation Affects Developmental Myelination in Term Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Schneider, Nora; Bruchhage, Muriel Marisa Katharina; O'Neill, Barry; Hartweg, Mickaël; Tanguy, Jéròme; Pascal, Steiner; Mutungi, Gisella; O'Regan, Jonathan; Mcsweeney, Séamus; D'Sa, Viren; Deoni, Sean C. L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background and Objectives: Observational studies suggest differences between breast-fed and formula-fed infants in developmental myelination, a key brain process for learning. The study aims to investigate the efficacy of ...
    • Olfactory cues of naturally occurring systemic inflammation: A pilot study of seasonal allergy 

      Tognetti, Arnaud; Saluja, Supreet; Lybert, Nathalie; Lasselin, Julie; Tamm, Sandra; Lensmar, Catarina; Karshikoff, Bianka; Cervenka, Simon; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: In an attempt to avoid contact with infectious individuals, humans likely respond to generalised rather than specific markers of disease. Humans may thus perceive a non-infectious individual as socially less ...