• Antipsychotic treatment – a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of qualitative studies 

      Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal; Lavik, Kristina O.; Davidson, Larry; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Moltu, Christian; Veseth, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)
      Background: The literature on antipsychotic medication in psychosis lack systematization of the empirical knowledge base on patients’ subjective experiences of using antipsychotic drugs. Such investigations are pivotal to ...
    • Childhood trauma, antipsychotic medication, and symptom remission in first-episode psychosis 

      Ottesen, Akiah; Hegelstad, Wenche; Joa, Inge; Ilner, Stein E. Opjordsmoen; Rund, Bjørn Rishovd; Røssberg, Jan Ivar; Simonsen, Erik; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Larsen, Tor Ketil; Haahr, Ulrik H.; McGlashan, T.H.; Friis, Svein; Melle, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)
      Background To what extent psychotic symptoms in first-episode psychosis (FEP) with a history of childhood interpersonal trauma (CIT) are less responsive to antipsychotic medication is not known. In this longitudinal study, ...
    • Differential Effectiveness of Atypical Antipsychotics on Hallucinations: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Sinkeviciute, Igne; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Kjelby, Eirik; Rettenbacher, maria; Joa, Inge; Reitan, Solveig Merete Klæbo; Alisauskiene, Renata; Fathian, Farivar; Johnsen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Most studies investigating antipsychotic effectiveness report either total psychopathology or symptom cluster findings. Studies focusing on a separate symptom, such as hallucinations, a hallmark symptom in ...
    • One-year outcome and adherence to pharmacological guidelines in first-episode schizophrenia: Results from a consecutive cohort study 

      Drosos, Petros; Brønnick, Kolbjørn Kallesten; Joa, Inge; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Stain, Helen J.; Hegelstad, Wenche; Larsen, Tor Ketil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Remission in schizophrenia is difficult to achieve. Antipsychotic drugs are critical in the treatment of schizophrenia. International guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia recommend a ...