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Adaptive capacities for safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised during a suicidal crisis: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Background Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental health care during a suicidal crisis is situated within a dynamic, non-linear and uncertain context. Under such complex conditions, the adaptive capacity ... -
Carer involvement in the assessment of personal recovery: A naturalistic study of assertive community treatment in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03)Background: The user and carer movements have come a long way in becoming embedded in mainstream mental health services for individuals with serious mental illness. However, implementing recovery-oriented practice continues ... -
Childhood trauma, antipsychotic medication, and symptom remission in first-episode psychosis
(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, ... -
Cognitive profile in ultra high risk for psychosis and schizophrenia: A comparison using coordinated norms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Background: Cognitive impairment is not only a core aspect of schizophrenia but also commonly observed in help-seeking youth at ultra high risk for psychosis (UHR), with potential implications for prognosis and individualized ... -
Coordinating mental health services for people with serious mental illness: A scoping review of transitions from psychiatric hospital to community
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01)Effective coordination as people with serious mental illness (SMI) move between care settings is essential. We aimed to review challenges to care coordination for people with SMI and identify approaches for improving it. ... -
Early substance use cessation improves cognition-10 years outcome in first-episode psychosis patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)Background: Cognitive impairment may be a risk factor for, as well as a consequence of, psychosis. Non-remitting symptoms, premorbid functioning, level of education, and socioeconomic background are known correlates. A ... -
An enhanced individual placement and support (IPS) intervention based on the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO); a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)Background Employment is good for physical and mental health, however people with severe mental illness (SMI) are often excluded from employment. Standard Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is effective in supporting ... -
An exploratory study of the experiences of being both a mental health professional and carer in mental health services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)4.1 Introduction Around 60% of carers of relatives with mental health problems report feeling unrecognized by professional health care, and many report a lack of engagement, shared decision‐making and information sharing. ... -
Exploring key determinants of health among individuals with serious mental Illness: qualitative insights from a first episode psychosis cohort, 20 years postdiagnosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to experience functional decline, low well-being, comorbidities, shorter lifespan, and diminished quality of life than the general population. This ... -
Exploring specific predictors of psychosis onset over a 2‐year period: A decision‐tree model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Aim The fluctuating symptoms of clinical high risk for psychosis hamper conversion prediction models. Exploring specific symptoms using machine-learning has proven fruitful in accommodating this challenge. The aim of this ... -
Increased circulating IL-18 levels in severe mental disorders indicate systemic inflammasome activation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)Background Schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) are severe mental illnesses (SMI) that are part of a psychosis continuum, and dysregulated innate immune responses have been suggested to be involved in their ... -
“It’s not a life of war and conflict”: experienced therapists’ views on negotiating a therapeutic alliance in involuntary treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)Background Working alliances are considered to be essential to treatment, and they represent a robust predictor of positive treatment outcomes. In a working alliance, a patient and therapist agree upon treatment decisions, ... -
Lower circulating neuron-specific enolase concentrations in adults and adolescents with severe mental illness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)Background Both neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental abnormalities have been suggested to be part of the etiopathology of severe mental illness (SMI). Neuron-specific enolase (NSE), mainly located in the neuronal ... -
Medication-free mental health treatment: a focus group study of milieu therapeutic settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Medication-free treatment within mental health care aims to offer therapeutic support as an alternative to psychotropic medication. Introducing milieu therapy for severely mentally ill persons in a medication-free ... -
Met and unmet need for mental health care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)There is a concern that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will generate large unmet needs for mental health care. Using data from an epidemiological psychiatric diagnostic interview survey (n = 2159) conducted ... -
One-year outcome and adherence to pharmacological guidelines in first-episode schizophrenia: Results from a consecutive cohort study
(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 ... -
Potential traumatic events and symptoms of post‑traumatic stress in unaccompanied refugee minors—a comparison with youth in foster care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Building knowledge on how child welfare services (CWS) should tailor services for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) is important. URMs and youth in foster care are high-risk groups taken care of by the CWS in Norway. ... -
Psychometric Properties of the General Organizational Index (GOI): A Measure of Individualization and Quality Improvement to Complement Program Fidelity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)To assess the implementation of effective practices, mental health programs need standardized measures. The General Organizational Index (GOI), although widely used for this purpose, has received minimal psychometric ... -
Reduced Expression of Emotion: A Red Flag Signalling Conversion to Psychosis in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) Populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)Objective: In this hypothesis-testing study, which is based on findings from a previous atheoretical machine-learning study, we test the predictive power of baseline “reduced expression of emotion” for psychosis. Method: ... -
Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental health wards during a suicidal crisis: qualitative study of patient experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore suicidal patients' experiences of safe clinical practice during hospitalisation in mental health wards. The study was guided by the following research question: How do suicidal ...