A5031357251- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Family Support in Illness
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
University of Oslo
2015-2024
Akershus University Hospital
2015-2024
Mental Health Services
2010-2021
FrontLine Service
2010-2021
Innlandet Hospital Trust
2021
Østfold Hospital Trust
2015
Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning
2009-2015
Inland Hospital
2015
Psykiatrien i Region Syddanmark
2015
Telemark Hospital
2015
Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences in use of seclusion, restraint and involuntary medication among different wards geographical areas. This study investigates to what extent for admitted patients Norwegian acute psychiatric is associated with patient, staff ward characteristics. The includes data from 32 wards. Multilevel logistic regression using Stata was applied 1016 that were linked about sample comprised two hierarchical levels (patients wards)...
Surveys on prescription patterns for antipsychotics in the Scandinavian public health system are scarce despite prevalent use of these drugs. The clinical differences between antipsychotic drugs mainly areas safety and tolerability, international guidelines treatment schizophrenia offer rational strategies to minimize burden side effects related treatment. implementation practice have proven difficult achieve, as reflected by major variations different comparable regions countries. objective...
Background: The ROAdmap for MEntal health Research in Europe project aimed to create an integrated European roadmap mental research. Leading research experts across have formulated consensus-based recommendations future within the public field. Methods: Experts were invited compile and discuss priorities a series of topic-based scientific workshops. In addition, Delphi process was carried out reach consensus on list their rank order. Three web-based surveys conducted. Nearly 60 involved...
While mental health services are increasingly encouraged to engage in family-focused practice, it is a poorly understood term. The aim of review was synthesize evidence on the concept and scope practice adult child youth care settings. An integrative literature method used. Electronic databases were systematically searched between 1994–2014. In 40 included articles, conceptualized variously depending who comprised "family," family type, context practice. Six core inter-related practices...
Service providers throughout Europe have identified the need to define how high-quality community-based mental health care looks organize their own services and inform governments, commissioners funders. In 2016, representatives of service providers, networks, umbrella organizations knowledge institutes in came together establish European Community Mental Health Services Provider (EUCOMS) Network. This network developed a shared vision on principles key elements community different contexts....
People who struggle with mental health problems can provide valuable insight into understanding and improving the coordination of welfare services. The aims study were to explore service users' experiences perceptions continuity care within across services relevant personal recovery, elicit which dimensions are most essential users, generate ideas for care.In context a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach, ten users at community centre interviewed about their in Eight these re-interviewed...
Suicidal ideation may signal potential risk for future suicidal behaviors and death. We examined the prevalence of recent in patients with mental illness concurrent substance use explored clinical sociodemographic factors associated this patient subgroup, which represents a particular group adverse psychiatric outcomes.We used national cross-sectional census data Norway collected from 25,525 specialized health services. The analytic sample comprised 3,842 use, defined as having co-morbid...
Crisis Resolution Teams (CRTs) provide short-term intensive home treatment to people experiencing mental health crisis. Trial evidence suggests CRTs can be effective at reducing hospital admissions and increasing satisfaction with acute care. When scaled up national level however, CRT implementation outcomes have been variable. We aimed develop test a fidelity scale assess adherence model of best practice for CRTs, based on available evidence. A concept mapping process was used scale....
Long-term patients who resided in county-operated psychiatric nursing homes a county Norway as of November 15, 1989, were visited by researchers 1996 to assess how they perceived their living situations and had adjusted large reduction beds during the six-year period.Of 107 identified total 75 still alive 1995. Seventy-four took part study at place residence. Thirty general homes, 23 remained 21 lived outside institutions, personal The quality patients' contact with others was rated health...
Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS) has been designed for assessment of self-reflection on patients' anomalous experiences and interpretations own beliefs. The scale developed validated patients with schizophrenia. We wanted to study the utility bipolar disorder. relationship between BCIS as a measure cognitive insight established methods illness was explored in both diagnostic groups. self-report inventory administered schizophrenia (n = 143), disorder 92) controls 64). 15 items form two...
Abstract Background Seclusion is an invasive clinical intervention used in inpatient psychiatric wards as a continuation of milieu therapy with vast behavioural implications that raise many ethical challenges. Norway defined to contain the patient, accompanied by staff, single room, separate unit, or area inside ward. Isolation short-term confinement patient behind locked closed door no staff present. Few studies examine how experiences challenges they encounter during seclusion. By making...
Abstract Background Shared decision making (SDM) is a process where the patient and health professional collaborate to make decisions based on both patient’s preferences best available evidence. Patients with psychotic disorders are less involved in than they would like. More knowledge of these patients’ experiences SDM may improve implementation. The study aim was describe explore among patients mental care. Methods Individual interviews were conducted ten persons disorder. They service...
There are no randomised clinical trials comparing the outcomes of short- with long-term psychodynamic group psychotherapy.To compare differences in outcome during and after psychotherapy.In total, 167 out-patients mood, anxiety personality disorders were to or therapy (20 80 weekly, 90 min sessions). Outcome measures were: symptoms (Symptom Checklist - Revised), interpersonal problems (Inventory Interpersonal Problems Circumplex) psychosocial functioning (Global Assessment Functioning (GAF)...
Previous studies have shown that children may take on higher extents of caring activities if their parents are affected by severe illness or disability, especially when lack access to formal and informal care.This study examined the extent nature done patients' children; differences in between different types parental illness; factors associated with activities.An explorative cross-sectional multicentre study.Parents as patients specialised healthcare services, children, were recruited from...
Mental health services have recently undergone a transition from institution- to community-based care, and crisis resolution teams (CRTs) represent service that targets users experiencing an acute mental crisis. The current study was undertaken explore the user experiences of helpful help provided by CRTs in context. Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 elucidate how crises are experienced as devastating multilayered events. Suicidal thoughts and/or intentions commonly...
Background: A strong connection exists between parental mental illness and lifetime health risk for their children. Thus, it is important to determine, when parents attend treatment illness, the prevalence characteristics of with a identify referral actions Previous studies indicate that 12-45% adult service patients are minor There need larger sample sizes investigate parents, factors associated Method: Data on 23,167 outpatients was drawn from national census study across 107 Norwegian...
Abstract Background Health policy in many countries directs treatment to the lowest effective care level and encourages collaboration between primary specialist mental health care. A number of models for collaborative have been developed, patient benefits are being reported. Less is known about what enables prevents implementation sustainability such regarding actions attitudes stakeholders on ground. This article reports from a qualitative sub-study cluster-RCT testing model Oslo, Norway....