- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Historical and Scientific Studies
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Soft tissue tumor case studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
St Olav's University Hospital
2021-2025
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2017-2025
University of Oslo
2020-2024
Oslo University Hospital
2009-2024
Trondheim Kommune
2017
Central Norway Regional Health Authority
2012
This article examines how life imprisonment was introduced, implemented and then ultimately abolished in Norway, with little controversy or debate, 1981. We place this story of within the context broader theoretical empirical debates on Nordic penal exceptionalism abolition sentences, both nationally internationally. The is first to engage theoretically two forms can combine obscure harsher policies practices. Specifically, it highlights praise for may align a ‘global champion’ rooted...
This study aims to assess rehabilitation needs and provision of services for individuals with moderate-to-severe disability investigate factors influencing the probability receiving within six months after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Overall, analyses included 1206 enrolled in CENTER-TBI severe-to-moderate disability. Impairments five outcome domains (daily life activities, physical, cognition, speech/language, psychological) use respective (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, cognitive...
Abstract Though formal life sentences have been abolished in Norway, forvaring (post-conviction indefinite preventive detention) – a type of informal sentence can be imposed on individuals convicted certain offenses who are considered to at high risk future offending. While great attention has paid Norway as an “exceptional” penal outlier globally, there is notable lack comprehensive knowledge about its sanction. Drawing extensive historical research and legal policy documentary analysis...
Pediatric acquired brain injury (pABI) is associated with long-term cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional problems, which may affect the quality of life, school, family functioning. Yet, there a lack evidence-based community-centered rehabilitation programs for chronic pABI these children do not systematically receive comprehensive rehabilitation. The Child In Context Intervention (CICI) study pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) pABI, aims to evaluate effectiveness an...
Abstract Background Previous studies have demonstrated that the trauma population has needs for rehabilitation services are best provided in a continuous and coordinated way. The discharge destination after acute care is second step to ensuring quality of care. There lack knowledge regarding factors associated with overall population. This paper aims identify sociodemographic, geographical, injury-related following at centers patients moderate-to-severe traumatic injuries. Methods A...
Descriptions of clinical outcomes in pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) Scandinavia are sparse. The Oslo site the European CENTER-TBI study has performed a pTBI outcome hospitalized population. main objective was to investigate neuropsychological outcomes, self- and parent-reported symptoms associated with injury, quality life children aged 1-15 years, 5-8 months after injury. Fifty-two were included, 45 completed assessments. sample consisted 15.4% severe, 21.2% moderate, 63.4% mild...
Abstract The hypothalamus is key to body homeostasis, including regulating cortisol, testosterone, vasopressin, and oxytocin hormones, modulating aggressive behavior. Animal studies have linked the morphology function of aggression affiliation, with a subregional pattern reflecting functional division between hypothalamic nuclei. We explored relationship subunit volumes in violent offenders (PSY-V) without (NPV) psychotic disorder, association psychopathy traits. 3T MRI scans ( n = 628, all...
Purpose To increase our understanding of child and parent characteristics, family functioning main challenges in daily life children families need rehabilitation the chronic phase pediatric acquired brain injury (pABI).
Abstract Background Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported subjective symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aims were to assess frequency fatigue over first 6 months after TBI, and examine whether changes could be predicted by demographic characteristics, severity comorbidities. Methods Patients with acute TBI admitted 65 trauma centers enrolled in study Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research (CENTER-TBI). Subjective was measured single item on...
This study aims to evaluate the global functional outcomes after moderate-to-severe traumatic injury at 6 and 12 months examine sociodemographic injury-related factors that predict these outcomes. A prospective cohort was conducted in which trauma patients of all ages with a New Injury Severity Score > 9 who were discharged alive from two regional centres Norway over one-year period (2020) included. The Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) score used analyse Regression analyses performed...
Objective: To describe the needs for subacute inpatient rehabilitation and community-based healthcare services, rehabilitation, social support in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic injury first 6 months post-injury. Further, to explore associations between sociodemographic clinical characteristics unmet needs. Design: Multicentre prospective cohort study. Subjects: Of 601 persons (75% males), mean (standard deviation) age 47 (21) years, admitted trauma centres 2020 injury, 501...
Traumatic injuries, defined as physical injuries with sudden onset, are a major public health problem worldwide. There is paucity of knowledge regarding rehabilitation needs and service provision for patients moderate trauma, even if research on spectrum specific available.This study aims to describe the prevalence needs, provided services, functional outcomes across all age groups, levels injury severity, geographical regions in first year after trauma. Direct indirect costs will also be...
Very few studies have focused on how children with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) access and use publicly funded healthcare educational services. We aimed to compare the symptoms, recovery service of TBIs a control group other injuries.This case-control study was conducted at Oslo University Hospital, Norway, from 2015 2020. It 49 patients aged 1-15 years who were hospitalised compared them 51 matched injuries. Unmet needs based reports parents, clinicians 6 months after injury.Many...
This article looks into the establishment and development of two criminal asylums in Norway. Influenced by international psychiatry a European reorientation penal law, country chose to institutionalize insane criminals criminally separate asylums. Norway’s first asylum was opened 1895, second 1923, both Trondheim. Both quickly filled up with patients who often stayed for many years, some their entire lives. The official aim these confine treat dangerous disruptive lunatics. Goffman...
Aims: To investigate social influence, health, criminality and substance use in a sample of 1288 Norwegian rural adolescents. Relations between these factors were examined.Methods: Data obtained from the 'UngData' study. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among adolescents (n = 740) nine secondary schools 548 three high across two counties. The response rate 63%.Findings: Deviant behaviours had higher status males school. deviant participation criminal activities associated...
Abstract Objective: to investigate psychosocial factors associated with mental distress among adolescents. Methods: a questionnaire survey was conducted in nine secondary schools (n = 740) and three high 548). The sample consisted of 1288 Results: females reported more than males. Illicit substance use peer social status deviant behaviours positively related males, whereas the attractiveness females. Conclusions: interventions could focus on school problem behaviours, factors. should be...
Violence in psychosis has been linked to antisocial behavior and psychopathy traits. Psychopathy comprises aspects of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, traits which may be differently involved violent offending by persons with psychotic disorders. We explored subdomains among offenders without a disorder.46 males, history severe violence, (n = 26; age 35.85 ± 10.34 years) or 20; 39.10 11.63 diagnosis disorder, were assessed the Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). PCL-R was split into following...
There is a pressing need for biomarkers of violent behavior risk in psychosis. Previous research indicates that electrophysiological measures automatic defensive reactions may have potential. The purpose this study was to investigate associations between individuals with and without psychosis electromyography (EMG) electroencephalography (EEG) responses startling auditory stimuli. Electromyography EEG were recorded during an startle paradigm from healthy controls (HC, n = 211), history...
Abstract:Homicides are rare in Norway; the country’s homicide rate is among lowest world (UNODC, 2013). This might be why homicides always receive attention national news. The topic has also received on a governmental level. Reducing number of an expressed goal several official reports. However, preventive efforts require knowledge. While handful studies have been conducted using variety disciplinary approaches and methods, recent reports point out that not prioritized research field Norway...
Artikkelen presenterer farlige sinnssyke kriminelle pasienter innlagt i Kriminalasylet og Reitgjerdet asyl perioden 1895–1940. har som målsetning å diskutere hvordan farlighet ble forstått ved bruke pasienteksempler. Begge disse asylene står en særstilling norsk psykiatrihistorie, var frem til sent 1900-tallet de eneste sikkerhetspsykiatriske institusjonene landet. etablert nettopp for verne samfunnet mot sinnssyke. bidrar med innsikt hvem pasientene hva hadde gjort.