Blar i Brage INN på forfatter "Lien, Lars"
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Acting on audit & feedback: a qualitative instrumental case study in mental health services in Norway
Pedersen, Monica Stolt; Landheim, Anne; Møller, Merete; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The National Guideline for Assessment, Treatment and Social Rehabilitation of Persons with Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders, launched in 2012, is to be implemented in mental health services ... -
ADHD symptoms as risk factor for PTSD in inpatients treated for alcohol use disorder
Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more common in alcohol use disorder (AUD) patients than in the general population. Still, there is a lack of knowledge about the ... -
Alcohol use in South Sudan in relation to social factors, mental distress and traumatic events
Lien, Lars; Hauff, Edvard; Martinez, Priscilla; Eide, Arne Henning; Swarts, Leslie; Ayazi, Touraj (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Alcohol use is a major public health problem with vast implications for poor, war-torn countries. The objective of this study was to describe prevalence of alcohol use and risky drinking across socio-demographic ... -
Antisocial Personality Disorder Among Patients in Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): Characteristics and Predictors of Early Relapse or Drop-Out
Pandey, Susmita; Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD) vary significantly in many clinically important characteristics making them a heterogenous group. AUD patients with comorbid antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) form ... -
Are Common Skin Diseases among Norwegian Dermatological Outpatients Associated with Psychological Problems Compared with Controls? An Observational Study
Balieva, Flora Nicolaeva; Lien, Lars; Kupfer, Jörg; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Dalgard, Florence (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Dermatological disease has been shown to be associated with psychological comorbidity. The aim of this observational study is to describe the distribution of skin disease and the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress ... -
Association between exposure to traumatic events and anxiety disorders in a post-conflict setting: a cross-sectional community study in South Sudan
Ayazi, Touraj; Lien, Lars; Eide, Arne; Swartz, Leslie; Hauff, Edvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: The negative effect of exposure to traumatic events on mental health is well known. Most studies of the effects of trauma on mental health in war-affected populations have focused on post-traumatic stress ... -
The Association Between Regular Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms Among Patients in Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
Berger, Endre; Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Alcohol and other substance use disorders and major depression often co-occur. A sedentary lifestyle is related to major depression and even moderate exercise may prevent and contribute to the treatment of ... -
Association of daily hassles, daily uplifts, coping styles and stress-related symptoms among women exposed to sexual abuse—A cross-sectional study
Stensvehagen, Marianne Torp; Bronken, Berit Arnesveen; Lien, Lars; Larsson, Ulf Gerry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Women who experience physical or sexual violence report poor self-perceived health. Knowledge of daily hassles, daily uplifts and coping styles, as well as how these factors can affect health and well-being among ... -
Associations between Mental Health, Lifestyle Factors and Worries about Climate Change in Norwegian Adolescents
Leonhardt, Marja; Granrud, Marie Dahlen; Bonsaksen, Tore; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Climate change is a serious global health threat that has an impact on young people’s lives and may influence their mental health. Since the global climate strike movement, many adolescents have expressed worries about ... -
Audit and feedback in mental healthcare: staff experiences
Pedersen, Monica Stolt; Landheim, Anne; Møller, Merete; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose Audit and feedback (A&F) often underlie implementation projects, described as a circular process; i.e. an A&F cycle. They are widely used, but effect varies with no apparent explanation. We need to understand how ... -
Body dysmorphia in common skin diseases: Results of an observational, cross-sectional multi-centre study among dermatological out-patients in 17 European countries
Schut, Christina; Dalgard, Florence; Bewley, Anthony; Evers, Andrea Walburga Maria; Gieler, Uwe; Lien, Lars; Sampogna, Francesca; Ständer, Sonja; Tomas-Aragones, Lucia; Vulink, Nienke; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Legat, Franz Josef; Titeca, Geraldine; Jemec, Gregor B.; Misery, Laurent; Szabó, Csanád; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Koulil, Saskia Spillekom-van; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Szepietöwski, Jacek Cezary; Reich, Adam; Ferreira, Barbara Roque; Lvov, Andrey; Romanov, Dimitry; Marron, Servando E; Gracia-Cazana, Tamara; Svensson, Å; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Thompson, Andrew; Zeidler, Claudia; Kupfer, Joerg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with high costs for healthcare systems as patients may repeatedly ask for different, often not effective interventions. BDD symptoms ... -
The burden of somatic diseases among people with alcohol- and drug use disorders are influenced by mental illness and low socioeconomic status. A registry-based cohort study in Norway
Skarstein, Siv; Lien, Lars; Abebe, Dawit Shawel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: Persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and drug use disorder (DUD) have a lower life expectancy than the general population. We examined the burden of somatic diseases among persons with AUD or DUD and ... -
Change in Disability Associated with Psychological Distress among Internally Displaced Persons in Central Sudan
Sanhori, Zienat Balla Mohamed Ahmed; Lien, Lars; Hauff, Edvard; Ayazi, Touraj; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Eide, Arne Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Individuals with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in conflict settings, and a high rate of psychopathology is well documented among persons with disabilities. The objective of this study was to explore the change ... -
Change in Mental Health Stigma After a Brief Intervention Among Internally Displaced Persons in Central Sudan
Sanhori, Zeinat; Eide, Arne Henning; Ayazi, Touraj; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness is a worldwide phenomenon, This Longitudinal study aimed to determine the level of stigma, among the internal displaced persons in central Sudan and explore possible ... -
Changes in prevalence of mental disorders among internally displaced persons in central Sudan: a 1-year follow-up study
Sanhori, Zienat Balla Mohamed Ahmed; Hauff, Edvard; Eide, Arne Henning; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Abdelrahman, Abdullah; Brunborg, Cathrine; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Sudan has one of the largest numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the world, estimated at five million. The main cause of displacement was the civil war. Attention to the health and in particular ... -
Childhood abuse and its association with adults’ mental health problems: A cross-sectional study among men and women in the Yangon Region of Myanmar
Aye, Win Thuzar; Lien, Lars; Stigum, Hein; Bjertness, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives To estimate the prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual childhood abuse, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to examine the association between childhood abuse and adult mental health ... -
Chronic pain in multi-traumatized outpatients with a refugee background resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study
Teodorescu, Dinu-Stefan; Heir, Trond; Siqveland, Johan; Hauff, Edvard; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Traumatized refugees often report significant levels of chronic pain in addition to posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and more information is needed to understand pain in refugees exposed to traumatic events. This ... -
Circulating cytokine levels in the treatment of comorbid anxiety disorders
Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Tilden, Terje; Toft, Helge Prytz; Neupane, Sudan; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Psychotherapy research aims to investigate predictors and moderators of treatment outcome, but there are few consistent findings. This study aimed to investigate cytokines in patients undergoing treatment for anxiety ... -
Course of depression symptoms between 3 and 8 months after delivery using two screening tools (EPDS and HSCL-10) on a sample of Sudanese women in Khartoum state
Khalifa, Dina Sami; Glavin, Kari; Bjertness, Espen; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Effects of depression on parenting and on cognitive development of newborns are augmented when symptoms continue throughout the first postnatal year. Current classification systems recognize maternal depression ... -
Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment
Bakken, Regine; Lien, Lars; Fauske, Halvor; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Landheim, Anne Signe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and aim: Young adults with substance use (SU) problems face a high risk of co-occurring problems, including criminality. The aim of the present study was to assess the psychosocial characteristics, SU problems, ...