Browsing Brage INN by Author "Lien, Lars"
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Levels of IL-6 are Associated with Lifetime Attempted Suicide in Alcohol Use Disorder Patients
Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Pandey, Susmita; Moe, Jenny Skumsnes; Toft, Helge; Lien, Lars; Walby, Fredrik A; Myhre, Martin Øverlien; Bolstad, Ingeborg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have an increased risk of suicide. Neuroimmunological measures, such as cytokines, are shown to deviate in people with attempted suicide. Few studies have investigated ... -
Levels of Peripheral Circulating IL-6 and IL-10 Decrease Over Time Despite High Depression Burden in PTSD Patients
Toft, Helge; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Patients with combined depression symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often exhibit high levels of circulating inflammatory biomarkers as either a cause or consequence of their disease. We aimed ... -
Longitudinal determinants of insomnia among patients with alcohol use disorder
Bolstad, Ingeborg; Toft, Helge; Lien, Lars; Moe, Jenny Skumsnes; Rolland, Benjamin; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Insomnia is common among patients with AUD and can impair quality of life and cognitive functioning, as well as cause psycho-social problems and increased risk of relapse. Nonetheless, determinants of insomnia in patients ... -
Meaning-Making, Religiousness and Spirituality in Religiously Founded Substance Misuse Services—A Qualitative Study of Staff and Patients’ Experiences
Sørensen, Torgeir; Lien, Lars; Landheim, Anne; Danbolt, Lars Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The Norwegian health authorities buy one third of their addiction treatment from private institutions run by organizations and trusts. Several of these are founded on religious values. The aim of the study was to investigate ... -
Medical benefits in young adulthood: a population-based longitudinal study of health behaviour and mental health in adolescence and later receipt of medical benefits
Sagatun, Åse; Heyerdahl, Sonja; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives To examine the extent to which smoking, alcohol, physical activity and mental health problems in 15–16-year-olds are associated with receipt of medical benefits in young adulthood, after adjustment for confounders. ... -
Mental health problems in the 10th grade and non-completion of upper secondary school: the mediating role of grades in a population-based longitudinal study
Sagatun, Åse; Heyerdahl, Sonja; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: School drop-out is a problem all over the world with adverse life-course consequences. The aim of this paper is to study how internalising and externalising problems in the 10th grade are associated ... -
Negative social media-related experiences and lower general self-efficacy are associated with depressive symptoms in adolescents
Bonsaksen, Tore; Steigen, Anne Mari; Stea, Tonje Holte; Kleppang, Annette Løvheim; Lien, Lars; Leonhardt, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Social media are an integral part of adolescents' daily lives, and reviews have suggested an overall small association between more social media use and mental health problems. However, researchers have commonly investigated ... -
Norwegian Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Social and Communities Opportunities Profile-Mini for Persons with Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.
Leonhardt, Marja; Kyrdalen, Ellen; Holstad, Atle; Solbakken, Heidi Hurlen; Chiu, Marcus YL; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Persons with concurrent mental health and substance use disorders often do not participate actively in society and remain marginalized. The promotion of social inclusion is important for the care of persons with concurrent ... -
Occurrence, chronicity and intensity of itch in a clinical consecutive sample of patients with skin diseases: A multi-centre study in 13 european countries
Schut, Christina; Dalgard, Florence; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Gieler, Uwe; Lien, Lars; Aragones, Lucia Tomas; Poot, Francoise; Jemec, Gregor B.E.; Misery, Laurent; Kemény, Lajos; Sampogna, Francesca; van Middendorp, Henriët; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Linder, Dennis; Szepietöwski, Jacek C.; Lvov, Andrey; Marrón, Servando E.; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Salek, Sam; Kupfer, Jörg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018) -
Perceived current needs, psychological distress and functional impairment in a war-affected setting: a cross-sectional study in South Sudan
Ayazi, Touraj; Swartz, Leslie; Eide, Arne H; Lien, Lars; Hauff, Edvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives To examine the current perceived needs of the general population in a war-affected setting, and to study the influence of perceived needs on the participants’ mental health status and functional impairment across ... -
Perceived Stigmatization among Dermatological Outpatients Compared with Controls: An Observational Multicentre Study in 17 European Countries
Van Beugen, Sylvia; Schut, Christina; Kupfer, Jörg; Bewley, Antony P.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Gieler, Uwe; Thompson, Andrew R.; Grazia-Cazaña, Tamara; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Ferreira, Bárbara R; Jemec, Gregor B.; Lien, Lars; Misery, Laurent; Marron, Servando E.; Ständer, Sonja; Zeidler, Claudia; Szabó, Csanád; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Reich, Adam; Elyas, Amna; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Legat, Franz J.; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Romanov, Dmitry V.; Lvov, Andrey N.; Titeca, Géraldine; Sampogna, Francesca; Vulink, Nienke C.; Tomás-Aragones, Lucia; Evers, Andrea W M; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Perceived stigmatization places a large psychosocial burden on patients with some skin conditions. Little is known about the experience of stigmatization across a wide range of skin diseases. This observational cross-sectional ... -
Perceived stress in patients with inflammatory and non-inflammatory skin conditions. An observational controlled study among 255 Norwegian dermatological outpatients
Balieva, Flora Nicol; Schut, Christina; Kupfer, Jörg; Lien, Lars; Misery, Laurent; Sampogna, Francesca; van Euler, Love; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Inflammation may increase stress, while stress may promote inflammation. Most dermatological conditions are chronic and inflammatory, while some, such as cancer, naevi and tumours are non-inflammatory, but may ... -
Persistent level of mental distress in PTSD patients is not reflected in cytokine levels 1 year after the treatment.
Toft, Helge; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Tilden, Terje; Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective: Cross-sectional data show that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients often have increased levels of circulating inflammatory markers. There is, however, still a paucity of longitudinal studies with long ... -
Post-traumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents After the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal: A Longitudinal Study
Silwal, Sanju; Chudal, Roshan; Dybdahl, Ragnhild; Sillanmaki, Lauri; Lien, Lars; Sourander, A (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Abstract Few longitudinal studies have focused on mental health problems among adolescents after earthquakes. We investigated changes in post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depressive symptoms from 18 to 31 months ... -
Postnatal depression among Sudanese women: Prevalence and validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal depression scale at 3 months postpartum
Khalifa, Dina Mohammed Sami; Glavin, Kari; Bjertness, Espen; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives: Maternal mental health is a neglected issue in Sudanese healthcare. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with postnatal depression (PND) at 3 months postpartum in a sample of Sudanese ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depressive symptoms in Argentina - a cross sectional study
Mathisen, Siv Elin; Glavin, Kari; Lien, Lars; Lagerløv, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Introduction: Postpartum depression is a prevalent disorder with negative consequences for women, infants, and the family as a whole. Most studies of this disorder have been conducted in Western countries, and studies from ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depressive symptoms in Argentina: a cross-sectional study
Mathisen, Siv Elin; Glavin, Kari; Lien, Lars; Lagerkløv, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Introduction: Postpartum depression is a prevalent disorder with negative consequences for women, infants, and the family as a whole. Most studies of this disorder have been conducted in Western countries, and studies from ... -
The prevalence of mental distress and the association with education: a cross-sectional study of 18-49-year-old citizens of Yangon Region, Myanmar
Aye, Win Thuzar; Lien, Lars; Stigum, Hein; Win, Hla Hla; Oo, Tin; Bjertness, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Poor mental health is an important contributor to the global burden of disease. Mental health problems are often neglected in communities, and are scarcely studied in developing countries, including Myanmar. ... -
Promoting Social Participation and Recovery Using Virtual Reality–Based Interventions Among People With Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Qualitative Study
Aasen, Jan; Galaaen, Kari; Nilsson, Fredrik; Sørensen, Torgeir; Lien, Lars; Leonhardt, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: People with mental health disorders (MHDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) are a highly vulnerable group, particularly affected by social exclusion, marginalization, and disconnectedness. Virtual reality ... -
Psychological distress and quality of life among Opioid Agonist Treatment service users with a history of injecting and non-injecting drug use: A cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal
Pant, Sagun Ballav; Thapa, Suraj Bahadur; Howard, John; Ojha, Saroj Prasad; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02-06)Background: Opioid use disorder is a serious public health problem in Nepal. People who use opioids often experience psychological distress and poor quality of life. Opioid agonist Treatment (OAT) is central in managing ...