• Stigma towards mental illness in Asian nations and low-and-middle-income countries, and comparison with high-income countries: A literature review and practice implications 

      Vaishnav, Mrugesh; Javed, Afzal; Gupta, Snehil; Kumar, Vinay; Vaishnav, Parth; Kumar, Akash; Salih, Hakimullah; Levounis, Petros; Bernardo, N.; Alkhoori, Samia; Luguercho, Cora; Soghoyan, Armen; Moore, Elizabeth; Lakra, Vanay; Aigner, Martin; Wancata, Johannes; Ismayilova, Jamila; Islam, Md; Da Silva, Antonio; Chaimowitz, Gary; Xiaoping, Wang; Okasha, Tarek; Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas; Schulze, Thomas; Ng, Roger; Chiu, S.; Wa (sherry), Chan; Tanra, Andi; Park, Yong; Panteleeva, Liliya; Taveras, Marisol; Mazaliauskiene, Ramune; Bin Sulaiman, Ahmad; Sanchez, Thelma; Sedain, Chandra; Sheikh, Taiwo; Lien, Lars; Rasool, Ghulam; Buenaventura, Robert; Gambheera, Harish; Ranasinghe, Kapila; Sartorius, Norman; Charnsil, Chawanun; Larnaout, Amine; Nakku, Juliet; Ashurov, Zarif (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Stigma related to mental illness (and its treatment) is prevalent worldwide. This stigma could be at the structural or organizational level, societal level (interpersonal stigma), and the individual level ...
    • The effect of trauma and alcohol on the relationship between level of cytokines and depression among patients entering psychiatric treatment 

      Toft, Helge Prytz; Neupane, Sudan Prasad; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Tilden, Terje; Wampold, Bruce E.; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Depression is associated with immunological responses as reflected by altered levels of circulating cytokines. Alcohol use and trauma may modulate immune activity, and few studies have investigated these factors ...
    • 'The psychosocial burden of alopecia areata and androgenetica': a cross-sectional multicentre study among dermatological out-patients in 13 European countries 

      Titeca, Géraldine; Goudetsidis, Laetitia; Francq, Bernard G.; Sampogna, Francesca; Gieler, Uwe; Tómas-Aragonés, Lucía; Lien, Lars; Jemec, Gregor Borut Ernst; Misery, Laurent; Szabó, Csanád; Linder, Michael Dennis; Evers, Andrea Walburga Maria; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Szepietöwski, Jacek Cezary; Romanov, Dmitry V.; Marrón, Servando E.; Altunay, İlknur Kıvanç; Finlay, Andrew Yule; Salek, Sam S.; Kupfer, Jörg P.; Dalgard, Florence; Poot, Françoise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      BACKGROUND: Hair diseases play an important burden on patients' lives, causing significant emotional and psychosocial distress. However, the impairment due to different hair conditions, such as alopecia areata (AA) and ...
    • The role of therapy in impairing quality of life in dermatological patients: A multinational study 

      Balieva, Flora Nicol; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Kupfer, Jörg; Aragones, Lucia Tomas; Lien, Lars; Gieler, Uwe; Poot, Francoise; Jemec, Gregor B. E.; Misery, Laurent; Kemeny, Lajos; Sampogna, Francesca; Van Middendorp, Henriet; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Ternowitz, Thomas; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Potekaev, Nikolay; Marrón, Servando E.; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Salek, Sam S.; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Skin disease and its therapy affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to measure the burden caused by dermatological therapy in 3,846 patients from 13 European countries. Adult outpatients ...
    • The use of sleep medication in youth residential care 

      Ørbeck, Beate; Øvergaard, Kristin Romvig; Hjellvik, Vidar; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Hansen, Berit M Hjelde; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives: To investigate the use of sleep medication and concomitant psychotropic medication in children and adolescents placed under residential care (RC). Methods: Participants were youth 0–20 years of age placed in ...
    • Time trends in self-reported depressive symptoms, prescription of antidepressants, sedatives and hypnotics and the emergence of social media among Norwegian adolescents 

      Lien, Lars; Bonsaksen, Tore; Stea, Tonje Holte; Kleppang, Annette Løvheim; Steigen, Anne Mari; Leonhardt, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Research has shown increased mental health problems and use of prescription drugs among adolescents in recent years and social media use has been linked to poorer mental health. However, trend studies concerning ...
    • Treatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders 

      Kour, Prabhjot; Lien, Lars; Kumar, Bernadette N.; Biong, Stian; Pettersen, Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Immigrants are considered at risk of psychological distress and therefore involvement in substance abuse, due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. Further, there is lower treatment engagement, a higher dropout ...
    • The Use of Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Stimulants in Youth Residential Care 

      Ørbeck, Beate; Øvergaard, Kristin Romvig; Hjellvik, Vidar; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objectives: To assess the use of three commonly prescribed psychotropic medications in youth placed in residential care (RC). Methods: Participants were youth aged 0-20 years placed in RC institutions at least once during ...
    • Utilization of somatic specialist services among psychiatric immigrant patients: the Norwegian patient registry study 

      Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Elstad, Jon Ivar; Lien, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Amongst psychiatric patients, the leading causes of reduced quality of life and premature death are chronic viral infections and cardiovascular diseases. In spite of this, there are extremely high levels of ...