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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 ... -
Cytokine concentrations are related to level of mental distress in inpatients not using anti-inflammatory drugs
Toft, Helge Prytz; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Tilden, Terje; Neupane, Sudan Prasad; Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Wampold, Bruce E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
Effects of age and gender on the relationship between alcohol use disorder and somatic diseases: a national register study in Norway
Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Lien, Lars; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective This study aimed to examine how age and gender moderate the associations between alcohol use disorders (AUD) and several somatic diseases. Design and setting We performed a retrospective, register-based cohort ... -
Immigrants’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway
Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Lien, Lars; Elstad, Jon Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose As the immigrant population rises in Norway, it becomes ever more important to consider the responsiveness of health services to the specific needs of these immigrants. It has been questioned whether access to ... -
Immigrants’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway
Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Lien, Lars; Elstad, Jon Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose As the immigrant population rises in Norway, it becomes ever more important to consider the responsiveness of health services to the specific needs of these immigrants. It has been questioned whether access to ... -
Inpatients experiences about the impact of traumatic stress on eating behaviors: an exploratory focus group study
Roer, Grethe Emilie; Hurlen Solbakken, Heidi; Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Aaseth, Jan; Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study aimed to explore trauma-exposed inpatients experiences about the impact of traumatic stress on eating behavior. Thirteen female and two male inpatients with a history of trauma, recruited from a psychiatric ... -
PTSD patients show increasing cytokine levels during treatment despite reduced psychological distress.
Toft, Helge Prytz; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Lien, Lars; Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Wampold, Bruce E.; Tilden, Terje; Hestad, Knut; Neupane, Sudan Prasad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background: A reciprocal relationship between activated innate immune system and changes in mood and behavior has been established. There is still a paucity of knowledge on how the immune system responds during psychiatric ... -
Risk of developing psychiatric disease among adult patients with skin disease: A 9-year national register follow-up study in Norway
Balieva, Flora Nicol; Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Dalgard, Florence; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The existing association between skin disease and psychiatric comorbidity has gained attention during the last decades. Stress and mental illness can directly or indirectly affect skin disease, while dermatological ... -
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 ...