Browsing Brage INN by Author "Toft, Helge"
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Bariatric surgery patients in AUD treatment in Norway—an exploratory cross-sectional study
Bramness, Jørgen Gustav; Lien, Lars; Moe, Jenny Skumsnes; Toft, Helge; Pandey, Susmita; Lid, Torgeir Gilje; Strømmen, Magnus; Andersen, John Roger; Bolstad, Ingeborg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aims Patients who have undergone some forms of bariatric surgery have increased risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). In the present observational study, we compared patients with AUD who themselves reported to ... -
Inflammatory cytokines in alcohol use disorder patients are lower in smokers and users of smokeless tobacco
Bolstad, Ingeborg; Lien, Lars; Moe, Jenny Skumsnes; Pandey, Susmita; Toft, Helge; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Smoking and alcohol use often co-occur, and the use of nicotine-containing products is particularly common among persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Recent evidence shows that chronic alcohol use leads to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
"Si minst mulig - det kan brukes mot deg siden!" En studie av LAR-klienters opplevelse av innflytelse i egen behandling
Toft, Helge (Master thesis, 2013)Hensikt Hensikten med denne masteroppgaven er å belyse LAR-klienters opplevelse av innflytelse i egen behandling. Metode Denne oppgaven er en kvalitativ undersøkelse utført med semi-strukturerte intervjuer av ...