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Longstanding eating disorders and personality disorders, mediators for 17-year long-term outcome
A longitudinal study of the long-term course and outcome of adult patients with various eating disorders (ED). The project aims to increase the understanding of severe and enduring ED and to inform treatment by examining prognostic factors related to outcome. Hanna Punsvik Eielsen, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist Hanna Punsvik Eielsen is a clinical psychologist who graduated from [...] Les mer
The Norwegian COVID-19, Mental Health and Adherence Project (MAP-19)
The Norwegian COVID-19, Mental Health and Adherence Project (MAP-19) project is a large-scale longitudinal epidemiological investigation examining mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Omid V. Ebrahimi, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist About the Project The study particularly examines the connection between non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) employed against the SARS CoV-2 virus and mental health symptoms in the general adult [...] Les mer
Do couples and families with histories of trauma need tailored therapy?
A process study examining trajectories and mechanisms of change in residential couple and family therapy. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how couple and family treatment works and what may hinder therapeutic progression. Kristoffer J. Whittaker, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist Kristoffer Whittaker is a clinical psychologist specializing in family psychology. Kristoffer’s area of interests [...] Les mer
Understanding peer support for doctors
A qualitative study examining peer support for doctors in Norway. The study investigates both peer support services provided to Norwegian doctors, namely Villa Sana and Støttekollegaordningen. The peer support services at Villa Sana Modum Bad is also investigated thorough a longitudinal qualitative approach. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how peer support [...] Les mer
Understanding Affect in Psychotherapy; A Process Study
The dissertation focuses on two areas of research, methodological questions regarding observer-based measurements and how factors related to the therapist and to the patient in psychotherapy together affect the outcome of therapy. Pål Gunnar Ulvenes, Ph.D.Previously affiliated with Modum Bad Pål Ulvenes is a clinical psychologist specialized in clinical psychology for adults with additional training [...] Les mer
Will patient feedback improve Quality and Outcome in Psychotherapy? Implementation and validation of the online feedback system OQ®-Analyst in Norway: A multi-site RCT study
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Cytokines and psychiatric symptoms in patients receiving inpatient treatment: The relationship between changes in immune activation and symptoms of mental distress. A 12-week follow-up study of patients with mental health disorders
Patients with common psychiatric diseases like mood disorders and anxiety disorders have often been found to exhibit chronically elevated levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines when compared to healthy people. Studies have found such associations in cross-sectional assessments, but little is known about how the relationship between cytokines and psychiatric symptom change over time in [...] Les mer
Eating pathology and change processes in eating disorders with childhood trauma: a patients’ perspective process-outcome study
Childhood abuse and neglect appear to more common among those with eating disorders (EDs) than in the general population, and ED patients with childhood trauma (CT) more often present with higher ED severity, psychiatric comorbidity, and suicidality compared to non-trauma ED patients. Successful treatment outcomes for ED with late effects of CT are scarce, since [...] Les mer
Conceptualizing and treating chronic depression: A naturalistic study of psychotherapy and combination treatment
Psychotherapy and antidepressant medication (ADM) are very different treatments that presumably work through different mechanisms of change. Still, research indicates they are both effective treatments and work equally well to treat chronic depression. An explanation for this may be that depression consists of different subgroups of affective, cognitive and somatic symptoms and that psychotherapy are [...] Les mer
Treatment of Complex PTSD: Skills-training, Exposure, or both?
The project compares three therapy forms for complex PTSD following childhood trauma. The aim is to identify the most beneficial therapy, for whom, and how change occurs. Peter Sele, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist Peter Sele is a clinical psychologist at Modum Bad and the University of Oslo. About the Project The Complex PTSD study at Modum Bad [...] Les mer
Conceptualizing and exploring change mechanisms in psychotherapy: The roles of common and specific change processes
A process study examining trajectories and mechanisms of change in psychotherapy across a range of different psychological disorders and treatment methods. The aim is to gain a better understanding of how psychological treatment works. Ingvild Finsrud, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist Ingvild Finsrud is a clinical psychologist specialized in clinical psychology for adults with additional training in Intensive [...] Les mer
Stabilizing group treatment of complex trauma: A randomized controlled trial
This project was a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of stabilizing group treatment for patients with PTSD related to childhood abuse and for patients with dissociative disorders. Harald Bækkelund, Ph.D.Part-time senior researcher, Clinical psychologist Head of Research at NKVTS, Section for Implementation and treatment research Harald Bækkelund is a clinical psychologist, Head of Research [...] Les mer
Mechanism of change in Compassion-focused therapy and Cognitive-behavioural therapy in the treatment of eating disorders with and without childhood trauma
The Modum-ED trial: Change Processes in Patients with Eating Disorders with and without Childhood Maltreatment. A Randomized Controlled Trial in an Intensive Treatment Setting. Maren Kopland, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist About the Project The doctoral project is part of a randomized controlled study examining how patients with and without childhood traumas respond to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and [...] Les mer
The development and validation of an ISTDP psychodiagnostic questionnaire
In this project we aim to develop and establish the validity of a new psychodiagnostic self-report questionnaire for psychotherapy patients receiving Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). Mikkel Eielsen, Ph.D.Medical Doctor Mikkel Eielsen is a medical doctor undertaking a specialization to become a psychiatrist and has completed a three year Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) education at [...] Les mer