Øivind Ekeberg
- Professor emeritus
- +47-22851021
Publications 2024
Suicide rates among health-care professionals in Norway 1980-2021
J Affect Disord, 355, 399-405
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.128, PubMed 38537752
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 144 (10)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0385, PubMed 39254024
Prevalence of suicide attempt and associations with deliberate self-harm, mental health problems, drug misuse and traumatic experiences - a cross sectional survey of the Norwegian population
BMC Psychiatry, 24 (1), 164
DOI 10.1186/s12888-024-05610-9, PubMed 38408936
Burnout among intensive care nurses, physicians and leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national longitudinal study
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 68 (10), 1426-1435
DOI 10.1111/aas.14504, PubMed 39056218
Publications 2023
Prevalence of psychological distress in nurses, physicians and leaders working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national one-year follow-up study
BMJ Open, 13 (12), e075190
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075190, PubMed 38135308
Validation of a short version of the Lee fatigue scale in adults living in Norway: a cross-sectional population survey
BMC Public Health, 23 (1), 2132
DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-17036-1, PubMed 37904144
Health-related quality of life in patients discharged from hospital after suicide attempt with violent methods compared to self-poisonings
Nord J Psychiatry, 78 (1), 37-45
DOI 10.1080/08039488.2023.2257686, PubMed 37712668
Publications 2022
Coping, Social Support and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Effect on Depression and Anxiety: Patients' Experiences in Community Mental Health Centers in Norway
Healthcare (Basel), 10 (5)
DOI 10.3390/healthcare10050875, PubMed 35628012
A comparison between healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers' anxiety, depression and PTSD during the initial COVID -19 lockdown
Public Health Pract (Oxf), 3, 100267
DOI 10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100267, PubMed 35535328
Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Health Care Personnel in Norwegian ICUs during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Prospective, Observational Cross-Sectional Study
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19 (12)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph19127010, PubMed 35742259
Correction: Stafseth et al. Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Health Care Personnel in Norwegian ICUs during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a Prospective, Observational Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7010
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19 (23)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph192315424, PubMed 36498448
Publications 2021
Use of Alcohol and Addictive Drugs During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Norway: Associations With Mental Health and Pandemic-Related Problems
Front Public Health, 9, 667729
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2021.667729, PubMed 34195169
Substance use in the Norwegian general population: prevalence and associations with disease
J. Subst. Use, 26 (2), 144-150
DOI 10.1080/14659891.2020.1784303
Suicide Thoughts and Attempts in the Norwegian General Population during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (8)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18084102, PubMed 33924558
Healthcare professionals in COVID-19-intensive care units in Norway: preparedness and working conditions: a cohort study
BMJ Open, 11 (10), e049135
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049135, PubMed 34635518
Higher Suicide Intent in Patients Attempting Suicide With Violent Methods Versus Self-Poisoning
Crisis, 43 (3), 220-227
DOI 10.1027/0227-5910/a000773, PubMed 33890826
Optimists' and pessimists' self-reported mental and global health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
Health Psychol Rep, 9 (2), 160-168
DOI 10.5114/hpr.2021.102394, PubMed 38084286
Psychological responses and associated factors during the initial lockdown due to the corona disease epidemic (COVID-19) among Norwegian citizens
J Ment Health, 32 (6), 1057-1064
DOI 10.1080/09638237.2021.1952949, PubMed 34309479
Concerns in the Norwegian Population during the Initial Lockdown Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (11)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18116119, PubMed 34204043
Concerns Related to the COVID-19 in Adult Norwegians during the First Outbreak in 2020: A Qualitative Approach
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (8)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph18084312, PubMed 33921705
Treating patients with opioid overdose at a primary care emergency outpatient clinic: a cost-minimization analysis
Cost Eff Resour Alloc, 19 (1), 48
DOI 10.1186/s12962-021-00303-6, PubMed 34348747
Publications 2020
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17 (24)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17249210, PubMed 33317135
Daily use of alcohol in the Norwegian general population: Prevalence and associated factors
Drugs Alcohol Today, 20 (2), 109-121
DOI 10.1108/DAT-02-2020-0010
Ethical dilemmas of suicidality Reply
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (1), 16
[Ø. Ekeberg responds]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (1)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0798, PubMed 31948209
Sexual Assault and the Association With Health, Quality of Life, and Self-Efficacy in the General Norwegian Population
J Interpers Violence, 37 (3-4), 1878-1901
DOI 10.1177/0886260520926307, PubMed 32515259
Variability and stability of coping styles among breast cancer survivors: A prospective study
Psychooncology, 30 (3), 369-377
DOI 10.1002/pon.5587, PubMed 33167066
Effect of Nurse-Led Consultations on Post-Traumatic Stress and Sense of Coherence in Discharged ICU Patients With Clinically Relevant Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms-A Randomized Controlled Trial
Crit Care Med, 48 (12), e1218-e1225
DOI 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004628, PubMed 33048906
Publications 2019
Self-rated global health in the Norwegian general population
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 17 (1), 188
DOI 10.1186/s12955-019-1258-y, PubMed 31870385
Self-evaluated anxiety in the Norwegian population: prevalence and associated factors
Arch Public Health, 77, 10
DOI 10.1186/s13690-019-0338-0, PubMed 30923612
Suicidal behavior among seriously ill patients
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (17), 1629
Why is the suicide rate not declining in Norway?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (11), 1038-1040
We need both high risk and population oriented strategies Reply
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (12), 1124-1125
Patients with emotionally unstable personality disorder need appropriate emergency treatment
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (15), 1442-1444
Suicidal patients with personality disorder
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (15), 1445-1447
[Suicidal behaviour among severely ill patients]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0542, PubMed 31746167
Why is the suicide rate not declining in Norway?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (11)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0943, PubMed 31429253
[Ø. Ekeberg and E. Hem respond]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (12)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0520, PubMed 31502792
Suicidal patients with personality disorder
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0493, PubMed 31642623
Patients with borderline personality disorder need tailored emergency care
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0492, PubMed 31642629
[Correction: Patients with borderline personality disorder need tailored emergency care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (16)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0661, PubMed 31686482
Psychoactive substances in natural and unnatural deaths in Norway and Sweden - a study on victims of suicide and accidents compared with natural deaths in psychiatric patients
BMC Psychiatry, 19 (1), 33
DOI 10.1186/s12888-019-2015-9, PubMed 30658618
Flight Anxiety Reported from 1986 to 2015
Aerosp Med Hum Perform, 90 (4), 384-388
DOI 10.3357/AMHP.5125.2019, PubMed 30922426
Serious life events and post-traumatic stress disorder in the Norwegian population
BJPsych Open, 5 (5), e82
DOI 10.1192/bjo.2019.62, PubMed 31506124
Clinical characteristics and physical functioning in persons hospitalized following the Norwegian terror attacks in July 2011: A follow up study
J Rehabil Med, 51 (3), 225-233
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2521, PubMed 30816422
Optimists report fewer physical and mental health conditions than pessimists in the general Norwegian population
HEALTH PSYCHOL. REP., 7 (1), 9-18
DOI 10.5114/hpr.2019.81003
Mortality and repeated poisoning after self-discharge during treatment for acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a prospective observational cohort study
BMC Emerg Med, 19 (1), 5
DOI 10.1186/s12873-018-0219-9, PubMed 30634924
Post-traumatic stress symptoms and sense of coherence in proximity to intensive care unit discharge
Nurs Crit Care, 25 (2), 117-125
DOI 10.1111/nicc.12466, PubMed 31418993
Examining the organization and quality of the psychiatric consultative service in Norway
Nord J Psychiatry, 73 (1), 9-15
DOI 10.1080/08039488.2018.1525426, PubMed 30661436
Chronic pain among the hospitalized patients after the 22 July 2011 terror attacks in Oslo and at Utøya Island
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 63 (7), 913-922
DOI 10.1111/aas.13373, PubMed 30968401
Publications 2018
Self-diagnosed depression in the Norwegian general population - associations with neuroticism, extraversion, optimism, and general self-efficacy
BMC Public Health, 18 (1), 1076
DOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5990-8, PubMed 30157827
General self-efficacy in the Norwegian population: Differences and similarities between sociodemographic groups
Scand J Public Health, 47 (7), 695-704
DOI 10.1177/1403494818756701, PubMed 29417880
Psychosocial care for hospitalized young survivors after the terror attack on Utøya Island: A qualitative study of the survivors' experiences
Injury, 50 (1), 197-204
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2018.10.024, PubMed 30366828
We can not predict, but we can prevent Reply
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (2), 109
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0006, PubMed 29357626
The association between hospital admission and substance use among trauma patients
J. Subst. Use, 23 (1), 79-85
DOI 10.1080/14659891.2017.1348557
Anxiety, depression and relationship satisfaction in the pregnancy following stillbirth and after the birth of a live-born baby: a prospective study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 18 (1), 41
DOI 10.1186/s12884-018-1666-8, PubMed 29361916
22 July 2011-psychological reactions in patients at the emergency room in Oslo
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (11), 1022-1028
[July 22, 2011 – psychological reactions in patients at the accident and emergency department in Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (11)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0132, PubMed 29947209
Patients admitted to hospital after suicide attempt with violent methods compared to patients with deliberate self-poisoning -a study of background variables, somatic and psychiatric health and suicidal behavior
BMC Psychiatry, 18 (1), 21
DOI 10.1186/s12888-018-1602-5, PubMed 29368645
Group supervision- an unmet need among specialty registrars
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (15), 1411-1412
Group supervision - an unmet need among specialty registrars
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0569, PubMed 30277040
Mortality, morbidity and follow-up after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: A prospective observational cohort study
Scand J Public Health, 47 (4), 452-461
DOI 10.1177/1403494818779955, PubMed 29886813
Factors associated with rapidly repeated acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a prospective observational cohort study
BMC Res Notes, 11 (1), 724
DOI 10.1186/s13104-018-3834-3, PubMed 30314502
Publications 2017
Physical Injury and Somatic Complaints: The Mediating Role of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Young Survivors of a Terror Attack
J Trauma Stress, 30 (3), 229-236
DOI 10.1002/jts.22191, PubMed 28556275
Suicide in literature
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (14-15), 1091
Suicide during therapy
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (18), 1390
Can we predict suicide?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (21), 1680-1681
Chronic suicidal?
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (21), 1682-1683
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (14-15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0220, PubMed 28828828
Suicide during therapy
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (18)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0724, PubMed 28972335
Chronically suicidal?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (21)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0630, PubMed 29135170
Can we predict suicide?
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (21)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0573, PubMed 29135171
Healthcare utilisation, induced labour and caesarean section in the pregnancy after stillbirth: a prospective study
BJOG, 125 (2), 202-210
DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.14750, PubMed 28516500
"You Have To Be Healthy And Resourceful To Be Seriously Ill" An Open-Ended Question Study Of Patients Experiences Of Care After Deliberate Self-Poisoning
Suicidol. Online-SOL, 8, 20
Lower suicide intention in patients with personality disorders admitted for deliberate self-poisoning than in patients with other diagnoses
Ann Gen Psychiatry, 16, 21
DOI 10.1186/s12991-017-0145-3, PubMed 28435437
Sexsomnia - a forensic psychiatric challenge - a case report
J. Forensic Psychiatry Psychol., 28 (4), 498-512
DOI 10.1080/14789949.2017.1301528
Population-based norms of the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R)
Int J Clin Health Psychol, 17 (3), 216-224
DOI 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.07.005, PubMed 30487897
Neural and non-neural related properties in the spastic wrist flexors: An optimization study
Med Eng Phys, 47, 198-209
DOI 10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.06.023, PubMed 28694106
Publications 2016
Influence of alcohol and other substances of abuse at the time of injury among patients in a Norwegian emergency department
BMC Emerg Med, 16 (1), 20
DOI 10.1186/s12873-016-0085-2, PubMed 27277762
The association between alcohol, medicinal drug use and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Norwegian rescue workers after the 22 July twin terror attacks
Int Emerg Nurs, 28, 29-33
DOI 10.1016/j.ienj.2016.03.003, PubMed 27068750
Live well with disease
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 136 (18), 1566
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0639
Brain Activity in Response to Trauma-specific, Negative, and Neutral Stimuli. A fMRI Study of Recent Road Traffic Accident Survivors
Front Psychol, 7, 1173
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01173, PubMed 27547195
Attitudes toward suicidal behaviour among professionals at mental health outpatient clinics in Stavropol, Russia and Oslo, Norway
BMC Psychiatry, 16, 268
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0976-5, PubMed 27465292
Emergency Preparedness and Role Clarity among Rescue Workers during the Terror Attacks in Norway July 22, 2011
PLoS One, 11 (6), e0156536
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0156536, PubMed 27280520
Post-traumatic stress among rescue workers after terror attacks in Norway
Occup Med (Lond), 66 (7), 528-35
DOI 10.1093/occmed/kqw063, PubMed 27325417
Differing Procedures for Recording Mortality Statistics in Scandinavia
Crisis, 38 (2), 123-130
DOI 10.1027/0227-5910/a000425, PubMed 27661262
Accidents and undetermined deaths: re-evaluation of nationwide samples from the Scandinavian countries
BMC Public Health, 16, 449
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3135-5, PubMed 27229154
Follow-up of young patients after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a comparative cohort study at an emergency outpatient clinic
BMC Res Notes, 9, 398
DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-2200-6, PubMed 27506676
Outpatient treatment of acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a prospective observational cohort study
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 24, 76
DOI 10.1186/s13049-016-0268-6, PubMed 27206472
Follow-up after acute poisoning by substances of abuse: a prospective observational cohort study
Scand J Prim Health Care, 34 (3), 309-316
DOI 10.1080/02813432.2016.1207152, PubMed 27404136
Publications 2015
Living conditions in the districts of Oslo and poisonings by substances of abuse treated at casualty clinic level
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (21), 1943-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0370, PubMed 26577320
Physical injury and posttraumatic stress reactions. A study of the survivors of the 2011 shooting massacre on Utøya Island, Norway
J Psychosom Res, 79 (5), 384-90
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.09.005, PubMed 26526313
[Traumatization of patients in hospitals]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (8), 771-2
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0361, PubMed 25947601
Sick-leave and help seeking among rescue workers after the terror attacks in Norway, 2011
Int J Emerg Med, 8 (1), 81
DOI 10.1186/s12245-015-0081-4, PubMed 26283071
Structured follow-up by general practitioners after deliberate self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial
BMC Psychiatry, 15, 245
DOI 10.1186/s12888-015-0635-2, PubMed 26467530
Effect of Systematic Follow-Up by General Practitioners after Deliberate Self-Poisoning: A Randomised Controlled Trial
PLoS One, 10 (12), e0143934
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0143934, PubMed 26629812
Work-home interface stress: an important predictor of emotional exhaustion 15 years into a medical career
Ind Health, 54 (2), 139-48
DOI 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0134, PubMed 26538002
Exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms among first responders working in proximity to the terror sites in Norway on July 22, 2011 - a cross-sectional study
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 23, 23
DOI 10.1186/s13049-015-0104-4, PubMed 25888472
Nurse-led psychological intervention after physical traumas: a randomized controlled trial
J Clin Med Res, 7 (5), 339-47
DOI 10.14740/jocmr2082w, PubMed 25780483
Are suicide deaths under-reported? Nationwide re-evaluations of 1800 deaths in Scandinavia
BMJ Open, 5 (11), e009120
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009120, PubMed 26608638
Patients presenting with acute poisoning to an outpatient emergency clinic: a one-year observational study in Oslo, Norway
BMC Emerg Med, 15, 18
DOI 10.1186/s12873-015-0045-2, PubMed 26268351
Publications 2014
Prevalence of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulphate among patients injured when driving or at work
Alcohol Alcohol, 50 (1), 68-73
DOI 10.1093/alcalc/agu070, PubMed 25318475
Norwegian airline passengers are not more afraid of flying after the terror act of September 11. The flight anxiety, however, is significantly attributed to acts of terrorism
Scand J Psychol, 55 (5), 464-8
DOI 10.1111/sjop.12137, PubMed 24934082
[When the physician becomes seriously ill]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (1), 62-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.1539, PubMed 24429763
[Challenging communication]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (16), 1588
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0825, PubMed 25178239
Personality disorders in clinical practice
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (23-24), 2234
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1399, PubMed 25492318
Perceived competence and attitudes towards patients with suicidal behaviour: a survey of general practitioners, psychiatrists and internists
BMC Health Serv Res, 14, 208
DOI 10.1186/1472-6963-14-208, PubMed 24886154
Effects of a psychoeducational versus a support group intervention in patients with early-stage breast cancer: results of a randomized controlled trial
Cancer Nurs, 37 (3), 198-207
DOI 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31829879a3, PubMed 23782517
Publications 2013
Post-traumatic stress reactions in survivors of the 2011 massacre on Utøya Island, Norway
Br J Psychiatry, 204, 361-7
DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.133157, PubMed 24115344
Women's experiences in relation to stillbirth and risk factors for long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms: a retrospective study
BMJ Open, 3 (10), e003323
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003323, PubMed 24154514
Five-year mortality after acute poisoning treated in ambulances, an emergency outpatient clinic and hospitals in Oslo
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 21, 65
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-21-65, PubMed 23965589
Job Satisfaction and Burnout among Intensive Care Unit Nurses and Physicians
Crit Care Res Pract, 2013, 786176
DOI 10.1155/2013/786176, PubMed 24303211
Attitudes towards suicidal behaviour in outpatient clinics among mental health professionals in Oslo
BMC Psychiatry, 13, 90
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-13-90, PubMed 23510325
Associations between heavy episodic drinking and alcohol related injuries: a case control study
BMC Public Health, 13, 1076
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1076, PubMed 24228707
Publications 2012
Alcohol, psychoactive substances and non-fatal road traffic accidents--a case-control study
BMC Public Health, 12, 734
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-12-734, PubMed 22943663
Studying psychoactive substance use in injured patients: does exclusion of late arriving patients bias the results?
Drug Alcohol Depend, 127 (1-3), 187-92
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.029, PubMed 22819867
Demanding diagnostics--important diagnosis
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (5), 539-40
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1288, PubMed 22398773
Comparing ICD-9 and ICD-10: the impact on intentional and unintentional injury mortality statistics in Italy and Norway
Injury, 44 (1), 132-8
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2012.01.010, PubMed 22341556
Long-term impact of intrauterine fetal death on quality of life and depression: a case-control study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 12, 43
DOI 10.1186/1471-2393-12-43, PubMed 22676992
Treatment received, satisfaction with health care services, and psychiatric symptoms 3 months after hospitalization for self-poisoning
Ann Gen Psychiatry, 11, 10
DOI 10.1186/1744-859X-11-10, PubMed 22520705
When elderly people give warning of suicide
Int Psychogeriatr, 24 (9), 1393-401
DOI 10.1017/S1041610212000312, PubMed 22449942
A one-year observational study of all hospitalized and fatal acute poisonings in Oslo: epidemiology, intention and follow-up
BMC Public Health, 12, 858
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-12-858, PubMed 23046743
Outpatient treatment of acute poisonings in Oslo: poisoning pattern, factors associated with hospitalization, and mortality
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 20, 1
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-20-1, PubMed 22217253
Recall mammography and psychological distress
Eur J Cancer, 49 (4), 805-11
DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.09.001, PubMed 23021930
Psychological distress after physical injury: a one-year follow-up study of conscious hospitalised patients
Injury, 45 (1), 289-98
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.001, PubMed 23103082
The reliability of suicide statistics: a systematic review
BMC Psychiatry, 12, 9
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-12-9, PubMed 22333684
Publications 2011
Animal-Assisted Therapy with Farm Animals for Persons with Psychiatric Disorders: Effects on Anxiety and Depression, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Occup. ther. Ment. Health, 27 (1), 50-64
DOI 10.1080/0164212X.2011.543641
Prevalence of alcohol and other substances of abuse among injured patients in a Norwegian emergency department
Drug Alcohol Depend, 117 (2-3), 132-8
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.01.007, PubMed 21316163
[Clinical ethics committees--time for changes?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (2), 108
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.1012, PubMed 21267017
[Psychosocial interventions after a terrorist incident]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (18), 1749
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0925, PubMed 21946582
[Living conditions and pattern of acute poisonings in Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (15), 1424-8
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0531, PubMed 21844943
The casualty chain inventory: a new scale for measuring peritraumatic responses: a cross-sectional study
BMC Emerg Med, 11, 6
DOI 10.1186/1471-227X-11-6, PubMed 21592327
Cardiovascular pre-participation screening does not distress professional football players
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 19 (3), 571-7
DOI 10.1177/1741826711410818, PubMed 21613317
A comparison of general and ambulance specific stressors: predictors of job satisfaction and health problems in a nationwide one-year follow-up study of Norwegian ambulance personnel
J Occup Med Toxicol, 6 (1), 10
DOI 10.1186/1745-6673-6-10, PubMed 21450112
Health related quality of life in trauma patients. Data from a one-year follow up study compared with the general population
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19, 22
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-19-22, PubMed 21477280
Prevalence and predictors of return to work in hospitalised trauma patients during the first year after discharge: a prospective cohort study
Injury, 43 (9), 1606-13
DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2011.03.038, PubMed 21489524
Mortality among Norwegian doctors 1960-2000
BMC Public Health, 11, 173
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-11-173, PubMed 21426552
Publications 2010
Suicidal intention, psychosocial factors and referral to further treatment: a one-year cross-sectional study of self-poisoning
BMC Psychiatry, 10, 58
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-10-58, PubMed 20653986
Fatal poisonings in Oslo: a one-year observational study
BMC Emerg Med, 10, 13
DOI 10.1186/1471-227X-10-13, PubMed 20525396
Prognostic value of health-related quality-of-life parameters in early-stage breast cancer: an 8-year follow-up study
Psychooncology, 20 (10), 1102-7
DOI 10.1002/pon.1822, PubMed 20737644
Parental bonding and self-esteem as predictors of severe depressive symptoms: a 10-year follow-up study of Norwegian physicians
J Nerv Ment Dis, 198 (1), 22-7
DOI 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181c8189c, PubMed 20061865
Elderly people who committed suicide--their contact with the health service. What did they expect, and what did they get?
Aging Ment Health, 14 (8), 938-46
DOI 10.1080/13607863.2010.501056, PubMed 21069599
Posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression symptoms in patients during the first year post intensive care unit discharge
Crit Care, 14 (1), R14
DOI 10.1186/cc8870, PubMed 20144193
Health-related quality of life and return to work after critical illness in general intensive care unit patients: a 1-year follow-up study
Crit Care Med, 38 (7), 1554-61
DOI 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181e2c8b1, PubMed 20473149
Satisfaction with communication in ICU patients and relatives: comparisons with medical staffs' expectations and the relationship with psychological distress
Patient Educ Couns, 85 (2), 237-44
DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2010.11.005, PubMed 21167672
Psychological distress after severe trauma: a prospective 1-year follow-up study of a trauma intensive care unit population
J Trauma, 69 (6), 1552-9
DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e125f3, PubMed 20664371
The relationship between sales of SSRI, TCA and suicide rates in the Nordic countries
BMC Psychiatry, 10, 62
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-10-62, PubMed 20691035
Publications 2009
Mortality and causes of death after hospital-treated self-poisoning in Oslo: a 20-year follow-up
Clin Toxicol (Phila), 47 (2), 116-23
DOI 10.1080/15563650701771981, PubMed 18608284
Physical distress is associated with cardiovascular events in a high risk population of elderly men
BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 9, 14
DOI 10.1186/1471-2261-9-14, PubMed 19331677
The influence of long-term awareness of hyperlipidemia and of 3 years of dietary counseling on depression, anxiety, and quality of life
J Psychosom Res, 68 (6), 567-72
DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.11.004, PubMed 20488274
[Patients with self-poisoning in a medical department]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (9), 882-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.08.0321, PubMed 19415090
Prognosis after adolescent suicide attempt: mental health, psychiatric treatment, and suicide attempts in a nine-year follow-up study
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 39 (2), 125-36
DOI 10.1521/suli.2009.39.2.125, PubMed 19527153
Alcohol expectancy and hazardous drinking: a 6-year longitudinal and nationwide study of medical doctors
Eur Addict Res, 16 (1), 17-22
DOI 10.1159/000253860, PubMed 19887805
Repetition of acute poisoning in Oslo: 1-year prospective study
Br J Psychiatry, 194 (1), 73-9
DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.048322, PubMed 19118331
"Why do they become vulnerable when faced with the challenges of old age?" Elderly people who committed suicide, described by those who knew them
Int Psychogeriatr, 21 (5), 903-12
DOI 10.1017/S1041610209990342, PubMed 19519985
Why suicide? Elderly people who committed suicide and their experience of life in the period before their death
Int Psychogeriatr, 22 (2), 209-18
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Patients' memory and psychological distress after ICU stay compared with expectations of the relatives
Intensive Care Med, 35 (12), 2078-86
DOI 10.1007/s00134-009-1614-1, PubMed 19756511
Publications 2008
Animal-assisted therapy with farm animals for persons with psychiatric disorders: effects on self-efficacy, coping ability and quality of life, a randomized controlled trial
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health, 4, 9
DOI 10.1186/1745-0179-4-9, PubMed 18405352
Attitudes to animal-assisted therapy with farm animals among health staff and farmers
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 15 (7), 576-81
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01268.x, PubMed 18768010
A 20-year prospective study of mortality and causes of death among hospitalized opioid addicts in Oslo
BMC Psychiatry, 8, 8
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-8-8, PubMed 18271956
Health-related quality of life in non-cardiac chest pain patients with and without panic disorder
Int J Psychiatry Med, 38 (3), 271-86
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[Suicide in and outside mental health care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (2), 160
PubMed 18202724
[Tsunami--impact on survivors and next of kin]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (17), 1939-43
PubMed 18787568
Acute poisonings treated in hospitals in Oslo: a one-year prospective study (II): clinical outcome
Clin Toxicol (Phila), 46 (1), 42-9
DOI 10.1080/15563650701210048, PubMed 18167036
Clinical assessment compared to laboratory screening in acutely poisoned patients
Hum Exp Toxicol, 27 (1), 73-9
DOI 10.1177/0960327107087800, PubMed 18480152
Pre-hospital treatment of acute poisonings in Oslo
BMC Emerg Med, 8, 15
DOI 10.1186/1471-227X-8-15, PubMed 19025643
Acute poisonings treated in hospitals in Oslo: a one-year prospective study (I): pattern of poisoning
Clin Toxicol (Phila), 46 (1), 35-41
DOI 10.1080/15563650601185969, PubMed 18167035
Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy to prevent chronic post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Psychiatry, 8, 81
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-8-81, PubMed 18801204
Mental health treatment needs for medical students: a national longitudinal study
Eur Psychiatry, 23 (7), 505-11
DOI 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.04.006, PubMed 18774273
Psychosocial intervention as a component of routine breast cancer care-who participates and does it help?
Psychooncology, 17 (7), 716-20
DOI 10.1002/pon.1264, PubMed 18033695
Health problems and help-seeking in a nationwide sample of operational Norwegian ambulance personnel
BMC Public Health, 8, 3
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-8-3, PubMed 18177497
Occupational stressors and its organizational and individual correlates: a nationwide study of Norwegian ambulance personnel
BMC Emerg Med, 8, 16
DOI 10.1186/1471-227X-8-16, PubMed 19046466
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a nationwide sample of operational Norwegian ambulance personnel
J Occup Health, 50 (5), 406-14
DOI 10.1539/joh.l8025, PubMed 18654042
Lower life satisfaction in physicians compared with a general population sample : a 10-year longitudinal, nationwide study of course and predictors
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 44 (1), 47-54
DOI 10.1007/s00127-008-0403-4, PubMed 18642123
Publications 2006
Clinical vs. laboratory identification of drugs of abuse in patients admitted for acute poisoning
Clin Toxicol (Phila), 44 (2), 127-34
DOI 10.1080/15563650500514384, PubMed 16615667
Publications 2005
The mediating role of appraisal and coping in the relationship between optimism-pessimism and quality of life
Psychooncology, 14 (9), 718-27
DOI 10.1002/pon.896, PubMed 15669084
Publications 2004
Psychological stress response after miscarriage and induced abortion - Response
Psychosom. Med., 66 (5), 796
DOI 10.1097/.01.psy.000014003.87345.4c
Are anaesthetists prone to suicide? A review of rates and risk factors
Anaesth Intensive Care, 32 (2), 288-9; author reply 289-90
PubMed 15957736
Pessimism as a predictor of emotional morbidity one year following breast cancer surgery
Psychooncology, 13 (5), 309-20
DOI 10.1002/pon.747, PubMed 15133772
Publications 2002
Do women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and consulting surgeon assess decision-making equally?
Breast, 11 (5), 434-41
DOI 10.1054/brst.2002.0454, PubMed 14965708
Publications 2001
[Suicide and suicide attempts in Baerum 1984-95]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (9), 1026-31
PubMed 11354876
Toward an integrative model of suicide attempt: a cognitive psychological approach
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 31 (2), 153-68
DOI 10.1521/suli.31.2.153.21511, PubMed 11459248
Psychological debriefing - does it never work?
Br J Psychiatry, 178, 182-3
DOI 10.1192/bjp.178.2.182-a, PubMed 11157443
[Psychological treatment in attempted suicide]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (29), 3367
PubMed 11826777
Screening for breast cancer is associated with a low degree of psychological distress
Breast, 10 (1), 20-4
DOI 10.1054/brst.2000.0177, PubMed 14965553
[Evaluation of the new doctoral degree program at the Faculty of Medicine in Oslo 1993-98]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (17), 2012-6
PubMed 11875897
Adoption of new health care services in Norway (1993-1997): specialists' self-assessment according to national criteria for priority setting
Health Policy, 56 (1), 65-79
DOI 10.1016/s0168-8510(00)00135-4, PubMed 11230909
[Placebo effect in research related to surgery and technical procedures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (19), 2290-3
PubMed 11571882
Factors in medical school that predict postgraduate mental health problems in need of treatment. A nationwide and longitudinal study
Med Educ, 35 (2), 110-20
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00770.x, PubMed 11169082
Suicidal ideation among medical students and young physicians: a nationwide and prospective study of prevalence and predictors
J Affect Disord, 64 (1), 69-79
DOI 10.1016/s0165-0327(00)00205-6, PubMed 11292521
Suicide rates from 1960 to 1989 in Norwegian physicians compared with other educational groups
Soc Sci Med, 52 (2), 259-65
DOI 10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00226-4, PubMed 11144782
Publications 2000
Personality profiles in patients referred for chest pain. Investigation with emphasis on panic disorder patients
Psychosomatics, 41 (3), 269-76
DOI 10.1176/appi.psy.41.3.269, PubMed 10849460
Suicidal behavior in the municipality of Baerum, Norway: a 12-year prospective study of parasuicide and suicide
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 30 (1), 61-73
PubMed 10782719
Adolescents hospitalised with deliberate self-harm: the significance of an intention to die
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 9 (4), 244-54
DOI 10.1007/s007870070027, PubMed 11202099
Young suicide attempters: a comparison between a clinical and an epidemiological sample
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 39 (7), 868-75
DOI 10.1097/00004583-200007000-00015, PubMed 10892228
The relationship between cognitions and panic attack intensity
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 102 (4), 300-2
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102004300.x, PubMed 11089731
The prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among Norwegian physicians. Results from a cross-sectional survey of a nationwide sample
Eur Psychiatry, 15 (3), 183-9
DOI 10.1016/s0924-9338(00)00227-3, PubMed 10881215
The impact of job stress and working conditions on mental health problems among junior house officers. A nationwide Norwegian prospective cohort study
Med Educ, 34 (5), 374-84
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2000.00540.x, PubMed 10760123
Publications 1999
Panic disorder in chest pain patients referred for cardiological outpatient investigation
J Intern Med, 245 (5), 497-507
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.00447.x, PubMed 10363751
The detection of panic disorder in chest pain patients
Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 21 (5), 323-32
DOI 10.1016/s0163-8343(99)00037-7, PubMed 10572773
The Illness Attitude Scales in chest pain patients: a study of psychometric properties
J Psychosom Res, 46 (4), 335-42
DOI 10.1016/s0022-3999(98)00127-5, PubMed 10340232
Simulations of neuromuscular control in lamprey swimming
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 354 (1385), 895-902
DOI 10.1098/rstb.1999.0441, PubMed 10382223
[Patients' quality of life after transplantation--what do we know?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (26), 3920-3
PubMed 10592753
Sex differences in adolescent suicides in Norway, 1990-1992
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 29 (4), 295-308
PubMed 10636324
Reduced health-related quality of life among Hodgkin's disease survivors: a comparative study with general population norms
Ann Oncol, 10 (1), 71-7
DOI 10.1023/a:1008315525997, PubMed 10076725
Hodgkin's disease survivors more fatigued than the general population
J Clin Oncol, 17 (1), 253-61
DOI 10.1200/JCO.1999.17.1.253, PubMed 10458240
Motivation for medical school: the relationship to gender and specialty preferences in a nationwide sample
Med Educ, 33 (4), 236-42
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00293.x, PubMed 10336753
Publications 1998
[Help for those who fear air travel]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (23), 3637-40
PubMed 9820010
Suicide among children and younger and older adolescents in Norway: a comparative study
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 37 (5), 473-81
DOI 10.1097/00004583-199805000-00008, PubMed 9585647
Fatigue in the general Norwegian population: normative data and associations
J Psychosom Res, 45 (1), 53-65
DOI 10.1016/s0022-3999(97)00291-2, PubMed 9720855
[How shall we set priorities among experimental treatment methods?]
Nord Med, 113 (1), 17-8, 23-4
PubMed 9465703
Use of alcohol to cope with tension, and its relation to gender, years in medical school and hazardous drinking: a study of two nation-wide Norwegian samples of medical students
Addiction, 93 (9), 1341-9
DOI 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.93913415.x, PubMed 9926540
Publications 1997
Youth suicide in Norway, 1990-1992: a comparison between children and adolescents completing suicide and age- and gender-matched controls
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 27 (3), 250-63
PubMed 9357080
[Suicide attempts among the elderly]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (27), 3988-91
PubMed 9441429
Psychological distress after cancer cure: a survey of 459 Hodgkin's disease survivors
Br J Cancer, 76 (6), 791-6
DOI 10.1038/bjc.1997.464, PubMed 9310248
[Consultation-liaison-psychiatry in Norway. Use of psychiatric services in somatic departmetns]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (12), 1753-6
PubMed 9213981
[Career plans of future physicians. Level of ambition and plans for specialization among medical students]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (19), 2807-11
PubMed 9312874
Publications 1996
Improving awareness of the psychosocial needs of the patient -- a training course for experienced cancer doctors
Acta Oncol, 35 (2), 246-8
DOI 10.3109/02841869609098509, PubMed 8639323
Attitudes toward informing the cancer patient--a survey of Norwegian physicians
Eur J Cancer, 32A (8), 1344-8
DOI 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00087-1, PubMed 8869097
The effect of meditation on shooting performance
Br J Sports Med, 30 (4), 342-6
DOI 10.1136/bjsm.30.4.342, PubMed 9015599
Publications 1995
A double-blind study of psychosocial factors in 40-year-old women with essential hypertension
Psychother Psychosom, 63 (3-4), 142-50
DOI 10.1159/000288951, PubMed 7624458
[Repetition and private examination--a way to medical studies]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (27), 3418
PubMed 7491588
[Repetition and private exams--the road to medical studies. Extent, financing and social consequences of collecting of grades for medical studies in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (21), 2659-62
PubMed 7570478
Publications 1994
Mortality and causes of death in a 10-year follow-up of patients treated for self-poisonings in Oslo
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 24 (4), 398-405
PubMed 7740597
[A new teaching program in behavioral sciences in Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (1), 47-9
PubMed 8296282
Quality of life on enalapril after acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J, 15 (8), 1135-9
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060640, PubMed 7988608
Publications 1993
Quality of life after kidney transplantation. A 10-22 years follow-up
Scand J Urol Nephrol, 27 (1), 89-92
DOI 10.3109/00365599309180421, PubMed 8493476
[Prioritizing in hospital departments]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (27), 3378-81
PubMed 7748242
Publications 1992
[Drug therapy of depression in general practice]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (26), 3294-7
PubMed 1471103
Awareness of high blood pressure influences on psychological and sympathetic responses
J Psychosom Res, 36 (2), 117-23
DOI 10.1016/0022-3999(92)90020-3, PubMed 1560424
Publications 1991
Suicide and other causes of death in a five-year follow-up of patients treated for self-poisoning in Oslo
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 83 (6), 432-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb05570.x, PubMed 1882694
[Suicide and attempted suicide among the elderly]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (5), 562-4
PubMed 2008668
[Opiate-related deaths among drug addicts. Autopsy findings, circumstances and forensic toxicologic analyses regarding deaths]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (13), 1629-32
PubMed 2063362
Publications 1990
Childhood traumas and psychosocial characteristics of 50-year-old men with essential hypertension
J Psychosom Res, 34 (6), 643-9
DOI 10.1016/0022-3999(90)90108-g, PubMed 2135736
Effects of beta 1- and beta 2-blockade on blood pressure and sympathetic responses to flight phobia stress
Clin Pharmacol Ther, 47 (5), 599-607
DOI 10.1038/clpt.1990.81, PubMed 1971540
Correlations between psychological and physiological responses to acute flight phobia stress
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 50 (6), 671-7
DOI 10.3109/00365519009089186, PubMed 2247773
Effects of selective beta-adrenoceptor blockade on anxiety associated with flight phobia
J Psychopharmacol, 4 (1), 35-41
DOI 10.1177/026988119000400106, PubMed 22282925
Publications 1989
Plasma catecholamines in some airline passengers
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 49 (2), 183-8
DOI 10.3109/00365518909105419, PubMed 2520371
[Self-poisoning in Northwest Norway in 1975-1984]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (2), 173-6
PubMed 2916191
[Self-poisoning in Northwest Norway in 1984. A follow-up after 6 months. A prospective study]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (2), 177-9
PubMed 2916192
Publications 1988
[The pattern of poisonings after regulatory withdrawal of drugs]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 108 (15), 1196-9
PubMed 3388346
Publications 1987
Effect of regulatory withdrawal of drugs and prescription recommendations on the pattern of self-poisonings in Oslo
Acta Med Scand, 221 (5), 483-7
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1987.tb01284.x, PubMed 3604758
Publications 1986
Self-poisoning and the menstrual cycle
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 73 (3), 239-41
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb02680.x, PubMed 3716841
[Anaclitic depression]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (2), 134-6
PubMed 3952704
Publications 1985
[The reliability of suicide statistics in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 105 (2), 123-7
PubMed 3975879
Reliability and speed of recall in an associative network
IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell, 7 (4), 490-8
DOI 10.1109/tpami.1985.4767688, PubMed 21869287
Publications 1984
[Voluntarily hospitalized drug addicts in a medical department]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (26), 1795-9
PubMed 6149632
[A follow-up study of voluntarily hospitalized drug addicts in a medical department]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (26), 1799-802
PubMed 6495271
Publications 1983
[Disulfiram-induced psychoses]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (19-21), 1444-5
PubMed 6636053