Carmen Simonsen
- Clinical psychologist; PhD
- +47 230 27331
Publications 2024
A 10-Year Longitudinal Study of Brain Cortical Thickness in People with First-Episode Psychosis Using Normative Models
Schizophr Bull (in press)
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbae107, PubMed 38970378
Pain trajectories and neuropathic pain symptoms following lung cancer surgery: A prospective cohort study
Eur J Pain, 28 (8), 1343-1355
DOI 10.1002/ejp.2265, PubMed 38528589
Behind the heterogeneity in the long-term course of first-episode psychosis: Different psychotic symptom trajectories are associated with different patterns of cannabis and stimulant use
Schizophr Res, 271, 91-99
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2024.07.006, PubMed 39018985
The relationship between visual hallucinations, functioning, and suicidality over the course of illness: a 10-year follow-up study in first-episode psychosis
Schizophrenia (Heidelb), 10 (1), 30
DOI 10.1038/s41537-024-00450-8, PubMed 38431677
Corrigendum to "Cognitive performance at first episode of psychosis and the relationship with future treatment resistance: Evidence from an international prospective cohort study" [Schizophr. Res. volume 225 (May 2023) 173-181]
Schizophr Res, 270, 495-496
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2024.06.029, PubMed 39079354
A good life with psychosis: rate of positive outcomes in first-episode psychosis at 10-year follow-up
Psychol Med, 54 (9), 2112-2121
DOI 10.1017/S0033291724000205, PubMed 38389456
Long-term clinical recovery and treatment resistance in first-episode psychosis: a 10-year follow-up study
Schizophrenia (Heidelb), 10 (1), 69
DOI 10.1038/s41537-024-00489-7, PubMed 39174576
Childhood trauma and treatment resistance in first-episode psychosis: Investigating the role of premorbid adjustment and duration of untreated psychosis
Schizophr Res, 270, 441-450
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2024.07.001, PubMed 38991420
Taking what you get or Getting what you Need: A Qualitative Study on Experiences with Mental Health and Welfare Services in Long-Term Recovery in First-Episode Psychosis
Community Ment Health J (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s10597-024-01356-6, PubMed 39414695
Publications 2023
Long-term course of cognitive functioning in bipolar disorder: A ten-year follow-up study
Bipolar Disord, 26 (2), 136-147
DOI 10.1111/bdi.13364, PubMed 37356974
The trajectory of two negative symptom dimensions in first-episode psychosis and the role of cannabis use: A 10-year follow-up study
Schizophr Res, 252, 317-325
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2023.01.024, PubMed 36706477
Tobacco smoking related to childhood trauma mediated by cognitive control and impulsiveness in severe mental disorders
Schizophr Res, 261, 236-244
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2023.09.041, PubMed 37806047
Cognitive performance at first episode of psychosis and the relationship with future treatment resistance: Evidence from an international prospective cohort study
Schizophr Res, 255, 173-181
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2023.03.020, PubMed 37001392
Long-term Outcomes of People With DSM Psychotic Disorder NOS
Schizophr Bull Open, 4 (1), sgad005
DOI 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgad005, PubMed 39145337
Early identification of treatment non-response in first-episode psychosis
Eur Psychiatry, 66 (1), e30
DOI 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.15, PubMed 36915260
Publications 2022
Locked out during COVID-19 lockdown-an online survey of relatives of people with psychotic and bipolar disorders in Norway
BMC Public Health, 22 (1), 294
DOI 10.1186/s12889-022-12625-y, PubMed 35151293
Lifetime and point prevalence of psychotic symptoms in adults with bipolar disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Psychol Med, 52 (13), 2413-2425
DOI 10.1017/S003329172200201X, PubMed 36016504
The COVID-19 pandemic impact on wellbeing and mental health in people with psychotic and bipolar disorders
Brain Behav, 12 (5), e2559
DOI 10.1002/brb3.2559, PubMed 35385888
Cognitive and Global Functioning in Patients With First-Episode Psychosis Stratified by Level of Negative Symptoms. A 10-Year Follow-Up Study
Front Psychiatry, 13, 841057
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.841057, PubMed 35401286
Domain-specific cognitive course in schizophrenia: Group- and individual-level changes over 10 years
Schizophr Res Cogn, 30, 100263
DOI 10.1016/j.scog.2022.100263, PubMed 35783460
Course of intellectual functioning in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a 10-year follow-up study
Psychol Med, 53 (6), 2662-2670
DOI 10.1017/S0033291721004645, PubMed 35256030
COVID-19 lockdown - who cares? The first lockdown from the perspective of relatives of people with severe mental illness
BMC Public Health, 22 (1), 1104
DOI 10.1186/s12889-022-13458-5, PubMed 35655294
Interaction Testing and Polygenic Risk Scoring to Estimate the Association of Common Genetic Variants With Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia
JAMA Psychiatry, 79 (3), 260-269
DOI 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.3799, PubMed 35019943
Clinical predictors of antipsychotic treatment resistance: Development and internal validation of a prognostic prediction model by the STRATA-G consortium
Schizophr Res, 250, 1-9
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2022.09.009, PubMed 36242784
Premorbid characteristics of patients with DSM-IV psychotic disorders
Compr Psychiatry, 115, 152310
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2022.152310, PubMed 35385814
The Time is Ripe for a Consensus Definition of Clinical Recovery in First-episode Psychosis: Suggestions Based on a 10-Year Follow-up Study
Schizophr Bull, 48 (4), 839-849
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbac035, PubMed 35419608
Publications 2021
Childhood trauma and cardiometabolic risk in severe mental disorders: The mediating role of cognitive control
Eur Psychiatry, 64 (1), e24
DOI 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.14, PubMed 33775258
Publications 2020
Opening the curtains for better sleep in psychotic disorders - considerations for improving sleep treatment
Compr Psychiatry, 103, 152207
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2020.152207, PubMed 32977246
Sleep disturbance mediates the link between childhood trauma and clinical outcome in severe mental disorders
Psychol Med, 51 (14), 2337-2346
DOI 10.1017/S0033291720000914, PubMed 32321600
Trajectory and early predictors of apathy development in first-episode psychosis and healthy controls: a 10-year follow-up study
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 270 (6), 709-722
DOI 10.1007/s00406-020-01112-3, PubMed 32130475
Effects of high-intensity exercise training on physical fitness, quality of life and treatment outcomes after oesophagectomy for cancer of the gastro-oesophageal junction: PRESET pilot study
BJS Open, 4 (5), 855-864
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50337, PubMed 32856785
Symptom Profiles in Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Front Psychiatry, 11, 580444
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.580444, PubMed 33281644
Publications 2019
Cognitive functioning in patients with first-episode psychosis stratified by level of negative symptoms: A 1-year follow-up study
Psychiatry Res, 281, 112554
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112554, PubMed 31499342
Do sleep disturbances contribute to cognitive impairments in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders?
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 270 (6), 749-759
DOI 10.1007/s00406-019-01075-0, PubMed 31587109
Sleep disturbances in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders - a transdiagnostic perspective
Compr Psychiatry, 91, 6-12
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.02.006, PubMed 30856497
Perceived and experienced stigma in first-episode psychosis: A 1-year follow-up study
Compr Psychiatry, 95, 152134
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152134, PubMed 31669787
Publications 2018
Safety and feasibility of preoperative exercise training during neoadjuvant treatment before surgery for adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction
BJS Open, 3 (1), 74-84
DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50110, PubMed 30734018
Reliability and validity of the self-report version of the apathy evaluation scale in first-episode Psychosis: Concordance with the clinical version at baseline and 12 months follow-up
Psychiatry Res, 267, 140-147
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.065, PubMed 29906681
Consequences of persistent depression and apathy in first-episode psychosis - A one-year follow-up study
Compr Psychiatry, 86, 60-66
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.07.015, PubMed 30081208
Self-rated disability in first treated episode of psychosis: A 1-year follow-up study
Compr Psychiatry, 85, 48-54
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.004, PubMed 29981504
Publications 2017
Neurocognitive functioning, clinical course and functional outcome in first-treatment bipolar I disorder patients with and without clinical relapse: A 1-year follow-up study
Bipolar Disord, 20 (3), 228-237
DOI 10.1111/bdi.12569, PubMed 29121444
Increase in serum HDL level is associated with less negative symptoms after one year of antipsychotic treatment in first-episode psychosis
Schizophr Res, 197, 253-260
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2017.10.042, PubMed 29129510
Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Psychotic Disorders
J Clin Psychiatry, 78 (7), e750-e757
DOI 10.4088/JCP.16m10880, PubMed 28493652
Early clinical recovery in first-episode psychosis: Symptomatic remission and its correlates at 1-year follow-up
Psychiatry Res, 254, 118-125
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.04.050, PubMed 28460281
Impairment in emotion perception from body movements in individuals with bipolar I and bipolar II disorder is associated with functional capacity
Int J Bipolar Disord, 5 (1), 13
DOI 10.1186/s40345-017-0083-7, PubMed 28332121
Publications 2016
Modelling difficulties in abstract thinking in psychosis: the importance of socio-developmental background
Cogn Neuropsychiatry, 22 (1), 39-52
DOI 10.1080/13546805.2016.1259998, PubMed 28005457
History of psychosis and previous episodes as potential explanatory factors for neurocognitive impairment in first-treatment bipolar I disorder
Bipolar Disord, 18 (2), 136-47
DOI 10.1111/bdi.12377, PubMed 26990158
Course of neurocognitive function in first treatment bipolar I disorder: One-year follow-up study
Psychiatry Res, 249, 286-292
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.12.048, PubMed 28142102
Serum levels of second-generation antipsychotics are associated with cognitive function in psychotic disorders
World J Biol Psychiatry, 18 (6), 471-482
DOI 10.1080/15622975.2016.1245441, PubMed 27712130
Serum concentrations of mood stabilizers are associated with memory, but not other cognitive domains in psychosis spectrum disorders; explorative analyses in a naturalistic setting
Int J Bipolar Disord, 4 (1), 24
DOI 10.1186/s40345-016-0067-z, PubMed 27858347
A history of childhood trauma is associated with slower improvement rates: Findings from a one-year follow-up study of patients with a first-episode psychosis
BMC Psychiatry, 16, 126
DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0827-4, PubMed 27146044
Publications 2015
Psychosis: clinical insight and beliefs in immigrants in their first episode
Early Interv Psychiatry, 12 (2), 185-192
DOI 10.1111/eip.12297, PubMed 26663787
No progressive brain changes during a 1-year follow-up of patients with first-episode psychosis
Psychol Med, 46 (3), 589-98
DOI 10.1017/S003329171500210X, PubMed 26526001
Serum level of venlafaxine is associated with better memory in psychotic disorders
Schizophr Res, 169 (1-3), 386-392
DOI 10.1016/j.schres.2015.10.021, PubMed 26516101
Publications 2013
Neuropsychological testing of cognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 128 (3), 149-62
DOI 10.1111/acps.12133, PubMed 23617548
The orthosteric GABAA receptor ligand Thio-4-PIOL displays distinctly different functional properties at synaptic and extrasynaptic receptors
Br J Pharmacol, 170 (4), 919-32
DOI 10.1111/bph.12340, PubMed 23957253
Publications 2012
Predictors of medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 127 (1), 23-33
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01911.x, PubMed 22900964
Publications 2009
Opposite relationships between cannabis use and neurocognitive functioning in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Psychol Med, 40 (8), 1337-47
DOI 10.1017/S0033291709991620, PubMed 19891810
Publications 2007
The effect of gender on emotion perception in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 116 (4), 263-70
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.00991.x, PubMed 17803756