As part of the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, our research unit focuses on issues relevant for understanding and treating mental disorders in older adults. The overall aim of the unit is to contribute to the department's work to promote effective and safe treatment for patients through research and specialist expertise, and to increase knowledge about mental health in the elderly through research and dissemination of research results.
The DEPDEM project: Networks in the ageing brain – disentangling dementia from late-life depression. Ina Selseth Almdahl.
Suicide among older adults in Norway – a register-based study addressing sociodemographic factors, mental health and treatment pathways prior to suicide. Anna Torp Johansen.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of depression in older adults: Review. Arvid Skjerve Hammerstad.
New perspectives in the treatment of personality disorders in older adults: Evidence-based psychological practice. Arvid Skjerve Hammerstad.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depressive relapse: Evidence-based psychological practice. Arvid Skjerve Hammerstad.