Robert Smith
Research Professor, PhD
Contact
Mob: +47 942 36 412
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Department
Responsibilities
Mental health and psychological interventions (Prompt Mental Health Care (IAPT Norway), prevention and early intervention, CBT for depression and anxiety).
Public mental health (Mental healthcare access, health-related behaviors (HBSC/HEVAS study), youth mental health trends).
Evaluation research and implementation science (Program evaluation, outcome monitoring, and mental health service delivery models).
Measurement and research methods (Psychometric testing, longitudinal studies, and advanced statistical analysis).
Clinical and health psychology (Psychological assessment, personality factors, psychological aspects of heart disease, and fatigue in chronic illness).
Projects and publications
- Øystein Røynesdal, Robert Smith, Marit Sørensen, Femke van Nassau, Judith G.M. Jelsma, Sally Wyke, Cindy M. Gray, Hugo V. Pereira, Eivind Andersen, Marlene N. Silva, Glyn Roberts, (2025). Do changes in autonomous motivation mediate the effect of the EuroFIT program on physical activity?. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2025.2547364
- Leif Edvard Aarø, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2025). Positive mental wellbeing or symptoms of depression? Discriminant validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. BMC Psychiatry s. 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06922-0
- Magnus Jørgensen, Bente Wold, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, (2025). Socioeconomic differences in adolescent health behaviors and their effect on inequalities in adult depressed mood: findings from a 27-year longitudinal study. BMC Psychiatry doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06679-6
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, David M. Clark, Gunnel Hensing, Richard Layard, Marit Knapstad, (2025). Cost-benefit of IAPT Norway and effects on work-related outcomes and health care utilization: Results from a randomized controlled trial using registry-based data. Psychological Medicine s. 1-12. doi: 10.1017/S003329172500025X
- Leif Edvard Aarø, Otto Robert Smith, Mogens Trab Damsgaard, Anne-Siri Fismen, Marit Knapstad, Nelli Lyyra, Oddrun Samdal, Einar Baldvin Thorsteinsson, Charli Eriksson, (2025). Four scales measuring mental wellbeing in the Nordic countries: do they tell the same story?. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes s. 1-23. doi: 10.1186/s12955-025-02351-5
- Puneet Kaur, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Tony Mathias Leino, Eilin K. Erevik, Mark D. Griffiths, Anneke E. Goudriaan, Ståle Pallesen, (2025). Antidepressant prescription as a risk factor for developing gambling disorder: A longitudinal registry-based study in Norway. Journal of Behavioral Addictions doi: 10.1556/2006.2024.00047
- Eirin Kolberg, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Tony Mathias Leino, Ståle Pallesen, Mark D. Griffiths, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Andre Syvertsen, (2025). Disability Benefit and Gambling Disorder: A Longitudinal Study Based on National Registry Data. Journal of Gambling Studies doi: 10.1007/s10899-024-10368-6
- Børge Sivertsen, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Anne Reneflot, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Leif Edvard Aarø, Benedicte Kirkøen, Bengt Oscar Lagerstrøm, Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen, (2024). Assessing Diagnostic Precision: Adaptations of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-5/10/25) Among Tertiary-Level Students in Norway. Clinical Psychology in Europe doi: 10.32872/cpe.13275
- Andre Syvertsen, Tony Mathias Leino, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Børge Sivertsen, Mark D. Griffiths, Ståle Pallesen, (2024). Unemployment as a risk factor for gambling disorder: A longitudinal study based on national registry data. Journal of Behavioral Addictions s. 751-760. doi: 10.1556/2006.2024.00049
- Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Mathilde Rønnestad, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2024). Physical activity, problematic gaming behavior, and quality of life prior and during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a longitudinal study among university students. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports doi: 10.1111/sms.14666
- Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Kwok Ng, Oddrun Samdal, Adilson Marques, Alberto Borraccino, Jaroslava Kopcakova, Leila Oja, Anne-Siri Fismen, (2024). Family structure and the association with physical activity-Findings from 40 countries participating in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300188
- Magnus Jørgensen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Bente Wold, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, (2024). Social inequality in the association between life transitions into adulthood and depressed mood: a 27-year longitudinal study. Frontiers in Public Health doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1286554
- Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Isabel Castillo, Oddrun Samdal, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2023). Body-related concerns and participation in physical education among adolescent students: the mediating role of motivation. Frontiers in Psychology doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1266740
- Sarah Helene Aarestad, Eilin K. Erevik, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Mark D. Griffiths, Tony Mathias Leino, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Ståle Pallesen, (2023). Ethnicity as a risk factor for gambling disorder: a large-scale study linking data from the Norwegian patient registry with the Norwegian social insurance database. BMC Psychology doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01391-0
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Leif Edvard Aarø, Marit Knapstad, (2023). The Importance of Symptom Reduction for Functional Improvement after Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression: A Causal Mediation Analysis. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics s. 193-202. doi: 10.1159/000530650
- Lisa-Christine Girard, Mark D. Griffiths, Ingeborg Margrete Rossow, Tony Mathias Leino, Anna E. Goudriaan, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ståle Pallesen, (2023). Temporal order of diagnosis between gambling disorder and substance use disorders: Longitudinal results from the Norwegian Patient Registry. Addictive Behaviors Reports s. 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100501
- Elin Hanevik, Frida M. G. Røvik, Tormod Bøe, Marit Knapstad, Otto R. F. Smith, (2023). Client predictors of therapy dropout in a primary care setting: a prospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04878-7
- Magnus Jørgensen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Bente Wold, Tormod Bøe, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, (2023). Tracking of depressed mood from adolescence into adulthood and the role of peer and parental support: A partial test of the Adolescent Pathway Model. SSM - Population Health doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101440
- Andre Syvertsen, Tony Mathias Leino, Ståle Pallesen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Mark D. Griffiths, Eilin K. Erevik, (2023). Age and gender differences in gambling intensity in a Norwegian population of electronic gaming machine players . International Gambling Studies doi: 10.1080/14459795.2023.2199051
- Andre Syvertsen, Tony Mathias Leino, Ståle Pallesen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Børge Sivertsen, Mark D. Griffiths, Rune Aune Mentzoni, (2023). Marital status and gambling disorder: a longitudinal study based on national registry data. BMC Psychiatry doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04697-w
- Leif Edvard Aarø, Lamprini Veneti, Øystein Vedaa, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Birgitte Freiesleben De Blasio, Bjarne Robberstad, (2022). Visiting crowded places during the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel study among adult Norwegians. Frontiers in Public Health doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1076090
- Idunn Brekke, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Eia Elena Skjønsberg, Tonje Holt, Maren Sand Helland, Leif Edvard Aarø, Espen Røysamb, Gun-Mette Brandsnes Røsand, Leila Torgersen, Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Heidi Aase, (2022). Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Child & Family Social Work s. 1-15. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12973
- Kaia Kjørstad, Børge Sivertsen, Øystein Vedaa, Knut Langsrud, Daniel Vethe, Patrick Faaland, Cecilie Vestergaard, Stian Lydersen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Janine Linda Scott, Håvard Kallestad, (2022). The effects of digital CBT-I on work productivity and activity levels and the mediational role of insomnia symptoms: Data from a randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up. Behaviour Research and Therapy s. 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104083
- Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Marit Knapstad, Nick Grey, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2022). Moderators of treatment effect of Prompt Mental Health Care compared to treatment as usual: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy s. 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104198
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Marit Knapstad, (2022). Long-term outcomes at 24- and 36-month follow-up in the intervention arm of the randomized controlled trial of Prompt Mental Health Care. BMC Psychiatry doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04227-0
- Anne-Siri Fismen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Arnfinn Helleve, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Angeline Chatelan, Colette Kelly, Anna Dzielska, Paola Nardone, Marina Melkumova, Oya Ercan, Jaroslava Kopcakova, Giacomo Lazzeri, Knut Inge Klepp, Oddrun Samdal, (2022). Cross-national variation in the association between family structure and overweight and obesity: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged children (HBSC) study. SSM - Population Health doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101127
- Leif Edvard Aarø, Eugene L. Davids, Catherine Mathews, Annegreet Gera Wubs, Robert Smith, Petrus J. de Vries, (2022). Internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and prosocial behavior - three dimensions of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ): A study among South African adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology s. 415-425. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12815
- Andre Syvertsen, Tony Mathias Leino, Ståle Pallesen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Eilin K. Erevik, (2022). Telescoping and Gender Differences in High-Risk Gambling: Loss Limit Behavior in a Population of Electronic Gaming Machine Players. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors doi: 10.1037/adb0000844
- Regina Hamre, Robert Smith, Oddrun Samdal, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, (2022). Gaming Behaviors and the Association with Sleep Duration, Social Jetlag, and Difficulties Falling Asleep among Norwegian Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) s. 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031765
- Linn Vathne Lervik, Asle Hoffart, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2021). Exploring the temporal associations between avoidance behavior and cognitions during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy for clients with symptoms of social anxiety disorder. Psychotherapy Research s. 1-15. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2021.1930243
- Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Jens Bucksch, Catherina Brindley, Jan Pavelka, Zdenek Hamrik, Joanna Inchley, Chris J. Roberts, Frida Kathrine Sofie Mathisen, Dagmar Sigmundova, (2021). 12-year trends in active school transport across four european countries—findings from the health behaviour in school-aged children (Hbsc) study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) s. 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18042118
- Linn Vathne Lervik, Marit Knapstad, Asle Hoffart, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Version of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS) and Its Associations With Outcomes Following Treatment in IAPT Norway. Frontiers in Psychology doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.639225
- Marit Knapstad, Robert Frans Otto Smith, (2021). Social anxiety and agoraphobia symptoms effectively treated by Prompt Mental Health Care versus TAU at 6‐ and 12‐month follow‐up: Secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Depression and Anxiety s. 351-360. doi: 10.1002/da.23132
- Anne-Siri Fismen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Oddrun Samdal, Arnfinn Helleve, Ellen Haug, (2020). Associations between family structure and adolescents' food habits. Public Health Nutrition (PHN) s. 1-8. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020004334
- Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Marit Knapstad, Nick Grey, Marit Aase Rognerud, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2020). Long-term outcomes of Prompt Mental Health Care: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy s. 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103758
- Øystein Vedaa, Håvard Kallestad, Janine Linda Scott, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ståle Pallesen, Gunnar Morken, Knut Langsrud, Philip Gehrman, Frances P. Thorndike, Lee M. Ritterband, Allison G. Harvey, Tore C Stiles, Børge Sivertsen, (2020). Effects of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on insomnia severity: a large-scale randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Digital Health s. E397-E406. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30135-7
- Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Gerhard Sulo, (2020). Early-life course factors and oral health among young Norwegian adults. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology s. 55-62. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12576
- Kari-Elise Frøystad Veddegjærde, Børge Sivertsen, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ingvard Wilhelmsen, (2020). Long-term effect of cognitive–behavioural therapy in patients with Hypochondriacal Disorder. BJPsych Open s. 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.22
- Linn Lervik, Marit Knapstad, Robert Frans Otto Smith, (2020). Process evaluation of Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): the Norwegian version of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies. BMC Health Services Research doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05311-5
- Marit Knapstad, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Gunnel Hensing, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2020). Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): work participation and functional status at 12 months post-treatment. BMC Health Services Research doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-4932-1
- Marit Knapstad, Linn Vathne Lervik, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Leif Edvard Aarø, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2019). Effectiveness of prompt mental health care, the Norwegian version of improving access to psychological therapies: A randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics s. 90-105. doi: 10.1159/000504453
- Marit Knapstad, Børge Sivertsen, Ann Kristin Knudsen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Leif Edvard Aarø, Kari Jussi Lønning, Jens Christoffer Skogen, (2019). Trends in self-reported psychological distress among college and university students from 2010 to 2018. Psychological Medicine doi: 10.1017/S0033291719003350
- Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Marit Knapstad, Nick Grey, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2019). Twelve months post-treatment results from the Norwegian version of improving access to psychological therapies. Frontiers in Psychology s. 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02303
- Jens Christoffer Skogen, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Grethe S. Tell, Rolv T. Lie, Thomas Sevenius Nilsen, Leif Edvard Aarø, (2019). Hvordan bør rekrutteringen til folkehelseundersøkelsene gjennomføres?. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet) s. 1462-1467. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0054
- Mats Lien, Einar Rørstad Bredeli, Børge Sivertsen, Håvard Kallestad, Ståle Pallesen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Patrick Faaland, Lee M. Ritterband, Frances P. Thorndike, Øystein Vedaa, (2019). Short and long-term effects of unguided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in morning and evening persons: a post-hoc analysis. Chronobiology International s. 1384-1389. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2019.1647435
- Eirunn Thun, Børge Sivertsen, Marit Knapstad, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2019). Unravelling the prospective associations between mixed anxiety-depression and insomnia during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy. Psychosomatic Medicine s. 333-340. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000676
- Amund Langøy, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Bente Wold, Oddrun Samdal, Ellen Haug, (2019). Associations between family structure and young people's physical activity and screen time behaviors. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6740-2
- Øystein Vedaa, Susanne Hagatun, Håvard Kallestad, Ståle Pallesen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Frances P Thorndike, Lee M. Ritterband, Børge Sivertsen, (2019). Long-Term Effects of an Unguided Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM) s. 101-110. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7580
- Marit Knapstad, Tine Nordgreen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, (2018). Prompt mental health care, the Norwegian version of IAPT: clinical outcomes and predictors of change in a multicenter cohort study. BMC Psychiatry doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1838-0
- Susanne Hagatun, Øystein Vedaa, Allison G. Harvey, Tine Nordgreen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ståle Pallesen, Odd E. Havik, Frances P. Thorndike, Lee M. Ritterband, Børge Sivertsen, (2018). Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and comorbid symptoms. Internet Interventions s. 11-15. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.02.003
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ole Melkevik, Oddrun Samdal, Torill Marie Bogsnes Larsen, Ellen Haug, (2017). Psychometric properties of the five-item version of the Mindful Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS) in Norwegian adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health s. 373-380. doi: 10.1177/1403494817699321
- Jens Christoffer Skogen, Simon Nygaard Øverland, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Leif Edvard Aarø, (2017). The factor structure of the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25) in a student population: A cautionary tale. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health s. 357-365. doi: 10.1177/1403494817700287
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Daniele Evelin Alves, Marit Knapstad, Ellen Haug, Leif Edvard Aarø, (2017). Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). BMC Psychiatry doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1343-x
- Susanne Hagatun, Øystein Vedaa, Tine Nordgreen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Ståle Pallesen, Odd E. Havik, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Frances P Thorndike, Lee M Ritterband, Børge Sivertsen, (2017). The short-term efficacy of an unguided internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia: A randomized controlled trial with a six-month nonrandomized follow-up. Behavioral Sleep Medicine s. 137-155. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2017.1301941
- Anne-Siri Fismen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Torbjørn Torsheim, Mette Rasmussen, Trine Pagh Pedersen, Lilly Augustine, Kristiina Ojala, Oddrun Samdal, (2016). Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148541
- Veronika Ottová-Jordan, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Lilly Augustine, Inese Gobina, Katharina Rathmann, Torbjørn Torsheim, Joanna Mazur, Raili Välimaa, Franco Cavallo, Helena Jericek Klanscek, Wilma Vollebergh, Charlotte Meilstrup, Matthias Richter, Irene Moor, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, (2015). Trends in health complaints from 2002 to 2010 in 34 countries and their association with health behaviours and social context factors at individual and macro-level. European Journal of Public Health s. 83-89. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv033
- Veronika Ottová-Jordan, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Inese Gobina, Joanna Mazur, Lilly Augustine, Franco Cavallo, Raili Välimaa, Irene Moor, Torbjørn Torsheim, Zuzana Katreniakova, Wilma Vollebergh, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, (2015). Trends in multiple recurrent health complaints in 15-year-olds in 35 countries in Europe, North America and Israel from 1994 to 2010. European Journal of Public Health s. 24-27. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv015
- Bente Wold, Joan L. Duda, Isabel Balaguer, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Yngvar Ommundsen, Howard Hall, Oddrun Samdal, Jean-Philippe Heuzé, Ellen Haug, Samantha Bracey, Isabel Castillo, Yago Ramis, Eleanor Quested, Charalampos Krommidas, (2013). Comparing self-reported leisure-time physical activity, subjective health, and life satisfaction among youth soccer players and adolescents in a reference sample. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2013.830433
- Oddrun Samdal, Hege Høivik Bye, Torbjørn Torsheim, Anne-Siri Fismen, Ellen Haug, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Bente Wold, (2012). Trender i sosial ulikhet i helseatferd. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning s. 21-41.
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Nina Kupper, Angélique A. Schiffer, Johan Denollet, (2012). Somatic depression predicts mortality in chronic heart failure: can this be explained by covarying symptoms of fatigue?. Psychosomatic Medicine s. 459-463. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31824ef2f4
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Nina Kupper, Johan Denollet, Peter de Jonge, (2011). Vital exhaustion and cardiovascular prognosis in myocardial infarction and heart failure: predictive power of different trajectories. Psychological Medicine s. 731-738. doi: 10.1017/S0033291710001133
- Dorien M. Tulner, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Annique Schins, Peter de Jonge, Michel Quere, Joris R. Delanghe, Harry J. Crijns, Johan A. Den Boer, Jakob Korf, Adriaan Honig, (2011). Antidepressive Effect of Mirtazapine in Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression Is Associated with Soluble TNF-R1 Increase: Data from the MIND-IT. Neuropsychobiology s. 169-176. doi: 10.1159/000321624
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Nina Kupper, Peter de Jonge, Johan Denollet, (2010). Distinct trajectories of fatigue in chronic heart failure and their association with prognosis. European Journal of Heart Failure s. 841-848. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq075
- Dorien M. Tulner, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Peter de Jonge, Joost P. van Melle, Jennichjen Slomp, Huib Storm, Michel Quere, Johan A. Den Boer, Adriaan Honig, Jakob Korf, (2009). Circulating Cerebral S100B Protein Is Associated with Depressive Symptoms following Myocardial Infarction. Neuropsychobiology s. 87-95. doi: 10.1159/000209860
- Marit Knapstad, Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland, Turi Reiten Finserås, Robert Smith, (2025). Evaluering av veiledet internettbehandling ved Rask psykisk helsehjelp: En randomisert kontrollert studie .
- Idunn Brekke, Eia Elena Skjønsberg, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Gun-Mette Brandsnes Røsand, Tonje Holt, Leif Edvard Aarø, Maren Sand Helland, Espen Røysamb, Ingrid Grimstad, Heidi Aase, (2021). Effektevaluering av International Child Development Programme (ICDP). En randomisert kontrollert studie.
- Jens Christoffer Skogen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Leif Edvard Aarø, Johan Siqveland, Simon Nygaard Øverland, (2018). Barn og unges psykiske helse: Forebyggende og helsefremmende folkehelsetiltak. En kunnskapsoversikt.
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Daniele Evelin Alves, Marit Knapstad, (2016). Rask psykisk helsehjelp: Evaluering av de første 12 pilotene i Norge.
- Anne-Siri Fismen, Robert Smith, (2025). 30-year trends in adolescent overweight and obesity: Findings from the Health Behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study.
- Sarah Helene Aarestad, Eilin K. Erevik, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Mark D. Griffiths, Tony Mathias Leino, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Ståle Pallesen, (2023). Correction: Ethnicity as a risk factor for gambling disorder: a large-scale study linking data from the Norwegian patient registry with the Norwegian social insurance database (BMC Psychology, (2023), 11, 1, (355), 10.1186/s40359-023-01391-0). BMC Psychology doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01427-5
- Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Robert Smith, Bente Wold, (2023). Depressed mood from early adolescence to mid-adulthood: A life course perspective focused on social inequality, gender, and the role of adolescent pathways. .
- Anne-Siri Fismen, Arnfinn Helleve, Oddrun Samdal, Robert Smith, Ellen Merethe Melingen Haug, Angeline Chatelan, Colette Kelly, Anna Dzielska, Paola Nardone, Marina Melkumova, Oya Ercan, Jaroslava Kopcakova, Giacomo Lazzeri, Knut Inge Klepp, (2021). Cross-national variation of the association between family structure and BMI: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study.
- Andre Syvertsen, Tony Mathias Leino, Ståle Pallesen, Otto Robert Frans Smith, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Eilin K. Erevik, (2021). Gender Differences in High-Risk Gambling: Investigating the Telescoping Effect with Player-Account Data.
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Marit Knapstad, Daniele Evelin Alves, Leif Edvard Aarø, (2017). Initial results of prompt mental health care, the Norwegian version of improving access to psychological therapies. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics s. 382-384. doi: 10.1159/000477668
- Otto Robert Frans Smith, Daniele Evelin Alves, Marit Knapstad, (2016). Status fra evalueringsarbeidet.