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  1. Offering a support person to parents who lose custody of their child

    Offering a support person to parents who lose custody of their child

    Last update

    We conducted a rapid review of research on the provision of support persons for parents who have lost custody of a child.
    Mapping review
    Rapportens forside. Bilde.
  2. PsychGen core project: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

    PsychGen core project: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

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    The main purpose of the PsychGen core project is to obtain new knowledge about how genetic and environmental factors affect neurodevelopment and mental health by using large data sources and genetically informed analysis methods.
    Project
  3. Prevention and early intervention in eating disorders

    Prevention and early intervention in eating disorders

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    Project
  4. Parenthood, childlessness and mental health in times of falling fertility

    Parenthood, childlessness and mental health in times of falling fertility

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    Our overarching aim is to understand how mental health is linked with reproduction among men and women.
    Project
  5. Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

    Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

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    The research project C-Me will use data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child cohort (MoBa) to answer key questions regarding the mental health impact of Covid-19 in the adolescent and adult population.
    Project
  6. YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences and trends

    YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences and trends

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    The purpose of the project is to shed light on the extent to which school pressure, demanding job conditions, and openness about mental health issues explain the increase in mental health diagnoses among young people.
    Project
  7. A new generation of Patient-Reported Quality Measurements in Mental health and Addiction Services (PRQMs-MAS)

    A new generation of Patient-Reported Quality Measurements in Mental health and Addiction Services (PRQMs-MAS)

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    The Norwegian Institute of Public Health launched a new program for continuous, online measurements of inpatient experiences with specialist mental health and addiction services in 2020.
    Project
  8. Suicide and mental health: Half of those who lose someone to suicide see a general practitioner themselves afterwards.

    Suicide and mental health: Half of those who lose someone to suicide see a general practitioner themselves afterwards.

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    Around 650 people take their own lives in Norway every year. Many of those bereaved by suicide themselves face challenges with mental health afterwards. Many have also had more frequent contact with the GP in the run-up to the suicide.
    Research findings
    En kvinne som tar seg til hodet mens hun snakker med doktoren
  9. Understanding the link between cardio-metabolic diseases and severe psychiatric disorders - a national multigenerational register study

    Understanding the link between cardio-metabolic diseases and severe psychiatric disorders - a national multigenerational register study

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    Project
  10. Improving Services’ Proactive Efforts: The Impact of Covid-19 and Vulnerability on Exclusion from Health and Welfare (CoV-clusion)

    Improving Services’ Proactive Efforts: The Impact of Covid-19 and Vulnerability on Exclusion from Health and Welfare (CoV-clusion)

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    Project
  11. Mental Disorders are Common Among Norwegian Students

    Mental Disorders are Common Among Norwegian Students

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    Many students report such significant mental health problems that they meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder. This is indicated by a survey of more than 10,000 Norwegian students.
    Research findings
  12. The future of the Autism Birth Cohort (ABC) study

    The future of the Autism Birth Cohort (ABC) study

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    • 25.10.2023
    • 07:00 - 14:30
    • Event
    • Lovisenberggata 21, 0456 Oslo (Rikke Nissen auditorium», 21G building)
    Event
  13. Individual placement and support for people with moderate to severe mental illnesses or substance abuse disorder

    Individual placement and support for people with moderate to severe mental illnesses or substance abuse disorder

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    The purpose of this review was to investigate the effects of IPS compared to other interventions, on the outcomes: obtaining regular employment, time in employment, income and quality of life for people with moderate to severe mental disorders or with drug addiction.
    Systematic review
    Rapportens forside
  14. Coercion in mental health care and violence

    Coercion in mental health care and violence

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    The objective of this report is to map the available research on violent incidents carried out by people with severe mental illness who have experienced involuntary treatment in psychiatric services.
    Mapping review
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  15. Next-of-kin experiences with the provision of mental health care for children and adolescents

    Next-of-kin experiences with the provision of mental health care for children and adolescents

    Last update

    This is a user survey among children and adolescents with 4-6 consultations at child and adolescent mental health outpatient clinics (CAMHS) in 2017.
    Project
  16. Nine out of ten want to know their brain disease risk

    Nine out of ten want to know their brain disease risk

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    Would you take a simple brain health test to learn about your risk of developing a brain disease if you could?? According to the global brain health survey, 91 per cent of those questioned would.
    Research findings
    Illustration of a brain scan
  17. Transcranial direct current stimulation for depression and aphasia

    Transcranial direct current stimulation for depression and aphasia

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    The aim of this health technology assessment was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tDCS for depression and aphasia. We also conducted a cost-analysis.
    Health technology assessment
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  18. What motivates people to look after their brain health?

    What motivates people to look after their brain health?

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    The prospect of experiencing symptoms of cognitive or mental decline is a key motivation to undertake lifestyle changes for better brain health, according to the second public report from the Lifebrain consortium.
    Research findings
    Illustrasjonsfoto: Colourbox.com Illustration: Colourbox.com
  19. Mental health disorders among minority women: risk factors and consequences from a life-course perspective

    Mental health disorders among minority women: risk factors and consequences from a life-course perspective

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    The project will determine the extent of mental health service use among minority women over time and identify the causes and consequences of mental health disorders over the life-course.
    Project
  20. The SHoT Study

    The SHoT Study

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    The SHoT Study (an acronym for the Norwegian name: Studentenes Helse- og Trivselsundersøkelse) is a national student survey for higher education in Norway.
    Project
  21. The effect of antipsychotics on first episode psychosis

    The effect of antipsychotics on first episode psychosis

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    The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the effect of antipsychotic treatment compared to placebo or non-pharmacological treatments on people with first episode psychosis.
    Systematic review
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  22. How to promote people’s brain health?

    How to promote people’s brain health?

    Last update

    People want clear, evidence-based information about exactly which lifestyle changes can improve their brain health, according to a new report from the Lifebrain consortium in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
    Research findings
    Public report: "How to promote citizens’ brain health? Insights from the Global Brain Health Survey on citizen’s perceptions of brain health interventions", from the Lifebrain consortium.
  23. The effect of user involvement in mental health and addiction

    The effect of user involvement in mental health and addiction

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    The aim of this gap map was to map existing research on the effect of user involvement (including informal caregivers) on different levels within the fields of mental health and addiction and identify knowledge gaps.
    Mapping review
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  24. Treatment for perpetrators of sexual violence in close relationships

    Treatment for perpetrators of sexual violence in close relationships

    Last update

    The objective of this systematic review was to examine the effect of treatments for persons who commit sexual violence in close relationships.
    Systematic review
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  25. The effect of involuntary treatment with antipsychotic medication

    The effect of involuntary treatment with antipsychotic medication

    Last update

    We summarize research on effect of involuntary treatment with antipsychotics compared with voluntary treatment with antipsychotics in people over 16 years of age diagnosed with psychotic disorders.
    Systematic review
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