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    • Oxytocin levels and self-reported anxiety during interactions between humans and cows 

      Berget, Bente; Vas, Judith; Pedersen, Gunn; Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin; Newberry, Ruth C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: Positive social interactions with farm animals may have therapeutic benefits on humans by increasing brain oxytocin secretion, as inferred from circulating oxytocin levels. The aim of this observational study ...
    • Part I: Dynamics of Recovery: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring the Nature of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery 

      Klevan, Trude Gøril; Bank, Rose-Marie; Borg, Marit; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Krane, Vibeke; Ogundipe, Esther; Semb, Randi; Sommer, Mona; Sundet, Rolf; Sælør, Knut Tore; Tønnessen, Siw Heidi; Kim, Hesok Suzie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Recovery-oriented care has become a leading vision across countries. To develop services and communities in more recovery-oriented directions, enhanced understandings of recovery in terms of personal and social contexts ...
    • Part II: Living Life: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring Recovery as Processual Experiences 

      Sommer, Mona; Biong, Stian; Borg, Marit; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Klevan, Trude Gøril; Ness, Ottar; Nesse, Linda; Hansen, Jeppe Oute; Sundet, Rolf; Kim, Hesook Suzie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Recovery, a prominent concern in mental health care worldwide, has been variously defined, requiring further clarification of the term as processual. Few studies have comprehensively addressed the nature of recovery ...
    • Part III: Recovery-oriented practices in community mental health and substance abuse services: A meta-synthesis 

      Klevan, Trude Gøril; Sommer, Mona; Borg, Marit; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Sundet, Rolf; Kim, Hesook Suzie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In recent decades, recovery-oriented practice has become the major approach in mental health and substance abuse care, especially in community mental health and substance abuse services. Various models of recovery-oriented ...
    • Patients’ experiences of continued treatment with extended-release naltrexone: a Norwegian qualitative study 

      Marciuch, Anne; Brenna, Ida Halvorsen; Weimand, Bente; Solli, Kristin Klemmetsby; Tanum, Lars Håkon Reiestad; Røstad, Bente; Birkeland, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: The opioid antagonist extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is effective in terms of safety, abstinence from opioid use and retention in treatment. However, it is ...
    • Performing Wild Time Workshopping Friendship as Critical Autoethnographic Paraversity Method 

      Klevan, Trude Gøril; Grant, Alec (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The focus of this autoethnographic paper is on its authors’ experiences of running a conference workshop on Friendship as Method in Paraversity scholarship development. Using the workshop sequence as a framework and context ...
    • Person-centredness – the ‘state’ of the art 

      McCormack, Brendan; Borg, Marit; Cardiff, Shaun; Dewing, Jan; Jacobs, Gaby; Janes, Nadine; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; McCance, Tanya; Mekki, Tone Elin; Porock, Davina; Lieshout, Famke van; Wilson, Val (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      While there is a growing body of development and research activity in the field, there is increased recognition of the need for further advances in the body of existing knowledge. This is reflected in the different approaches ...
    • Personal recovery among people with opioid use disorder during treatment with extended-release naltrexone 

      Marciuch, Anne; Birkeland, Bente; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Solli, Kristin Klemmetsby; Tanum, Lars Håkon Reiestad; Mathisen, Ida; Weimand, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and aims: Recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) has traditionally been equated with abstinence. “Personal recovery” however emphasizes recovery as a unique and personal process, supported by changes in ...
    • Powerless yet powerful: The duality of everyday life of partners of persons with gambling problems 

      Klevan, Trude Gøril; Krane, Vibeke; Weimand, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This study explores how partners of persons with gambling problems experience the family’s everyday life, focusing on family relations and parenting. Problem gambling creates a serious impact on household finances, social ...
    • The Processes, Effects and Therapeutics of Pilgrimage Walking the St. Olav Way 

      Jørgensen, Nanna Natalia Karpinska Dam; Eade, John; Ekeland, Tor Johan; Lorentzen, Catherine Anne Nicole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Pilgrimage walking is increasingly sought as self-therapy for different mental, physical and spiritual ailments, sudden life changes, crossroads or challenges. However, pilgrimage walking as therapy is largely an unexplored ...
    • Professionals’ Experiences of the Relations between Personal History and Professional Role 

      Sjølie, Hege; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Binder, Per-Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how workers in a crisis resolution home treatment (CRHT) team experience the relationship between their personal history and professional role. This paper is based on 13 ...
    • Promoting Salutogenic Capacity in Health Professionals 

      Langeland, Eva; Ausland, Liv Hanson; Gunnarsdottir, Hrafnhildur; Arveklev, Susanna H.; Vinje, Hege Forbech (Chapter, 2022)
      From a salutogenic perspective, relational and reflective competencies are key to the success of competence building. Reflecting on and exploring one’s (life) experience in a continuous learning process can enhance salutogenic ...
    • A prospective study of patterns of fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis 

      Lerdal, Anners; Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen; Krupp, Lauren; Dahl, Alv A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)
      We sought to identify clinical characteristics and socio-demographic variables associated with longitudinal patterns of fatigue in MS patients. A questionnaire including the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was mailed to a ...
    • A qualitative exploration of interactions with natural environments among immigrant women in Norway 

      Lorentzen, Catherine Anne Nicole; Berit, Viken (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The role of nature in potentially improving people’s health – including immigrant women, who are particularly prone to health challenges – has been highlighted. Success in this public health arena requires an adequate ...
    • A qualitative study on promoting reablement among older people living at home in Norway: opportunities and constraints 

      Ambugo, Eliva Atieno; Dar, Imran; Bikova, Mariya Stoyanova; Førland, Oddvar; Tjerbo, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Healthcare services that traditionally have been provided in long-term care institutions in Norway are increasingly being delivered at home to a growing population of older people with chronic conditions and ...
    • Reconceptualizing States and Welfare in the North of Europe and Beyond 

      Vike, Halvard; Fagertun, Anette; Haukelien, Heidi (Journal article, 2022)
      The aim of this article is to explore the “practical” aspects of universalism; why and how they become applicable, and how they shape institutions (and vice versa). Our point of departure is the fact that the in the latter ...
    • Recovery on the pitch: Street Football as a means of Social Inclusion 

      Ogundipe, Esther; Borg, Marit; Thompson, Tommy; Knutsen, Tor; Johansen, Cathrine; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The study contributes to the existing literature on the value of street football teams in recovery, by exploring how persons with mental health and/or substance abuse problems experience participation in street football ...
    • Recovery-Oriented Intersectoral Care in Mental Health: As Perceived by Healthcare Professionals and Users 

      Jørgensen, Kim; Rasmussen, Tonie; Morten, Hansen; Andreasson, Kate; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study aimed to explore how mental health professionals and users perceive recovery-oriented intersectoral care when comparing mental health hospitals and community mental healthcare. Methodological design: Five ...
    • Regionalt økosystem for sosialt entreprenørskap: et kunnskapsinnspill 

      Kobro, Lars Ueland; Lorentsen, Ramona; Johannessen, Camilla Bilstad (Report, 2023)
      Illustrert hefte/rapport fra et FoU-prosjekt i Vestfold. I 2021 og 2022 samarbeidet Sosenteriet, som er et nettverkssamarbeid for sosialt entreprenørskap i Vestfold og Telemark, og Universitetet i Sørøst-Norges Senter for ...