• Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies 

      Granheim, Ida Pauline Høilo; Silviken, Anne; Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken; Kvernmo, Siv (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-15)
      Background - For young Indigenous people, suicide is one of the leading causes of death, and high rates in Arctic areas indicate serious health- and societal concerns. More knowledge is needed, as suicidal behaviour predictslater death by suicide.<p> <p>Objectives - The objective was to study associations between suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and ...
    • The strengths and difficulties Questionnaire as a screening instrument for Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, application of UK scoring algorithms 

      Brøndbo, Per Håkan; Mathiassen, Børge Idar; Martinussen, Monica; Heiervang, Einar; Eriksen, Mads; Moe, Therese Fjeldmo; Guri, Sæther; Kvernmo, Siv (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The use of screening instruments can reduce waiting lists and increase treatment capacity. The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) with the original UK scoring algorithms, when used as a screening instrument to detect mental health disorders among patients in the Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) North ...
    • Symposium on "parental education" at the ICCH17 

      Ingemann, Christine; Kvernmo, Siv; Møller, Helle; Moffitt, Pertice; Tagalik, Shirley; Kuhn, Rikke L; Nilsen, Siv Eirin; Rich, Rebecca; Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-22)
      This symposium report provides a brief overview of the six programmes and studies on parental education and maternal health services within the circumpolar region presented in the symposium “parental education” at the 17th International Congress of Circumpolar Health in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 2018.
    • "We belong to nature": Communicating Mental Health in an Indigenous Context 

      Sørly, Rita; Mathisen, Vår; Kvernmo, Siv (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-23)
      The approach to standardized services in Norwegian mental health care is tailored to the needs of the majority population, focusing on diagnoses and overshadows an approach that understands, values and emphasizes Sámi storytelling and everyday life. This study aims to contribute knowledge regarding the promotion of user involvement in mental health care from the perspectives of Sámi mental health ...