<i>Background</i> - As epidemiological data on child mental health in low- and middle-income countries are limited, a large-scale survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and amount of child emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in Nepal as reported by the parents.<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - 3820 schoolchildren aged 6–18 years were selected from 16 districts of the three geographical ...

Parenting an adolescent with severe emotional difficulties is challenging, and research shows that when parents do not receive adequate support it can have adverse consequences for the parents, the adolescents, and their siblings. Dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) is a treatment method that has an increased focus on parental support, and by including parents in treatment DBT-A ...

Standard definitions of procrastination underscore the irrational nature of this habit, a critical criterion being that the procrastinating individual delays despite expecting to be worse off for the delay. However, an examination of more than 175 items in 18 procrastination scales reveals that they do not address such a forward-looking criterion. Consequently, scales run the risk of not separating ...

Background: Quantitative research on Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) has collected substantial evidence for the effectiveness of this treatment approach on health outcomes. Less is known about how patients find ICBT to be generally meaningful and helpful for treating depression. Objective: To explore patients’ experiences of being in ICBT treatment with a focus on the treatment ...

Tidligere forskning indikerer at nevrotisisme er positivt korrelert med symptomtrykk, men at mindfulness og self-compassion er positivt korrelert med velvære og gode mestringsstrategier. I denne studien undersøkte vi hvordan nevrotisisme, mindfulness og self-compassion, kan relateres til symptombelastning. Vi forventet å se at self-compassion og mindfulness ville utgjøre en modererende eller ...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to drastically change their social life habits as governments employed harsh restrictions to reduce the spread of the virus. Although beneficial to physical health, the perception of physical distancing and related restrictions could impact mental health. In a pre-registered online survey, we assessed how effective a range of restrictions were perceived, ...

The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy has increased tremendously, but the consequences for the offspring remain largely unclear. Several studies have described potential effects of perinatal SSRI-exposure on neurobehavioral outcomes using simplified rodent test set-ups, however these set-ups only assess a small fraction of the behavior. For translational purposes ...

This mini review presents the current state of the art in studies on the personalization of virtual reality for basic research and treatment of fear-related disorders. Of particular interest to the review are the choice of self-report measures and manipulations of contextual factors that researchers are using in their virtual reality procedures. As this mini review will show, work is starting ...

I denne oppgaven ble personlighetsendringer hos en kohort foreldre og barn fulgt med tre repeterte målinger, en måling ved inklusjon og en etter tre og seks års oppfølging. Målingene ble foretatt med spørreskjemaet NEO-PI som måler de fem (Big Five) personlighetsfaktorene nevrotisisme, ekstraversjon, åpenhet, medmenneskelighet og planmessighet. Det ble inkludert 219 personer, 113 kvinner (51,6 %), ...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of professional preparation course in clinical psychology implemented at The Arctic University of Norway on student therapists’ reported concerns, degree of perceived self-efficacy and use of different coping strategies. We also examined the effect of clinical experience. Instruments used to measure outcome variables were “Beginner Therapists' ...