• Geographical variation in ADHD: do diagnoses refect symptom levels? 

      Widding-Havneraas, Tarjei; Markussen, Simen; Elwert, Felix; Lyhmann, Ingvild; Bjelland, Ingvar; Halmøy, Anne; Chaulagain, Ashmita; Ystrøm, Eivind; Mykletun, Arnstein; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-18)
      Rates of ADHD diagnosis vary across regions in many countries. However, no prior study has investigated how much within-country geographic variation in ADHD diagnoses is explained by variation in ADHD symptom levels. We examine whether ADHD symptom levels explain variation in ADHD diagnoses among children and adolescents using nationwide survey and register data in Norway. Geographical variation in ...
    • Preference-based instrumental variables in health research rely on important and underreported assumptions: a systematic review 

      Widding-Havneraas, Tarjei; Chaulagain, Ashmita; Lyhmann, Ingvild; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Elwert, Felix; Markussen, Simen; McDaid, David; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-11)
      <i>Objective</i> - Preference-based instrumental variables (PP IV) designs can identify causal effects when patients receive treatment due to variation in providers’ treatment preference. We offer a systematic review and methodological assessment of PP IV applications in health research.<br><br> <i>Study Design and Setting</i> - We included studies that applied PP IV for evaluation of any treatment ...