• The personality profile of IPS employment specialists, and how it relates to job satisfaction: A longitudinal cohort study 

      Butenko, Daniil; Rinaldi, Miles; Brinchmann, Beate; Brandseth, Oda Lekve; Killackey, Eoin; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-23)
      The role of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment specialist is a new type of occupation within mental healthcare. High turnover among employment specialists necessitates improvement in their recruitment and retention. One element that impacts retention is job satisfaction. We assessed the personality of 38 employment specialists (Big 5 Inventory-2) and measured job satisfaction ...
    • 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 ...
    • The societal impact of individual placement and support implementation on employment outcomes for young adults receiving temporary health-related welfare benefits: A difference-in-differences study 

      Brinchmann, Beate; Wittlund, Sina; Lorentzen, Thomas; Moe, Cathrine Fredriksen; McDaid, David; Killackey, Eoin; Rinaldi, Miles; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2024)
      <p><i>Background</i> Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence-based practice that helps individuals with mental illness gain and retain employment. IPS was implemented for young adults at a municipality level through a cross-sectoral collaboration between specialist mental healthcare, primary mental healthcare, and the government funded employment service (NAV). We investigated whether ...
    • A systematic meta-review of systematic reviews on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 

      Chaulagain, Ashmita; Lyhmann, Ingvild; Halmøy, Anne; Widding-Havnerås, Tarjei; Nyttingnes, Olav; Bjelland, Ingvar; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-17)
      Background. There are now hundreds of systematic reviews on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) of variable quality. To help navigate this literature, we have reviewed systematic reviews on any topic on ADHD.<p> <p>Methods. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science and performed quality assessment according to the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for ...
    • Turnover of IPS employment specialists: Rates and predictors 

      Butenko, Daniil; Rinaldi, Miles; Brinchmann, Beate; Killackey, Eoin; Johnsen, Erik; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-15)
      BACKGROUND: There are anecdotal reports of high job turnover of Individual Placement and Support employment specialists. However, no studies have addressed this issue.<p> <p>OBJECTIVE: To explore whether turnover rates among employment specialists are higher compared to public sector employees along with the correlates of turnover intentions. <p>METHODS: A repeated cross-sectional study collected ...
    • Variation in attitudes toward diagnosis and medication of ADHD: a survey among clinicians in the Norwegian child and adolescent mental health services 

      Lyhmann, Ingvild; Widding-Havnerås, Tarjei; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Bjelland, Ingvar; Chaulagain, Ashmita; Mykletun, Arnstein; Halmøy, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-19)
      Prevalence and medication rates of ADHD vary geographically, both between and within countries. No absolute cutof exists between ADHD and normal behavior, making clinician attitudes (leading to local practice cultures) a potential explanation for the observed variation in diagnosis and medication rates. The objective of this study was to describe variation in attitudes toward diagnosis and medication ...
    • Violence rate dropped during a shift to individualized patient-oriented care in a high security forensic psychiatric ward 

      Urheim, Ragnar; Palmstierna, Tom; Rypdal, Knut; Gjestad, Rolf; Senneseth, Mette; Mykletun, Arnstein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-05)
      <i>Background</i> - Contextual variables such as staff characteristics, treatment programs, assessment routines and administrative structures are found to influence patient violence rates in psychiatric forensic wards. The possible effects of current developments in treatment philosophy emphasizing patientsˈ perspective and treatment involvement upon violence rate have not yet been examined. The aim ...