• Autistic Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Clinical Sample of Adolescents Seeking Medical Gender-Affirming Treatment in Norway 

      David, Linda; Stenberg, Nina; Diseth, Trond Haaken; Helverschou, Sissel Berge; Nyquist, Cecilie Bjertness; Øien, Roald A; Wæhre, Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-06)
      Purpose - Several studies have reported on the intersection of autism and gender incongruence (GI) in clinical populations. This study aims to investigate autistic characteristics and registered autism spectrum diagnoses (ASD) in a clinical cohort of 83 adolescents referred to the National Gender Team for Children and Adolescents in Norway during 2020.<p> <p>Methods - Parents completed the Social ...
    • General Measurement Tools for Assessing Mental Health Problems Among Children and Adolescents with an Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review 

      Halvorsen, Marianne Berg; Helverschou, Sissel Berge; Axeldottr, Brynhildur; Brøndbo, Per Håkan; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-12)
      Introduction: Cognitive impairment is one of the main disabilities in dementia. Physical activity (PA) has been suggested as protective for dementia. However, the findings are disparate in studies, and the question of whether this is because of reverse causality is still open. We aimed to explore the association of PA with cognition in people who later developed dementia compared to those who ...
    • Validering av den norske foreldreversjonen av Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC-P) 

      Halvorsen, Marianne Berg; Kaiser, Sabine; Hansen, Ida Lyngaard; Sandal, Ida Rakel Blichfeldt; Helverschou, Sissel Berge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-11)
      This study examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Developmental Behavior Checklist – Parent (DBC-P) in an intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) sample of children and adolescents (N = 168). Internal consistency was adequate to excellent for all scales (Cronbach’s alpha ranged between .70–.96). The DBC-P showed meaningful overlap with and differentiation from ...