• A 12-month follow-up of a transdiagnostic indicated prevention of internalizing symptoms in school-aged children: The results from the EMOTION study. 

      Løvaas, Mona Elisabeth S; Lydersen, Stian; Sund, Anne Mari; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Holen, Solveig; Patras, Joshua; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Adolfsen, Frode; Reinfjell, Trude (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-22)
      <i>Background</i> - Anxious and depressive symptoms in youth are highly prevalent, are often comorbid and have a high rate of relapse. Preventive interventions are promising, but follow-up results are lacking. The transdiagnostic EMOTION program is an indicated preventive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention targeting children aged 8–12 years.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - The present study ...
    • Back 2 School - Våger vi å la være? 

      Sørheim Nilsen, Toril; Ingul, Jo Magne; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Adolfsen, Frode; Havik, Trude; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Rye, Marte; Bania, Elisabeth Valmyr; Kyrrestad, Henriette; Walmsness, Kari (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2022-12-07)
      Pilotprosjektet «Back2chool» er ikke svaret på alt. et finnes ingen quick-fix på uønsket skolefravær.
    • Change in quality of life and self-esteem in a randomized controlled CBT study for anxious and sad children: can targeting anxious and depressive symptoms improve functional domains in schoolchildren? 

      Martinsen, Kristin; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Holen, Solveig; Sund, Anne Mari; Pedersen, Marit Løtveit; Løvaas, Mona Elisabeth S; Patras, Joshua; Adolfsen, Frode; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-21)
      <i>Background</i> - Quality of life and self-esteem are functional domains that may suffer when having mental problems. In this study, we examined the change in quality of life and self-esteem when targeting anxious and depressive symptoms in school children (8–12 years) using a CBT-based transdiagnostic intervention called EMOTION, Kids Coping with anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was ...
    • Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapy program for youth with common mental health problems 

      Wolf, Rasmus; Jeppesen, Pia; Pedersen, Mette Maria Agner; Puggaard, Louise; Thastum, Mikael; Bielenberg, Niels; Thomsen, Per Hove; Silverman, Wendy K; Plessen, Kerstin Jessica; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Correll, Christoph U; Pagsberg, Anne Katrine; Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-24)
      Objectives - Our objective was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the transdiagnostic psychotherapy program Mind My Mind (MMM) for youth with common mental health problems using a cost-utility analysis (CUA) framework and data from a randomized controlled trial. Furthermore, we analyzed the impact of the choice of informant for both quality-of-life reporting and preference weights on the Incremental ...
    • Effect modification of an effective transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in youths with common mental health problems: Secondary analyses of the randomized mind-my-mind trial 

      Rimvall, Martin Køster; Vassard, Ditte; Nielsen, Sabrina Mai; Wolf, Rasmus Trap; Plessen, Kerstin J.; Bilenberg, Niels; Thomsen, Per Hove; Thastum, Mikael; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Puggaard, Louise Berg; Pedersen, Mette Maria Agner; Pagsberg, Anne Katrine; Silverman, Wendy K.; Correll, Christoph U.; Christensen, Robin; Jeppesen, Pia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-04)
      Mind My Mind (MMM) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) manualized treatment is effective in the management of common emotional and behavioral mental health problems in youth, yet not all individuals respond satisfactorily to treatment. This study explored potential effect modifiers, i.e., baseline factors associated with a differential treatment effect. We conducted secondary effect modifier ...
    • Effectiveness of transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy compared to management as usual for youth with common mental health problems. A randomized clinical trial. 

      Jeppesen, Pia; Wolf, Rasmus; Nielsen, Sabrina M.; Christensen, Robin; Plessen, Kerstin Jessica; Bilenberg, Niels; Thomsen, Per Hove; Thastum, Mikael; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Puggaard, Louise; Pedersen, Mette Maria; Pagsberg, Anne Katrine; Silverman, Wendy K; Correll, Christoph U. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-23)
      <i>Importance</i> - Behavioral therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) programs targeting a single class of problems have not been widely implemented. The population of youths with common mental health problems is markedly undertreated.<p> <p><i>Objective</i> - To determine the effectiveness of a new transdiagnostic CBT program (Mind My Mind [MMM]) compared with management as usual (MAU) ...
    • Emotion regulation and its relation to symptoms of anxiety and depression in children aged 8–12 years: does parental gender play a differentiating role? 

      Løvaas, Mona Elisabeth S; Sund, Anne Mari; Patras, Joshua; Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Hjemdal, Odin; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Holen, Solveig; Reinfjell, Trude (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-20)
      <i>Background</i>: Symptoms of anxiety and depression are prevalent and highly comorbid in children, contributing to considerable impairment even at a subclinical level. Difficulties with emotion regulation are potentially related to both anxious and depressive symptoms. Research looking at maternal contributions to children’s mental health dominates the literature but ignores the potentially important ...
    • Evaluating delivery of a CBT-based group intervention for schoolchildren with emotional problems: Examining the reliability and applicability of a video-based adherence and competence measure 

      Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Patras, Joshua; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Martinsen, Kristin; Adolfsen, Frode; Sund, Anne Mari; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-28)
      Adherence and competence are essential parts of program fidelity and having adequate measures to assess these constructs is important. The Competence and Adherence Scale for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CAS CBT) was developed to evaluate the delivery of cognitive therapies for children with clinical anxiety. The present study is an assessment of the slightly adapted version of the CAS CBT evaluating ...
    • Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of EMOTION: An Indicated Intervention for Young Schoolchildren 

      Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Patras, Joshua; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Adolfsen, Frode; Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Holen, Solveig; Sund, Anne Mari; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-02)
      Research on implementation of school-based transdiagnostic interventions, conducted by personnel from the municipal services is limited. We investigated facilitators and barriers regarding implementation of EMOTION, an intervention targeting symptoms of anxiety and depression in children 8–12 years. Trained health- and childcare professionals completed one questionnaire before (<i>N</i> = 63) and a ...
    • The Factor Structure of MASC Youth Report in Norwegian School Children 

      Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Holen, Solveig; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Waaktaar, Trine; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Kendall, Philip C; Patras, Joshua (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-29)
      Identifying children with symptoms of anxiety before they develop clinical disorders is important. The objective of our study was to examine the latent factor structure of the MASC (youth report version) in a large self-selected sample of school children in 4th to 6th grade, and examine if the measure had a comparable factor structure for gender and age. Gender and age differences in anxiety symptoms ...
    • How can use of virtual reality technology help improve an intervention for children with emotional problems? 

      Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Patras, Joshua; Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Adolfsen, Frode; Ingul, Jo Magne; Sund, Anne Mari; Holen, Solveig (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2019)
      <p>Exposure training and behavioral experiments are common and well-supported mechanisms in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression in children. Virtual reality (VR) technology applies computer-generated, three-dimensional virtual environments, which have the potential to create realistic situations that can be repeated and rehearsed several times. Virtual environments, therefore, ...
    • Inside the clockwork of the ECHO factorial trial: A conceptual model with proposed mediators for prevention of emotional problems in children 

      Ingul, Jo Magne; Martinsen, Kristin; Adolfsen, Frode; Sund, Anne Mari; Ytreland, Kristin; Bania, Elisabeth Valmyr; Lisøy, Carina; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Haug, Ida Mari; Patras, Joshua; Collins, Linda M.; Kendall, Phillip C.; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-21)
      Having interventions that are not only evidence-based and effective but also cost-effective and efficient is important for the prevention and treatment of child and adolescent emotional problems. A randomized clinical trial (RCT) tests the totalinterventions effect but does not address specific components of the intervention. In this article the hypothesis and a conceptual model of the ECHO study ...
    • Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket Psykologisk førstehjelp (2.utg.) 

      Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-09)
      <i>Bakgrunn</i> - Denne artikkelen er en kunnskapsoppsummering av effektene for tiltaket Psykologisk førstehjelp. Artikkelen er en revisjon av en tidligere beskrivelse av det samme tiltaket i Ungsinn (Neumer & Eng, 2013), men videreutviklet i henhold til Ungsinn sine nye prosedyrer og kriterier (Martinussen m. fl., 2019). Psykologisk førstehjelp (PF) er i hovedsak et selvhjelpsmateriell som retter ...
    • Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: VIP Snakk om det (2. utg.) 

      Neumer, Simon-Peter; Rye, Marte; Holen, Solveig (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-06-21)
      Bakgrunn: VIP Snakk om det (tidligere VIP-programmet) er et psykoedukativt program som retter seg mot elever i videregående skoler i alderen 16 og 17 år. Programmet gir informasjon om psykisk helse og psykiske lidelser samt veiledning i hvordan man håndterer slike vansker. Lærere og helsepersonell får opplæring i programmet og hvordan man oppdager problemer hos elevene tidlig for å kunne sette i ...
    • Long-term effectiveness and trajectories of change after treatment with SMART, a transdiagnostic CBT for adolescents with emotional problems 

      Lorentzen, Veronica; Fargermo, Kenneth; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Skre, Ingunn Berta Gjerdåker (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-05)
      Background - There is a need for long-term effectiveness trials of transdiagnostic treatments. This study investigates the effectiveness and diagnosis-specific trajectories of change in adolescent patients attending SMART, a 6-week transdiagnostic CBT for anxiety and depression, with 6-month follow-up.<p> <p>Methods - A randomized controlled trial with waiting list control (WLC) was performed at ...
    • Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM IV: Barneversjonen (ADIS for DSM IV:C) 

      Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-24)
      Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM IV: Barneversjon (ADIS for DSM-IV:C, forkortes ADIS-C) er et semistrukturert intervju for å diagnostisere angstlidelser hos barn og unge mellom 7 og 17 år. Denne versjonen ble revidert av Anne Marie Albano og Wendy K. Silverman i 1996. Den norske versjonen er oversatt av Marianne Aalberg og Torunn Nøvik. RBUP Øst og Sør var tidligere distributør, men nå ...
    • Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol 

      Patras, Joshua; Saus, Merete; Douglas, Marcela; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Gammelsæther, Siri; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Halvorsen, Therese; Haug, Ida Mari; Risholm, Ragnhild; Øktedalen, Tuva; Jakobsen, Reidar; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-11)
      Background: Raising children in new social and cultural contexts can be challenging for parents. In order to help parents address these challenges, the Norwegian government has instituted a policy of mandatory parent training for families who settle in Norway as refugees. The Incredible Years (IY) and The International Child Development Programme (ICDP) have been widely adopted throughout Norway. ...
    • Prevention of anxiety and depression in school children: Effectiveness of the transdiagnostic EMOTION program 

      Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Holen, Solveig; Sund, Anne Mari; Løvaas, Mona Elisabeth S; Patras, Joshua; Kendall, Philip C; Waaktaar, Trine; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      <i>Objective - </i>The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic program (EMOTION, Coping Kids Managing Anxiety and Depression) targeting symptoms of anxiety and depression in schoolchildren by comparing the intervention condition (EC) to a control condition (CC).</p> <p><i>Method - </i>A clustered randomized design was used with schools as the unit of randomization. ...
    • Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study 

      Pedersen, Marit Løtveit; Jozefiak, Thomas; Sund, Anne Mari; Holen, Solveig; Neumer, Simon-Peter; Martinsen, Kristin D.; Rasmussen, Lene Mari P.; Patras, Joshua; Lydersen, Stian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-27)
      Background - Prevention is essential to reduce the development of symptomology among children and adolescents into disorders, thereby improving public health and reducing costs. Therefore, easily administered screening and early assessment methods with good reliability and validity are necessary to effectively identify children’s functioning and how these develop. The Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) is ...
    • A randomized controlled trial of a six-session cognitive behavioral treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents 14–17 years old in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) 

      Lorentzen, Veronica; Fagermo, Kenneth; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Skre, Ingunn; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-14)
      <i>Background</i> - This study aims to investigate effectiveness of a 6-week, transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression in adolescents, the Structured Material for Therapy (SMART), in naturalistic settings of child and adolescent mental health outpatient services (CAMHS).<p><p> <i>Methods</i> - A randomized controlled trial with waiting list control (WLC) was ...