• Between health care and social security : psychiatric patients and the disability pension system in Norway and Russia 

      Rezvyy, Grigory; Schönfelder, Walter; Midré, Georges; Øiesvold, Terje; Olstad, Reidun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-08-16)
      Background: The official statistics of persons with mental disorders who are granted disability pension (DP) in Russia and Norway indicate large differences between the countries. Methods: This qualitative explorative hypothesis-generating study is based on text analysis of the laws, regulations and guidelines, and qualitative interviews of informants representing all the organisational elements ...
    • Correcting biases in psychiatric diagnostic practice in Northwest Russia : comparing the impact of a general educational program and a specific diagnostic training program 

      Rezvyy, Grigory; Olstad, Reidun; Parniakov, Alexander; Fedulova, Elena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008-04-04)
      Background: A general education in psychiatry does not necessary lead to good diagnostic skills. Specific training programs in diagnostic coding are established to facilitate implementation of ICD-10 coding practices. However, studies comparing the impact of these two different educational approaches on diagnostic skills are lacking. The aim of the current study was to find out if a specific ...
    • Integrating mental health into primary care in Arkhangelsk County, Russia: the Pomor model in psychiatry 

      Rezvyy, Grigory; Andreeva, Elena; Ryzhkova, Nadezhda; Yashkovich, Vera; Sørlie, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-13)
      Background: Primary health care is still peripheral in the identifcation and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in the Russian Federation. However, the development of primary health services has been given priority. A long-standing collaboration between Arkhangelsk County and northern Norway on mental health service development in Arkhangelsk has promoted the integration of ...
    • Outpatient clinics treating substance use disorders in Northwest Russia and Northern Norway: a descriptive comparative study 

      Dahl, Helene M.; Rezvyy, Grigory; Bogdanov, Anatoly; Øiesvold, Terje (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-15)
      Both in Norway and Russia a considerable portion of the population have substance use disorders. However, the knowledge about outpatient services treating substance use disorders in Norway and Russia is limited. This study will describe and compare outpatient clinics treating substance use disorders in Arkhangelsk in Northwest Russia and in Bodø and Tromsø in Northern Norway on availability, ...
    • Treatment needs, diagnoses and use of services for acutely admitted psychiatric patients in northwest Russia and northern Norway 

      Sørgaard, Knut; Rezvyy, Grigory; Bugdanov, Anatoly; Sørlie, Tore; Bratlid, Trond (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: We compared demography, diagnoses and clinical needs in acutely admitted psychiatric hospital patients in northwest Russia and northern Norway. Method: All acutely admitted psychiatric patients in 1 psychiatric hospital in north-west Russia and 2 in northern Norway were in a three months period assessed with HoNOS and a Norwegian form developed to study acute psychiatric services ...