Lars Lien mener at noe av «det kanskje aller viktigste» ved en ny studie av sykdomsbyrde er at psykiske lidelser omtales som hjernesykdommer. Det bør bekymre mer enn det begeistrer.

Helen Wesnes (46) ble nedverdigende og ulovlig behandlet ved det psykiatriske sykehuset på Toten, slår retten fast.

The role of psychodynamic psychotherapy for schizophrenia spectrum disorders has been debated for decades. During the 1960s and 1970s, psychodynamic and psychoanalytical therapies were widely used and...

Findings suggest that the effectiveness of CBT on general and positive symptoms in SSD at EoT was small to medium, while we found inconsistent evidence for a sustainable effect. CBT has no convincing ...

The evidence challenges the assumption that lifelong antipsychotic treatment is necessary for most individuals with schizophrenia.

AbstractBackground. Schizophrenia is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Functional outcomes vary widely across individuals, yet evidence on long-term

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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) are severe conditions that frequently produce significant impairment in cognitive performance, social skills and psychosocial functioning. As pharmacological tre...

Det er ikke mangel på ressurser som er problemet, mener psykiater Trond F. Aarre. – Vi må endre innstilling og tankegang. Hvis vi tenker og handler feil, blir det ikke bedre med mer ressurser. Før ell...

Stark kritik mot att svårigheter och lidande görs till diagnoser.

Mer resurser till psykiatrin betyder större kapacitet att utreda, diagnostisera och medicinera. Men det är inte självklart att lidandet minskar om vi fortsätter att göra människor med problem till pat...

Exposure therapy is effective but widely underused. Numerous studies indicate therapist factors that might explain this pattern of underuse. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised tho...

The network-pluralistic theory (NPT) of psychiatry represents a groundbreaking framework that integrates recent advances in psychiatric genetics, clinical pharmacogenetics, and sophisticated brain net...

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A large body of qualitative research reporting patient experiences of coercion exists, with a near-universal presence of negative experiences. Improved patient involvement in research, and more studies from low-and middle-income countries and on involuntary medication are needed.

Patient experiences of coercion in mental healthcare: systematic review and metasummary of qualitative studies from 1991 to 2025 - Volume 12 Issue 5

Debatten om kultur og ledelse er viktig. Men til syvende og sist er det ett spørsmål som bør veie tyngst: Får pasientene bedre behandling?

Det vil være synd om medisinfrie tilbud legges ned, slik Jan Ivar Røssberg anbefaler, før vi får resultater fra forskning. For om tilbudet …

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- «Mad in America» bør leses av alle som er opptatt av vitenskapelig etterrettelighet, historiske linjer og trusler mot menneskerettigheter. Hilde Marie Rekstad mener boken er blant de viktigste human...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness with an onset typically in late adolescence or early adulthood, which is often, but not always, followed by recur

Denne forskningen er et signal til vestlig psykiatri om å revurdere risiko og nytte ved antipsykotika og andre psykofarmaka, og om ikke å basere seg ensidig på symptomreduksjon som primært utfallsmål.

Background Norwegian health authorities have implemented treatment units devoted to medication-free mental health treatment in all health regions to improve people’s freedom of choice. This article ex...

For at medisinfrie tjenester skal kunne integreres på en vellykket måte, er det nødvendig med systemiske endringer. Det kommer fram i en ny norsk forskningsrapport.

Borgarting lagmannsrett felte 30. januar 2026 dom i saken mellom Inger-Mari Eidsvik og staten. Helsetjenesten krenket menneskerettighetene hennes i forbindelse med tvangsmedisinering og isolasjon. Dom...

Opp mot 70 % har andre plager før første psykose. Likevel får mange eksponeringsterapi bare på papiret, skriver psykolog.

AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. The impact of social media on individuals with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders is poorly understood. We cond

About 23% of US adults live with a mental illness. Young adults (36.2%) and women (26.4%) report the highest rates of mental health disorders. The typical brain/cognitive-oriented first-line treatment...

New approaches to clinical research for people with schizophrenia

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Abstract. Introduction. Repetitive negative thinking may contribute to negative symptoms in psychosis. We report clinical outcomes from a pilot randomized clinical trial evaluating the feasibility and...

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder affecting approximately 20 million people worldwide. It is characterized by positive symptoms (such as hallu…

Second-generation antipsychotics are widely prescribed for schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders; however, their potential effects on cerebral…