Hanne Christine Mohn

• Helldin, Lars; Mohn, Christine; Olsson, Anna-Karin & Fredrik, Hjärthag (2020). Neurocognitive variability in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: relationship to real-world functioning. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition.  ISSN 2215-0013. . doi: 10.1016/j.scog.2020.100172 Full text in Research Archive.
• Teigset, Charlotte M.; Mohn, Hanne Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2020). Perinatal complications and executive dysfunction in early-onset schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry.  ISSN 1471-244X. . doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02517-z Full text in Research Archive.
• Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2019). Neurognitive function and symptom remission 2 years after ECT in major depressive disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders.  ISSN 0165-0327.  246, s 368- 375 . doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.083 Full text in Research Archive.
• Engelstad, Katharina Nymo; Vaskinn, Anja; Torgalsbøen, Anne-Kari; Mohn, Christine; Lau, Bjørn & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2018). Impaired Neuropsychological Profile in Homicide Offenders with Schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry.  ISSN 0010-440X.  85, s 55- 60 . doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.06.002 Full text in Research Archive.
• Mohn, Christine; Olsson, Anna-Karin & Helldin, Lars (2018). Positive and negative affect in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A forgotten dimension?. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  267, s 148- 153 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.060
• Mohn, Christine & Torgalsbøen, Anne-Kari (2018). Details of attention and learning change in first-episode schisophrenia. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  260, s 324- 330 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.12.001 Full text in Research Archive.
• Teigset, Charlotte; Mohn, Christine; Brunborg, Cathrine; Juuhl-Langseth, Monica; Holmen, Aina & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2018). Do clinical characteristics predict the cognitive course in early-onset schizophrenia-spectrum disorders?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines.  ISSN 0021-9630.  59(9), s 1012- 1023 . doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12896 Full text in Research Archive.
• Mohn, Christine (2017). Kognitive effekter av ECT ved depresjonslidelser. Nevropsykologi : Medlemsblad for Norsk Nevropsykologisk Forening.  ISSN 1500-8347.  2
• Mohn, Christine; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter; Ueland, Torill; Falkum, Erik & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2017). Factor analyzing the Norwegian MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.  ISSN 1323-1316.  71(5), s 336- 345 . doi: 10.1111/pcn.12513 Full text in Research Archive.
• Mohn, Christine & Torgalsbøen, Anne-Kari (2017). Details of attention and learning change in first-episode schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  260, s 324- 330 . doi: 101016/j.psychres.2017.12.00
• Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2016). Maintained Improvement of Neurocognitive Function in Major Depressive Disorders 6 Months after ECT. Frontiers in Psychiatry.  ISSN 1664-0640.  7 . doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00200
• Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2016). Neurocognitive profile in major depressive disorders: relationship to symptom level and subjective memory complaints. BMC Psychiatry.  ISSN 1471-244X.  16(1) . doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0815-8
• Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2016). Significantly improved neurocognitive function in major depressive disorders 6 weeks after ECT. Journal of Affective Disorders.  ISSN 0165-0327.  202, s 10- 15 . doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.062
• Teigset, Charlotte; Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2016). Gestational length affects neurocognition in early-onset schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  244, s 78- 85 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.07.017
• Torgalsbøen, Anne-Kari; Mohn, Christine; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2015). Relationship between neurocognition and functional recovery in first-episode schizophrenia: Results from the second year of the Oslo multi-follow-up study. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  227(2-3), s 185- 191 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.03.037
• Lystad, June; Falkum, Erik; Mohn, Christine; Haaland, Vegard Øksendal; Bull, Helen; Evensen, Stig; Rund, Bjørn Rishovd & Ueland, Toril (2014). The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB): Performance and functional correlates. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  220(3), s 1094- 1101 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.08.060
• Mohn, Christine; Sundet, Kjetil Søren & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2014). The relationship between IQ and performance on the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition.  ISSN 2215-0013.  1, s 96- 100
• Torgalsbøen, Anne-Kari; Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2014). Neurocognitive predictors of remission of symptoms and social and role functioning in the early course of first-episode schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  216(1), s 1- 5 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.01.031
• Mohn, Christine; Sundet, Kjetil Søren & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2013). Standardisering av MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) for bruk i Norge. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.  ISSN 0332-6470.  50, s 989- 991
• Mohn, Christine; Sundet, Kjetil Søren & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2012). The Norwegian standardization of the MATRICS (Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia) Consensus Cognitive Battery. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.  ISSN 1380-3395.  34(6), s 667- 677 . doi: 10.1080/13803395.2012.667792
• Mohn, Christine; Vassend, Olav & Knardahl, Stein (2012). Cardiovascular responses to and modulation of pressure pain sensitivity in normotensive, pain-free women. Scandinavian Journal of Pain.  ISSN 1877-8860.  3(3), s 165- 169 . doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2011.12.001 Show summary

  Background and purpose: The psychophysiological responses to and modulation of pressure pain stimulation are relatively new areas of investigation. The aims of the present study were to characterize subjective and cardiovascular (CV) responses to pressure pain stimulation, and to examine the relationship between CV responding and pain pressure pain sensitivity. Methods: Thirty-nine pain-free, normotensive women were included in the study and tested during the follicular phase of their menstrual cycles. Pain threshold and tolerance were recorded at the right masseter muscle and the sternum, and visual analogue scales (VAS) were used to rate both pain intensity (the sensory dimension) and discomfort (the affective dimension). Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and facial and digital skin blood flux (SBF) were registered continuously. Results: The pain threshold and tolerance were significantly higher at the sternum compared with the masseter, but the level of affective distress was higher at the masseter tolerance point. No associations emerged between pressure pain threshold and tolerance stimulation levels, and the corresponding VAS ratings. Pressure pain stimulation of the masseter induced significant increases in MAP, HR, and a decrease in digital SBF. During sternum pressure stimulation a significant change in HR and digital SBF was observed. There were no significant correlations between CV responding and pressure pain sensitivity. Conclusion: Healthy women seem to display higher pressure pain sensitivity at the masseter region relative to the sternum. Pressure pain stimulation was associated with significant changes in MAP, HR, and SBF, but was not modulated by CV responses. The validity of these findings is strengthened by our control for menstrual cycle events, weekend-related changes in physiology, and CV changes during pain stimulation. Implications: This study extends previous reports of SBF sensitivity to electrocutaneous pain into the field of pressure stimulation. Moreover, this study suggests that the often demonstrated association between high BP and low pain sensitivity may not apply to pressure pain specifically. Alternatively, this finding adds to the literature of gender differences in the relationship between CV responding and acute pain sensitivity in general.

• Mohn, Christine; Argstatter, Heike & Wilker, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2011). Perception of six basic emotions in music. Psychology of Music.  ISSN 0305-7356.  39(4), s 503- 517 . doi: 10.1177/0305735610378183
• Mohn, Christine; Vassend, Olav & Knardahl, Stein (2011). Psychophysiological responses to pain stimulation and cognitive tasks in female temporomandibular disorder patients. Scandinavian Journal of Pain.  ISSN 1877-8860.  2(2), s 72- 82 . doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2010.12.001. Show summary

  Background and purpose Psychophysiological factors may contribute to the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Both local orofacial and systemic responses have been investigated. However, most studies have concentrated on physiological responding during cognitive challenges, while responses during painful tasks may be highly relevant for the development of chronic pain conditions. Moreover, the relationship between experimental challenges and physiological responding may be influenced by affective responses during the experimental tasks, an issue not often considered in the literature. Methods This study compared electromyography (EMG) of the left masseter and left trapezius muscles, orofacial and digital skin blood-flow (SBF), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate (HR) at rest, during orofacial isometric contraction, electrocutaneous pain stimulation of the left hand, pressure pain stimulation of the masseter muscle and the sternum, and three cognitive tasks (reading aloud, a simulated job interview, and visuomotoric tracking). The participants were 25 TMD patients and 25 matched pain-free controls, all females. Affective responses were assessed with the State part of the State-Trait Personality Inventory and with Visual Analogue Scales. Results Masseter EMG levels were significantly lower in the TMD group relative to the control group during jaw contraction, pressure pain stimulation, the relaxation periods, and cognitive tasks. SBF, MAP, and HR responses were largely similar in the two groups, with SBF responses to pain stimulation evident at lower levels of stimulation than previously found. The TMD patients reported significantly higher levels of negative affect during the experiment. Conclusions and implications The low EMG responses in the TMD group may be taken in support of the Pain Adaptation Model of musculoskeletal pain, in which reduced muscular activity serves to protect a painful area. However, it may also be supportive of the Integrated Pain Adaptation Model, where higher central nervous structures influence local muscular output. The group similarities in systemic physiological responding in combination with the elevated levels of negative state affect in the TMD patients confirm previous reports of psychosocial differences being more reliable indicators of TMD than generalized physiological responding.

• Mohn, Christine; Vassend, Olav; Krogstad, Berit Heyerdahl & Knardahl, Stein (2010). Personality traits and subjective health complaints in female TMD patients and healthy controls. The Open Pain Journal.  ISSN 1876-3863.  3, s 134- 143 Show summary

  Abstract: Background: Personality traits and general health complaints may influence the course of and treatment of chronic pain. However, only few studies compare more than one or two personality characteristics in chronic pain patients and healthy controls. This study compares the comprehensive non-pathological personality structure of female patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and pain-free controls. Moreover, this study controls for the influence of Neuroticism, self-presentation bias, and acute pain sensitivity on the subjective report of general health complaints. Methods: Twenty-five TMD patients were compared to 25 matched controls on personality traits (NEO Personality Inventory-Revised; NEO-PI-R), self-presentation bias (Social Desirability Scale; SDS), psychological distress (Symptom Checklist 90-Revised; SCL-90-R), and general somatic complaints. Experimental pain sensitivity was assessed by electrocutaneous and pressure pain stimulation. Results: Compared to the controls, Extraversion and Openness were lower in the TMD group, and the TMD patients exhibited higher levels of psychological and musculoskeletal complaints also when Neuroticism, self-presentation bias, and acute pain sensitivity were held constant. Conclusions: Low levels of Extraversion and Openness may dispose TMD patients to isolation and negative thought patterns. The elevated levels of psychological distress and general musculoskeletal pain in the TMD group add to previous reports of TMD as a complex condition also involving structures and processes outside of the orofacial region.

• Mohn, Christine; Vassend, Olav & Knardahl, Stein (2008). Experimental pain sensitivity in women with temporomandibular disorders and pain-free controls: the relationship to orofacial muscular contraction and cardiovascular responses. The Clinical Journal of Pain.  ISSN 0749-8047.  24(4), s 343- 352 . doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318162eaf4 Show summary

  OBJECTIVE: Chronic pain may result both from a generalized hypersensitivity to acute pain, suggestive of central sensitization processes, and dysfunction of the endogenous pain regulatory system. One purpose of this study was to compare experimental pain sensitivity at several anatomic sites in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients and pain-free controls during baseline and after standardized mechanical load of the orofacial region. A second purpose was to compare the pain-modulating effects of cardiovascular responses in TMD patients and pain-free controls. METHODS: Experimental pain was induced by electrocutaneous stimulation of the dorsal left hand and pressure algometry at the right masseter muscle and the sternum. The pain sensitivity of the orofacial region was manipulated by isometric contraction of the masseter muscles. Elevations of mean arterial pressure and heart rate were induced by a simulated job interview. RESULTS: At baseline, the TMD patients exhibited a significantly higher electrocutaneous pain threshold. Relative to the healthy controls, the TMD patients reported increased electrocutaneous and pressure pain sensitivity after isometric contraction of the orofacial region. In addition, there were correlations between mean arterial pressure and pain sensitivity in the TMD group only. DISCUSSION: Significant increases in generalized pain sensitivity occurred in the TMD group, but not in the control group, after isometric contraction of the orofacial muscles, suggestive of a central sensitization process in TMD. Moreover, only in the TMD group there were significant associations between cardiovascular responsesand pain sensitivity, challenging previous assumptions of this relationship occurring mainly in pain-free individuals.

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• Torgalsbøen, Anne-Kari & Mohn, Christine (2018). Full recovery in first-episode schizophrenia: Cognitive, clinical and resilience trajectories in the Oslo Schizophrenia Recovery study across 6 years.
• Mohn, Christine (2016). Kognitive utfall ved depresjon. Best Practice Psykiatri/Nevrologi.  September, s 43- 45
• Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2014). Neurocognitive improvement in depression patients after ECT.
• Lystad, June; Falkum, Erik; Bull, Helen; Mohn, Christine; Evensen, Stig; Rund, Bjørn Rishovd & Ueland, Toril (2013). The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) in Norway:Functional Correlates.
• Mohn, Christine (2013). Kardiovaskulær aktivering og trykksmertesensitivitet. Best Practice Smerte.  2(7), s 15- 17
• Mohn, Christine & Rund, Bjørn Rishovd (2012). The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery in older Norwegians.
• Rund, Bjørn Rishovd; Mohn, Christine & Sundet, Kjetil Søren (2010). MATRICS på norsk. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.  ISSN 0332-6470.  47, s 160
• Mohn, Christine (2007). En salig rus. A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten.  ISSN 0807-5654.
• Mohn, Christine (2007). Hvorfor gjør det vondt?. A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten.  ISSN 0807-5654.
• Mohn, Christine (2007). "Jeg vil jo bare hjelpe deg!". A-magasinet : uketillegg til Aftenposten.  ISSN 0807-5654.
• Mohn, Christine (2007). Musikk, læring og Mozart-effekten. Pedagogisk profil.  ISSN 0805-5610.  14(4)
• Mohn, Christine; Vassend, Olav & Knardahl, Stein (2002). Effects of distraction on experimental pain in temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and healthy controls.
• Mohn, Hanne Christine; Vassend, Olav & Knardahl, Stein (2002). Personality traits and psychological distress in temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

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