Torill Tverborgvik

Researcher - Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research

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Email torill.tverborgvik@medisin.uio.no

Mobile phone +47-47945096

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Visiting address Kirkeveien 166 Bygg 45 0450 Oslo

Postal address Postboks 1039 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Other affiliations Institutt for pedagogikk (Student)

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Academic interests:

Treatment and consequences of incarceration for marginalized groups
Mental health and Substance use disorders
The importance of labour market attachment for marginalized groups
Prison research
Epidemiology and register research

Teaching/Supervision

Supervises master-students interested in prison research

Background

Ph.D. in epidemiology from the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. Thesis “Can you escape your destiny? Social heritage in education and labour market participation”, a register-based study of intergenerational transmission of educational attainment and labour market attachment in the Danish population born between 1930 and 2002. Experience in research on overdose mortality, sickness absence, substance abuse, and forensic toxicology.

Furthermore, Torill has several years of experience as a facilitator and mentor in rehabilitation companies, providing support and assistance to individuals seeking help through the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) to enter or reintegrate into the job market. She has worked extensively with mental health and life skills, gaining significant experience in motivational interviewing (MI) and holds certifications in Supported Employment (SE) and Career Tools.

Projects

Responsible for a new research and development project on corrections and welfare services in Norway, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The project is in collaboration with WayBack
“Elderly in prison” – register-based study of people over the age of 50 in Norwegian prisons
Intellectual disability (ID) among the Norwegian prison populations

Appointments

Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions, Frontiers in Public Health

Collaborations

Collaborates with researchers at Department of Forensic Science at Oslo University Hospital on drivers convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Collaborates with Århus University, Denmark and Karolinska Insitutet, Sweden on studies on prevalence of substance use disorders and mental health disorders in the Nordic prison populations
Part of research-group at University College of Norwegian Correctional Service
Close collaborations with WayBack (user-organisation for persons with prison-experience)

Tags: Epidemiology, Mental health, Overdose, Prison, Substance abuse, Register research

Bukten, Anne; Virtanen, Suvi; Hesse, Morten; Thylstrup, Birgitte; Kvamme, Timo Lehmann & Seid, Abdu Kedir [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). The prevalence of substance use disorders among people in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish prisons: A multi-national cohort study, 2010–19. Addiction. ISSN 0965-2140. doi: 10.1111/add.16477.
Bukten, Anne; Virtanen, Suvi; Hesse, Morten; Chang, Zheng; Kvamme, Timo Lehmann & Thylstrup, Birgitte [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2024). The prevalence and comorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders in Scandinavian prisons 2010–2019: a multi-national register study. BMC Psychiatry. ISSN 1471-244X. 24(1). doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05540-6.
Jamt, Ragnhild Elén Gjulem; Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Bogstrand, Stig Tore & Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). All-cause and cause-specific mortality among individuals imprisoned for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in Norway (2000–2016): a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055. 13(12). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078848. Full text in Research Archive
Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2023). The association between drug use and mortality in a norwegian prison cohort: a prospective cohort study. Health & Justice. ISSN 2194-7899. 11. doi: 10.1186/s40352-023-00223-y. Full text in Research Archive
Edvardsen, Hilde Marie Erøy; Tverborgvik, Torill; Frost, Joachim; Rogde, Sidsel; Morild, Inge & Waal, Helge [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2017). Differences in combinations and concentrations of drugs of abuse in fatal intoxication and driving under the influence cases. Forensic Science International. ISSN 0379-0738. 281, p. 127–133. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.10.045. Full text in Research Archive
Nielsen, Maj Britt D; Hansen, Jørgen Vinsløv; Aust, Birgit; Tverborgvik, Torill; Thomsen, Birthe L & Bjorner, Jakob Bue [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2015). A multisite randomized controlled trial on time to self-support among sickness absence beneficiaries. the Danish national return-to-work programme. European Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1101-1262. 25(1), p. 96–102. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku016. Show summary
Background: In 2010, the Danish Government launched the Danish national return-to-work (RTW) programme to reduce sickness absence and promote labour market attainment. Multidisciplinary teams delivered the RTW programme, which comprised a coordinated, tailored and multidisciplinary effort (CTM) for sickness absence beneficiaries at high risk for exclusion from the labour market. The aim of this article was to evaluate the effectiveness of the RTW programme on self-support. Methods: Beneficiaries from three municipalities (denoted M1, M2 and M3) participated in a randomized controlled trial. We randomly assigned beneficiaries to CTM (M1: n = 598; M2: n = 459; M3: n = 331) or to ordinary sickness absence management (OSM) (M1: n = 393; M2: n = 324; M3: n = 95). We used the Cox proportional hazards model to estimate hazard ratios (HR) comparing rates of becoming self-supporting between beneficiaries receiving CTM and OSM. Results: In M2, beneficiaries from employment receiving CTM became self-supporting faster compared with beneficiaries receiving OSM (HR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.08–1.61). In M3, beneficiaries receiving CTM became self-supporting slower than beneficiaries receiving OSM (HR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.54–0.95). In M1, we found no difference between the two groups (HR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.84–1.17). Conclusion: The effect of the CTM programme on return to self-support differed substantially across the three participating municipalities. Thus, generalizing the study results to other Danish municipalities is not warranted
Poulsen, Otto M; Aust, Birgit; Bjorner, Jakob Bue; Rugulies, Reiner; Hansen, Jørgen V. & Tverborgvik, Torill [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2014). Effect of the Danish return-to-work program on long-term sickness absence: Results from a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. ISSN 0355-3140. 40(1), p. 47–56. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3383. Show summary
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Danish return-to-work (RTW) program on long-term sickness absence in a randomized controlled trial in three municipalities. Methods: The intervention group comprised 1948 participants while the control group comprised 1157 participant receiving ordinary sickness benefit management (OSM). Study participants were working-age adults receiving long-term (≥8 weeks or more) benefits, included regardless of reason for sickness absence or employment status. Each beneficiary was followed-up for a maximum period of 52 weeks. Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for return to work (RTW) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: The intervention effect differed significantly between the municipalities (P=0.00005). In one municipality (M2) the intervention resulted in a statistically significant increased rate of recovery from long-term sickness absence (HR 1.51, 95% CI 1.31–1.74). In the other two municipalities, the intervention did not show a statistically significant effect (HRM1 1.12, 95% CI 0.97–1.29, and HRM3 0.80, 95% CI 0.63–1.03, respectively). Adjustment for a series of possible confounders only marginally altered the estimated HR. Conclusion: The effect of the intervention differed substantially between the three municipalities, indicating that that contextual factors are of major importance for success or failure of this complex intervention.
Tverborgvik, Torill; Clausen, Lene B.; Thorsted, Brian L.; Mikkelsen, S & Lynge, Elsebeth (2013). Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. ISSN 0031-3831. 57(5), p. 544–560. doi: 10.1080/00313831.2012.696211.

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Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2023). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant domfelte - en spørreskjemaundersøkelse.
Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant domfelte.
Tverborgvik, Torill; Jordan, Amalie; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2023). Rus- og psykisk helse blant eldre fyrstegongssonarar.
Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Skjærvø, Ingeborg; Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2023). Forekomst av ruslidelser, komorbiditet og andre psykiske lidelser blant personer med soningserfaring .
Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Spørreskjemaundersøkelsen "Levekår, rus og psykisk helse".
Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2023). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant domfelte - et forskningsprosjekt.
Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Presentasjon av spørreskjemaundersøkelse: Levekår, rus og psykisk helse.
Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2023). Levevilkår, rus og psykisk helse.
Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse - samarbeid med Nettverk etter soning.
Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Individuals with intellectual disability or autism in Norwegian prisons, 2000-2019 .
Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Forebygging av dødsfall etter løslatelse fra fengsel. [Internet]. Erfaringskompetanse.no.
Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2022). Factors associated with mortality in The Norwegian Offender Mental Health and Addiction (NorMA)- cohort .
Tverborgvik, Torill (2022). Etikkseminar Humanetisk Forbund: Human ruspolitikk.
Tverborgvik, Torill (2022). Current projects. In short .
Tverborgvik, Torill (2022). Factors associated with mortality among people in prison; a 7 year prospective cohort study .
Tverborgvik, Torill; Lokdam, Nicoline & Svendsen, Vegard Gjerden (2022). Paneldiskusjon: Helse og behandling i fengsel.
Tverborgvik, Torill (2022). The impact of drug use on mortality in a prison cohort: a prospective cohort study .
Tverborgvik, Torill; Bukten, Anne & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2022). Dødelighet blant innsatte i fengsel.
Edvardsen, Hilde Marie Erøy; Tverborgvik, Torill; Frost, Joachim; Rogde, Sidsel; Morild, Inge & Waal, Helge [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2018). Corrigendum to "Differences in combinations and concentrations of drugs of abuse in fatal intoxication and driving under the influence cases". Forensic Science International. ISSN 0379-0738. 283, p. 219–219. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.12.040.
Tuv, Silja Skogstad; Havig, Stine Marie; Middelkoop, Gerrit; Tverborgvik, Torill & Edvardsen, Hilde Marie Erøy (2016). Obduksjonsstatistikk funn i blodprøver fra obduksjoner analysert i perioden 2000–2015. Folkehelseinstituttet. ISSN 978-82-8082-779-1. Full text in Research Archive

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Research groups

Registry-based drug and addiction research