Publications

2026

• Baltzersen, Å.-L. (2026). Statics to kinetics: Restoring the person to the center of personality disorder diagnosis.Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 36(1), 147–149. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000394
• Decker, L. B., Stob, V., Woolston, J., Conway, C. A., & Slade, A. (2026). Assessing parental mentalizing and nonmentalizing in ordinary clinical practice using a multidimensional clinician observation measure. Psychoanalytic Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pap0000604
• Fretheim Walle, M., Ulstein, K. A., Hummelen, B., & Stänicke, L. I. (2026). We2U – Hybrid Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15289168.2026.2680900
• Hove, O., Langjord, T., Pedersen, G., Kildahl, A. N., Torgersen, T., Urnes, Ø., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2026). Comorbid mental disorders in extensively hospitalized patients due to severe self-harm: the association with intellectual developmental disorders. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2026.2683511
• Pedersen, G., B. Hummelen, S. Gulbrandsen, et al. 2026. “Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale in a Multi-Site Sample of Patients With Personality Disorders and Personality Problems.” Journal of Clinical Psychology0: 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.70165.
• Ulvestad DA, Ekberg A, Bakali JV, Eikenæs IU, Fjermestad-Noll J, Hjermann E, Hummelen B, Morken KTE, Oftedal E, Zahl KE, Øvrebø M, Pedersen G, Wilberg T, Kvarstein EH (2026)Improvement of emotional dysregulation, aggression, and self-harm among people treated within outpatient personality disorder mental health services. A large longitudinal, observational, multi-centre study, Psychother Res, 1-18, https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2026.2650154,  PubMed 41961731
• Valstad M, Eftedal NH, Yang T, Kvarstein EH, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ystrom E, Czajkowski N (2026) The epidemiology of personality disorders in Norway: a nationwide patient registry study, Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, DOI 10.1007/s00127-026-03083-7, PubMed 41874590
• Wichstrøm, L., Grønli, H., Walstad, J.S. , Andrea Raballo, Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein & Silje Steinsbekk Childhood predictors of cluster A personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 35, 1309–1319 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-025-02936-x 

2025

• Aghdami A, Pedersen G, Kvarstein EH, Schnell T. Meaning in life among Norwegian outpatients with personality disorders: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 16;25(1):997. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07366-2. PMID: 41102743; PMCID: PMC12532927.
• Zahl, K.E., Morken, K.E., & Bremer, K. Hva oppleves utfordrende og til hjelp i behandling av pasienter med personlighetsforstyrrelser? Tidsskrift norsk psykologforening 2025
• Omvik S, Kvamme A, Assmus J, Kvarstein E, Pedersen G, Zahl KE. Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy in Group for Avoidant Personality Disorder-A Comparison With Best Available Practice. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2025 Sep-Oct;32(5):e70149. doi: 10.1002/cpp.70149. PMID: 40935591.
• Kvarstein EH, Bremer K, Baltzersen ÅL, Ekberg A, Normann-Eide E, Ulvestad DA, Pedersen G, Wilberg T (2025) Sustainability of Mentalization-Based Treatment Programs for Poorly Functioning Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder. Can We Really Keep It Up? Personal Ment Health, 19 (4), e70036 DOI 10.1002/pmh.70036, PubMed 40831379
• Müller S, Schroeders U, Bachrach N, Benecke C, Cuevas L, Doering S, Elklit A, Gutiérrez F, Hengartner MP, Hogue TE, Hopwood CJ, Mihura JL, Oltmanns TF, Paap MCS, Pedersen G, Renn D, Ringwald WR, Rossi G, Samuels J, Sharp C, Simonsen E, Skodol AE, Wright AGC, Zimmerman M, Zimmermann J (2025) Revisiting the structure of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, Section II personality disorder criteria using individual participant data meta-analysis Personal Disord (in press) DOI 10.1037/per0000736, PubMed 40705663
• Enehaug Morken, K., Binder, P., Hagen Hamre, U. et al. (2025) Part of the Conversation? Exploring Male Patients’ Experiences with Mentalization-Based Treatment. J Contemp Psychother . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-025-09686-6
• Høgenhaug SS, Kongerslev MT, Orsucci F, Zimatore G, Steffensen SV, Ekberg A, Campanella M, Schiepek G, Kjaersdam Telléus G (2025) Pattern formation, ruptures, and repairs in treatments of personality disorders: an idiographic case series study Front Hum Neurosci, 19, 1552895 DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1552895, PubMed 40772246
• Farangis Sharifibastan, Ståle Pallesen, Katharina Teresa Enehaug Morken, Petter Haave, Eilin Kristine Erevik, Associations between HEXACO personality traits, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Addictive Behaviors, Volume 170, 2025, 108433, ISSN 0306-4603, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108433.
• Paap MCS, Lortz SAJ, Hummelen B, Fjermestad-Noll J, Kvarstein EH, Pedersen G. An Investigation of Longitudinal Measurement Invariance and Item Response Theory Analysis of the LPFS-BF 2.0 in a Large Clinical Norwegian Sample. Personal Ment Health. 2025 Aug;19(3):e70032. doi: 10.1002/pmh.70032. PMID: 40654158; PMCID: PMC12257444.
• Malkomsen A, Wilberg T, Bull-Hansen B, Dammen T, Evensen JH, Hummelen B, Løvgren A, Osnes K, Ulberg R, Røssberg JI (2025) Comparative effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for major depression in psychiatric outpatient clinics: a randomized controlled trial BMC Psychiatry, 25 (1), 113 DOI 10.1186/s12888-025-06544-6, PubMed 39934737
• Sharifibastan, F., Erevik, E. K., Morken, K. T. E., & Pallesen, S. (2025). Associations between HEXACO personality traits, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions: a protocol for a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 14(1), 1.
• Dibaj, I. S., Tørmoen, A. J., Klugsøyr, O., Haga, E., Morken, K. T., Dymbe, K. J., & Mehlum, L. (2025). Remisjon av selvskading hos ungdommer predikerte bedre emosjonsregulering i voksen alder. Suicidologi, 30(1).
• Morken, K. & Arefjord, N  (2025). Personlighetsforstyrrelser og ruslidelser. Håndbok i rusbehandling (4. utg.). Oslo: Gyldendal Akademiske.
• Morken, K. & Arefjord, N  (2025). Mentaliseringsbasert terapi i spesialisert rusbehandling. Håndbok i rusbehandling (4. utg.). Oslo: Gyldendal Akademiske.
• Walle, M.F., Langvik, M.H., Jessen, R.S., & Stänicke, L.I. (2025). Sharing, carrying, and tolerating the pain - A meta-synthesis of clinicians' experiences from working with adolescentswho self-harm. Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1050-3307. s. 1–14. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2025.2481604.
• Stänicke, L.I., Jessen, R.S., Staksrud, E., Stoilova, M., Graham, R., Livingstone, S., & Jensen, T. (2025). The eclipse of young people’s life – the importance of exploring engagement in self-harm content online in adolescents https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15289168.2025.2450193Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 1. doi: 10.1080/15289168.2025.2450193
• Hummelen, B., Langjord, T., Paap, M.C. et al. Differential Item Functioning for Gender and Age of the DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria in a Large Clinical Sample. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 47, 26 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-024-10183-8
• Karterud, S., Bjerke, S. N., Normann-Eide, T., & Ulland, A. (2025). Group treatment is favoured by Norwegian mental health leaders. Group Analysis, 1–17. DOI: 10.1177/05333164241300693
• Kildahl AN, Langjord T, Pedersen G, Hove O, Urnes Ø, Torgersen T, Eikenæs IHU, Kvarstein EH (2025) Screening for autism in psychiatric inpatients with severe self-harm - results from the Extreme Challenges research project Nord J Psychiatry, 79 (4), 303-313 DOI 10.1080/08039488.2025.2497820, PubMed 40319453
• Sayar H, Wilberg T, Eikenæs IU, Ekberg A, Leitemo K, Morken KTE, Oftedal E, Omvik S, Ulvestad DA, Pedersen G, Kvarstein EH (2025) Improvement of alexithymia in patients treated in mental health services for personality disorders: a longitudinal, observational study Front Psychiatry, 16, 1558654 DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1558654, PubMed 40206651
• Sveen CA, Pedersen G, Wilberg T, Kvarstein EH. The societal costs of avoidant personality disorder. Personal Ment Health. 2025 Feb;19(1):e1644. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1644. PMID: 39572388.

2024

• Wichstrøm Cluster C : Wichstrøm L, Wilberg T, Hartveit Kvarstein E, Steinsbekk S. Childhood predictors of avoidant personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 4. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.14064. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39496569.
• Eikeseth FF, Pedersen G, Hummelen B, Sütterlin S, Stubhaug A, Kvarstein E, Kvarstein G (2024) Pain prevalence rates and the mediating role of negative affect in adults referred to personality disorder treatment: A cross-sectional study 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104724, PubMed 39481671 J Pain, 104724 DOI
• Langjord T, Pedersen G, Bovim T, Bremer K, Christensen TB, Hove O, Kildahl AN, Mork E, Norheim AB, Ramleth RK, Romm KL, Siqveland J, Schønning T, Stänicke LI, Torgersen T, Pettersen MS, Tveit T, Urnes Ø, Walby FA, Kvarstein EH (2024) Evaluation of health services and treatment alliance among extensively hospitalized patients due to severe self-harm - results from the Extreme Challenges project 10.1080/08039488.2024.2376162, PubMed 39126325Nord J Psychiatry, 78 (7), 591-602 DOI
• Ulvestad DA, Johansen MS, Kvarstein EH, Pedersen G, Wilberg T (2024) Minding mentalizing - convergent validity of the Mentalization Breakdown Interview, Front Psychiatry, 15, 1380532 DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1380532, PubMed 38974920
• Dahl K, Bremer K, Wilberg T (2024) The significance of connectedness: avoidant personality disorder patients' subjective experiences of change after attending a specialized treatment program, Front Psychol, 15, 1412665, DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1412665, PubMed 39040961
• Flaaten E, Langfeldt M, Morken KTE. Antisocial personality disorder and therapeutic pessimism - how can mentalization-based treatment contribute to an increased therapeutic optimism among health professionals? Front Psychol. 2024 Feb 21;15:1320405. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1320405. PMID: 38449745; PMCID: PMC10915228.
• Dibaj IS, Tørmoen AJ, Klungsøyr O, Morken KTE, Haga E, Dymbe KJ, Mehlum L. Early remission of deliberate self-harm predicts emotion regulation capacity in adulthood: 12.4 years follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of adolescents with repeated self-harm and borderline features. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 29. doi: 10.1007/s00787-024-02602-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39470788.
• Stänicke, L. I. (2024). The self and self-harm – toward a more nuanced understanding of self-harm in adolescence. In S.E. Gullestad, E. Stänicke, & M. Leuzinger-Bohleber (Eds.), Psychoanalytic studies of change - an integrative perspective. Routledge. ISSN 9781032651934. p. 175–188.
• Heltne A, Frans N, Hummelen B, Falkum E, Germans Selvik S, Paap MCS (2023) A systematic review of measurement uncertainty visualizations in the context of standardized assessments, Scand J Psychol, 64 (5), 595-608, DOI 10.1111/sjop.12918, PubMed 37259691
• Rosalie Broekhof, R., Nordahl, H. M., Eikenæs, I. U-M., & Selvik, S. G. (2024). Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated With Personality Disorder: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study. Journal of Personality DisordersVol. 38, 19-33. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2024.38.1.19
• Flaaten, E., Langfeldt, M. & Morken, K. T. E. (2024). Antisocial personality disorder and therapeutic pessimism – how can mentalization-based treatment contribute to an increased therapeutic optimism among health professionals? Frontiers in Psychology, 1-13. DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1320405

2023

• Sveen, C.-A., Pedersen, G., Hummelen, B., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2023). Personality disorders - The impact of severity on societal costs. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-023-01715-6
• Øvstebø, R. B., Pedersen, G., Wilberg, T., Røssberg, J. I., Dahl, H. S. J., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2023). Countertransference in the treatment of patients with personality disorders: A longitudinal study, Psychotherapy Research, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2023.2279645
• Langjord, T., Pedersen, G., Bovim, T., Christensen, T. B., Eikenæs, I. U.-M., Hove, O., Kildahl, A. N., Mork, E., Norheim, A. B., Ramleth, R. K., Ringen, P. A., Romm, K. L., Siqveland, J., Schønning, T., Stänicke, L. I., Torgersen, T., Pettersen, M. S., Tveit, T., Urnes, Ø., Walby, F. A., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2023). Mental health disorders, functioning and health-related quality of life among extensively hospitalized patients due to severe selfharm – results from the Extreme Challenges project. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1258025
• Weme, A. V., Sørensen, K. D., & Binder, P.-E. (2023). Agency in avoidant personality disorder: a narrative review. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1248617
• Stänicke, L. I., Hermansen, M. H., & Halvorsen, M. S. (2023). A transitional object for relatedness and self-development—A meta-synthesis of youths' experience of engagement in self-harm content online. Child & Family Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13058
• Sveen C-A., Pedersen, G., Hummelen, B., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2023). Societal costs of personality disorders among treatment-seeking patients in Norway: the relative contribution of specific DSM-5 categories. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. doi: 10.1007/s00406-023-01655-1
• Bekk, M., Meland, K. J., Moen, E., Nøstvik, L. I., Gausdag, A.-L., & Hummelen, B. (2023). Group-based comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) for adults with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorders: A pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12942
• Kvarstein, E. H., Frøyhaug, M., Pettersen, M., Carlsen, S., Ekberg, D. G. A., Fjermestad-Noll, J., Ulvestad, D. A., Gikling, E. L., Hjermann, E., Lindberget, K., Omvik, S., Eikenæs, I. U-M., Hummelen, B., Morken, K. T. E., Wilberg, T., & Pedersen, G. A. F. (2023). Improvement of Personality Functioning among People treated within Personality Disorder Mental Health Services. A Longitudinal, Observational Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1163347
• Wilberg, T., Pedersen, G., Bremer, K., Johansen, M. S., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2023). Combined group and individual therapy for patients with avoidant personality disorder - A pilot study. Frontiers in Psychiatry.14:1181686. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1181686
• Sveen, C. A., Pedersen, G., Ulvestad, D. A., Zahl, K. E., Wilberg, T., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2023). Societal costs of personality disorders: A cross‐sectional multicenter study of treatment‐seeking patients in mental health services in Norway. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1-18. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23504
• Paap, M. C. S., Pedersen, G., Kvarstein, E. H., & Hummelen, B. (2023). Evaluating the Construct Validity of the Norwegian Version of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale - Brief Form 2.0 in A Large Clinical Sample. Journal of Personality Assessment. DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2182694
• Stänicke, Line Indrevoll; Kurseth, Pauline & Bekkhus, Mona (2023). “Everything turned upside down” – a thematic analysis of adolescents’ experiences of everyday life during COVID-19 restrictions. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. doi: 10.1177/14034948231152272.

2022

• Pedersen, G., Wilberg, T., Hummelen, B., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2022). The Norwegian Network for Personality Disorders – Development, contributions and challenges through 30 years. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2022.2147995
• Morken, k. T. E., Øvrebø, M., Klippenberg, C., Morvik, T., & Gikling, E. L. (2022). Antisocial personality disorder in group therapy, kindling pro-sociality and mentalizing. Research in Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2022.649
• Faerden, A., Almqvist, F., Rosenqvist, C., Håkansson, M., Strøm-Gundersen, E., Stav, Å., Svartsund, J., Røssæg, T., Davik, N., Kvarstein, E., Pedersen, G., Dieset, I., Nyrud, A. Q., Weedon-Fekjær, H., & Kistorp. M. K. (2022). Environmental transformations enhancing dignity in an acute psychiatric ward - Outcome of a user driven service design project. Health Environments Research and Design. DOI: 10.1177/19375867221136558
• Ulvestad, D. A., Johansen, M. S., Kvarstein, E. H., Pedersen, G., & Wilberg, T. (2022): A borderline focused Reflective Functioning measure – Interrater reliability of the Mentalization Breakdown Interview. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2022.2123040
• Zahl KE, Pedersen G, Eikenæs IU-M, Stänicke LI, Wilberg T, Baltzersen ÅL, Pettersen M, Hummelen B, Arnevik E, Johansen MS, Kvarstein EH. (2022). Avoidant and Borderline Personality Disorder patients during the first Covid-19 wave in Norway - A survey-based comparison of therapy changes and patients’ accommodations. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2022.2110614
• Hummelen B, Eikenæs I U-M, & Wilberg T (2022). Is the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders Able to Capture Avoidant Personality Disorder According to Section II of the DSM–5? A Systematic Review. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 13(4), 412–417. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000553
• Stänicke LI, Arnevik E, Pettersen MS, Balterzen ÅL, Zahl KE, Eikenæs IU-M, Pedersen G, Wilberg T, Kvarstein EH. (2022). The importance of feeling remembered during the Covid-19 crisis – A qualitative study of experiences among patients with personality disorders. Nordic Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2022.2062038
• Nysaeter, T. E., Hummelen, B., Buer Christensen, T., Eikenaes, I.U-M, Germans Selvik, S., Pedersen, G., Bender, D.S., Skodol, A., Paap, M. C. S. (2022). The Incremental Utility of Criteria A and B of the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders for Predicting DSM-IV/DSM-5 Section II Personality Disorders. Journal of Personality Assessment. DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2022.2039166
• Folmo EJ, Langjord T, Myhrvold NCS, Stänicke E, Majse Lind M, & Kvarstein EH (2022). Pedagogical stance in mentalization‐based treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1-21. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23335
• Wilberg, T. & Eikenæs, I. U-M. (2022) Å ønske, men ikke våge - Om engstelig unnvikende personlighetsproblemer. Oslo: Gyldendal. ISBN: 9788205554641
• Schønning T, Dahl H-SJ, Hummelen B, & Ulberg R (2022). Do Sleep Disturbances Improve following Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Adolescent Depression? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 1790. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031790
• Kvarstein, EH, Zahl KE, Stänicke L, Pettersen MS, Baltzersen ÅL, Johansen MS, Eikenæs IU-M, Arnevik EA, Hummelen B, Wilberg T, Pedersen G. (2022). Vulnerability of personality disorder during the Covid-19 crises – a multicenter survey of treatment experiences among patients referred to treatment. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2021.1934110
• Livingstone, S., Stoilova, M., Stänicke, L.I., et al. (2022). Adolescents experiencing internet-related mental health difficulties: the benefits and risks of digital skills. KU Leuven, Leuven: ySKILLS.
• Svela, Eirik Wixøe; Korsgaard, Hans Ole; Stänicke, Line Indrevoll & Ulberg, Randi (2022). Inter-rater reliability of the structured interview of DSM-IV personality (SIDP-IV) in an adolescent outpatient population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. ISSN 1661-7827. 19:12283(19), s. 1–10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912283.
• Stänicke, Line Indrevoll (2022). ‘I chose the bad’: Youth's meaning making of being involved in self-harm content online during adolescence. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. s. 1–11. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12950.
• Dåstøl, Astrid; Stänicke, Line Indrevoll & Mossige, Svein (2022). “Treat me like a fellow human”: how young adults who blog about self-harm describe positive encounters with health care workers. Nordic Psychology. ISSN 1901-2276. doi: 10.1080/19012276.2022.2063929.
• Stänicke, Line Indrevoll; Arnevik, Espen Ajo; Pettersen, Mona Skjeklesæther; Baltzersen, Åse-Line; Zahl, Kjell-Einar & Eikenæs, Ingeborg Helene Ulltveit-Moe et al. (2022). The importance of feeling remembered during the Covid-19 crisis–A qualitative study of experiences among patients with personality disorders. Nordic Psychology. ISSN 1901-2276. doi: 10.1080/19012276.2022.2062038.

2021

• Malkomsen A, Røssberg JI, Dammen T, Wilberg T, Løvgren A, Evensen JH (2021). The Synergistic Process of Improvement in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Major Depression. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 2292. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052292
• Pedersen G, Kvarstein EH, Wilberg T, Folmo EJ, Burlingame G & Lorentzen S. (2021): The Group Questionnaire (GQ) – Psychometric properties among outpatients with personality disorders. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000176
• Pedersen G, Norman-Eide E, Eikenæs IU-M, Kvarstein E, Wilberg T (2021). Psychometric evaluation of the Norwegian Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in a multi-site clinical sample of patients with personality disorders and personality problems. Journal of Clinical Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23270
• Pettersen MS, Moen A, Børøsund E & Wilberg T (2021). Therapists’ experiences with mentalization-based treatment for avoidant personality disorder. European journal for qualitative research in psychotherapy, 11, 143-159. https://ejqrp.org/index.php/ejqrp/article/view/126
• Heltne, A., Bode, C., Hummelen, B., Falkum, E., Selvik, S. G., & Paap, M. C. S. (2021). Norwegian Clinicians’ Experiences of Learnability and Usability of SCID-II, SCID-5-PD and SCID-5-AMPD-I Interviews: A Sequential Multi-Group Qualitative Approach, Journal of Personality Assessment, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2021.1975726
• Kvarstein EH, Zahl KE, Stänicke L, Pettersen MS, Baltzersen ÅL, Johansen MS, Eikenæs IU-M, Hummelen B, Wilberg T, Arnevik EA, Pedersen G (2021). Vulnerability of personality disorder during Covid-19 crises - A multicenter survey of mental and social distress among patients referred to treatment. Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry, 9, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2021.1942980
• Folmo, E. J., Langjord, T., Myhrvold, N. C. S., & Lind, M, (2021). Mentalization‑Based Treatment: Reintroducing the Language of Change in “Plain Old Therapy”. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-021-09512-9
• Bach, B., & Eikenæs, I. U.-M. (2021). Transdiagnostic conceptualization of social avoidance through the lens of personality functioning and traits. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 1249–1258. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23160
• Stänicke LI (2021). The Punished Self, the Unknown Self, and the Harmed Self – Toward a More Nuanced Understanding of Self-Harm Among Adolescent Girls. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.543303
• Stänicke, Line Indrevoll; Johns, Unni Tanum & Landmark, Anders Flækøy (2021). Lek og kreativitet - i psykoterapi med barn og ungdom. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISBN 9788205538047.
• Stänicke, Erik; Stänicke, Line Indrevoll & Strømme, Hanne (2021). Moderne psykoanalytisk terapi: Samspillets potensial for utvikling og endring. I Binder, Per-Einar; Lorås, Lennart & Thuen, Frode (Red.), Håndbok i individualterapi. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245036817. s. 197–209.
• Paap MCS, Heltne A, Pedersen G, Selvik SG, Frans N, Wilberg T & Hummelen B (2021). More is more: evidence for the incremental value of the SCID-II/SCID-5-PD specific factors over and above a general PD factor. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000426
• Kvarstein EH, Antonsen BT, Klungsøyr O, Pedersen G, & Wilberg T (2021). Avoidant Personality Disorder and Social Functioning: A Longitudinal, Observational Study Investigating Predictors of Change in a Clinical Sample. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/per0000471.
• Røssberg, J. I., Evensen, J., Dammen, T., Wilberg, T., Klungsøyr, O., Jones, M., ... & Ulberg, R. (2021). Mechanisms of change and heterogeneous treatment effects in psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with depressive disorder: a randomized controlled trial. BMC psychology, 9, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00517-6

2020

• Stänicke, L.I. (2020). Behandling av selvskade - hva virker, og hva virker ikke. Suicidologi, 3, 16-27. https://doi.org/10.5617/suicidologi.8531​
• Bøen E, Hummelen B, Boye B, Elvsåshagen T, & Malt UF (2020). Borderline patients have difficulties describing feelings; bipolar II patients describe difficult feelings. An alexithymia study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 142(3), 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13204
• Sørensen KD, Wilberg T, Berthelsen E, Råbu M. (2020). Subjective experience of the origin and development of avoidant personality disorder.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(12), 2232-2248. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23013
• Hummelen B, Johan Braeken J, Christensen TB, Nysaeter T-E, Selvik SG, Walther K, Pedersen G, Eikenaes I, Paap MCS (2020). A Psychometric Analysis of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders Module I (SCID-5-AMPD-I): Level of Personality Functioning Scale. Assessment, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120967972
• Simonsen S, Eikenaes I-UM, Bach B, Kvarstein E, Gondan M, Møller SB & Wilberg T (2020). Level of alexithymia as a measure of personality dysfunction in avoidant personality disorder. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2020.1841290
• Eikeseth FF, Sætren SS, Benjamin BR, Eikenæs IU-M, Sütterlin S and Hummelen B (2020). The Test-Retest Reliability of Heart Rate Variability and Its Association With Personality Functioning. Frontiers in Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.558145
• Folmo E.J., Stänicke E., Johansen M.S., Pedersen G. & Kvarstein E.H. (2020): Development of therapeutic alliance in mentalization-based treatment—Goals, Bonds, and Tasks in a specialized treatment for borderline personality disorder, Psychotherapy Research, DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2020.1831097
• Paap M.C.S., Hummelen B, Arnevik E.A, Walderhaug E, Wilberg T, Berghuis H, Hutsebaut J & Pedersen G (2020). A multi-center psychometric evaluation of The Severity Indices of Personality Problems 118 (SIPP-118): Do we really need all those facets? Quality of Life Research, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-020-02654-8
• Ditlefsen, I. T., Nissen-Lie, H. A., Andenæs, A., Normann-Eide, E., Johansen, M. S., & Kvarstein, E. H. (2020). “Yes, There Is Actually Hope!”—A Qualitative Investigation of How Patients Experience Mentalization-Based Psychoeducation Tailored for Borderline Personality Disorder. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/int0000243
• Kvarstein EH, Folmo E, Antonsen BT, Normann-Eide E, Pedersen G and Wilberg T (2020). Social Cognition Capacities as Predictors of Outcome in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT). Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11:691. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00691
• Valentino V, Centonze A, Inchausti F, MacBeth A, Popolo R, Ottavi P, Zahl K-E, & Dimaggio G (2020). Addressing maladaptive interpersonal schemas, poor metacognition and maladaptive coping strategies in Avoidant Personality Disorder: The role of experiential techniques. Psychology Hub, XXXVII, 1, 19-28.
• Breivik R, Wilberg T, Evensen J, Røssberg JI, Dahl HSJ, Pedersen G (2020). Countertransference feelings and personality disorders: A psychometric evaluation of a brief version of the Feeling Word Checklist (FWC-BV). BMC Psychiatry, 20:141. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02556-6.
• Letnes, M-A, Veelo, N., Stänicke, L.I., Ní Bhroin, N., & Rasmussen, I. (2020). Kids' Digital Lives During COVID-19 Times. Digital practices, safety and well-being of 6- to 12-year-olds – a qualitative study. ISBN: 978-82-7923-091-5

For older publications, please contact: 

• Group leader Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein
• See list of publications on OUS Resarch