Ketil Hanssen-Bauer

• Bjertnæs, Øyvind Andresen; Iversen, Hilde Karin Hestad; Skudal, Kjersti Eeg; Ali, Warsame Abdullahi & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2020). Are parents’ geographical origin associated with their evaluation of child and adolescent mental health services? Results from a national survey in Norway. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  ISSN 1018-8827. . doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01590-9 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Kallander, Ellen Katrine; Weimand, Bente; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Van Roy, Betty & Ruud, Torleif (2020). Factors associated with quality of life for children affected by parental illness or substance abuse. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.  ISSN 0283-9318. . doi: 10.1111/scs.12868 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Bergman, Hanna; Kornør, Hege; Nikolakopoulou, Adriani; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Soares-Weiser, Karla; Tollefsen, Thomas Kristian & Bjørndal, Arild (2018). Client feedback in psychological therapy for children and adolescents with mental health problems. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.  ISSN 1469-493X.  (8) . doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011729.pub2
• Harris, Meredith G.; Sparti, Claudia; Scheurer, Roman; Coombs, Tim; Pirkis, Jane; Ruud, Torleif; Kisely, Steve; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Siqveland, Johan & Burgess, Philip M. (2018). Measurement properties of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) family of measures: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open.  ISSN 2044-6055.  8(4) . doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021177 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Jozefiak, Thomas; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Bjelland, Ingvar (2018). Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS). PsykTestBARN.  ISSN 1893-9910.  1(3), s 1- 14 . doi: 10.21337/0058 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Kallander, Ellen Katrine; Weimand, Bente; Ruud, Torleif; Becker, Saul; Van Roy, Betty & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2018). Outcomes for children who care for a parent with a severe illness or substance abuse. Child & Youth Services.  ISSN 0145-935X.  39(4), s 228- 249 . doi: 10.1080/0145935X.2018.1491302
• Nyttingnes, Olav; Ruud, Torleif; Norvoll, Reidun; Rugkåsa, Jorun & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2018). A cross-sectional study of experienced coercion in adolescent mental health inpatients. BMC Health Services Research.  ISSN 1472-6963.  18(389) . doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3208-5 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Background Involuntary care and coercive measures are frequently present in mental healthcare for adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent adolescents perceive or experience coercion during inpatient mental health care, and to examine predictors of experienced coercion. Methods A cross-sectional sample of 96 adolescent inpatients from 10 Norwegian acute and combined (acute and sub-acute) psychiatric wards reported their experienced coercion on Coercion Ladder and the Experienced Coercion Scale in questionnaires. Staff reported use of formal coercion, diagnoses, and psychosocial functioning. We used two tailed t-tests and mixed effects models to analyze the impact from demographics, alliance with parents, use of formal coercion, diagnostic condition, and global psychosocial functioning. Results High experienced coercion was reported by a third of all patients. In a mixed effects model, being under formal coercion (involuntary admission and / or coercive measures); a worse relationship between patient and parent; and lower psychosocial functioning, significantly predicted higher experienced coercion. Twenty-eight percent of the total sample of patients reported a lack of confidence and trust both in parents and staff. Conclusions Roughly one third of patients in the sample reported high experienced coercion. Being under formal coercion was the strongest predictor. The average scores of experienced coercion in subgroups are comparable with adult scores in similar care situations. There was one exception: Adolescents with psychosis reported low experienced coercion and almost all of them were under voluntary care.

• Furre, Astrid; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Sandvik, Leiv; Friis, Svein; Knutzen, Maria & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2017). Characteristics of adolescents frequently restrained in acute psychiatric units in Norway: A nationwide study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).  ISSN 1753-2000.  11(1) . doi: 10.1186/s13034-016-0136-1
• Kallander, Ellen Katrine; Weimand, Bente; Becker, Saul; Van Roy, Betty; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Stavnes, Kristin Anne; Faugli, Anne; Kufås, Elin & Ruud, Torleif (2017). Children with ill parents: extent and nature of caring activities. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.  ISSN 0283-9318.  32(2), s 793- 804 . doi: 10.1111/scs.12510 Vis sammendrag

  Rationale Previous studies have shown that children may take on higher extents of caring activities if their parents are affected by severe illness or disability, especially when their parents lack access to formal and informal care. Aims and objectives This study examined the extent and nature of caring activities done by patients’ children; differences in caring activities between different types of parental illness; factors associated with caring activities. Design An explorative cross-sectional multicentre study. Methods Parents as patients in specialised healthcare services, and their children, were recruited from five health trusts in Norway. The sample included 246 children aged 8–17 years and their 238 parents with severe physical illness (neurological disease or cancer) (n = 135), mental illness (n = 75) or substance abuse (n = 28). Main outcome measure Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities (MACA-YC18). Results A large number of children with ill parents are performing various caring activities. Increased caring activities among children due to their parent's illness were confirmed by their parents, especially with regard to personal care. We found no significant differences in the extent of caring activities between illness types, but there were some differences in the nature of these activities. Factors significantly associated with the extent and nature of caring activities were as follows: better social skills and higher external locus of control among the children; and poorer physical parental health. Parent's access to home-based services was limited. Study limitations In recruitment of participants for the study, a sampling bias may have occurred. Conclusion To promote coping and to prevent inappropriate or extensive caring activities among children with ill parents, there is a need for increased access to flexible home-based services adapted to the type of parental illness.

• Furre, Astrid; Sandvik, Leiv; Friis, Svein; Knutzen, Maria & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2016). A nationwide study of why and how acute adolescent psychiatric units use restraint. Psychiatry Research.  ISSN 0165-1781.  237, s 60- 66 . doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.067
• Kornør, Hege; Bergman, Hanna; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Soares-Weiser, Karla; Tollefsen, Thomas Kristian & Bjørndal, Arild (2015). Client feedback in psychological therapy for children and adolescents with mental health problems. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.  ISSN 1469-493X.  (6) . doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011729
• Kornør, Hege; Jozefiak, Thomas; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Hysing, Mari (2015). Forsvarlig testbruk. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.  ISSN 0332-6470.  52(7), s 600- 601
• Furre, Astrid; Sandvik, Leiv; Heyerdahl, Sonja; Friis, Svein; Knutzen, Maria & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2014). Characteristics of adolescents subjected to restraint in acute psychiatric units in Norway: A case-control study. Psychiatric Services.  ISSN 1075-2730.  65(11), s 1367- 1372 . doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300429
• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Kornør, Hege (2014). Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Child Session Rating Scale (CSRS). PsykTestBARN.  ISSN 1893-9910.  (2) Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Children Session Rating Scale (CSRS) ble opprinnelig utviklet i USA i 2003 av Duncan, Miller og Sparks for å måle alliansen i psykoterapi med barn innenfor rammen av det de har kalt Klient- og resultatstyrt praksis (KOR). Den norske versjonen av CSRS kalles «Skala for samtalevurdering – barn og unge (CSRS)». Den er oversatt av Anne-Grethe Tuseth, og kan lastes ned fra internett. CSRS inneholder fire visuelle analoge skalaer som barn besvarer ved å markere på en strek fra trist ansikt til glad ansikt. Administrering og skåring tar få minutter, og det stilles ingen kompetansekrav til testbrukere. Vårt systematiske litteratursøk etter dokumentasjon for måleegenskapene ved de skandinaviske versjonene av CSRS identifiserte ingen relevante publikasjoner. Det foreligger ingen dokumentasjon på måleegenskapene ved den norske versjonen av CSRS. Studier som undersøker måleegenskaper er derfor nødvendig.

• Kornør, Hege & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2014). Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Child Outcome Rating Scale (CORS). PsykTestBARN.  ISSN 1893-9910.  1 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  CORS ble opprinnelig utviklet i USA i 2003 av Duncan, Miller og Sparks for å måle selvrapporterte terapiresultater. Den norske versjonen kalles «Skala for endringsvurdering – barn og unge (CORS)». Den er oversatt av Anne-Grethe Tuseth, og kan lastes ned fra internett. CORS inneholder fire visuelle analoge skalaer som barn i alderen 6-12 år og/eller deres foresatte besvarer ved å markere hvor på en strek fra trist ansikt til glad ansikt barnet befinner seg. Administrering og skåring tar få minutter, og det stilles ingen kompetansekrav til testbrukere. Vårt systematiske litteratursøk etter dokumentasjon for måleegenskapene ved de skandinaviske versjonene av CORS identifiserte ingen relevante publikasjoner. Det foreligger ingen dokumentasjon for måleegenskapene ved den norske versjonen av CORS. Studier som undersøker måleegenskaper er derfor nødvendig.

• Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur Águst; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Kornør, Hege; Heiervang, Einar; Landrø, Nils Inge; Axelsdottir, Brynhildur; Biedilæ, Sølvi & Ivarsson, Tord (2014). Standard individual cognitive behaviour therapy for paediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: A systematic review of effect estimates across comparisons. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry.  ISSN 0803-9488.  69(2), s 81- 92 . doi: 10.3109/08039488.2014.941395 Vis sammendrag

  Background: Previous meta-analyses of paediatric obsessive – compulsive disorder (OCD) have shown much higher effect size for standard individual cognitive behaviour therapy (SI-CBT) compared with control conditions than for serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) compared with placebo. Other factors, such as systematic differences in the provided care or exposure to factors other than the interventions of interest (performance bias) may be stronger confounders in psychotherapy research than in pharmacological research. Aims: These facts led us to review SI-CBT studies of paediatric OCD with the aim to compare the effect estimates across different comparisons, including active treatments. Method: We included only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or cluster RCTs with treatment periods of 12 – 16 weeks. Outcome was post-test score on the Children ’ s Yale – Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CYBOCS). Results: Thirteen papers reporting from 13 RCTs with 17 comparison conditions were included. SI-CBT was superior to wait-list and placebo therapy but not active treatments. Effect estimates for SI-CBT in wait-list comparison studies were signifi cantly larger than in placebo-therapy comparison studies. In addition, the SI-CBT effect estimate was not signifi cantly different when compared with SRIs alone or combined SRIs and CBT. Conclusions: Performance bias may have infl ated previous effect estimates for SI-CBT when comparison contingencies included wait-list. However, the calculated SI-CBT effect estimate was lower but signifi cant when compared with placebo therapy. The effects of SI-CBT and active treatments were not signifi cantly different. In conclusion, our data support the current clinical guidelines, although better comparisons between SI-CBT and SRIs are needed.

• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Welander-Vatn, Audun (2012). Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). PsykTestBARN.  ISSN 1893-9910.  2(3) Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Beskrivelse. Edinburgh Postanatal Depression Scale (EPDS) ble utviklet i England og publisert i 1987 av John Cox og medarbeidere. Det foreligger to norske oversettelser. Rettighetshaver har godkjent Eberhard-Grans oversettelse. Denne ble uavhengig oversatt tilbake til engelsk og sammenlignet med originalen. The Royal College of Psychiatrists i England er rettighetshaver for engelsk og norsk versjon. EPDS måler depressive symptomer hos barselkvinner og er et selvutfyllingsskjema med 10 spørsmål som besvares på ca 5 minutter. Det kan brukes av helsepersonell som har fått opplæring. Litteratursøk. Vi inkluderte 13 relevante artikler fra 11 norske studier, fire artikler fra fire svenske studier, men vi fant ingen relevante danske artikler. Ni av de norske artiklene rapporterte gjennomsnittsskårer og standardavvik på EPDS for gravide og/eller barselkvinner, hvorav en studie også for kvinner som ikke var gravide eller i barsel. Psykometri. Dokumentasjonen av kriterievaliditeten er svak, siden den er undersøkt i bare én studie (n = 310), og måleegenskapene til referansestandarden, PRIME-MD, er ukjente. Studien viste at for EPDS ≥ 10 er det ingen falske negative, men med 3 % forekomst av alvorlig depresjon er andelen falske positive svært høy (81 %). EPDS har god begrepsvaliditet, basert på høye korrelasjonskoeffisienter med MADRS (r = 0,78) og SCL-25 (r = 0,80) undersøkt i en og samme studie (n = 310). God intern konsistens (Chronbachs α) undersøkt i 5 studier: α gj.sn. = 0,83 (min 0,81; max 0,86); n varierte fra 310 til 2816 i psykometristudiene med gj.sn. 1697. God test-retest reliabilitet undersøkt i en studie: r = 0,74; n = 310. Konklusjon. EPDS har god reliabilitet, men validitet er bare undersøkt i en studie som fant svakheter i diagnostisk presisjon. Det er behov for flere studier av kriterievaliditet hvor EPDS sammenlignes med best mulig depresjonsdiagnostikk.

• Mathiassen, Børge Idar; Brøndbo, Per Håkan; Waterloo, Knut; Martinussen, Monica; Eriksen, Mads; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Kvernmo, Siv (2012). IQ as a moderator of outcome in severity of children's mental health status after treatment in outpatient clinics. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).  ISSN 1753-2000.  6(22) . doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-6-22 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Background: Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for mental health disorders, but even with the most efficacious treatment, many patients do not experience improvement. Moderator analysis can identify the conditions under which treatment is effective or whether there are factors that can attenuate the effects of treatment. Methods: In this study, linear mixed model analysis was used to examine whether the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ), Performance IQ (PIQ) and Verbal IQ (VIQ) on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Third Edition, moderated outcomes in general functioning and symptom load. A total of 132 patients treated at three outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) were assessed at three different time points. The Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) and the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) were used to measure the severity of impairments in general functioning and symptom load. IQ was assessed at the start of treatment. Results: Moderator analysis revealed that the FSIQ × time interaction predicted changes in CGAS scores (p < .01), and that the PIQ × time interaction predicted changes in HoNOSCA scores (p < .05). The slopes and intercepts in HoNOSCA scores covaried negatively and significantly (p < .05). The same pattern was not detected for the CGAS scores (p = .08). Conclusions: FISQ and PIQ moderated change in general functioning and symptom load, respectively. This implies that patients with higher IQ scores had a steeper improvement slope than those with lower scores. The patients with the highest initial symptom loads showed the greatest improvement, this pattern was not found in the improvement of general functioning.

• Mathiassen, Børge Idar; Brøndbo, Per Håkan; Waterloo, Knut; Martinussen, Monica; Eriksen, Mads; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Kvernmo, Siv (2012). IQ as a predictor of clinician-rated mental health problems in children and adolescents. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.  ISSN 0144-6657.  51, s 185- 196 . doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.2011.02023.x Vis sammendrag

  Objective. Previous studies indicate that low IQ is a substantial risk factor for developing mental health problems. Based on these results, we hypothesized that IQ may predict some of the variance in clinician-rated severity of children's mental health problems measured with the Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) and Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA). The other aims of this study were to examine if there was any difference in the predictive ability of the different IQ scores of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third edition (WISC-III) and to examine if parent-rated measure of child mental health problems could predict the scores on CGAS and HoNOSCA after controlling for IQ, age, and gender. Methods. In this study, 132 patients at three outpatient clinics in North Norway were assessed with the parent version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), HoNOSCA, CGAS, and with the WISC-III. Results. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted with HoNOSCA and CGAS as dependent variables. Demographics, WISC-III IQ scores, and SDQ were entered as independent variables. The model with HoNOSCA as the dependent variable predicted 25% of the total variance. The WISC-III full-scale IQ predicted an additional 6% of the variance. The analyses with CGAS as the dependent variable gave no significant results. Conclusion. When a patient has a high HoNOSCA score, an intelligence test in addition to an evaluation of symptoms on mental health should be considered. Future research ought to examine whether HoNOSCA's ability to detect change might be affected by patients IQ.

• Richter, Jörg & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2012). Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA). PsykTestBARN.  ISSN 1893-9910.  1(1) Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Beskrivelse. Kliniker skal fylle ut HoNOSCA ut fra sin vurdering av barn og unges (3–18 år) psykiske problemer og symptomer. HoNOSCA er laget for å evaluere behandlingstiltak i psykisk helsevern for barn og unge. Den originale engelske versjonen ble utviklet av Gowers, Harrington og Whitton og publisert i 1998. Den ble oversatt til norsk i 2001 av Ketil Hanssen-Bauer og uavhengig oversatt tilbake av Torill Ueland. Den norske oversettelsen er godkjent av Simon Gowers (originalens førsteforfatter og leder av The HoNOSCA Team ved University of Liverpool). HoNOSCA er underlagt Crown copyright i Storbritannia. Norsk versjon er fritt tilgjengelig på websiden til RBUP øst og sør. HoNOSCA består av 15 skalaer som hver skåres fra 0 (ikke et problem) til 4 (alvorlig til svært alvorlig problem). Tretten av de 15 skalaene summeres til totalskår som uttrykker klinisk alvorlighetsgrad. Det tar mindre en 10 minutter å fylle ut HoNOSCA. HoNOSCA bør skåres av personer med klinisk kompetanse i barn og unges psykiske helse. Opplæring på 2 ½ time er anbefalt. Litteratursøk. Fem publikasjoner fra fire norske studier og en publikasjon fra en dansk studie er inkludert i vurderingen. De norske publikasjoner rapporterte: reliabilitet basert på 20 vignetter (169 skårere) og 30 pasienter (3 skårere); tverrnasjonal (Norge, Danmark, England, New Zealand og Australia) reliabilitet basert på de samme 20 vignettene (30 skårere); validitet ved sammenligning med relevante spørsmål i ASEBAs spørreskjemaer for foreldre, lærere og ungdommer (CBCL, TRF og YSR) for 153 polikliniske pasienter; prospektive data fra 192 pasienter innlagt i ungdomspsykiatriske akuttavdelinger. Den danske publikasjonen rapporterte en prospektiv valideringsstudie som sammenlignet HoNOSCA med Global Assessment of Psychosocial Disability (GAPD) basert på 173 pasienter. Psykometri. Inter-rater reliabilitet varierte sterkt mellom de forskjellige skalaene både for vignetter og pasienter, men reliabilitet av HoNOSCA totalskår var god for vignetter og tilfredsstillende for pasienter. Meningsfulle gruppeforskjeller og meningsfulle moderate korrelasjoner med korresponderende skaler fra andre standardiserte metoder (ASEBA) indikerer god samtidig og kriterievaliditet av den norske HoNOSCA versjonen. Konklusjon. Dokumentasjonen av validitet og reliabilitet for den norske HoNOSCA versjonen er god men bare basert på studier av én hovedforsker. Flere uavhengige pykometriske studier er ønskelig. Resultater viser at norsk HoNOSCA har gode psykometriske egenskaper, spesielt akseptabel til god inter-

• Garratt, Andrew M; Bjertnæs, Øyvind Andresen; Holmboe, Olaf & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2011). Parent experiences questionnaire for outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (PEQ-CAMHS Outpatients): reliability and validity following a national survey. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).  ISSN 1753-2000.  5 . doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-5-18 Vis sammendrag

  Background: Development and evaluation of the PEQ-CAMHS Outpatients, a parent completed questionnaire to measure experiences of outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in Norway. Methods: Literature review, parent interviews, pre-testing and a national survey of 17,080 parents of children who received care at one of the 86 outpatient CAMHS in Norway in 2006. Telephone interviews were conducted with a random sample of non-respondents. Levels of missing data, factor structure, internal consistency and construct validity were assessed. Results: 7,906 (46.0%) parents or primary caregivers responded to the questionnaire. Low levels of missing data suggest that the PEQ-CAMHS is acceptable. The questionnaire includes three scales supported by the results of factor analysis: relationship with health personnel (8 items), information and participation (4 items), and outcome (3 items). Item-total correlations were all above 0.6 and Cronbach's alpha correlations ranged from 0.88-0.94. The results of comparisons of scale scores with several variables relating to global satisfaction, outcome, cooperation, information, involvement and waiting time support the construct validity of the instrument. Conclusions: The PEQ-CAMHS Outpatients questionnaire includes important aspects of outpatient CAMHS from the perspective of the parent. It has evidence for data quality, internal consistency and validity and is recommended in surveys of parent experiences of these services. Future research should assess test-retest reliability and further tests of construct validity that include clinical data are recommended.

• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Heyerdahl, Sonja; Hatling, Trond; Jensen, Gunnar Hal; Olstad, Pål Marius; Stangeland, Tormod & Tinderholt, Tarje (2011). Admissions to acute adolescent psychiatric units: a prospective study of clinical severity and outcome. International Journal of Mental Health Systems.  ISSN 1752-4458.  5 . doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-1 Vis sammendrag

  Background: Several countries have established or are planning acute psychiatric in-patient services that accept around-the-clock emergency admission of adolescents. Our aim was to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of a cohort of patients at four Norwegian units. Methods: We used a prospective pre-post observational design. Four units implemented a clinician-rated outcome measure, the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA), which measures mental health problems and their severity. We collected also data about the diagnoses, suicidal problems, family situations, and the involvement of the Child Protection Service. Predictions of outcome (change in HoNOSCA total score) were analysed with a regression model. Results: The sample comprised 192 adolescents admitted during one year (response rate 87%). Mean age was 15.7 years (range 10-18) and 70% were girls. Fifty-eight per cent had suicidal problems at intake and the mean intake HoNOSCA total score was 18.5 (SD 6.4). The largest groups of main diagnostic conditions were affective (28%) and externalizing (26%) disorders. Diagnoses and other patient characteristics at intake did not differ between units. Clinical psychiatric disorders and developmental disorders were associated with severity (on HoNOSCA) at intake but not with outcome. Of adolescents ≥ 16 years, 33% were compulsorily admitted. Median length of stay was 8.5 days and 75% of patients stayed less than a month. Compulsory admissions and length of stay varied between units. Mean change (improvement) in the HoNOSCA total score was 5.1 (SD 6.2), with considerable variation between units. Mean discharge score was close to the often-reported outpatient level, and self-injury and emotional symptoms were the most reduced symptoms during the stay. In a regression model, unit, high HoNOSCA total score at intake, or involvement of the Child Protection Service predicted improvement during admission. Conclusions: Acute psychiatric in-patient units for adolescents effectively meet important needs for young people with suicidal risks or other severe mental health problems. These units may act in suicide prevention, stabilizing symptom severity at a lower level within a short stay. It is important to explore the differences in outcome, compulsory admissions, and length of stay between units.

• Holmboe, Olaf; Iversen, Hilde Hestad & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2011). Determinants of parents' experiences with outpatient child and adolescent mental health services. International Journal of Mental Health Systems.  ISSN 1752-4458.  5 . doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-22 Vis sammendrag

  Few studies have investigated how demographic, clinical and organizational characteristics influence parents' experiences with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of these characteristics on parents' experiences using data from a large national postal survey. A questionnaire was mailed to 17,871 parents or other primary caregivers whose children were attending 1 of the 86 outpatient CAMHS in Norway in 2006. Multiple regression analysis was used to explore the associations between demographic, clinical and organizational characteristics, and three scales of parents' experiences. The questionnaire was completed by 7906 parents (46%). Organizational characteristics such as involvement of the parents in treatment and accessibility to the clinic explained most of the variation in all three scales of parents' experiences. Although the effects of demographic and clinical characteristics of the children in some instances were statistically significant, they only accounted for a small amount of the total explained variance. Accessibility to the clinic and involvement of the parents in treatment are much stronger predictors of parental experiences with outpatient CAMHS than are demographic and clinical variables. Accessibility and involvement are at least partly influenced by the clinics themselves, and hence parental satisfaction may be enhanced by making the clinics more accessible and by involving the parents/caregivers in the treatment.

• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Langsrud, Øyvind; Kvernmo, Siv & Heyerdahl, Sonja (2010). Clinician-rated mental health in outpatient child and adolescent mental health services: associations with parent, teacher and adolescent ratings. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).  ISSN 1753-2000.  29(4) . doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-29 Vis sammendrag

  Background: Clinician-rated measures are used extensively in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) is a short clinician-rated measure developed for ordinary clinical practice, with increasing use internationally. Several studies have investigated its psychometric properties, but there are few data on its correspondence with other methods, rated by other informants. We compared the HoNOSCA with the well-established Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) questionnaires: the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Teacher's Report Form (TRF), and the Youth Self-Report (YSR). Methods: Data on 153 patients aged 6-17 years at seven outpatient CAMHS clinics in Norway were analysed. Clinicians completed the HoNOSCA, whereas parents, teachers, and adolescents filled in the ASEBA forms. HoNOSCA total score and nine of its scales were compared with similar ASEBA scales. With a multiple regression model, we investigated how the ASEBA ratings predicted the clinician-rated HoNOSCA and whether the different informants' scores made any unique contribution to the prediction of the HoNOSCA scales. Results: We found moderate correlations between the total problems rated by the clinicians (HoNOSCA) and by the other informants (ASEBA) and good correspondence between eight of the nine HoNOSCA scales and the similar ASEBA scales. The exception was HoNOSCA scale 8 psychosomatic symptoms compared with the ASEBA somatic problems scale. In the regression analyses, the CBCL and TRF total problems scores together explained 27% of the variance in the HoNOSCA total scores (23% for the age group 11-17 years, also including the YSR). The CBCL provided unique information for the prediction of the HoNOSCA total score, HoNOSCA scale 1 aggressive behaviour, HoNOSCA scale 2 overactivity or attention problems, HoNOSCA scale 9 emotional symptoms, and HoNOSCA scale 10 peer problems; the TRF for all these except HoNOSCA scale 9 emotional symptoms; and the YSR for HoNOSCA scale 9 emotional symptoms only. Conclusion: This study supports the concurrent validity of the HoNOSCA. It also demonstrates that parents, teachers and adolescents all contribute unique information in relation to the clinician-rated HoNOSCA, indicating that the HoNOSCA ratings reflect unique perspectives from multiple informants.

• Bjertnæs, Øyvind Andresen; Garratt, Andrew Malcolm; Helgeland, Jon; Holmboe, Olaf; Dahle, Kari Aanjesen; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Røttingen, John-Arne (2008). Foresattes vurdering av barne- og ungdomspsykiatriske poliklinikker. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  118(9), s 1041- 1045 Vis sammendrag

  Bakgrunn: De foresattes vurderinger av poliklinikkene innen barne- og ungdomspsykiatrien (BUP) er blitt en del av det nasjonale kvalitetsindikatorsystemet. Vi presenterer resultater fra en nasjonal undersøkelse der foresatte vurderte alle BUP-poliklinikker i Norge. Materiale og metode: Vi samlet inn data blant et utvalg foresatte til barn/ungdom som hadde et tilbud ved poliklinikkene i perioden 1.9. – 31.12. 2006. Vi sendte spørreskjema i posten til barnas hjemmeadresse, purret inntil to ganger og mottok 7 906 besvarte skjemaer (46 %). I tillegg ble et utvalg ikke-svarere telefonintervjuet. Det ble identifisert tre dimensjoner for foresattes erfaringer – behandlere, medbestemmelse/informasjon og utbytte. Resultater: De foresatte var mest fornøyd med behandlerne. Det nasjonale gjennomsnittet var 75 på behandlerdimensjonen (på en skala fra 0 til 100, der 100 er best), 72 på utbyttedimensjonen og 59 på dimensjonen informasjon og medbestemmelse. På alle dimensjoner var det stor spredning i poliklinikkenes gjennomsnitt, størst for informasjon og medbestemmelse, der beste gjennomsnitt var 68 og dårligste 48. Det var imidlertid få signifikante forskjeller mellom poliklinikkene og landsgjennomsnittet på alle tre dimensjonene. Fortolkning: De foresatte rapporterer gode erfaringer med poliklinikkene. Det var størst forbedringspotensial på området informasjon og medbestemmelse. Flere poliklinikker hadde gjennomgående høye resultater og kan ha nyttige erfaringer å formidle til andre poliklinikker.

• Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Andersson, Helle Wessel; Ose, Solveig Osborg & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2008). User satisfaction with child and adolescent mental health services: impact of the service unit level. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.  ISSN 0933-7954.  43(8), s 635- 641 . doi: 10.1007/s00127-008-0347-8 Vis sammendrag

  Background Child and adolescent mental health service units (CAMHS) play an important role in the supply of services to children and adolescents with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to examine the service unit effect on parent satisfaction with outpatient treatment. Method The study was undertaken in 49 of 72 Norwegian outpatient CAMHS in 2004. A total of 2253 of the parents who were asked to participate (87%) responded. Parent satisfaction was measured using two summated scales: clinician interaction/information and treatment outcome. Multilevel analyses were used to assess the contribution of the service units to satisfaction and to investigate patient level predictors of parent satisfaction. Results About 96−98% of the parent satisfaction variance could be attributed to factors within CAMHS, leaving only 2–4% of the variance attributable to the CAMHS level. Parents of patients aged 0–6 years were more satisfied than older patients’ parents. Longer treatment episodes were positively associated with satisfaction. Parents whose children had been referred with externalizing symptoms were less satisfied with treatment outcome than those referred for internalizing symptoms. Waiting time was negatively associated with treatment outcome satisfaction. Adjustments for patient characteristics did not substantially change the relative effect of CAMHS on satisfaction ratings. Conclusion The results indicate that information from user satisfaction surveys has clear limitations as an indicator of CAMHS quality. From a quality improvement perspective, the factors affecting the variance within CAMHS are of dominating importance compared to factors affecting between CAMHS variance.

• Hanssen-Bauer, K; Gowers, S; Aalen, Odd O.; Bilenber, N; Brann, P; Garralda, E; Merry, S & Heyerdahl, S (2007). Cross-national reliability of clinician-rated outcome measures in child and adolescent mental health services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.  ISSN 0894-587X.  34, s 513- 518 . doi: 10.1007/s10488-007-0135-x Vis sammendrag

  Clinician-rated measures are in extensive use as routine outcome measures in child and adolescent mental health services. We investigated cross-national differences and inter-rater reliability of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA), the Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) and the Global Assessment of Psychosocial Disability (GAPD). Thirty clinicians from 5 nations independently rated 20 written vignettes. The national groups afterwards established national consensus ratings. There were no cross-national differences in independent scores, but there were differences in national consensus scores, which were also more severe than independent scores. The ICC for the HoNOSCA total score was 0.84, for the CGAS 0.61 and for the GAPD 0.54. These measures may usefully contribute to cross-national comparison studies.

• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Aalen, Odd O.; Ruud, Torleif & Heyerdahl, Sonja (2007). Inter-rater reliability of clinician-rated outcome measures in child and adolescent mental health services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.  ISSN 0894-587X.  34(6), s 504- 512 . doi: 10.1007/s10488-007-0134-y Vis sammendrag

  This study investigated the inter-rater reliability when 169 out of 171 clinicians working in 10 Norwegian child and adolescent mental health services rated 20 written vignettes using the following outcome measures: Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA), Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) and Global Assessment of Psychosocial Disability (GAPD). Three clinicians rated both patients and vignettes. On vignettes the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the HoNOSCA total score was 0.81 (single scales 0.47–0.96), for the CGAS 0.61 and for the GAPD 0.60. The reliability was not lower on patients. The rater’s profession, experience or clinic did not have effect on the scores

• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Heyerdahl, Sonja & Eriksson, Ann-Sofie (2007). Mental health problems in children and adolescents referred to a national epilepsy center. Epilepsy & Behavior.  ISSN 1525-5050.  10(2), s 255- 262 . doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.11.011 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of psychiatric morbidity in children and adolescents referred to a tertiary national epilepsy center (inpatient unit) and the extent of the unmet need for psychiatric services in this group. Participants were 74 children and adolescents aged 9–15 referred from February 2001 to October 2002 (67% response rate). The multi-informant (parent, teacher, self-report) Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQs) were answered before or at admission. Patients with severe mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder were excluded. We found a large proportion (77%) with a possible or probable psychiatric disorder. The parents, teachers, and adolescents themselves had higher mean SDQ scores than a British community sample on total difficulties, emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity–inattention, peer problems, and impairment, but not self-reported conduct problems. Nearly 80% of the children who probably had a psychiatric disorder had no contact with the psychiatric service.

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• Nyttingnes, Olav; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Ruud, Torleif & Rugkåsa, Jorun (2018). Patients' Experience of Coercion in Mental Health Care.
• Vatne, Karin; Hanne, Kristensen; Bengtson, Mette; Harstad, Stine; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Villabø, Marianne (2014). Effektivitet av standardisert evidensbasert utredning for angstlidelser i BUP.
• Vatne, Karin; Kristensen, Hanne; Bengtson, Mette; Harstad, Stine; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Villabø, Marianne Aalberg (2014). Effektivitet av standardisert evidensbasert utredning for angstlidelser i BUP.
• Vatne, Karin; Kristensen, Hanne; Bengtson, Mette; Harstad, Stine; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Villabø, Marianne Aalberg (2014). Erfaringer med å implementere evidensbaserte metoder for utredning og behandling av barn med angstlidelser.
• Mathiassen, Børge Idar; Brøndbo, Per Håkan; Waterloo, Knut; Martinussen, Monica; Eriksen, Mads; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Kvernmo, Siv (2012). IQ as a moderator of outcome in severity of children's mental health status after treatment in outpatient clinics.
• Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil & Heyerdahl, Sonja (2010). Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) as a routine measure in child and adolescent mental health services : reliability, validity and use of a clinician-rated measure. Dissertation for the degree of Dr.Med.. 1074.
• Mathiassen, Børge; Brøndbo, P H; Eriksen, M; Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil; Martinussen, Monica; Waterloo, Knut & Kvernmo, Siv (2009). IQ som prediktor for funksjonssvikt og psykisk helsetilstand hos barn og ungdom henvist til BUP.
• MØRDRE, MARIANNE & Hanssen-Bauer, Ketil (2006). Bokanmeldelse av: Da barnepsykiatrien kom til Norge : beretninger ved noen som var med. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.  ISSN 0029-2001.  126(7), s 947- 947

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