The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on neurocognitive function in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder depression

…, KJ Oedegaard, G Morken, K Sundet, AE Vaaler - J Clin …, 2014 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To compare the effects of right unilateral (RUL) electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
and algorithm-based pharmacologic treatment (APT) on neurocognitive function in treatment-…

Bipolar disorder patients have similar levels of education but lower socio-economic status than the general population

HK Schoeyen, AB Birkenaes, AE Vaaler… - Journal of affective …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is conflicting evidence regarding the educational level and its
importance for social and occupational functioning in bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study …

Effects of different interior decorations in the seclusion area of a psychiatric acute ward

AE Vaaler, G Morken, OM Linaker - Nordic journal of psychiatry, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of the study was to compare development in symptoms, behaviours, treatment
and patient satisfaction of a traditional interior and an interior furnished like an ordinary …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic cell adhesion molecules in severe mental illness: potential role of intercellular CAM-1 in linking peripheral and neuroinflammation

…, G Morken, T Nærland, K Sørensen, AE Vaaler… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) orchestrate leukocyte trafficking and could
link peripheral and neuroinflammation in patients with severe mental illness (SMI), by …

Delayed sleep phase: An important circadian subtype of sleep disturbance in bipolar disorders

…, I Melle, OA Andreassen, AE Vaaler… - Journal of affective …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Theoretical models of Bipolar Disorder (BD) highlight that sleep disturbances
may be a marker of underlying circadian dysregulation. However, few studies of sleep in BD …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term prediction of threatening and violent behaviour in an Acute Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit based on patient and environment characteristics

AE Vaaler, VC Iversen, G Morken, JC Fløvig… - BMC psychiatry, 2011 - Springer
Background The aims of the present study were to investigate clinically relevant patient and
environment-related predictive factors for threats and violent incidents the first three days in …

Risk factors related to lifetime suicide attempts in acutely admitted bipolar disorder inpatients

…, OA Andreassen, UF Malt, AE Vaaler - Bipolar …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Finseth PI, Morken G, Andreassen OA, Malt UF, Vaaler AE. Risk factors related to lifetime
suicide attempts in acutely admitted bipolar disorder inpatients. Bipolar Disord 2012: 14: 727–…

[HTML][HTML] Actigraphically assessed activity in unipolar depression: a comparison of inpatients with and without motor retardation

…, TEG Henriksen, AE Vaaler… - The Journal of clinical …, 2015 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To compare the activity patterns of inpatients with unipolar depression, who had
been divided into groups with and without motor retardation prior to actigraphy monitoring. …

[HTML][HTML] A pilot study to determine whether combinations of objectively measured activity parameters can be used to differentiate between mixed states, mania, and …

J Scott, AE Vaaler, OB Fasmer, G Morken… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Until recently, actigraphy studies in bipolar disorders focused on sleep rather
than daytime activity in mania or depression, and have failed to analyse mixed episodes …

Association between solar insolation and a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder

…, C Torrent, AE Vaaler, E Vares, J Veeh, E Vieta… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2019 - Elsevier
In many international studies, rates of completed suicide and suicide attempts have a
seasonal pattern that peaks in spring or summer. This exploratory study investigated the …