Background: Relapse rates in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) seem to be higher
compared with relapse rates in other substance use disorders. In this regard, it is important …

Objective Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) patients in Norway are eligible for free oral
healthcare services; however, oral health morbidity remains high and the uptake of services …

Mobile health applications (mHealth) may serve to augment or improve outcomes among
individuals receiving psychotherapy or medication-based treatment. For others lacking …

Heightened negative emotionality, a core domain of the Addictions Neuroclinical
Assessment (ANA) framework of the neuropathology of substance use disorder, is a key …

Poor cognition is prominent in persons who are homeless, and memory dysfunction
frequently emerges at the most pervasive impairment. The nature of this impairment is poorly …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been associated with higher rates of
psychiatric illness in adults. Neuroimaging studies have previously identified regional …

Cognitive impairment is a debilitating feature of psychiatric disorders including
schizophrenia, mood disorders and substance use disorders. Despite cognitive impairment …

The underlying nature and subsequent conceptualizations of dissociation have been
debated since the construct was introduced into scientific literature. One source of …

This thesis explores substance use among music festival attendees alongside experiences
of harm, with an overarching aim to develop a novel preventative intervention rooted within …

Cognitive deficits are a long-lasting consequence of drug use, yet the convergent
mechanism by which classes of drugs with different pharmacological properties cause …