Back to the drawing board—The relationship between self-report and neuropsychological tests of cognitive flexibility in clinical cohorts: A systematic review and meta …

CA Howlett, MA Wewege, C Berryman, A Oldach… - …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Cognitive flexibility has been previously described as the ability to adjust
cognitive and behavioral strategies in response to changing contextual demands. Cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of prevention interventions to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in indigenous communities

M Symons, RA Pedruzzi, K Bruce, E Milne - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a preventable, lifelong
neurodevelopmental disorder caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. FASD negatively …

A stabilizing and destabilizing social world: close relationships and recovery processes in SUD

M Veseth, C Moltu, TS Svendsen, S Nesvåg… - Journal of Psychosocial …, 2019 - Springer
This qualitative study reports on a thematic analysis of the role that close relationships may
play in recovery processes following SUD. Inspired by a framework of research involving …

Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

AH Erga, A Hønsi, LG Anda-Ågotnes… - Addiction Research & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on
psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use …

“And then the rest happened”—A qualitative exploration of the role that meaningful activities play in recovery processes for people with a diagnosis of substance use …

M Veseth, TS Svendsen, S Nesvaag… - Substance …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In this qualitative exploration, we report on a thematic analysis of the key role
that engaging in meaningful activities may play in recovery processes for people with a …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and characteristics of borderline intellectual functioning in a cohort of patients with polysubstance use disorder

J Hetland, KJ Braatveit, E Hagen, AJ Lundervold… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To determine the prevalence and associated demographic and clinical features of
borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) among individuals with polysubstance use disorder …

[HTML][HTML] “A life more ordinary” processes of 5-year recovery from substance abuse. Experiences of 30 recovered service users

J Bjornestad, TS Svendsen, TE Slyngstad… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Studies investigating the subjective experiences of long-term recovery from
substance use disorder are scarce. Particularly, functional and social factors have received …

[HTML][HTML] Personality and substance use disorder: Characteristics as measured by NEO-personality inventory–revised

EC Fodstad, A Ushakova, S Pallesen, E Hagen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The present study investigates the personality characteristics of a cohort of patients with
Substance Use Disorders. The included participants (n= 123) were recruited from …

[HTML][HTML] The interdependence of substance use, satisfaction with life, and psychological distress: a dynamic structural equation model analysis

FD Moe, A Erga, J Bjornestad, U Dettweiler - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Longitudinal studies with annual follow-up including psychological and social
variables in substance use disorder recovery are scarce. We investigated whether levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Securing participant engagement in longitudinal substance use disorder recovery research: a qualitative exploration of key retention factors

TS Svendsen, M Veseth, JR McKay… - Journal of Psychosocial …, 2021 - Springer
The longitudinal cohort study is the gold standard in observational epidemiology. A central
challenge with this design is the risk of attrition over time, especially in studies of …