• Effectiveness of Brief and Standard School-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Adolescents With Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study 

      Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Haaland, Åshild Tellefsen; Baste, Valborg; Bjaastad, Jon Fauskanger; Hoffart, Asle; Rapee, Ronald M.; Raknes, Solfrid; Himle, Joseph A.; Husabo, Elisabeth; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective We examined the effectiveness of targeted school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescents (12−16 years of age) with anxiety, and tested whether brief CBT was noninferior to standard duration ...
    • Experiences From Treatment for Anxiety and Depression Among Youth in Foster Care: A Qualitative Study 

      Moussavi, Yasmin; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Lehmann, Stine; Mæland, Silje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Youth in foster care are at high risk of internalizing problems. However, research is scarce regarding their experiences of mental health treatment. This knowledge is important if mental health services are to meet their ...
    • Feasibility of a physical activity intervention for children and adolescents with anxiety and depression 

      Kodal, Arne; Muirhead, Fiona; Reilly, John J.; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Thorsen, Paul Joachim Bloch; Bovim, Lars Peder Vatshelle; Elgen, Irene Bircow (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background: Physical activity is identified as a key modifiable factor towards good short- and long-term mental health and has shown positive effects on anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. However, physical ...
    • Internalizing Symptom Profiles Among Youth in Foster Care: A Comparison Study 

      Moussavi, Yasmin; Breivik, Kyrre; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: A high prevalence of anxiety and depression is found among youth in foster care. There is limited knowledge on the anxiety and depression symptom profiles of youth in foster care. We examined latent profiles ...
    • Internalizing Symptoms Among Youth in Foster Care: Prevalence and Associations with Exposure to Maltreatment 

      Moussavi, Yasmin; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Bøe, Tormod; Haugland, Bente Storm; Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Among youth in foster care (N = 303, aged 11–17 years), we investigated prevalence of internalizing symptoms; associations between symptom level and maltreatment types and numbers; and the interaction between gender and ...
    • School-based targeted prevention compared to specialist mental health treatment for youth anxiety 

      Fjermestad, Krister; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Rogde, Anja Høye; Bjåstad, Jon Fauskanger; Heiervang, Einar; Haugland, Bente Storm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The ‘FRIENDS for life’ program (FRIENDS) is a 10‐session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program used for prevention and treatment of youth anxiety. There is discussion about whether FRIENDS is best applied ...
    • Sleep duration and insomnia in adolescents seeking treatment for anxiety in primary health care 

      Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Hysing, Mari; Baste, Valborg; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Rapee, Ronald M.; Hoffart, Asle; Håland, Åshild Tellefsen; Bjaastad, Jon Fauskanger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      There is limited knowledge about sleep in adolescents with elevated levels of anxiety treated within primary health care settings, potentially resulting in sleep problems not being sufficiently addressed by primary health ...