Mental Health
Our main research areas are causes and risk factors for mental disorders and psychological distress, suicide and suicide-related behaviour, research into prevention and how social inequality affects health.
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In Norway, cohabiting couples mostly have just as good mental health as married couples, but are more likely to report alcohol dependence and previous major depression compared with their married counterparts. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Read more [29.03.2011]
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Low relationship satisfaction, job stress, dissatisfaction at work, maternal physical illness and alcohol problems in the past year are the main risk factors for maternal emotional distress in pregnancy, measured in gestational week 17. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Read more [18.03.2011]
New report:
Health-promoting schools, prevention in senior centres and programmes to prevent anxiety and depression are mentioned as important measures to promote the population's mental health in the future. This is shown in a new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health that presents 50 recommended preventive measures. The report is the first summary of knowledge on the prevention of mental disorders in Norway.
Read more [04.02.2011]
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Fatigue is a common symptom for those who have Parkinson's, particularly among women. Fatigue is also a common problem in the general population. This is shown in a collaborative study between Ullevål University Hospital, Akershus University Hospital and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Read more [02.12.2010]
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Research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) shows that children with severe congenital heart defects have twice the risk of anxiety at 18 months of age compared to healthy children. Children with mild and moderate heart defects, on the other hand, did not show an increased risk of anxiety.
Read more [17.11.2010]
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Pregnant women and mothers of infants overestimate the risk of birth defects following exposure to specific medicines, foods and chemicals. This also applies to the use of safe medicines like penicillin. These findings come from a new collaborative study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the University of Oslo and Toronto Hospital, Canada.
Read more [05.10.2010]
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Many researchers have studied the relationship between the increase in sales of new antidepressants in recent decades and a simultaneous decline in the suicide rate. In a study based on figures from the Nordic countries, researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found no evidence that increased sales of the new medicines could be linked to a lower suicide rate. The researchers also did not find any relationship between reduced sales of the older and more toxic antidepressants and a reduction in suicide rates.
Read more [29.09.2010]
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Infants born with severe congenital heart defects (CHD) have an increased risk of irritability, intense crying, and being more difficult to calm than healthy children. These children often display developmental delays more frequently, e.g., in rolling from back to stomach, gripping toys, responding to smiles and reacting to their name. This is shown in new research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Read more [28.05.2010]
New research
The relative importance of genetic factors in tinnitus is low, according to new research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This is the first large population-based study to measure the heritability of tinnitus.
Read more [20.04.2010]
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Mothers with many negative thoughts and feelings are more likely to give their children unhealthy food. This is shown in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) in collaboration with the University of Oslo.
Les mer [01.04.2009]
