There is considerable consensus that impairment in executive functions (EF) constitutes a central source of the disability in children and adolescents with ADHD. Recent studies, however, have reported that EF test results ...

The price of crime is enormous. In addition to the monetary costs of the investigative process and the criminal procedure, crime often leads to health and social problems for victims and perpetrators. Approximately 5% of ...

This thesis investigates emotional problems in preadolescents with immigrant background. Possible risk and protective factors for emotional problems across immigrant and non-immigrant background, as well as across specific ...

In this thesis we applied various twin models on a population-based sample of young adult Norwegian twins to investigate genetic and environmental contributions to a selection of dimensional representations of DSM-IV ...

Child language development is a complex process. This process cannot be understood without considering its relationship to other developmental domains. Language development in preschool years is associated with development ...

Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) is a novel treatment for individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN). The treatment focuses on the process of thought, and aims to raise awareness of how cognitions and behaviors ...

Assessment of brain microstructure by way of magnetic resonance imaging-derived signal intensity putatively reflecting myelin i) increased detection accuracy of Alzheimer’s disease, ii) revealed age-related differences in ...

Musculoskeletal pain and headache represent substantial public health burdens. Often, no biomedical pathology can be identified. Research has shown that conditions at work may influence such complaints. Biomechanical work ...