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Egil W. Martinsen

Egil W. Martinsen

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Psychology

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Overview

Egil W. Martinsen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research output spans multiple domains within psychology and medicine, with a focus on mental health, behavioral interventions, and physical activity.

The primary fields of study for Martinsen include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these broad areas, Martinsen has contributed notably to various subfields, such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The main research topics covered by Martinsen involve:

  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Martinsen's recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • Effect of high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and body composition in people with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial (2020, BMC Psychiatry)
  • Cognitive behavioral group therapy for panic disorder in a general clinical setting: a prospective cohort study with 12 to 31-years follow-up (2020, BMC Psychiatry)
  • Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Health Problems in Norwegian Peacekeepers 18-38 Years Postdeployment (2020, Journal of Traumatic Stress)
  • Effects of Acute Exercise on Drug Craving, Self-Esteem, Mood, and Affect in Adults with Polysubstance Use Disorder: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (2020, JMIR Research Protocols)
  • Effects of acute exercise on drug craving in adults with poly-substance use disorder. A randomized controlled trial (2021, Mental health and physical activity)

Martinsen has frequently published in venues including:

  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • Mental Health and Physical Activity
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research

Collaboration has been a strong component of Martinsen's work, with several co-authors appearing regularly in their publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Maren Mikkelsen Ellingsen
  • Sunniva Launes Johannesen
  • Mats Hallgren
  • Eivind Andersen
  • Gry Bang-Kittilsen

Best Publications

  • Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression

    Egil W Martinsen

  • Comparing aerobic with nonaerobic forms of exercise in the treatment of clinical depression: a randomized trial.

    Egil W. Martinsen;Asle Hoffart;Øyvind Solberg

  • Effects of aerobic exercise on depression: a controlled study.

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  • Therapeutic horticulture in clinical depression: a prospective study of active components

    Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez;Terry Hartig;Grete Grindal Patil;Egil W. Martinsen

  • Comorbidity of personality disorders in mood disorders: A meta-analytic review of 122 studies from 1988 to 2010

    Oddgeir Friborg;Oddgeir Friborg;Egil W. Martinsen;Egil W. Martinsen;Monica Martinussen;Sabine Kaiser

  • Psychogenic gait disorder: a randomized controlled trial of physical rehabilitation with one-year follow-up.

    Anika Aakerøy Jordbru;Liv Marit Smedstad;Ole Klungsøyr;Egil Wilhelm Martinsen

  • Benefits of Exercise for the Treatment of Depression

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  • Childhood and persistent ADHD symptoms associated with educational failure and long-term occupational disability in adult ADHD

    Mats Fredriksen;Alv A. Dahl;Alv A. Dahl;Egil W. Martinsen;Egil W. Martinsen;Ole Klungsoyr;Ole Klungsoyr

  • Physical activity and exercise dependence during inpatient treatment of longstanding eating disorders: an exploratory study of excessive and non-excessive exercisers.

    Solfrid Bratland‐Sanda;Jorunn Sundgot‐Borgen;Øyvind Rø;Jan H. Rosenvinge

  • The comorbidity of personality disorders in eating disorders: a meta-analysis

    Monica Martinussen;Oddgeir Friborg;Phoebe Schmierer;Sabine Kaiser

  • Quality of Life, Loneliness, and Social Contact Among Long-Term Psychiatric Patients

    Lisbet Borge;Egil W. Martinsen;Torleif Ruud;Øyvind Watne

  • Therapeutic horticulture in clinical depression : A prospective study

    Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez;Terry Hartig;Grete Grindal Patil;Egil W. Martinsen

  • Aerobic and non-aerobic forms of exercise in the treatment of anxiety disorders

    Egil. W. Martinsen;Asle Hoffart;Ø Yvind Solberg

  • Physical activity and depression: clinical experience

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  • A prospective cohort study of depression in pregnancy, prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic population

    Nilam Shakeel;Malin Eberhard-Gran;Malin Eberhard-Gran;Malin Eberhard-Gran;Line Sletner;Kari Slinning

  • "I'm not physically active - I only go for walks": physical activity in patients with longstanding eating disorders.

    Solfrid Bratland-Sanda;Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen;Oyvind Rø;Jan H Rosenvinge

  • A prospective study of group cohesiveness in therapeutic horticulture for clinical depression.

    Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez;Terry Hartig;Terry Hartig;Grete Grindal Patil;Egil W. Martinsen;Egil W. Martinsen

  • A Prospective Study of Existential Issues in Therapeutic Horticulture for Clinical Depression

    Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez;Terry Hartig;Grete Grindal Patil;Egil Wilhelm Martinsen

  • Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy for non-cardiac chest pain and benign palpitations: A randomized controlled trial

    Egil Jonsbu;Toril Dammen;Toril Dammen;Gunnar Morken;Torbjørn Moum

  • Exercise dependence score in patients with longstanding eating disorders and controls: the importance of affect regulation and physical activity intensity.

    Solfrid Bratland-Sanda;Egil W. Martinsen;Jan H. Rosenvinge;Øyvind Rø

  • Preschool-Based Social Communication Treatment for Children With Autism: 12-Month Follow-Up of a Randomized Trial

    Anett Kaale;Morten W. Fagerland;Egil W. Martinsen;Egil W. Martinsen;Lars Smith

  • Cognitive-behavioral group therapy for panic disorder in the general clinical setting: a naturalistic study with 1-year follow-up.

    Egil W. Martinsen;Thorbjorn Olsen;Eli Tonset;Kaj E. Nyland

  • Five-year prospective study of personality disorders in adults with longstanding eating disorders.

    KariAnne R. Vrabel;Øyvind Rø;Egil W. Martinsen;Asle Hoffart

Frequent Co-Authors

Asle Hoffart
Asle Hoffart University of Oslo
Jan H. Rosenvinge
Jan H. Rosenvinge University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Inger Hilde Nordhus
Inger Hilde Nordhus University of Bergen
Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen
Jens Egeland
Jens Egeland University of Oslo
Gunnar Morken
Gunnar Morken Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Julian F. Thayer
Julian F. Thayer University of California, Irvine
Terry Hartig
Terry Hartig Uppsala University
Oddgeir Friborg
Oddgeir Friborg University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Mats Hallgren
Mats Hallgren Karolinska Institute

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