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Inger Hilde Nordhus

Inger Hilde Nordhus

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Psychology

D-Index
50
Citations
10004
World Ranking
5437
National Ranking
34

Overview

Inger Hilde Nordhus is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and neuroscience with a strong focus on sleep and related disorders.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, Nordhus has worked on several subfields, notably:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Physiology

Key research topics addressed by Nordhus encompass:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

Nordhus has published in several scientific journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine
  • BioPsychoSocial Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • BMC Psychiatry

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Nordhus address a variety of topics related to sleep and mental health. Among these are:

  • Light interventions and sleep, circadian, behavioral, and psychological disturbances in dementia: A systematic review of methods and outcomes, 2020, Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Insomnia in patients with coronary heart disease: prevalence and correlates, 2021, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • The effects of bright light treatment on affective symptoms in people with dementia: a 24-week cluster randomized controlled trial, 2021, BMC Psychiatry
  • Predictors and correlates of lifetime and persistent non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, 2020, European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Ambient bright light treatment improved proxy-rated sleep but not sleep measured by actigraphy in nursing home patients with dementia: a placebo-controlled randomised trial, 2021, BMC Geriatrics

Frequent collaborators in Nordhus's research include:

  • Elisabeth Flo
  • Ståle Pallesen
  • Bjørn Bjorvatn
  • Trond Sjøbø
  • Kristine Sirevåg

Best Publications

  • Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis

    Siri Kvam;Catrine Lykkedrang Kleppe;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Anders Hovland

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Zopiclone for Treatment of Chronic Primary Insomnia in Older Adults A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Børge Sivertsen;Siri Omvik;Ståle Pallesen;Bjørn Bjorvatn

  • A new scale for measuring insomnia: the Bergen Insomnia Scale.

    Ståle Pallesen;Bjorn Bjorvatn;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Børge Sivertsen

  • The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI): the state scale in detecting mental disorders in geriatric patients.

    Kari Kvaal;Ingun Ulstein;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Knut Engedal

  • Shift Work Disorder in Nurses – Assessment, Prevalence and Related Health Problems

    Elisabeth Flo;Elisabeth Flo;Ståle Pallesen;Ståle Pallesen;Nils Magerøy;Nils Magerøy;Bente Elisabeth Moen;Bente Elisabeth Moen

  • The bidirectional association between depression and insomnia: the HUNT study.

    Børge Sivertsen;Paula Salo;Arnstein Mykletun;Mari Hysing

  • Psychological characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review.

    Kia Minna J. Hynninen;Monica H. Breitve;Alice B. Wiborg;Ståle Pallesen

  • A 10-year trend of insomnia prevalence in the adult Norwegian population

    Ståle Pallesen;Børge Sivertsen;Børge Sivertsen;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Bjørn Bjorvatn

  • Prevalence of insomnia in the adult Norwegian population.

    Stale Pallesen;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Geir Høstmark Nielsen;Odd E. Havik

  • Prevalence, severity and risk factors of restless legs syndrome in the general adult population in two Scandinavian countries

    Bjørn Bjorvatn;Lena Leissner;Jan Ulfberg;Jens Gyring

  • A comparison of actigraphy and polysomnography in older adults treated for chronic primary insomnia

    Børge Sivertsen;Siri Omvik;Odd E Havik;Ståle Pallesen

  • The Long-term Effect of Insomnia on Work Disability The HUNT-2 Historical Cohort Study

    Børge Sivertsen;Simon Overland;Dag Neckelmann;Nicholas Glozier

  • A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression in COPD.

    Minna J. Hynninen;Nina Bjerke;Ståle Pallesen;Per S. Bakke

  • Prevalence and risk factors of subjective sleepiness in the general adult population.

    Ståle Pallesen;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Inger Hilde Nordhus;Siri Omvik;Børge Sivertsen

  • A Norwegian population‐based study on the risk and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea The Akershus Sleep Apnea Project (ASAP)

    Harald Hrubos‐strøm;Anna Randby;Silje K. Namtvedt;HÃ…vard A. Kristiansen

  • Cumulative childhood maltreatment and its dose-response relation with adult symptomatology: Findings in a sample of adult survivors of sexual abuse.

    Iris M. Steine;Iris M. Steine;Dagfinn Winje;John H. Krystal;Bjørn Bjorvatn

  • Insomnia and long sleep duration are risk factors for later work disability. The Hordaland Health Study.

    Børge Sivertsen;Simon Øverland;Ståle Pallesen;Ståle Pallesen;Bjørn Bjorvatn;Bjørn Bjorvatn

  • Shift-related sleep problems vary according to work schedule.

    Elisabeth Flo;Ståle Pallesen;Ståle Pallesen;Torbjørn Åkerstedt;Nils Magerøy

  • Screening for anxiety and depression in dialysis patients: Comparison of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory

    Valjbona T. Preljevic;Valjbona T. Preljevic;Tone Brit Hortemo Østhus;Tone Brit Hortemo Østhus;Leiv Sandvik;Stein Opjordsmoen;Stein Opjordsmoen

  • Psychological treatment of late-life anxiety: an empirical review.

    Inger Hilde Nordhus;Ståle Pallesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen
Børge Sivertsen
Børge Sivertsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Egil W. Martinsen
Egil W. Martinsen University of Oslo
Odd E. Havik
Odd E. Havik University of Bergen
Julian F. Thayer
Julian F. Thayer University of California, Irvine
Gerd Kvale
Gerd Kvale University of Bergen
Arnstein Mykletun
Arnstein Mykletun Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Knut Engedal
Knut Engedal Oslo University Hospital
Torbjørn Torsheim
Torbjørn Torsheim University of Bergen
Astri J. Lundervold
Astri J. Lundervold University of Bergen

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