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Overview

Theresa Wilberg is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a focus on personality disorders and psychopathology. Their research predominantly spans clinical psychology, with significant work intersecting psychiatry and mental health.

The main fields of study for Wilberg include:

  • Psychology

Within this broader domain, they have specialized in subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Applied Psychology

The central topics of Wilberg's scholarly work cover:

  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Wilberg's recent papers reflect a focus on personality disorders and psychotherapy methodologies. Notable publications include:

  • "The Norwegian network for personality disorders - development, contributions and challenges through 30 years" (2022) in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Level of alexithymia as a measure of personality dysfunction in avoidant personality disorder" (2020) in Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Digging down or scratching the surface: how patients use metaphors to describe their experiences of psychotherapy" (2021) in BMC Psychiatry
  • "Avoidant personality disorder and social functioning: A longitudinal, observational study investigating predictors of change in a clinical sample." (2021) in Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • "Societal costs of personality disorders: A cross-sectional multicenter study of treatment-seeking patients in mental health services in Norway" (2023) in Journal of Clinical Psychology

Wilberg has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology

Their research collaborations often include work with the following co-authors:

  • Geir Pedersen
  • Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein
  • Jan Ivar Røssberg
  • Julie Evensen
  • Benjamin Hummelen

Best Publications

  • European guidelines for personality disorders: past, present and future

    Sebastian Simonsen;Anthony Bateman;Martin Bohus;Henk Jan Dalewijk

  • The relationship between avoidant personality disorder and social phobia.

    Benjamin Hummelen;Theresa Wilberg;Geir Pedersen;Sigmund Karterud

  • The quality of the DSM-IV obsessive-compulsive personality disorder construct as a prototype category.

    Benjamin Hummelen;Theresa Wilberg;Geir Pedersen;Sigmund Karterud

  • Self-esteem in patients with borderline and avoidant personality disorders.

    L. I. Lynum;T. Wilberg;S. Karterud

  • Outcomes of poorly functioning patients with personality disorders in a day treatment program.

    Theresa Wilberg;Sigmund Karterud;Øyvind Urnes;Geir Pedersen

  • Mentalization as a moderator of treatment effects: Findings from a randomized clinical trial for personality disorders

    Frida Slagstad Gullestad;Merete Selsbakk Johansen;Per Høglend;Sigmund Karterud

  • Changing from a traditional psychodynamic treatment programme to mentalization-based treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder--does it make a difference?

    Elfrida H. Kvarstein;Geir Pedersen;Øyvind Urnes;Benjamin Hummelen

  • Interviews of female patients with borderline personality disorder who dropped out of group psychotherapy.

    Benjamin Hummelen;Theresa Wilberg;Sigmund Karterud

  • Comparing Personality Diagnostic questionnaire-4+ with Longitudinal, Expert, All Data (LEAD) standard diagnoses in a sample with a high prevalence of axis I and axis II disorders.

    T. Wilberg;T. Dammen;S. Friis

  • Personality functioning in patients with avoidant personality disorder and social phobia.

    Ingeborg Eikenaes;Benjamin Hummelen;Gun Abrahamsen;Helene Andrea

  • Theory of mind in women with borderline personality disorder or schizophrenia: differences in overall ability and error patterns.

    Anja Vaskinn;Anja Vaskinn;Bjørnar Torske Antonsen;Bjørnar Torske Antonsen;Ragnhild Avdem Fretland;Isabel Dziobek

  • Is reflective functioning associated with clinical symptoms and long-term course in patients with personality disorders?

    Bjørnar T. Antonsen;Bjørnar T. Antonsen;Merete S. Johansen;Merete S. Johansen;Frida G. Rø;Elfrida H. Kvarstein

  • The MBT Adherence and Competence Scale (MBT-ACS): Development, structure and reliability

    Sigmund Karterud;Geir Pedersen;Magnus Engen;Paul Niklas Johansson

  • A study of patients with personality disorder not otherwise specified.

    Theresa Wilberg;Benjamin Hummelen;Geir Pedersen;Sigmund Karterud

  • Borderline and avoidant personality disorders and the five-factor model of personality: a comparison between DSM-IV diagnoses and NEO-PI-R.

    Theresa Wilberg;Øyvind Urnes;Svein Friis;Geir Pedersen

  • The Work and Social Adjustment Scale: Psychometric properties and validity among males and females, and outpatients with and without personality disorders.

    G. Pedersen;G. Pedersen;E.H. Kvarstein;E.H. Kvarstein;T. Wilberg;T. Wilberg

  • Psychotherapy for personality disorders: Short-term day hospital psychotherapy versus outpatient individual therapy – a randomized controlled study

    Espen Arnevik;Theresa Wilberg;Øyvind Urnes;Merete Johansen

  • The impact of avoidant personality disorder on psychosocial impairment is substantial.

    Theresa Wilberg;Sigmund Karterud;Geir Pedersen;Øyvind Urnes

  • One-year follow-up of day treatment for poorly functioning patients with personality disorders.

    Theresa Wilberg;Øyvind Urnes;Svein Friis;Torill Irion

  • Outpatient Group Psychotherapy Following Day Treatment for Patients with Personality Disorders

    Theresa Wilberg;Sigmund Karterud;Geir Pedersen;Oyvind Urnes

  • Revised manual for the Global Assessment of Functioning scale.

    G. Pedersen;G. Pedersen;Ø. Urnes;B. Hummelen;T. Wilberg;T. Wilberg

  • Outcomes of Poorly Functionin Patients With Personality Disor ters in a Day Treatment Program

    Theresa Wilberg;Sigmund Karterud;Geir Pedersen;Svein Friis

Frequent Co-Authors

Sigmund Karterud
Sigmund Karterud University of Oslo
Steinar Lorentzen
Steinar Lorentzen University of Oslo
Jens Egeland
Jens Egeland University of Oslo
Anthony Bateman
Anthony Bateman University College London
Babette Renneberg
Babette Renneberg Freie Universität Berlin
Per Høglend
Per Høglend University of Oslo
Paul Moran
Paul Moran University of Bristol
Martin Bohus
Martin Bohus Central Institute of Mental Health
Per Vaglum
Per Vaglum University of Oslo
Kjetil Sundet
Kjetil Sundet University of Oslo

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