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Bjørn Bjorvatn

Professor, Leader of the coordinator-team, PraksisNett (www.praksisnett.no)
  • E-mailBjorn.Bjorvatn@uib.no
  • Phone+47 55 58 60 88
  • Visitor Address
    Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
    5009 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen

Main areas of research interest:

  • Sleep and sleep disorders
  • Insomnia
  • Circadian rhythms, shift work, bright light treatment, melatonin
  • Sleep apnea
  • Treatment of sleep disorders, incl chronic insomnia with stimulus control, sleep restriction

Short biography:

  • 1983-4: Rotary scholarship at Middle Georgia College, Cochran, Georgia, USA.
  • 1984-90: University of Bergen, Medical School. Highest GPA (10.74) in my class
  • 1991: Internship, Vest-Agder Sentralsykehus, Kristiansand.
  • 1992: Internship, General Practice, Namsos.
  • 1992-5: Research fellow, Dept of Physiology, University of Bergen.
  • 1994: Part-time occupational physician, Statens Vegvesen, Hordaland.
  • 1995: PhD. Serotonin and the sleep/wake cycle, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bergen.
  • 1995-8: Post-doctoral fellow, Dept. of Physiology, University of Bergen.
  • 1997: Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Psychology, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.
  • 1998-2002: Associate Professor, Section for General Practice, University of Bergen (50%).
  • 1998-2015: General Practitioner (fastlege), Ulriksdal Legesenter/Fjellsiden Legesenter (50%).
  • 2003-2018: Specialist in General Practice.
  • 2002-present: Professor, Department of global public health and primary care, University of Bergen (50%).
  • 1996-present: Co-founder and Sleep specialist, Bergen søvnsenter, a private Sleep Disorders Center.
  • 2004-present: Director, Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders (SOVno) www.helse-bergen.no/sovno.
  • 2010-present: Director, Centre of Sleep Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital.
  • 2018-present: Leader, coordinator-team, Norwegian Primary Care Research Network (www.praksisnett.no)

Bjorvatn has more than 700 publications, and many of those are registered in PubMed. He has written four books about sleep and sleep disorders, and written multiple chapters in Norwegian and English textbooks. His H-index (August 2023) is 71. 

He has supervised 22 phd-candidates (8 as main supervisor), and is currently supervising 9 candidates (3 as main supervisor).

During last years given more than 50 interviews yearly about sleep, circadian rhythm, sleep disorders, and treatment options to Norwegian newspapers/magazines/radio stations. I consider it of great importance to increase public awareness about sleep and the consequences of sleep problems. The self-help book "Bedre søvn. En håndbok til deg som sover dårlig", published by Fagbokforlaget, has been shown to be effective in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) among patients with insomnia disorder. I have also published text books on "Sleep disorders", "Sleep in adolescence", and "Shiftwork and sleep".

During last three years presented more than 150 lectures about sleep, circadian rhythm, shift work and treatment of sleep disorders to medical doctors and other health personnel.

Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2010). The relationship between school day sleep duration and body mass index in Norwegian children (aged 10-12). International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 214-220.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Subjective and objective sleep and sleepiness among tunnel workers in an extreme and isolated environment: 10-h shifts, 21-day working period, at 78 degrees north. Sleep Medicine. 185-190.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Sleep problems in general practice. A national survey of assessment and treatment routines of GPs in Norway. Journal of Sleep Research. 36-41.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Increased health risk in subjects with high self-reported seasonality. PLOS ONE. 7 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Subjective and objective sleep among depressed and non-depressed postnatal women. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 128-136.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Sleep and sleep disorders in chronic users of zopiclone and drug-free insomniacs. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM). 349-354.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Sleep and depression in postpartum women: A population-based study. Sleep. 847-855.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Sleep and depression in postpartum women: A population-based study. Sleep.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Reduksjon av søvnproblemer ved bruk av selvhjelpsbok. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 956-958.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Sleep disturbances in an arctic population: The Tromso Study. BMC Health Services Research. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Seasonality is associated with anxiety and depression: The Hordaland health study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 147-155.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Increased extracellular 5-HT but no change in sleep after perfusion of a 5-HT1A antagonist into the dorsal raphe nucleus of rats. Acta Physiologica. 89-97.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Daytime functioning in older patients suffering from chronic insomnia: Treatment outcome in a randomized controlled trial comparing CBT with Zopiclone. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 623-641.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Clinical significance of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) in insomnia patients. The Open Sleep Journal. 52-57.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The association between sleep duration, body mass index and metabolic measures in the Hordaland Health Study. Journal of Sleep Research. 66-76.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Søvnsykdommer - en oversikt. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 378-393.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Randomized placebo-controlled field study of the effects of bright light and melatonin in adaptation to night work. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 204-214.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Psykologers kunnskaper om søvn. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 365-371.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Night-time thoughts in high and low worriers: Reaction to caffeine-induced sleeplessness. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 715-727.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Factors associated with depressive symptoms among postnatal women in Nepal. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 291-297.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Extracellular levels of serotonin and GABA in the hippocampus after chronic mild stress in rats. - A microdialysis study in an animal model of depression. Behavioural Brain Research. 42-51.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Comorbidity in restless legs syndrome among a sample of Swedish adults. Sleep Medicine. 768-772.
  • Show author(s) (2006). The prevalence of depressive symptoms in the postnatal period in Lalitpur district, Nepal. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 1186-1192.
  • Show author(s) (2006). The long-term effect of insomnia on work disability - The HUNT-2 historical cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 1018-1024.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Subjective and objective measures of adaptation and readaptation to night work on an oil rig in the North Sea. Sleep.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Sleep duration during the 24-hour day is associated with the severity of dementia in nursing home patients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 945-950.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Cognitive behavioral therapy vs zopiclone for treatment of chronic primary insomnia in older adults - A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
  • Show author(s) (2006). A comparison of actigraphy and polysomnography in older adults treated for chronic primary insomnia. Sleep. 1353-1358.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Tx-discs - no effect against subjective health complaints - A randomised controlled study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 239-243.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Søvnforstyrrelser hos sykehjemspasienter praktiske behandlingsråd. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1676-1678.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Sleep disturbances in adolescents and young adults with autism and Asperger syndrome. Autism. 83-94.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Prevalence, severity and risk factors of restless legs syndrome in the general adult population in two Scandinavian countries. Sleep Medicine. 307-312.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index testpsykologi. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 714-717.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Lysbehandling mot søvnvansker i sykehjem et ikke-farmakologisk alternativ. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1679-1681.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Effects of chronic mild stress on sexual behavior, locomotor activity and consumption of sucrose and saccharine solutions. Physiology and Behavior. 571-577.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Bright-light treatment reduces actigraphic measured daytime sleep in nursing home patients with dementia - A pilot study. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry. 420-423.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Venlafaxine and its interaction with WAY 100635: effects on serotonergic unit activity and behavior in cats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 121-132.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Søvn ved depressive lidelser. Synapse. 2-7.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Sleep-wake effects following the selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist p-MPPI in the freely moving rat. Behavioural Brain Research. 31-38.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Serotonin and the sleep/wake cycle: special emphasis on microdialysis studies. Progress in Neurobiology. 13-35.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Langvarige søvnvansker - kan de behandles? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 579-582.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Pindolol increases extracellular 5-HT while inhibiting serotonergic neuronal activity. European Journal of Pharmacology. 187-191.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Bright light treatment used for adaption to night work and re-adaption back to day life. A field study at an oil platform in the North Sea. Journal of Sleep Research. 105-112.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Bright light treatment used for adaptation to night work and re-adaptation back to day life. A field study at an oil platform in the North Sea. Journal of Sleep Research. 105-112.
  • Show author(s) (1998). The putative selective 5-HT-1A antagonist p-MPPI blocks 5-HT-1A autoreceptors and increases serotonergic dorsal raphe unit activity in behaving cats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 167-178.
  • Show author(s) (1998). The 5-HT1A receptor antagonist p-MPPI blocks 5-HT1A autoreceptors and increases dorsal raphe unit activity in awake cats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 167-178.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Sleep-wake and EEG effects following adenosine A1 agonism and antagonism: Similarities and interactions with sleep-wake and EEG effects following a serotonin reuptake inhibitor in rats. Sleep. 119-127.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Sleep-wake and EEG effects following adenosine A1 agonism and antagonism: Similarities and interactions with sleep-wake and EEG effects following a serotonin reuptake inhibitor in rats. Sleep. 119-127.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Rapid adaptation to night work at an oil platform, but slow readaptation after returning home. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 601-608.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Rapid adaptation to night work at an oil platform, but slow readaptation after returning home. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 601-608.
  • Show author(s) (1998). On-line detection of extracellular levels of serotonin in dosal raphe nucleus and frontal cortex over the sleep/wake cycle in the freely moving rat. Neuroscience. 807-814.
  • Show author(s) (1998). On-line detection of extracellular levels of serotonin in dorsal raphe nucleus and frontal cortex over the sleep/wake cycle in the freely moving ra. Neuroscience. 807-814.
  • Show author(s) (1998). EEG power densities (0.5-20.0 Hz) in different sleep/wake stages in rats. Physiology and Behavior. 413-417.
  • Show author(s) (1998). EEG power densities (0.5 - 20.0 Hz) in different sleep/wake stages in rats. Physiology and Behavior. 413-417.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Changes in sleep wakefulness following 5-HT1A ligands given systematically and locally in different brain regions. Reviews in the Neurosciences. 265-273.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Changes in sleep and wakefulness following 5-HT1A ligands given systemically and locally in different brain regions. Neurosciences. 265-273.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Changes in sleep and wakefulness following 5-HT1A ligands given systematically and locally in different brain regions. Reviews in the Neurosciences. 265-273.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Nevrobiologiske mekanismer ved antidepressiv behandling. Betydningen av serotonerge autoreseptorer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3939-3946.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Neurbiologiske mekanismer ved antidepressiv behandling. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3943-3946.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Lysbehandling ved vinterdepresjoner, andre psykiske lidelser og døgnvillhet ved Mb. Alzheimer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2484-88.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Lysbehandling ved jet lag, nattarbeid og søvnlidelser. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2489-2892.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Sleep and EEG power spectral effects of the 5-HT(1A) agonist/antagonist NAN-190 alone and in combination with citalopram. Behavioural Brain Research. 159-168.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Hypothermia and the 5-HT syndrome induced by CGS 12066B, independently of 5-HT(1B) receptor activation. Behavioural Pharmacology. 462-469.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Citalopram: differential sleep/wake and EEG power spectrum effects after single dose and chronic administration. Behavioural Brain Research. 183-192.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2022). The association between insomnia, sleep duration and infections among patients in general practice.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Reversal learning and working memory scanning task performance improve with bright light exposure during simulated night work: a counterbalanced crossover study.
  • Show author(s) (2022). A longitudinal study of work time schedule and prescribed sleep medication use in Norwegian nurses.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Predictors of sleep medication use among Norwegian nurses - a cross-sectional study.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Effects of Different Light Intensities on Adaptation to Simulated Night Shifts: A Randomized Counterbalanced Crossover Study.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Self-reported depression in patients visiting their general practitioner.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Effects of pain treatment on sleep in People With dementia and depression: a placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Insomnia in adults with ADHD: impact of clinical subtype and pharmacological treatment.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Exposure to bullying behaviors at work and subsequent symptoms of anxiety: The moderating role of individual coping style.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Daytime sleep in octogenarian patients after aortic valve therapy.
  • Show author(s) (2014). The moderating role of individual coping style on the bullying-health relationship.
  • Show author(s) (2014). May personality traits predict insomnia or sleep pattern in late pregnancy and after delivery?
  • Show author(s) (2013). Short rest periods of less than 11 hours between work shifts predict sleep and health problems in nurses at one year follow-up.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Shift-rotations with less than 11 hours rest periods predict shift work disorder, excessive sleepiness and pathological fatigue in nurses at one year follow-up.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Rates and risk factors for sick leave during pregnancy- a longitudinal study.
  • Show author(s) (2013). May insomnia in late pregnancy predict postpartum depressive symptoms? A population based longitudinal study.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Hypothermia after chronic mild stress exposure in rats with ahistory of postnatal maternal separation.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Insomnia and depressionin late pregnancy- a population based study.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Lower brain activity during sleep and wakefullnes; induced by exposure to long maternal separation and chronic mild stress in rats.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Early and later life stress leads to a lower brain activity during sleep and wakefulness in rats.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Chronic mild stress potentiates a lower brain activity during sleep and wakefulness in rats exposed to long maternal separation.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Sleep and depression among postnatal women- a population based questionnaire study supplemented by sleep diary and actigraphy.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Early Life Stress and the effect on circadian rhythmicity. The mother - infant relationship in rats as model.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Aggression from clients was not perceived as bullying among Norwegian nurses.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Sleep and depression among postnatal women, a population-based study supplemented by sleep diary and actigraphy.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Risk factors for poor sleep and depression among postnatal women, a population based questionnaire study supplemented by sleep diary and actigraphy.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The effect of GABAA antagonist bicucilline on dorsal raphe nucleus and frontal cortex extracellular serotonin: a window on SWS and REM sleep modulation.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Serotonin and GABA in the hippocampus after chronic mild stress in rats. A microdialysis study over the sleep/wake cycle in an animal model of depression.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Depressive symptoms in the postnatal period in Lalitpur district, Nepal: prevalence and risk factors.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Are there any differences in sleep between depressed and non-depressed mothers in the postnatal period?
  • Show author(s) (2006). Depressive symptoms in the postnatal period in Lalitpur district, Nepal: Prevalence and risk factors.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Impact of antipsychotic withdrawal on behavour and sleep/wake activity in demented nursing home residents. A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study. (Oral presentation by S Ruths; , Book of abstracts no 521, pp 212).
  • Show author(s) (2003). Sleep disturbances among nursing home residents.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Seponering av antipsykotiske legemidler hos demente sykehjemspasienter - en kontrollert dobbelt blind studie.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Antipsychotic drug withdrawal from demented nursing home residents - a randomised double-blind controlled trial. The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS)Study.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Early morning awakening (EMA) in the elderly: A bright light therapy study.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Sleep and sleep problems in a nursing home.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Bright light facilitates circadian adaptation among night workers at an oil platform in the North Sea.
  • Show author(s) (2000). The use of actigraphy in periodic leg movements. A case history.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Sleep and waking following perfusion of a selective 5-HT1A antagonist in the dorsal raphe nucleus in rats.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Praktisk bruk av lysbehandling og ikke-medikamentelle metoder.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Microdialysis perfusion of a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist in dorsal raphe nucleus change 5-HT levels in sleep and waking.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Microdialysis perfusion of 5-HT-1a receptor ago- and anagonists in dorsal raphe nucleus - changes in 5-HT levels and behavioral state.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Micodialysis perfusion of 5-HT1A receptor ago- and antagonists in dorsal raphe nucleus - changes in 5-HT levels and behaviorial state.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Dialysis perfusion of a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist in dorsal raphe nucleus increases 5-HT levels in sleep and waking.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Bright light treatment for sleep and behavioural disturbances in severe demetia.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Bright light treatment at an oil platform in the North Sea.
  • Show author(s) (1999). The effect of the 5-HT1A antagonist p-MPPI on dorsal raphe unit activity is dependent on the behavioral state of the animal.
  • Show author(s) (1999). The effect of a selective 5-HT1A antagonist on waking levels of serotonin in hippocampus in rats.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Non-pharmacological treatment of chronic insomnias.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Pindolol increases extracellular serotonin levels in freely moving cats at doses which supress serotonergic neuronal activity.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Pindolol increases extracellular serotonin levels in awake cats at doses which suppress serotonergic neuronal activity.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Pindolol augmentation of the antidepressant response to SSRIs may not involve antagonism of somatodendritic 5-HT1A autoreceptors.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Perfusion by microdialysis of a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist in dorsal raphe nucleus increases 5-HT levels in sleep and waking.
  • Show author(s) (1998). P-MPPI antagonizes sleep as well as behavioral effects of 8-OH-DPAT in the freely moving rat.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Bright light facilitates adaption to night work in the North Sea and readaption to day life.
  • Show author(s) (1998). A dose-response study of the selective 5-HT1A antagonist p-MPPI on sleep-wake stages in the rat.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Phototherapy of Seasonal Affective Disorder in the west of Norway.
  • Show author(s) (1997). On-line detection of serotonin in DRN over the sleep/wake cycle: A microdialysis study in the freely moving rat.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Sleep/waking effects of 8-OH-DPAT given systemically as well as perfused into the dorsal raphe nucleus in rats.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Sleep and waking after 8-OH-DPAT given systemically as well as perfused into the dorsal raphe nucleus in rats.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Show author(s) (2014). Circadian rhythm sleep disorders. 1. Nosological classification, definitions, epidemiology. European Sleep Research Society.
Abstract
  • Show author(s) (2024). Effects of a work schedule with reduced quick returns on insomnia, sleepiness and work-related fatigue among healthcare workers: a large-scale cluster randomized controlled trial. Sleep Medicine. 100-101.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Use of electronic media in bed and reading in bed after bedtime – Age and sex differences in a representative adult population. Journal of Sleep Research. 377-377.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Work-related sleep problems vary according to work schedule. Journal of Sleep Research. 274-274.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Dilemmas associated with having delayed sleep phase disorder. Journal of Sleep Research. 172-172.
  • Show author(s) (2012). A comparison of sleep and health at the start and end of a 14-day work period among Norwegian oil rig workers. Journal of Sleep Research. 99-99.
  • Show author(s) (2010). SHIFT WORK, CORTISOL, REACTION TIME TEST AND HEALTH AMONG OFFSHORE WORKERS. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 88-88.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Associations between media use in the bedroom, sleep habits and symptoms of insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research. 291-291.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Treatment of chronic insomnia with cognitive behavioral therapy vs zopiclone. International Journal of Psychology (IJP). 34-34.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Subjective and objective sleep among depressed and non-depressed postnatal mothers- a population based questionnaire study supplemented by sleep diary and actigraphy. Journal of Sleep Research. 75.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Prevalence, predictors and consequences of behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome in adolescence. Journal of Sleep Research. P475.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Prevalence of possible parasomnias in the general population. Journal of Sleep Research. P48.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Increased health risk in subjects with high self-reported seasonality. Journal of Sleep Research. P74.
  • Show author(s) (2008). CBT versus pharmacological treatment of insomnia in older adults. International Journal of Psychology (IJP). 16-16.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Burden of disease in insomnia patients. Journal of Sleep Research. S02.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The effect of insomnia and sleep duration on work disability. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Søvn og søvnsykdommer. Gå i søvne. Sleep Medicine Reviews.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Sleep habits and correlates in a randomized sample of Norwegian high school students. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Shift Work Sleep Disorder among oil rig workers in the North Sea. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Show author(s) (2007). High degree of seasonality is associated with more sleep problems and shorter sleep duration. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Extracellular levels of serotonin and GABA in the hippocampus after chronic mild stress in rats. A microdialysis study over the sleep/wake cycle in an animal model of depression. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Effects of cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) and zopiclone on measures of quality of life in insomniacs. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Show author(s) (2006). The subjective symptomatology in patients with different sleep disorders. Sleep. A329-A329.
  • Show author(s) (2006). The nocturnal interplay between postpartum mothers and infants. Journal of Sleep Research. 87-87.
  • Show author(s) (2006). The effects of workers age on self-reported adaptation to shift work and other sleep problems at an oil rig in the North Sea. Sleep. A108-A109.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Subjective symptomatology in patients with different sleep disorders. Journal of Sleep Research. 117-117.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Subjective and objective sleep during an extended shift work schedule. Journal of Sleep Research. 97-97.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Seasonality, anxiety and depression. Sleep. A376-A376.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Prolonged periods of sleep in nursing home patients are related to the severity of dementia. Journal of Sleep Research. 218-218.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Muscle pain and sleep. A population study. Journal of Sleep Research. 116-116.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Insomnia as risk-factor for permanent work disability. Sleep.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Effects of sleep length and body mass index on metabolic measures. Journal of Sleep Research. 236-236.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Effects of bright light and melatonin on adaptation to night work. A randomized placebo-controlled field study at an oil rig in the North Sea. Sleep. A62-A62.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Do age and shift work experience matter for sleep and health among nurses in a hospital setting? Journal of Sleep Research. 116-116.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Cognitive-behavioural therapy is more effective than hypnotic treatment. a randomized controlled trial of elderly chronic primary insomniacs. Journal of Sleep Research. 158-158.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Cognitive-behavioral and hypnotic treatment of chronic primary insomnia among the elderly. A randomized controlled trial. Sleep. A253-A254.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Sleep complaints more common among subjects with high seasonality. Sleep. 1 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Prevalence, severity and predictors of restless legs syndrome in Norway and Denmark. Sleep.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Chronic mild stress, an animal model of depression, affects the expression of BDNF and 5-HT levels over the sleep/wake cycle in hippocampus in rats. Sleep.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Sleepiness and it's correlates in a Norwegian population. Sleep. A400.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Sleep characteristics of 40-45 year old short, medium and long sleepers in a Norwegian county. Journal of Sleep Research. 751-751.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Seasonal variations in mood and behaviour associated with female gender, low annual income and education. Journal of Sleep Research. 831-831.
Academic literature review
  • Show author(s) (2023). World sleep society international sleep medicine guidelines position statement endorsement of “behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults: An American Academy of sleep medicine clinical practice guidelines”. Sleep Medicine. 164-169.
  • Show author(s) (2023). The European Insomnia Guideline: An update on the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia 2023. Journal of Sleep Research.
  • Show author(s) (2023). The Effects of Pharmacological Treatment of Nightmares: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 16 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the associations between shift work and sickness absence. Systematic Reviews. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Cardiovascular remodeling in obstructive sleep apnea: focus on arterial stiffness, left ventricular geometry and atrial fibrillation. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 455-464.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Sleep in Female Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Sweden during the Flattening of the First Wave of the Pandemic. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 1418-1420.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Insomnia – a heterogenic disorder often comorbid with psychological and somatic disorders and diseases: A narrative review with focus on diagnostic and treatment challenges. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2020). The European Academy for cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia: An initiative of the European Insomnia Network to promote implementation and dissemination of treatment. . Journal of Sleep Research.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Shift Work and Lifestyle factors: A 6-year follow-Up Study Among Nurses. Frontiers in Public Health. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Trajectories of sleepiness and insomnia symptoms in Norwegian nurses with and without night work and rotational work. Chronobiology International. 480-489.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Søvn og søvnforstyrrelser. Aktuell Nordisk odontologi. 112-125.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Systematic review of the relationship between quick returns in rotating shift work and health-related outcomes. Ergonomics. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Medikamentell behandling av insomni blant voksne :. Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift. 28-31.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Joint occurrence of pain and sleep disturbances in people with dementia. A systematic review. Current Alzheimer Research. 539-545.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Behandling av mareritt : en oversikt over randomiserte behandlingsstudier. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 716-726.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Sleep, circadian rhythms, and athletic performance. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 1-9.
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