- E-mailtarjei.widding-havneras@uib.no
- Visitor AddressHaukeland Universitetssykehus Laboratoriebygget, 7. etg. Heis øst5009 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
My PhD examines (i) how variation in medical practice patterns may be used for causal inference from observational data, (ii) the extent to which ADHD symptoms, diagnosis, and medication vary geographically within Norway, and (iii) effects of ADHD diagnosis and medication on long-term risk of injuries and crime.
Academic article
- (2022). Variation in attitudes toward diagnosis and medication of ADHD: a survey among clinicians in the Norwegian child and adolescent mental health services. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 11 pages.
- (2022). Geographical variation in ADHD: do diagnoses refect symptom levels? European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 1-9.
- (2022). A gentle introduction to instrumental variables. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 1-3.
- (2021). Causal modelling of variation in clinical practice and long-term outcomes of ADHD using Norwegian registry data: The ADHD controversy project. BMJ Open. 1-13.
- (2020). The role of welfare regimes in the relationship between childhood economic stress and adult health: a multilevel study of 20 European countries. SSM - Population Health. 1-9.
- (2019). A meta-regression of the impact of policy on the efficacy of individual placement and support. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1-15.
- (2016). Unge voksne som verken er i arbeid eller utdanning : en registerbasert studie, 1993-2009. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. 360-378.
Lecture
- (2019). The prescription rate for ADHD-medication varies among children and young people’s psychiatric out-patient clinics (BUP): Which prescription rate gives best prognosis?
- (2019). Suicide can be prevented by training GPs: Evidence for effectiveness from a nation-wide naturalistic controlled trial.
- (2018). Effects of medication on long-term outcomes in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
- (2017). Karrieremuligheter for sosiologer i helsesektoren.
- (2016). Nye sosiale risikoer i den norske velferdsstaten?
Academic lecture
- (2019). Potential outcomes and instrumental variables: An introduction.
- (2018). Causal inference in observational data: Potential outcomes and its applications.
Reader opinion piece
- (2018). Statistisk teori og kausalitet i metodeundervisning. sosiologen.no.
Book review
- (2017). Forbi arv og miljø. sosiologen.no.
Academic literature review
- (2021). Preference-based instrumental variables in health research rely on important and underreported assumptions: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 268-278.
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