International Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

International Journal of Psychiatry publishes original research articles on psychiatry. The journal aims to provide a communication platform for psychiatrists and doctors working on psychiatry discuss issues on the subject. Also the journal provides related solutions for difficulties they encounter in their research and work.

Lars Lien

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Assistant Professor, University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Mental Health And Addiction, Norway

Research Areas

All Aspects of Psychiatry

Education

2006Ph.DUniversity of Oslo on an epidemiological study of mental health problems among adolescents in Oslo, Norway
2000Masters degreeFoundation of health policy and financing, London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Experience

2010-presentHead of research and deputy head and acting head of Division of mental health and addiction, Oslo University hospital
2009-2010Head of research, Division of mental health and addiction, Faculty of medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, and research adviser and consultant psychiatrist at Hospital Innlandet
2006-2009Doctor in specialization Hospital Innlandet and researcher at Institute of psychiatry
2003-2005Research fellow, University of Oslo
2002-2005Health adviser, NORAD
1997-2001Chief executive officer, Sanderud hospital, Norway
1995-1997Deputy county medical doctor, Hedmark County, Norway
1994-1995Researcher, Section for insurance medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
1993-1994Junior doctor, Gjovik, Norway
1991-1993WHO adviser to Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
1988-1991Chief medical doctor in Lebesby, Norway

Membership

Member of board of the Norwegian medical association, both nationally and at county level
Member of reference group for suicide prevention, National health directorate
Member of reference group on mental health information, Department of health
Chairman of board of Norwegian hospital and health service organisation [NSH], two periods
Member of the board of the of the International hospital federation [IHF]
Deputy member of board of the Norwegian public health association [NFSH]
Member of working group on PULS, a national top management programme
Member of LOC board for the 2011 ISAM conference
Deputy and active partciapnt in NACUHEL, international

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Johnsen TS, Lien L, Engan G. Cholesterol level among school children. Cholesterol measurements in adolescents in a municipality in Finnmark and a municipality in Sogn and Fjordane. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 111(1):29-31, 1991.
[2]  Lien L. Physicians' initiative, cooperation and attitude when working with disability pension cases. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 112(2):210-2, 1992.
[3]  Lien L. Three doctors typologies in handling disabilty pensions. Sosial Trygd 6: 24-26, 1992.
[4]  Lien L. WHO strategies to reduce childhood mortality in developing countries. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 114(28):3335-7, 1994.
[5]  Lien L, Tellnes G, Nygard JF, Mowé G (1995) Omfang og utvikling av yrkesskader ved sykmelding. En analyse av godkjente yrkesskader blant langtidssykmeldinger fra 1989 til 1993. Rapport 5/95, Rikstrygdeverket, Oslo.
[6]  Lien L (1995) Kan kroniske lidelser med uklar genese behandles? Notat 95:2, Universitet i Oslo, Oslo.
[7]  Lien, Lars; Hanssen Irene. Tilsyn i pleie-og omsorgssektoren. Erfaringer etter overgang til ny tilsynsmetode. Aldring & Eldre 1: 21-24, 1996.
[8]  Lien L, Nygård JF, Tellnes G (1996). Forekomst og utvikling av psykiatrisk sykelighet blant langtidssykmeldte i perioden 1989 til 1991. Rapport 96:2, Universitet i Oslo, Oslo.
[9]  Lien L, Nygard JF, Mowe G, Tellnes G. Occupational injuries and prolonged sick listings during the period 1989-93. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 117(12):1774-8, 1997.
[10]  Lien L, Nygård JF, Tellnes G (1997) Varighet av langtidssykmeldinger med og uten godkjent yrkesskade/yrkessykdom 1989-93. Rapport 1/97, Rikstrygdeverket, Oslo.
[11]  Sandvig A, Hewitt S, Woien G, Graff-Iversen S, Lien L. Cardiovascular risk factors in persons aged 40-42 years in the county of Hedmark 1988-94. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 117(16):2325-8, 1997.
[12]  Lien L. Is investing in health economically beneficial? Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 122(8):834-5, 2002.
[13]  Lien L. Trends in international health development. World Hospitals & Health Services 38(2):31-5, 2002.
[14]  Lien, Lars. Are readmission rates influenced by how psychiatric services are organized? Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 2002;56(1):23-28.
[15]  Lien, Lars. Financial and organisational reforms in the health sector; implications for the financing and management of mental health care services. Health Policy 2003;63(1):73-80.
[16]  Lien L. Tuberculosis and civil war. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 123(23):3426-8, 2003.
[17]  Lien L. Are anti-HIV agents the salvation for poor countries? Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 123(12):1714-6, 2003.
[18]  Lien L. How are prices for important drugs stipulated in poor countries? Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 123(7):958-9, 2003.
[19]  Lien L. New forms of cooperation in international health work. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 123(4):501, 2003.
[20]  Lien L, Sundby J (2004) Internasjonal helse. Lærebok i Sosialmedisin (Ed: John Gunnar Mæland). Gyldendahl forlag, Oslo.
[21]  Lien, Lars. Economic factors influencing the implementation of community care for severely ill schizophrenic patients. World Hospitals and Health Services 2005;41(1):21-24.
[22]  Lien, Lars; Tambs, Kristian; Oppedal, Brit; Heyerdahl, Sonja; Bjertness, Espen. Is relatively young age within a school year a risk factor for mental health problems and poor school performance? A population-based cross-sectional study of adolescents in Oslo, Norway. BMC Public Health 2005;5(102).
[23]  Lien, Lars; Claussen, Bjørgulf; Hauff, Edvard; Thoresen, Magne; Bjertness, Espen. Bodily pain and associated mental distress among immigrant adolescents. A population-based cross-sectional study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2005;14(7):371-375.
[24]  Lien L, Lien N, Heyerdahl S, Thoresen M, Bjertness E. Mental health problems and consumption of soft drinks-is there a relationship? Results from a population based study among adolescents in Oslo, Norway. American Journal of Public Health 96: 1815-1820, 2006.
[25]  Lien, Lars. Does length of stay in Norway influence the mental health status of adolescent immigrants. Results from the young part of the Oslo health study. Norwegian Journal of Migration Research 2006(2):14-30.
[26]  Lien, Lars; Oppedal, Brit; Haavet, Ole Rikard; Hauff, Edvard; Thoresen, Magne; Bjertness, Espen. Own and parental war experience as a risk factor for mental health problems among adolescents with an immigrant background: results from a cross sectional study in Oslo, Norway. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2006;2(30).
[27]  Lien, Lars; Dalgard, Florence; Heyerdahl, Sonja; Thoresen, Magne; Bjertness, Espen. The relationship between age of menarche and mental distress in Norwegian adolescent girls and girls from different immigrant groups in Norway: Results from an urban city cross-sectional survey. Social Science and Medicine 2006;63:285-295.
[28]  Lien, L. Is breakfast consumption related to mental distress and academic performance in adolescents? Public Health Nutrition 10(4):422-428, 2007.
[29]  Diep, Phoung Phoung; Lien, Lars; Hofman, Jan. A criteria-based clinical audit on the case-management of children presenting with malaria at Mangochi District Hospital, Malawi. World Hospitals and Health Services 2007;43(2):21-29.
[30]  Lien, Nanna; Kumar, Bernadette; Lien, Lars. Overweight among adolescents in Oslo. Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening 127(17):2254-2258, 2007.
[31]  Lien, Lars. NORWAY. I: Cultural Health Assessment. New Hampshire: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 9780323048347 s. 540-544.
[32]  Lien, Lars; Haavet, Ole Rikard; Thoresen, Magne; Heyerdahl, S; Bjertness, Espen. Mental health problems, negative life events, perceived pressure and the frequency of acute infections among adolescents-Results from a cross-sectional, multicultural, population-based study. Acta Paediatrica 2007;96:301-306.
[33]  Vatn, Audun Svendsen; Bjertness, Espen; Lien, Lars. Bullying and health complaints in children and adolescents. Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening 2007;127 (15): 1941-1944.
[34]  Dalgard, Florence; Lien, Lars; Dalen, Ingvild. Itch in the community: associations with psychosocial factors among adults. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2007;21:1215-1219.
[35]  Lars Danbolt, Kari Kjønsberg, Lars Lien og Arild Granerud. Hjelp når du trenger det. Bedret tilgjengelighet i psykisk helsevern. Del 1. Notat 11/2008, Høgskolen i Hedmark.
[36]  Lien Lars; Hauff Edvard. Psykiatri i fattige land. Ingen helse uten mental helse Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2008 Dec 18;128(24):2882-4.
[37]  Lien, Lars: The association between mental health problems and inflammatory conditions across gender and immigrant status. A population based cross-sectional study among 10th grade students. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2008 Jun;36(4):353-60.
[38]  Sagatun, Ase; Lien, Lars; Søgaard, Anne Johanne; Bjertness, Espen; Heyerdahl, Sonja. Ethnic Norwegian and ethnic minority adolescents in Oslo, Norway : A longitudinal study comparing changes in mental health. Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2008 Feb;43(2):87-95.
[39]  Lars Lien, Ase Sagatun, Anne Johanne Søgaard, Espen Bjertness, Sonja Heyerdahl: Is the relationship between smoking and mental health influenced by other unhealthy lifestyle factors. Results from three years follow up study among adolescents in Oslo, Norway. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2009;45.(6): 609-617.
[40]  Haldorsen, Jon Anders; Dalgard, Florence; Thoresen, Magne; Lien, Lars: Itch and mental distress: Results from a cross-sectional study among adolescents. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 2009;89(1):39-44.
[41]  Jon Anders Halvorsen, Florence Dalgard, Magne Thoresen, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien. Is the association between acne and mental distress influenced by diet? Results from a cross-sectional population study among 3775 late adolescents in Oslo, Norway. BMC Public Health. 2009 Sep 16;9:340.
[42]  Lars Lien, Kristian Green, Audun Vatn and Espen Bjertness: Mental and somatic health complaints associated with school bullying among adolescents in Oslo, Norway. Results from two cross sectional studies. Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health. 2009 Mar 23;5:6.
[43]  Priscilla Martinez, Bjørg Sørensen & Lars Lien. Assessing the Assessments. A review of the Assessment Unit services and an investigation of the clinical utility of psychiatric assessments among dual-diagnosis substance abusers seeking treatment, 2009. Report to Øst Norsk Kompetansesenter.
[44]  Lien, Lars, Green, Kristian, Thoresen, Magne, Bjertness, Espen. Atopic conditions and mental health problems-a three years follow-up study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2010 ;Volum 19.(9) s. 705-713.
[45]  Espen Bjertness, Aase Sagatun, Kristian Green, Lars Lien, Anne Johanne Søgaard, Randi Selmer. Response rates and selection problems, with emphasis on mental health variables and DNA-sampling, in large population based cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of adolescents in Norway. BMC Public health, 2010 Oct 12;10:602.
[46]  Lars J Danbolt, Kari Kjønsberg, Arild Granerud og Lars Lien Hjelp når du trenger det; En kvalitativ studie av samhandlingen mellom første-og andrelinjefunksjoner i psykisk helsevern i Midt-Hedmark knyttet til Sykehuset Innlandet. Psykisk helsearbeid, 2010 ;Volum 7.(3) s. 238-245.
[47]  Lie, Birgit; Lien, Lars. Ungdom og psykososial helse. I: Folkehelse i et migrasjonsperspektiv. Fagbokforlaget 2010, ISBN 978-82-450-0319-2. s. 235-248.
[48]  Lars Lien, Jon Andreas Rove, Bernadette Kumar and Edvard Hauff: Are Pre-and Post Migration Factors Associated with Differences in Mental health problems Among Five Distinct Immigrant Groups? Results from a cross-sectional study in Oslo, Norway. International Journal of Migration, 2010 ;Volum 39.(3) s. 3-19.
[49]  Lars Lien, Ole Rikard Haavet, Florence Dalgard. Does mental health and behavioural problems of early menarche persist into late adolescence? A three year follow-up study among adolescent girls in Oslo, Norway. Social Science and Medicine, 2010 Aug;71(3):529-33.
[50]  Lars Lien, Kristian Green, Magne Thoresen, Espen Bjertness. Atopic conditions and mental health problems-a three years follow-up study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2010 Sep;19(9):705-13.
[51]  Akiah Ottesen Berg, Ingrid Melle, Peter A. Torjesen, Lars Lien, Edvard Hauff, Ole A. Andreassen. Vitamin D Deficiency among Immigrants and Norwegians with Psychosis Compared to the General Population. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2010 ;Volum 71.(12) s. 1598-1604.
[52]  Jaradat, Yousef; Nijem, Khaldoun; Bjertness, Espen; Lien, Lars; Kristensen, Petter; Bast-Pettersen, Rita; Stigum, Hein. Effect of shift work on mental health of Palestinian nurses: a comparative study. The Lancet, 2010 spescial issue.
[53]  Ole R Haavet, Åse Sagatun, Lars Lien: Adolescents' adverse experiences and mental health in a prospective perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2011 Feb;39(1):58-63.
[54]  Lars J. Danbolt, Paul Møller, Lars Lien, Knut Hestad. Personal significance of philosophy of life, religiosity and spirituality in patients with schizophrenia. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 2011, Volum 21.(2) s. 145-158.
[55]  Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Stern, Robert; Dalgard, Florence; Thoresen, Magne; Bjertness, Espen; Lien, Lars. Suicidal Ideation, Mental Health Problems, and Social Impairment Are Increased in Adolescents with Acne: A Population-Based Study. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2011 Feb;131(2):363-70.
[56]  Fredheim T, Danbolt LJ, Haavet OR, Kjonsberg K, Lien L. Collaboration between General Practitioners and mental health care professionals: a qualitative study. International Journal of Ment Health Systems. 2011 May 23;5(1):13.
[57]  Lars Lien: Trenger noen som lytter. Sykepleien 2011; 99, 07, s73-4.
[58]  Lars Lien, Kristian Green, Magne Thoresen, Espen Bjertness. Pain complaints as risk factor for mental health problems-a three years follow-up study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; 17 aug 2011, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0211-3.
[59]  Haug, Elisabeth; Lien Lars, Andrea Raballo, Unni Bratlien, Merete Øie, Josef Parnas, Ingrid Melle, Ole A. Andreassen, Paul Møller. The association between anomalous self-experience (self-disorders) and suicidality in first episode schizophrenia seems mediated by depression. Comprehensive Psychiatry, Compr Psychiatry. 2011 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print].
[60]  Dawit Abebe; Lars Lien; Tilmann von Soest. The Development of Bulimic Symptoms from Adolescence to Young Adulthood in Females and Males: A Population Based, Longitudinal Cohort Study. International Journal of Eating Disorders. DOI: 10.1002/eat.20950.
[61]  Sørensen, Torgeir; Lien, Lars; Holmen, Jostein; Danbolt, Lars The relationship between religious attendance and blood pressure: the HUNT study, Norway. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, In press.
[62]  Sørensen, Torgeir; Lien, Lars; Holmen, Jostein; Danbolt, Lars: View of life and religious coping. A qualitative validation study. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, DOI:10.1080/13674676.2011.604868.
[63]  Jon Anders Halvorsen, Ruth Ann Vleugels, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien. A Population-based Study of Acne and Body Mass Index in Adolescents. Archives of Dermatology. In press.
[64]  Haug, Elisabeth, Andrea Raballo, Unni Bratlien, Merete Øie, Lars Lien, Josef Parnas, Ingrid Melle, Ole A. Andreassen, Paul Møller. Selective aggregation of self-disorders in first treatment DSM-IV schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, accepted.
[65]  Haldorsen, Jon Anders; Dalgard, Florence; Thoresen, Magne; Lien, Lars: Itch and pain are associated with suicidal ideation in 18-19 year old boys and girls. Results from a population-based cross-sectional study in Norway. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, In press.
[66]  F J Dalgard, R Stern L Lien, S Hauser. Itch, stress and self-efficacy among 18 year old boys and girls. A Norwegian population based cross-sectional study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, accepted.
[67]  Elisabeth Haug, Merete Øie, Ingrid Melle, Ole A. Andreassen, Andrea Raballo, Unni Bratlien, Lars Lien, Paul Møller. The association between Self-Disorders and Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, Accepted.
[68]  Dinu S Teodorescu, Trond Heir, Edvard Hauff, Tore Wentzel-Larsen and Lars Lien. PTSD, DESNOS, and psychiatric morbidities in severely traumatized outpatients with an immigrant background, years after resettlement in Norway Scandinavian Journal of Psychology Accepted.