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Norway - University of Bergen, Bergen |
The University of Bergen is a young, modern university. Most of its premises are concentrated in the heart of the city of Bergen. There are about 17 000 students enrolled, and 2 500 faculty and staff. Seven faculties cover most of the traditional university disciplines.Psychogerontology (geropsychology) has for many years been part of the Programme of professional studies in psychology. Graduate as well as doctoral courses focusing on psychogerontology are admninistered from Department of Clinical Psychology. Research and training are clinically oriented, and concentrate on four main areas: Psychodiagnostic and treatment methodology; developmental psychology, family interactions and psychopathology; geropsychology and medical psychology; and crisis psychology. The department complements its activities by running three outpatient clinics, for children, for young people and adults, and for adults and the elderly. The three clinics offer diagnoses and treatment to some 300 clients a year as well as internship for our graduate students.The main research area in psychogerontology is related to psychodiagnostics and treatment.
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Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen
Christiesgt 12
N-5015
Bergen
phone: +47 5558 8886
fax: +47 5558 9877
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Inger Hilde Nordhus is a professor in clinical geropsychology at the University of Bergen, and has an adjunct professorship in ageing- and developmental psychology at the University of Oslo.In addition to her responsibilities in teaching and supervision programs at graduate as well as post graduate levels, she has a leading role in the development and implementation of an interdisciplinary research program in geropsychology. Her research interests focus on: Psychotherapy and behavioural treatment research, conceptualizing and measuring mental health in old age, and health perception and health promotion in older populations.
Recent Publications:
1. Nordhus, I. H., &, Pallesen, S. (2003). Psychological treatment of late-life anxiety: An empirical review. (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 643-651.)
2. Knight, B. G., Nordhus, I. H., & Satre, D. D. (2002).
Psychotherapy with older adults. In G. Stricker, T. A. Widiger, & I. B. Weiner (Eds.), Handbook of Psychology, Clinical Psychology (pp 453-468). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Pallesen, S., Nordhus, I. H., Kvale, G., Nielsen, G. H., Havik, O. E., Johnsen, B. H., & Skjøtskift, S. (2003).
Behavioural treatment of insomnia in older adults: An open clinical trial comparing two interventions. (Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41, 31-48.)
4. Pallesen, S., Nordhus, I. H., Nielsen, G. H., Havik, O. E. Kvale, G., Johnsen, B. H., & Skjøtskift, S. (2001).
Prevalence of insomnia in the adult Norwegian population. (Sleep, 24, 771-779.)
5. Pallesen, S., Nordhus, I. H., Havik. O. E., Nielsen, G. H. (2001).
Clinical assessment and treatment of insomnia. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32, 115-124.
6. Nordhus, I. H. & Nielsen, G. H. (1999).
Brief dynamic psychotherapy with older adults. (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, 935-949.)
7. Nordhus, I. H., Vandenbos, G. R., Berg, S., & Fromholt, P. (Eds.) (1998).
Clinical Geropsychology, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
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