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Publications by Astrid Brate Birkenæs

23 publications found

Original articles

Jónsdóttir H, Opjordsmoen S, Birkenaes AB, Simonsen C, Engh JA, Ringen PA, Vaskinn A, Friis S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA (2012)
Predictors of medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 127 (1), 23-33
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01911.x, PubMed 22900964

Athanasiu L, Brown AA, Birkenaes AB, Mattingsdal M, Agartz I, Melle I, Steen VM, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2012)
Genome-wide association study identifies genetic loci associated with body mass index and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels during psychopharmacological treatment - a cross-sectional naturalistic study
Psychiatry Res, 197 (3), 327-36
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.12.036, PubMed 22417934

Schoeyen HK, Birkenaes AB, Vaaler AE, Auestad BH, Malt UF, Andreassen OA, Morken G (2010)
Bipolar disorder patients have similar levels of education but lower socio-economic status than the general population
J Affect Disord, 129 (1-3), 68-74
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2010.08.012, PubMed 20832866

Jónsdóttir H, Opjordsmoen S, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Ringen PA, Vaskinn A, Aamo TO, Friis S, Andreassen OA (2010)
Medication adherence in outpatients with severe mental disorders: relation between self-reports and serum level
J Clin Psychopharmacol, 30 (2), 169-75
DOI 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181d2191e, PubMed 20520290

Hope S, Melle I, Aukrust P, Steen NE, Birkenaes AB, Lorentzen S, Agartz I, Ueland T, Andreassen OA (2009)
Similar immune profile in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: selective increase in soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor I and von Willebrand factor
Bipolar Disord, 11 (7), 726-34
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00757.x, PubMed 19839997

Simonsen C, Sundet K, Vaskinn A, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Faerden A, Jónsdóttir H, Ringen PA, Opjordsmoen S, Melle I, Friis S, Andreassen OA (2009)
Neurocognitive dysfunction in bipolar and schizophrenia spectrum disorders depends on history of psychosis rather than diagnostic group
Schizophr Bull, 37 (1), 73-83
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbp034, PubMed 19443616

Birkenaes AB, Birkeland KI, Friis S, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2009)
Hormonal markers of metabolic dysregulation in patients with severe mental disorders after olanzapine treatment under real-life conditions
J Clin Psychopharmacol, 29 (2), 109-16
DOI 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31819b95fc, PubMed 19512971

Engh JA, Friis S, Birkenaes AB, Jónsdóttir H, Klungsøyr O, Ringen PA, Simonsen C, Vaskinn A, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2009)
Delusions are associated with poor cognitive insight in schizophrenia
Schizophr Bull, 36 (4), 830-5
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbn193, PubMed 19176474

Vaskinn A, Sundet K, Friis S, Ueland T, Simonsen C, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Jónsdóttir H, Opjordsmoen S, Ringen PA, Andreassen OA (2009)
Using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test to assess learning potential in normal IQ schizophrenia: does it have potential?
Nord J Psychiatry, 63 (5), 405-11
DOI 10.1080/08039480902879941, PubMed 19365785

Ringen PA, Melle I, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Faerden A, Vaskinn A, Friis S, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2008)
The level of illicit drug use is related to symptoms and premorbid functioning in severe mental illness
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 118 (4), 297-304
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01244.x, PubMed 18759810

Jónsdóttir H, Engh JA, Friis S, Birkenaes A, Ringen PA, Vaskinn A, Sundet K, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2008)
Measurement of insight in patients with bipolar disorder: are self-rated scales developed for patients with schizophrenia applicable?
J Nerv Ment Dis, 196 (4), 333-5
DOI 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31816a62b2, PubMed 18414129

Birkenaes AB, Birkeland KI, Engh JA, Faerden A, Jonsdottir H, Ringen PA, Friis S, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2008)
Dyslipidemia independent of body mass in antipsychotic-treated patients under real-life conditions
J Clin Psychopharmacol, 28 (2), 132-7
DOI 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318166c4f7, PubMed 18344722

Vaskinn A, Sundet K, Friis S, Ueland T, Simonsen C, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2008)
Can learning potential in schizophrenia be assessed with the standard CVLT-II? An exploratory study
Scand J Psychol, 49 (2), 179-86
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00627.x, PubMed 18352988

Vaskinn A, Sundet K, Friis S, Simonsen C, Birkenaes AB, Jónsdóttir H, Ringen PA, Andreassen OA (2008)
Emotion perception and learning potential: mediators between neurocognition and social problem-solving in schizophrenia?
J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 14 (2), 279-88
DOI 10.1017/S1355617708080314, PubMed 18282325

Simonsen C, Sundet K, Vaskinn A, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Hansen CF, Jónsdóttir H, Ringen PA, Opjordsmoen S, Friis S, Andreassen OA (2008)
Neurocognitive profiles in bipolar I and bipolar II disorder: differences in pattern and magnitude of dysfunction
Bipolar Disord, 10 (2), 245-55
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2007.00492.x, PubMed 18271903

Vik-Mo AO, Birkenaes AB, Fernø J, Jonsdottir H, Andreassen OA, Steen VM (2008)
Increased expression of lipid biosynthesis genes in peripheral blood cells of olanzapine-treated patients
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 11 (5), 679-84
DOI 10.1017/S1461145708008468, PubMed 18241359

Ringen PA, Melle I, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Faerden A, Jónsdóttir H, Nesvåg R, Vaskinn A, Friis S, Larsen F, Opjordsmoen S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA (2007)
Illicit drug use in patients with psychotic disorders compared with that in the general population: a cross-sectional study
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 117 (2), 133-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01135.x, PubMed 18081921

Engh JA, Friis S, Birkenaes AB, Jónsdóttir H, Ringen PA, Ruud T, Sundet KS, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2007)
Measuring cognitive insight in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a comparative study
BMC Psychiatry, 7, 71
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-7-71, PubMed 18072961

Ringen PA, Lagerberg TV, Birkenaes AB, Engn J, Faerden A, Jónsdottir H, Nesvåg R, Friis S, Opjordsmoen S, Larsen F, Melle I, Andreassen OA (2007)
Differences in prevalence and patterns of substance use in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Psychol Med, 38 (9), 1241-9
DOI 10.1017/S003329170700236X, PubMed 18070373

Vaskinn A, Sundet K, Friis S, Simonsen C, Birkenaes AB, Engh JA, Jónsdóttir H, Ringen PA, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2007)
The effect of gender on emotion perception in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 116 (4), 263-70
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.00991.x, PubMed 17803756

Birkenaes AB, Opjordsmoen S, Brunborg C, Engh JA, Jonsdottir H, Ringen PA, Simonsen C, Vaskinn A, Birkeland KI, Friis S, Sundet K, Andreassen OA (2007)
The level of cardiovascular risk factors in bipolar disorder equals that of schizophrenia: a comparative study
J Clin Psychiatry, 68 (6), 917-23
DOI 10.4088/jcp.v68n0614, PubMed 17592917

Birkenaes AB, Søgaard AJ, Engh JA, Jonsdottir H, Ringen PA, Vaskinn A, Friis S, Sundet K, Opjordsmoen S, Andreassen OA (2006)
Sociodemographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with severe mental disorders compared with the general population
J Clin Psychiatry, 67 (3), 425-33
DOI 10.4088/jcp.v67n0314, PubMed 16649830

Review articles

Ringen PA, Engh JA, Birkenaes AB, Dieset I, Andreassen OA (2014)
Increased mortality in schizophrenia due to cardiovascular disease - a non-systematic review of epidemiology, possible causes, and interventions
Front Psychiatry, 5, 137
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00137, PubMed 25309466