Espen Bjerke

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Articles by Espen Bjerke

Less use of compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care?

Espen Bjerke,
Kari Gjelstad,
Torleif Ruud

21.02.2019: The scope of compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care is internationally regarded as a key indicator of quality and legal protection. Despite this, there is a conspicuous lack of good and reliable data on this issue (1). Quality indicators were introduced in the health service to give users...

The importance of the relationship in psychotherapy

Espen Bjerke

06.12.2016: The manner in which the therapeutic relationship should be used in psychotherapy is a hot topic both in Norway and internationally. The importance of the relationship receives different emphasis in different psychological theories and within the field of therapy. The therapeutic relationship...