Helene Helgeland

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Helene Helgeland er ph.d., spesialist i barne- og ungdomspsykiatri og leder av Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for komplekse psykosomatiske tilstander hos barn og unge, Oslo universitetssykehus.

Articles by Helene Helgeland

The term functional disorders should be revitalised

Helene Helgeland,
Linn Okkenhaug Getz,
Linn Breen Herner,
Erlend Bøen,
Sverre Myren

30.01.2025: A new definition of 'functional disorder' refers to changes to the functioning of the nervous system and other organ systems. This understanding has now gained wider acceptance among patients and the medical community, but the continued use of outdated terminology is still causing confusion and...

Clinical hypnosis – a revitalisation of the art of medicine

Helene Helgeland,
Maren Østvold Lindheim,
Trond H. Diseth,
Per A. Brodal

30.04.2021: The effect of clinical hypnosis is now so well documented across several conditions that it should be part of the treatment offered to many patients – both adults and children. Its implementation in clinical practice, however, goes surprisingly slowly. Today, an increasing evidence base supports the...

A young boy with unexplained headache and paralysis

Solveig Gjems,
Helene Helgeland

03.09.2018: A young boy of upper primary school age was admitted to a paediatric ward with headache, paralysis and reduced general condition. A thorough physical examination was necessary and informative. However, the biomedical approach provided incomplete understanding of the boy's symptoms, leading to a...