Ivar Skeie

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E-post: ivar.skeie@sykehuset-innlandet.no

Ivar Skeie er ph.d., spesialist i allmennmedisin og i rus- og avhengighetsmedisin og forsker ved Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for samtidig rusmisbruk og psykisk lidelse, Sykehuset Innlandet.

Articles by Ivar Skeie

Health improvements needed in persons with mental disorders and substance use disorders

Ivar Skeie

11.01.2024: People with severe mental disorders and substance use disorders have poorer health and a shorter life expectancy than the general population. We can change this. People with severe mental disorders and severe substance abuse disorders have poorer health and at least a 15–20 years shorter life...

General practitioners’ views on drug-assisted rehabilitation

Helge Waal,
Mette Brekke,
Thomas Clausen,
Morten Lindbæk,
Judith Rosta,
Ivar Skeie,
Olaf Gjerløw Aasland

04.09.2012: Substitution treatment with methadone or buprenorphine is currently the most common treatment for heroin dependence (1). The treatment was established in Norway as drug-assisted rehabilitation (DAR) in 1997. The model has been evaluated a number of times (2) – (5). The Directorate of Health issued...