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Torkil Berge er psykologspesialist og fagutviklingsrådgiver ved Voksenpsykiatrisk avdeling Vinderen, Diakonhjemmet Sykehus.
Articles by Torkil Berge
Screening for symptoms of depression and anxiety in a cardiology department
- Torkil Berge,
- Bente Bull-Hansen,
- Erik Ekker Solberg,
- Else Resser Heyerdahl,
- Kjetil Nordbø Jørgensen,
- Leif Erik Vinge,
- Marit Aarønæs,
- Erik Øie,
- Ingrid Hyldmo
07.10.2019:
Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common in patients with cardiac disease (1, 2). Depressive symptoms are associated with increased mortality (3), reduced quality of life (4), increased use and increased cost of health services (5) and reduced opportunities for returning to work (6). According...
Coercive mental health care – dilemmas in the decision-making process
- Torkil Berge,
- Kjersti Sunniva Bjøntegård,
- Petter Ekern,
- Martin Furan,
- Nils Inge Landrø,
- Grete J. Sølvberg Larsen,
- Kåre Osnes,
- Inger Selvaag,
- Anne Helene Vedlog
21.08.2018:
Coercive mental health care is an exception to the fundamental principle that examination and treatment should be voluntary. In Norway, patient self-determination and autonomy are enshrined in the Patients' and Users' Rights Act (1). The use of coercion is subject to extensive regulation, and...
In-patient treatment for dual diagnoses
- Grete Jorunn Sølvberg Larsen,
- Torkil Berge
08.04.2011:
It is unrealistic to expect stable motivation for change among patients with a dual diagnosis. They need help with both substance abuse and mental disorders even though they continue their substance abuse, or with the substance abuse even though they refuse other treatment. We therefore never...