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Astrid Røsland Seim

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Astrid Røsland Seim

Associate Professor
Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare
Department of Mental Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

astrid.r.seim@ntnu.no
+4773412884 307 Klostergata 46 Øya, Trondheim
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About

About

I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist with a special interest in children and adolescents who have experienced childhood maltreatment, including those who live in out-of-home care. I work 50% as a senior doctor at St Olavs university hospital in Trondheim, and 50% as an associate professor at the Department of Mental Health, NTNU. Additionally, I am the regional coordinator for medical doctors who specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry in mid Norway (Helse Midt-Norge).

Research group

  • Communication, interaction, and early intervention in a life course perspective (CIEL)
  • Child Welfare

Theme group

  • Infant and toddler mental health

Background

  • MD, University of Tromsø, 2004
  • Specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry, 2012
  • PhD, 2021: Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder in Adolescence: Construct validity, prevalence, comorbidity, and self-esteem among adolescents living in Norwegian residential youth care 

Professional interests

  • Mental health and child welfare
  • Developmental effects of abuse and neglect
  • Public health for children and adolescents
  • Child and adolescent psychiatry

Current projects

  • VINGO follow-up study: Adults with experience from living in residential youth care 
  • Mental health in adolescents living in residential youth care 
  • Youth FACT
  • Mental health in individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication 

Teaching

  • Course coordinator for MDV6202 Child and adolescent mental health - Part II: Risk development and mental disorders, ages 0-23
  • Lecturer in master of child and adolescent mental health, NTNU
  • Lecturer for medical students, NTNU
  • Lecturer and coordinator for MDs who specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry

Competencies

  • Attachment, care, early interaction
  • Child care
  • Child psychiatry
  • Institutionaltreatment, child and youth
  • Psychiatric diagnosis
  • Psychiatric epidemiology
  • Social psychiatry

Research

  • Kommunikasjon, samspill og tidlig innsats i et livsløpsperspektiv
  • Barnevern

VINGO - Voksne med institusjonserfaring - gode overganger

Studie av unge voksne som deltok i «Psykisk helse hos barn og unge i barnevernsinstitusjoner» mens de bodde på barnevernsinstitusjon for 9 år siden. Mål om å undersøke hvordan det går med barn som har bodd i barnevernsinstitusjon når de blir voksne.

Publications

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2021

  • Seim, Astrid Røsland; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Lydersen, Stian; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen. (2021) Self-esteem in adolescents with reactive attachment disorder or disinhibited social engagement disorder. International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect
    Academic article
  • Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2021) Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence: Construct validity, prevalence, comorbidity, and self-esteem among adolescents living in Norwegian residential youth care. NTNU Grafisk senter
    Doctoral dissertation

2020

  • Fossvold-Jørum, Frode; Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2020) Psykiske lidelser og psykososiale vansker hos ungdommer med tilknytningsforstyrrelser.
    Website (informational material)
  • Fossvold-Jørum, Frode; Antonsen, Marie; Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2020) Er tilknytningsforstyrrelser gyldige lidelser også hos ungdom?.
    Website (informational material)
  • Seim, Astrid Røsland; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Lydersen, Stian; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen. (2020) Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence: co-occurring psychopathology and psychosocial problems . European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Academic article

2019

  • Seim, Astrid Røsland; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen. (2019) Validity of reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Seim, Astrid Røsland; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Lydersen, Stian; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen. (2021) Self-esteem in adolescents with reactive attachment disorder or disinhibited social engagement disorder. International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect
    Academic article
  • Seim, Astrid Røsland; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Lydersen, Stian; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen. (2020) Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence: co-occurring psychopathology and psychosocial problems . European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Academic article
  • Seim, Astrid Røsland; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen. (2019) Validity of reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Academic article

Report

  • Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2021) Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder in adolescence: Construct validity, prevalence, comorbidity, and self-esteem among adolescents living in Norwegian residential youth care. NTNU Grafisk senter
    Doctoral dissertation

Information material

  • Fossvold-Jørum, Frode; Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2020) Psykiske lidelser og psykososiale vansker hos ungdommer med tilknytningsforstyrrelser.
    Website (informational material)
  • Fossvold-Jørum, Frode; Antonsen, Marie; Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2020) Er tilknytningsforstyrrelser gyldige lidelser også hos ungdom?.
    Website (informational material)

Teaching

Courses

  • MDV6202 - Barn og unges psykiske helse - Del II: Skjevutvikling og psykiske lidelser 0 - 23 år
  • IPH6202 - Barn og unges psykiske helse - Del II: Skjevutvikling og psykiske lidelser 0 - 23 år
  • MDV6227 - Sped- og småbarns psykiske helse

Outreach

2021

  • Academic lecture
    Lehmann, Stine; Seim, Astrid Røsland; Noom, Marc; Tarren-Sweeney, Michael. (2021) Trauma- and stressor- related difficulties in youth placed in out-of-home care: Validity, associations and measurement. EUSARF EUSARF Conference XVI , Zurich, Zwitzerland 2021-09-01 - 2021-09-03

2016

  • Lecture
    Sandnes, Kjersti; Seim, Astrid Røsland. (2016) Hvordan avdekke emosjonelle vansker hos små barn?. RKBU Midt-Norge Kurs for fastleger , Trondheim 2016-03-30 - 2016-03-30

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