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Roger Almvik

Roger Almvik

Associate Professor
Department of Mental Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

roger.almvik@ntnu.no
+4745468880 Trondheim, Brøsetveien 100
BVC - risikovurdering gjort enkelt
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Competencies

  • Forensic psychiatry
  • Forensic psychiatry
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Science
  • Prison psychiatry
  • Psychiatry, child psychiatry

Publications

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2022

  • Hassiotis, Angela; Almvik, Roger; Fluttert, Frans A. J.. (2022) Coercion as a response to violence in mental health-care settings. The Lancet. volum 9 (1).
    Letter to the editor

2021

  • Whittington, Richard; Pollak, Charlotte; Keski-Valkama, Alice; Brown, Andrew; Haines, Alina; Bak, Jesper; Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom. (2021) Unidimensionality of the Strengths and Vulnerabilities Scales in the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START). International Journal of Forensic Mental Health.
    Academic article

2020

  • Sharifi, Salar; Shahoei, Roonak; Nouri, Bijan; Almvik, Roger; Valiee, Sina. (2020) Effect of an education program, risk assessment checklist and prevention protocol on violence against emergency department nurses: A single center before and after study. International Emergency Nursing. volum 50.
    Academic article

2019

  • Langsrud, Knut; Vaaler, Arne; Morken, Gunnar; Kallestad, Håvard; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom Krisman Kule; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt. (2019) The predictive properties of violence risk instruments may increase by adding items assessing sleep. Frontiers in Psychiatry. volum 10:323 (MAY).
    Academic article

2018

  • Almvik, Roger. (2018) Effect of a risk assessment checklist and violence prevention protocol for emergency nurses: a single-center before-and-after study. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal.
    Academic article
  • Langsrud, Knut; Kallestad, Håvard; Vaaler, Arne; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom Krisman Kule; Morken, Gunnar. (2018) Sleep at night and association to aggressive behaviour; Patients in a psychiatric intensive care unit. Psychiatry Research. volum 263.
    Academic article
  • Moursel, Gülsen; Duman, Zekiye Cetinkaya; Almvik, Roger. (2018) Assessing the risk of violence in a psychiatric clinic: the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) Turkish version—validity and reliability study. Perspectives in psychiatric care.
    Academic article

2016

  • Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Sestoft, Dorte; Skovgaard, Lene Theil; Rasmussen, Kirsten; Almvik, Roger; Bue Bjorner, Jakob. (2016) Aggression in Psychiatric Wards: Effect of the Use of a Structured Risk Assessment. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. volum 37 (12).
    Academic article

2015

  • Bak, Jesper; Zoffmann, Vibeke; Sestoft, Dorte Maria; Almvik, Roger; Siersma, Volkert Dirk; Brandt-Christensen, Mette. (2015) Comparing the effect of non-medical mechanical restraint preventive factors between psychiatric units in Denmark and Norway. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. volum 69 (6).
    Academic article

2014

  • Bak, Jesper; Zoffmann, Vibeke; Sestoft, Dorte Maria; Almvik, Roger; Brandt-Christensen, Mette. (2014) Mechanical restraint in psychiatry: Preventive Factors in theory and practice. A Danish-Norwegian association study. Perspectives in psychiatric care. volum 50 (3).
    Academic article

2013

  • Callaghan, Patrick; Oud, Nico; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Almvik, Roger; Thomas, Bart. (2013) Proceedings of the 8th european congress on violence in clinical psychiatry. 2013. ISBN 978-90-574-0112-1.
    Report

2012

  • Søndenaa, Erik; Arnesen, Bjørn; Karlsen, Torill; Nøttestad, Jim Aage; Kvithammer, Arne; Almvik, Roger. (2012) Family Relations and School Experiences in Criminal Recidivists with a Comorbid Substance Use Problem. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology. volum 2 (1).
    Academic article

2011

  • Kroppan, Erik; Nesset, Merete Berg; Nonstad, Kåre; Pedersen, Truls Werner; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom. (2011) Implementation of the Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) in a Forensic High Secure Unit. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. volum 10 (1).
    Academic article
  • Nesset, Merete Berg; Rustad, Åse-Bente L; Kjelsberg, Ellen; Almvik, Roger; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon. (2011) Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway. BMC Health Services Research. volum 11 (301).
    Academic article

2009

  • Nesset, Merete Berg; Røssberg, Jan Ivar; Almvik, Roger; Friis, Svein. (2009) Can a focused staff training programme improve the ward atmosphere and patient satisfaction in a forensic psychiatric hospital? A pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. volum 23 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tetlie Eik-Nes, Trine; Almvik, Roger; Heimsnes, Maria Charlotte. (2009) Using exercise to treat patients with severe mental illness:how and why?. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. volum 47 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tetlie, Trine; Heimsnes, Maria Charlotte; Almvik, Roger. (2009) Using Exercise to Treat Patients with Severe Mental Illness: How and Why?. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. volum 47 (2).
    Academic article

2008

  • Almvik, Roger; Rasmussen, Kirsten. (2008) Assessing the risk of violence Development and validation of the Brøset Violence Checklist. 2008. ISBN 978-82-471-6552-2.
    PhD thesis
  • Ross, T; Woods, P; Reed, V; Sookoo, S; Dean, A; Kettles, A; Almvik, Roger; Ter Horst, P; Brown, I; Collins, M; Walker, H; Pfafflin, F. (2008) Assessing living skills in forensic mental health care with the behavioural status index: A European network study. Psychotherapy Research. volum 18 (3).
    Academic article

2007

  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, Phil; Rasmussen, Kirsten. (2007) Assessing risk for imminent violence in the elderly: the Brøset Violence Checklist. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
    Academic article
  • Ross, Thomas; Woods, Phil; Reed, Val; Sookoo, Susan; Dean, Anne; Kettles, Alyson; Almvik, Roger; Horst, Paul Ter; Brown, Ian; Collins, M; Walker, Helen; Pfäfflin, Friedemann. (2007) Assessing living skills in forensic mental health care with the behavioural status index: a European network study. Psychotherapy Research. volum 11 (1).
    Academic article

2006

  • Almvik, Roger; Rasmussen, Kirsten; Woods, P. (2006) Challenging behaviour in the elderly - monitoring violent incidents. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. volum 21.
    Academic article
  • Nijman, Henk; Bjørkly, Stål; Palmstierna, Tom; Almvik, Roger. (2006) Assessing aggression of psychiatric patients : methods of measurement and its prevalence. Violence in mental health settings : causes, consequences, management.
    Academic chapter/article
  • Rasmussen, Kirsten; Almvik, Roger; Levander, Sten. (2006) The possible role of ADHD as a criminogenic factor among prisoners. Scandinavian Journal of Forensic Science. volum 2.
    Academic article

2003

  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, P. (2003) Short-term risk prediction: the Brøset Violence Checklist. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. volum 10.
    Academic article

2002

  • Woods, P; Almvik, Roger. (2002) The Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC9. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. volum 106.
    Academic article

2001

  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, P. (2001) Voldelig atferd er et problem på psykiatriske sykehusavdelinger. Tidsskriftet sykepleien.
    Academic article
  • Rasmussen, Kirsten; Almvik, Roger; Levander, Sten. (2001) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Disability, and Personality Disorders in a Prison Population. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. volum 29.
    Academic article

1998

  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, P.. (1998) The Brøset Violence Checklist and the prediction of inpatient violence: Some preliminary results. Psychiatric Care : the journal for professionals working in the field of mental health. volum 5.
    Academic article

Scientific articles

  • Whittington, Richard; Pollak, Charlotte; Keski-Valkama, Alice; Brown, Andrew; Haines, Alina; Bak, Jesper; Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom. (2021) Unidimensionality of the Strengths and Vulnerabilities Scales in the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START). International Journal of Forensic Mental Health.
    Academic article
  • Sharifi, Salar; Shahoei, Roonak; Nouri, Bijan; Almvik, Roger; Valiee, Sina. (2020) Effect of an education program, risk assessment checklist and prevention protocol on violence against emergency department nurses: A single center before and after study. International Emergency Nursing. volum 50.
    Academic article
  • Langsrud, Knut; Vaaler, Arne; Morken, Gunnar; Kallestad, Håvard; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom Krisman Kule; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt. (2019) The predictive properties of violence risk instruments may increase by adding items assessing sleep. Frontiers in Psychiatry. volum 10:323 (MAY).
    Academic article
  • Almvik, Roger. (2018) Effect of a risk assessment checklist and violence prevention protocol for emergency nurses: a single-center before-and-after study. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal.
    Academic article
  • Langsrud, Knut; Kallestad, Håvard; Vaaler, Arne; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom Krisman Kule; Morken, Gunnar. (2018) Sleep at night and association to aggressive behaviour; Patients in a psychiatric intensive care unit. Psychiatry Research. volum 263.
    Academic article
  • Moursel, Gülsen; Duman, Zekiye Cetinkaya; Almvik, Roger. (2018) Assessing the risk of violence in a psychiatric clinic: the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) Turkish version—validity and reliability study. Perspectives in psychiatric care.
    Academic article
  • Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Sestoft, Dorte; Skovgaard, Lene Theil; Rasmussen, Kirsten; Almvik, Roger; Bue Bjorner, Jakob. (2016) Aggression in Psychiatric Wards: Effect of the Use of a Structured Risk Assessment. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. volum 37 (12).
    Academic article
  • Bak, Jesper; Zoffmann, Vibeke; Sestoft, Dorte Maria; Almvik, Roger; Siersma, Volkert Dirk; Brandt-Christensen, Mette. (2015) Comparing the effect of non-medical mechanical restraint preventive factors between psychiatric units in Denmark and Norway. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. volum 69 (6).
    Academic article
  • Bak, Jesper; Zoffmann, Vibeke; Sestoft, Dorte Maria; Almvik, Roger; Brandt-Christensen, Mette. (2014) Mechanical restraint in psychiatry: Preventive Factors in theory and practice. A Danish-Norwegian association study. Perspectives in psychiatric care. volum 50 (3).
    Academic article
  • Søndenaa, Erik; Arnesen, Bjørn; Karlsen, Torill; Nøttestad, Jim Aage; Kvithammer, Arne; Almvik, Roger. (2012) Family Relations and School Experiences in Criminal Recidivists with a Comorbid Substance Use Problem. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology. volum 2 (1).
    Academic article
  • Kroppan, Erik; Nesset, Merete Berg; Nonstad, Kåre; Pedersen, Truls Werner; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom. (2011) Implementation of the Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) in a Forensic High Secure Unit. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. volum 10 (1).
    Academic article
  • Nesset, Merete Berg; Rustad, Åse-Bente L; Kjelsberg, Ellen; Almvik, Roger; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon. (2011) Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway. BMC Health Services Research. volum 11 (301).
    Academic article
  • Nesset, Merete Berg; Røssberg, Jan Ivar; Almvik, Roger; Friis, Svein. (2009) Can a focused staff training programme improve the ward atmosphere and patient satisfaction in a forensic psychiatric hospital? A pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. volum 23 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tetlie Eik-Nes, Trine; Almvik, Roger; Heimsnes, Maria Charlotte. (2009) Using exercise to treat patients with severe mental illness:how and why?. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. volum 47 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tetlie, Trine; Heimsnes, Maria Charlotte; Almvik, Roger. (2009) Using Exercise to Treat Patients with Severe Mental Illness: How and Why?. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. volum 47 (2).
    Academic article
  • Ross, T; Woods, P; Reed, V; Sookoo, S; Dean, A; Kettles, A; Almvik, Roger; Ter Horst, P; Brown, I; Collins, M; Walker, H; Pfafflin, F. (2008) Assessing living skills in forensic mental health care with the behavioural status index: A European network study. Psychotherapy Research. volum 18 (3).
    Academic article
  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, Phil; Rasmussen, Kirsten. (2007) Assessing risk for imminent violence in the elderly: the Brøset Violence Checklist. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
    Academic article
  • Ross, Thomas; Woods, Phil; Reed, Val; Sookoo, Susan; Dean, Anne; Kettles, Alyson; Almvik, Roger; Horst, Paul Ter; Brown, Ian; Collins, M; Walker, Helen; Pfäfflin, Friedemann. (2007) Assessing living skills in forensic mental health care with the behavioural status index: a European network study. Psychotherapy Research. volum 11 (1).
    Academic article
  • Almvik, Roger; Rasmussen, Kirsten; Woods, P. (2006) Challenging behaviour in the elderly - monitoring violent incidents. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. volum 21.
    Academic article
  • Rasmussen, Kirsten; Almvik, Roger; Levander, Sten. (2006) The possible role of ADHD as a criminogenic factor among prisoners. Scandinavian Journal of Forensic Science. volum 2.
    Academic article
  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, P. (2003) Short-term risk prediction: the Brøset Violence Checklist. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. volum 10.
    Academic article
  • Woods, P; Almvik, Roger. (2002) The Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC9. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. volum 106.
    Academic article
  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, P. (2001) Voldelig atferd er et problem på psykiatriske sykehusavdelinger. Tidsskriftet sykepleien.
    Academic article
  • Rasmussen, Kirsten; Almvik, Roger; Levander, Sten. (2001) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Disability, and Personality Disorders in a Prison Population. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. volum 29.
    Academic article
  • Almvik, Roger; Woods, P.. (1998) The Brøset Violence Checklist and the prediction of inpatient violence: Some preliminary results. Psychiatric Care : the journal for professionals working in the field of mental health. volum 5.
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Hassiotis, Angela; Almvik, Roger; Fluttert, Frans A. J.. (2022) Coercion as a response to violence in mental health-care settings. The Lancet. volum 9 (1).
    Letter to the editor

Part of book/report

  • Nijman, Henk; Bjørkly, Stål; Palmstierna, Tom; Almvik, Roger. (2006) Assessing aggression of psychiatric patients : methods of measurement and its prevalence. Violence in mental health settings : causes, consequences, management.
    Academic chapter/article

Report

  • Callaghan, Patrick; Oud, Nico; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Almvik, Roger; Thomas, Bart. (2013) Proceedings of the 8th european congress on violence in clinical psychiatry. 2013. ISBN 978-90-574-0112-1.
    Report
  • Almvik, Roger; Rasmussen, Kirsten. (2008) Assessing the risk of violence Development and validation of the Brøset Violence Checklist. 2008. ISBN 978-82-471-6552-2.
    PhD thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • MDV6216 - Mental Health and Challenging Behavior

Media

2018

  • Lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2018) Aggression and Violence within an Acute Mental Health Setting Evidence to Practice with Benefit to All. masterclass inAggression and Violence within an Acute Mental Health Setting Evidence to Practice with Benefit to All . Dundalk institute of technology; Dundalk. 2018-11-11 - 2018-11-11.
  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2018) Violence risk - mission impossible ?. 5th European Conference on Mental Health . EVIPRO; Split. 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21.

2017

  • Poster
    Almvik, Roger. (2017) Risk assessment made easy. IAFMH annual conference . IAFMHS; Split. 2017-06-16 - 2017-06-18.
  • Poster
    Lauvrud, Christian; Almvik, Roger; Irina, Georgieva; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Whittington, Richard. (2017) Opinions of professionals and family members about the Norwegian mental health law regulating involuntary commitment of psychiatric patients. IAFMHS 2017 . IAFMHS; Split. 2017-06-12 - 2017-06-15.

2016

  • Lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2016) The Broset Violence Checklist. IAFMH annual conference . IAFMHS; New York. 2016-06-17 - 2016-06-21.

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2015) Det enkle er ofte det beste ? Brøset Violence Checklist. Konferens om vold och hot innom psykiatri . Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm. 2015-05-07 - 2015-05-07.
  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2015) Risk assessment made easy, The Bröset Violence Checklist (BVC). CPI Restraint Reduction Conference . Restraint Reduction Network; Birmingham. 2015-11-13 - 2015-11-15.

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2014) Det enkle er ofte det beste ? Brøset Violence Checklist. Nasjonalt seminar om Vold i Psykisk Helsevern . Odense Universitet; Odense. 2014-02-24 - 2014-02-24.
  • Lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2014) Jednostavno je često najbolje? The Brøset Violence Checklist. Fagdag . Universitet i Split; Split, HR. 2014-10-08 - 2014-10-08.
  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2014) Risk assessment made easy,The Bröset Violence Checklist(BVC). International Conference on the Care and Treatment of Offenders with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability . Northumbria University; Newcastle. 2014-04-10 - 2014-04-11.
  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2014) Violence in Health Care, a practical approach. Dagsseminar om vold i psykisk helsevern . Central Denmark Health Authorities, Aarhus, Denmark; Aarhus. 2014-10-20 - 2014-10-20.

2012

  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2012) Voldsprediksjon innom rettspsykiatri og kriminalvården. Seminarium . Malmø Høgskola; Malmø. 2012-02-14 - 2012-02-14.

2011

  • Interview
    Almvik, Roger. (2011) Vold i sykehjem. NRK Tyholt [Radio]. 2011-01-25.

2008

  • Academic lecture
    Gudde, Camilla B; Palmstierna, Tom; Almvik, Roger. (2008) Patients aggression in mental health care settings: Staff and patients perpspectives on causes and management. International Conference on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector . Oud Consultancy, Dr. Ian Needham, chair; Amsterdam. 2008-10-22 - 2008-10-24.

2007

  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (2007) Assessment of security measures -a complex clinical issue. Custody and caring . University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon. 2007-09-27 - 2007-09-29.
  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger; Berg Nesset, Merete; Palmstierna, Tom. (2007) Assessment of security measures -a complex clinical issue. Custody and caring . University of Saskatoon; Saskatoon. 2007-09-27 - 2007-09-29.

2002

  • Poster
    Almvik, Roger. (2002) Violence and dangerousness - a nursing perspective. Congress Universitet i Malmø . [Mangler data]; Malmø. 2002-09-04.

2001

  • Poster
    Almvik, Roger. (2001) BVC - Current status, research designs and the way forward. 9th Annual European Violence in Psychiatry Researchers Group Meeting . [Mangler data]; Barcelona, Spain. 2001-02-08.
  • Poster
    Almvik, Roger. (2001) Short time Risk Assessment. 7th International NPNR Conference (Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research) . [Mangler data]; Royal College of Nursing, Oxford, UK. 2001-09-27.

1999

  • Academic lecture
    Almvik, Roger. (1999) Risikovurdering i psykiatrien. landskonferanse . dansk sygepleiejerskeunion; Faarup, Danmark. 1999-10-01 - 1999-10-02.
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