Research - Department of Mental Health
Research
The Department of Mental Health works for a better understanding and treatment of mental disorders, developmental disorders, substance abuse disorders, rehabilitation, habilitation, and child welfare.
We conduct basic research, applied research, epidemiology, and clinical research in our thematic research groups.
The close collaboration between St. Olavs hospital, municipal health services, child welfare, and our research groups, creates favorable conditions for clinical research.
Our two competence centers, Regional Centre for Child and Youth (RKBU Central Norway) and National Institute on Intellectual Disability and Community (NAKU), have a special responsibility to support the health services.
Research groups

ADHD

Child Welfare

Biological Psychiatry

Ehelse i psykisk helsevern

Communication, Interaction, and Early Intervention

Diversity, Inclusion and Participation

Mental Health in Relational and Societal Context

Vulnerabilities and justice

Substance Abuse and Addiction

Intervention and Implementation

Sleep Group

Youth and Mental Health
Research groups
- ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child Welfare
- Biological psychiatry
- E-helse i psykisk helsevern
- Communication, interaction, and early intervention in a life course perspective
- Diversity, inclusion and participation
- Mental health in relational and societal context
- Vulnerabilities and justice
- Substance abuse and addiction
- Intervention and implementation
- Sleep and chronobiology
- Youth and Mental Health
Competence and knowledge centres
National institute on intellectual disability and community (NAKU)
Regional centre for child and youth mental health and child welfare (RKBU)
Research projects
Research projects at the Department of Mental Health (Cristin)
Research documetation
Research results Department of Mental Health (Norwegian Research Information Repository)
Forskningsdokumentasjon Institutt for psykisk helse (NTNU Open)
Publikasjoner Institutt for psykisk helse (CRIStin)
Units at the Department of Mental Health
The department is divided into three subject units
Social education and NAKU
The unit on Social education and NAKU studies health, welfare services and everyday life for people with various disabilities. The National institute on intellectual disability and community (NAKU) is part of the unit.
Adult Psychiatry and Mental Health Work
Research unit for Adult psychiatry and mental health work are studying mental- and substance abuse disorders from basic research to clinical research and epidemiology.
Regional Centre for Child and Youth - Mental Health and Child Welfare
Regional Centre for Child and Youth (RKBU), Central Norway, contributes to improving the quality of services for children and young people.
Contact
Address
NTNU, Department of Mental Health,
P.O. Box 8905, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
Location
Campus Øya, Olav Kyrres gate 9, The Fred Kavli-building, 4. floor
Research documentation
Publications by Department of Mental Health (CRIStin)
Research documentation at the Department of Mental Health (NTNU Open)
Doctoral thesis
PhD at the Department of Mental Health - Doktorgrader og disputaser