Eating and Weight Disorders Research group - Department of Psychology
Eating and Weight Disorders Research Group (EWeR)
Aims of the research group
The aim of this research group is to investigate and acquire new knowledge about the causes and consequences of eating- and weight disorders, to investigate the efficacy of existing therapeutic interventions and to develop new treatment methods for patients with these disorders. The research group has a neurobiological focus.
Collaboration
We collaborate with a number of researchers at other units within NTNU. In addition, we have close collaborations with the Eating Disorder Units at
- Levanger Hospital (in Norwegian)
- St. Olavs Hospital (in Norwegian)
- Oslo University Hospital (in Norwegian)
- Modum Bad (in Norwegian)
Ongoing projects
- Transdiagnostic Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Eating Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Participate in the project? Read more)
- The Experience of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) for Patients with Eating Disorders- A Qualitative Study
- Activity and sleep patterns in eating disorders (Participate in the project? Read more)
- Patients` experiences- and long-term outcome of involuntary treatment for severe eating disorders
- The impact of childhood trauma on treatment outcome after inpatient treatment in adult eating disorder patients
- Athletes` perception of the importance of body and healthy eating: a qualitative study
Publications and master students
Danielsen, M., Bjørnelv, S., Weider, S., Myklebust, T. Å., Lundh, H. & Rø, Ø. (2020) The outcome at follow-up after inpatient eating disorder treatment: a naturalistic study. Journal of Eating Disorders, 8, 67. doi: 10.1186/s40337-020-00349-6
Hestad, K. A., Weider, S., Nilsen, K. B., Indredavik, M. S., & Sand, T. (2016). Increased frontal electro-encephalogram theta amplitude in patients with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy controls. Neuro-psychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 2419-2423. doi: 10.2147/ndt.s113586
Weider, S., Indredavik, M. S., Lydersen, S., & Hestad, K. (2016). Central Coherence, Visuoconstruction and Visual Memory in Patients with Eating Disorders as Measured by Different Scoring Methods of the Rey Complex Figure Test. European Eating Disorders Review, 24(2), 106-113. doi: 10.1002/erv.2385
Weider, S., Indredavik, M. S., Lydersen, S., & Hestad, K. (2015). Neuropsychological function in patients with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48(4), 397-405. doi: 10.1002/eat.22283
Weider, S., Indredavik, M. S., Lydersen, S., & Hestad, K. (2014). Intellectual function in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review, 22(1), 15-24. doi: 10.1002/erv.2260
- Ingvild Myklestad (2015), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- June Hansen (2015), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Karin Ylva Larsen (2016), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Benedicte Smedby (2017), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Linn Heidi Jacobsen (2017), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Eveline Mathisen (2018), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Hanna Skårderud (2019), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Hedvig Christoffersen (2019), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Marit Normann Aspelund (2019), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Celine Kormeseth-Rødal (2020), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Mari Stranden (2020), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Marthe Schillinger (2020), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Ina Visser (2020), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Synne Marie Martinsen (2022), Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Anniken Bjørnseth Tviberg (2022, ongoing), Department of Psychology, NTNU
Members of research group
- Odin Hjemdal, Professor, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Alexander Olsen, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Karoline Krane-Gartiser, Post. Doc., Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU
- Øyvind Salvesen, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and General Practice, NTNU
- Tora Thorsrud, PHD Candidate, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Linda Thorsen, PHD Candidate, Department of Psychology, NTNU
Associate members
- Tone Seim Fuglset, Postdoctor, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust
- Camilla Lindvall Dahlgren, Senior Researcher, Regional Department for Eating Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål HF; Associate Professor, Oslo New University College (ONH), Oslo, Norway
- Ingri Warnes Seth, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Ragnhild Løkken, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Kamilla Sanner, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Sigri Olive Kjølen, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Guro Melting Brauteset, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Lisa Sophie Myhren, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Kitt Helene Hvidsten, Department of Psychology, UiO
- Synne Martinsen, Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Hanna Lillehaug, Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Line O. Luckman, Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Ingrid M. Pettersen, Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Marit Normann Aspelund, Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, NTNU