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)
Ongoing projects
- Longitudinal changes in neuropsychological profiles in adults with eating disorders
- The use of psychotropic drugs in patients with eating disorders
- Transdiagnostic Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Eating Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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
- Athletes` perception of the importance of body and healthy eating: a qualitative study
Completed projects
- The Experience of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) for Patients with Eating Disorders- A Qualitative Study
- The impact of childhood trauma on treatment outcome after inpatient treatment in adult eating disorder patients
Publications / Clinical manuals
Publications
Publications
Weider, S., Rø, Ø., Bjørnelv, S. & Danielsen, M. (2025) The impact of childhood sexual abuse and childhood traumatic events on outcome in adult inpatients with eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders. doi: 10.1186/s40337-025-01316-9
Thorsrud, T., Thorsen, L., Hjemdal, O., Dahlgren, C. L., Micali, N. & Weider, S. (2025). Neuropsychological Profiles in Patients With Restrictive or Binge/Purge Subtype Eating Disorders: A Continuum Approach. European Eating Disorders Review. doi: 10.1002/erv.70019
Thorsrud, T., Hjemdal, O., Thorsen, L., Micali, N., Dahlgren, C. L., & Weider, S. (2025). Transdiagnostic Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Patients with Eating Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 17(9), 1460. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17091460
Weider S, Shott ME, Nguyen T, Swindle S, Pryor T, Sternheim LC, Frank GKW. Food Avoidance and Aversive Goal Value Computation in Anorexia Nervosa. Nutrients. 2024; 16(18):3115. Doi: 10.3390/nu16183115
Thorsrud, T., Bang, M. A., Dahlgren, C. L., Nordfjærn, T., & Weider, S. (2024). Cognitive remediation therapy for patients with eating disorders: a qualitative study. J Eat Disord, 12(1), 142. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-01101-0
Christoffersen; H., Skårderud, H. R., Vrabel, K & Weider, S. (2023). Self-compassion as a mechanism of change in patients with eating disorders and childhood trauma receiving CFT-E; a study of within-person processes. Nordic Psychology, doi: 10.1080/19012276.2023.2192396
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
Clinical manuals and resources / Behandlingsmanualer
Clinical manuals and resources / Behandlingsmanualer
Members of research group
- Odin Hjemdal, Professor, Department of Psychology, NTNU
- Alexander Olsen, 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
- Kristin Kragh, PhD candidate, Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger Hospital
- Kari Lund Olstø, PhD candidate, Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger Hospital
- Katrine Kveli Fjukstad, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, NTNU/ Department of Psychiatry, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger Hospital
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
Master students/associated master students
Master students/associated master students
Master students, Department of Psychology, NTNU:
- Ingvild Myklestad (2015)
- June Hansen (2015)
- Karin Ylva Larsen (2016)
- Benedicte Smedby (2017)
- Linn Heidi Jacobsen (2017)
- Eveline Mathisen (2018)
- Hanna Skårderud (2019)
- Hedvig Christoffersen (2019)
- Marit Normann Aspelund (2019)
- Celine Kormeseth-Rødal (2020)
- Mari Stranden (2020)
- Marthe Schillinger (2020)
- Ina Visser (2020)
- Synne Marie Martinsen (2022)
- Sindre Einarsve Rønning (2023)
- Marit Bjerve (2023)
- Guro Melting Brauteset (2025)
- Amalie Bramming Moen (2025)
Research assistants
Research assistants
Research assistants, Department of Psychology, NTNU:
- Guro Melting Brauteset
- Amalie Bramming Moen
Former members
Former members
Former research assistants, Department of Psychology, NTNU:
- Frida Langerud
- Liva Rindom Tofte
- Kristin Bergslid
- Magnhild Eitrem Røkke
- Sigri Olive Kjølen
- Synne Martinsen
- Hanna Lillehaug
- Line O. Luckman
- Ingrid M. Pettersen
- Marit Normann Aspelund
- Ingri Warnes Seth
- Ragnhild Løkken
- Kamilla Sanner
- Lisa Sophie Myhren
- Kitt Helene Hvidsten