Publications by authors named "A Hoffart"
Objective: Few reliable patient characteristics have emerged as significant predictors of outcomes for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). This study aimed to explore whether affect integration, metacognitions, and maladaptive schemas could serve as predictors of therapeutic outcomes for patients with SAD. Relationships between these psychological constructs and baseline SAD symptomatology were also examined.
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- - Individuals with mental illness are at a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes, but studies on their vaccination uptake have shown mixed results.
- - This research analyzed data from multiple cohort studies and Swedish registers to explore the relationship between mental illness and COVID-19 vaccination rates.
- - Findings revealed that while overall vaccine uptake was high in both groups, there was a slight decrease in vaccination rates among unmedicated individuals with mental illness, indicating a need for further investigation into this subgroup.
Background: Recovery processes during residential treatment for eating disorders, especially in patients with a history of maltreatment, are insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore the temporal relationships among comorbid factors, including depression, anxiety, and self-compassion, with the influence of childhood maltreatment.
Method: Using Dynamic Time Warp (DTW), weekly scores from the Symptom Checklist-5, Eating Disorder Examination, and Self-Compassion Scale were analysed over 12 weeks.
The behavioral restrictions disrupting daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic have profoundly impacted well-being, and health behaviors have been advocated to prevent decline. To understand how processes related to fluctuation in well-being unfold within individuals, analyses on the within-person level are required. In this preregistered intensive longitudinal study, 1,709 individuals from the Norwegian adult population provided data daily over 40 consecutive days during the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Psychological distress during pregnancy is a well-documented risk factor for adverse maternal outcomes. Distress related to the COVID-19 pandemic may further increase the vulnerability of pregnant women to negative mental health outcomes.
Aim: To explore the mental health experiences of pregnant women, focusing on mental health outcomes, challenges related to the pandemic, coping strategies, and factors buffering mental health factors during the restricted COVID-19 lockdown period.