[A woman in her forties who used addictive drugs in very high doses].

Background: Following a surgical procedure, a female patient in her forties was prescribed opioids (oxycodone). The prescription escalated into doses that were extremely high, and at a level beyond any experienced previously, either at the various hospital units that were involved in the treatment or in the medical literature.

Case Presentation: The patient had no known history of substance abuse.

[Use of drugs for alcohol use disorder in Norway 2004–16].

Background: Alcohol use disorder can lead to serious illness and early death. The lifetime prevalence rate among the Norwegian population is estimated at 7-10 %. Many patients are never admitted to any kind of treatment programme, and it is assumed that few of those who are treated receive medicinal treatment.

Juvenile myasthenia gravis in Norway: A nationwide epidemiological study.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence rate and prevalence of autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) among children in Norway.

Methods: This retrospective population-based study was performed in Norway from January 2012 to December 2013. Cases of juvenile MG (JMG) with onset < 18 years were identified through searches in coding systems of electronic patient records at the 15 main hospitals in Norway from 1989 to 2013.

Psychiatric disorders and psychological distress in patients undergoing evaluation for lung transplantation: a national cohort study.

Objective: We sought to investigate type and prevalence of psychiatric disorders and psychological distress in patients being evaluated for lung transplantation.

Methods: One hundred eighteen patients were assessed [74% with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)] with the MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). Spirometry and the 6-min walk test (6MWT) assessed lung function with data subject to multivariate regression analyses.