Publications by authors named "Jens Ivar Larsen"
Background: Insomnia in depression is common and difficult to resolve. Unresolved depression-related sleep disturbances increase risk of relapse at high costs for individuals and society. Trials have suggested music for insomnia in various populations, but there is little research on the effectiveness of music for depression-related insomnia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Insomnia is a common sleep disorder for adults with depression, with major impact on their quality of life. Previous trials suggest that listening to music may be helpful in the treatment of sleep disturbances in healthy populations, including students and elderly. In addition, small studies with clinical populations of traumatized refugees, adults with chronic insomnia and adults with depression insomnia add to the evidence base.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Depression and anxiety are prevalent mental disorders among the working population with potentially high personal and financial cost. The overall aim of this study was to test the applicability of an outreach collaborative model for early identification and treatment of clinical and sub-clinical mental disorders among Danish employees. This applicability was examined by I) investigating the fractions of identified and treated clinical and subclinical cases, II) describing the distribution and characteristics of cases identified and III) investigating the effect of allocated treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent studies have indicated that the 11-item Psychotic Depression Assessment Scale (PDAS), consisting of the 6-item melancholia subscale (HAM-D6) of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and 5 psychosis items from the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), is a valid measure for the severity of psychotic depression. The aim of this study was to subject the PDAS, and its depression (HAM-D6) and psychosis (BPRS5) subscales to further validation.
Methods: Patients diagnosed with psychotic depression at Danish psychiatric hospitals participated in semi-structured interviews.
Background: Patients with a psychiatric illness have a higher prevalence of physical diseases and thus a higher morbidity and mortality.
Aim: The main aim was to investigate where patients with co-occurring physical diseases and mental disorders (psychotic spectrum or mood) in the health and social service system are identified most frequently before admission into psychiatry. The second aim was to compare the differences in the treatment routes taken by the patients before entry into psychiatric services in all the participating countries (Denmark, Germany, Japan, Nigeria and Switzerland).
Background: Physical comorbidities and substance use are commonly reported in patients with mental disorders.
Aim: To examine somatic comorbidity in patients with substance use disorders (SUD) compared to patients with mental disorders but no SUD.
Methods: Lifetime prevalence data on mental and physical health status were collected from inpatients in 12 mental health care facilities in five different countries.
Background: A considerable amount of research has been conducted on clinical decision making (CDM) in short-term physical conditions. However, there is a lack of knowledge on CDM and its outcome in long-term illnesses, especially in care for people with severe mental illness.
Methods/design: The study entitled "Clinical decision making and outcome in routine care for people with severe mental illness" (CEDAR) is carried out in six European countries (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland and UK).
Article Synopsis
- People with mental disorders often face higher rates of physical illnesses and shorter life expectancies, but there's a gap in effective interventions across Europe to address these issues.
- The HELPS project is an interdisciplinary initiative that aims to gather knowledge on the physical health challenges faced by individuals with mental illnesses and identify effective health promotion practices across different European countries.
- The project will create a "physical health promotion toolkit" to help staff and residents in mental health facilities choose appropriate health interventions, leveraging methods like stakeholder analysis, literature reviews, and expert consultations to ensure the toolkit is effective and adaptable.