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Papers by Helle Schoeyen

Research paper thumbnail of Response to kotzalidis et Al

The American journal of psychiatry, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Response to kellner and fink

The American journal of psychiatry, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Despite clinical differences, bipolar disorder patients from acute wards and outpatient clinics have similar educational and disability levels compared to the general population

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2011

Background: The aims of this study were to compare clinical characteristics and educational and o... more Background: The aims of this study were to compare clinical characteristics and educational and occupational functioning in two Bipolar Disorder (BD) samples recruited respectively from acutely admitted inpatients and public outpatient clinics and to investigate if the two BD samples differed in the same way in education and work ability from the general population. Methods: DSM-IV BD patients were consecutively recruited from acute wards throughout Norway (N = 252; 69.8% BD I; 25.0% BD II; 5.2% BD NOS) and from outpatient clinics in the Oslo region (N = 230; 60.4% BD I; 33.5% BD II; 6.1% BD NOS) and demographic and clinical characteristics were compared. A reference sample from the general population (N = 100 869) was used to compare levels of education, marital status and disability benefits. Results: The acute ward sample was older, and had more men, more BD I disorder, more hospitalisations and suicide attempts, longer illness duration, an earlier age of onset and first treatment and used a higher number of antipsychotics, anticonvulsants and lithium than the outpatient sample. Both samples were educated to the same level as their respective reference populations, but received disability benefit and were single to a higher but similar degree. Conclusions: Clinical differences between the BD samples had no consequence for educational achievement and receipt of disability benefit compared to the general population indicating that other factors than severity of illness play a role for education and work abilities in BD patients.

Research paper thumbnail of Bipolar disorder patients have similar levels of education but lower socio-economic status than the general population

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2011

Background: There is conflicting evidence regarding the educational level and its importance for ... more Background: There is conflicting evidence regarding the educational level and its importance for social and occupational functioning in bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study was to investigate how educational achievement relates to function in BD compared with the general population, and which clinical factors are associated with level of education. Methods: Hospitalized patients with DSM-IV BD (N = 257; 69.3% BD I; 25.7% BD II; 5.1 BD NOS; 51.4% females) were consecutively recruited from mental health clinics throughout Norway and compared with a geographically matched reference sample from the general population (N = 56,540) on levels of education, marital status, income, and disability benefits. Further analyses of association were carried out using logistic regression analyses. Results: A significantly higher proportion of subjects in the BD group than in the reference group was single, had low income, or was disabled. No between-group difference was found in educational level. In the reference group education was inversely correlated with the risk of being disabled, but no such relationship was found in the BD group. Rapid cycling and recurring depressive episodes were the only clinical characteristics associated with low educational level. Limitations: Acutely admitted patients might not be representative for milder forms of disease. Conclusions: Despite similar levels of education, BD patients had lower social and occupational function than the general population, and no association was found between education and disability for BD patients.

Research paper thumbnail of P01-93 - Social, occupational and educational function in a representative sample of bipolar patients compared with the general population

European Psychiatry, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression

BMC Psychiatry, 2013

Background: The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression... more Background: The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression is sparse. The aims of the study were to assess the neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant, acutely admitted BD depression inpatients, to compare the neurocognitive functioning in patients with BD I and II, and to identify the demographic and clinical illness characteristics associated with cognitive functioning. Methods: Acutely admitted BD I (n = 19) and BD II (n = 32) inpatients who fulfilled the DSM-IV-TR criteria for a major depressive episode were tested with the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, the National Adult Reading Test, and a battery of clinical measures.

Research paper thumbnail of Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Electroconvulsive Therapy Versus Algorithm-Based Pharmacological Treatment

Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded by many clinicians as the most effective t... more Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded by many clinicians as the most effective treatment for treatment-resistant bipolar depression, but no randomized controlled trials have been conducted, to the authors' knowledge. They compared efficacy measures of ECT and algorithm-based pharmacological treatment in treatmentresistant bipolar depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Response to kotzalidis et Al

The American journal of psychiatry, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Response to kellner and fink

The American journal of psychiatry, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Despite clinical differences, bipolar disorder patients from acute wards and outpatient clinics have similar educational and disability levels compared to the general population

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2011

Background: The aims of this study were to compare clinical characteristics and educational and o... more Background: The aims of this study were to compare clinical characteristics and educational and occupational functioning in two Bipolar Disorder (BD) samples recruited respectively from acutely admitted inpatients and public outpatient clinics and to investigate if the two BD samples differed in the same way in education and work ability from the general population. Methods: DSM-IV BD patients were consecutively recruited from acute wards throughout Norway (N = 252; 69.8% BD I; 25.0% BD II; 5.2% BD NOS) and from outpatient clinics in the Oslo region (N = 230; 60.4% BD I; 33.5% BD II; 6.1% BD NOS) and demographic and clinical characteristics were compared. A reference sample from the general population (N = 100 869) was used to compare levels of education, marital status and disability benefits. Results: The acute ward sample was older, and had more men, more BD I disorder, more hospitalisations and suicide attempts, longer illness duration, an earlier age of onset and first treatment and used a higher number of antipsychotics, anticonvulsants and lithium than the outpatient sample. Both samples were educated to the same level as their respective reference populations, but received disability benefit and were single to a higher but similar degree. Conclusions: Clinical differences between the BD samples had no consequence for educational achievement and receipt of disability benefit compared to the general population indicating that other factors than severity of illness play a role for education and work abilities in BD patients.

Research paper thumbnail of Bipolar disorder patients have similar levels of education but lower socio-economic status than the general population

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2011

Background: There is conflicting evidence regarding the educational level and its importance for ... more Background: There is conflicting evidence regarding the educational level and its importance for social and occupational functioning in bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study was to investigate how educational achievement relates to function in BD compared with the general population, and which clinical factors are associated with level of education. Methods: Hospitalized patients with DSM-IV BD (N = 257; 69.3% BD I; 25.7% BD II; 5.1 BD NOS; 51.4% females) were consecutively recruited from mental health clinics throughout Norway and compared with a geographically matched reference sample from the general population (N = 56,540) on levels of education, marital status, income, and disability benefits. Further analyses of association were carried out using logistic regression analyses. Results: A significantly higher proportion of subjects in the BD group than in the reference group was single, had low income, or was disabled. No between-group difference was found in educational level. In the reference group education was inversely correlated with the risk of being disabled, but no such relationship was found in the BD group. Rapid cycling and recurring depressive episodes were the only clinical characteristics associated with low educational level. Limitations: Acutely admitted patients might not be representative for milder forms of disease. Conclusions: Despite similar levels of education, BD patients had lower social and occupational function than the general population, and no association was found between education and disability for BD patients.

Research paper thumbnail of P01-93 - Social, occupational and educational function in a representative sample of bipolar patients compared with the general population

European Psychiatry, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression

BMC Psychiatry, 2013

Background: The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression... more Background: The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression is sparse. The aims of the study were to assess the neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant, acutely admitted BD depression inpatients, to compare the neurocognitive functioning in patients with BD I and II, and to identify the demographic and clinical illness characteristics associated with cognitive functioning. Methods: Acutely admitted BD I (n = 19) and BD II (n = 32) inpatients who fulfilled the DSM-IV-TR criteria for a major depressive episode were tested with the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, the National Adult Reading Test, and a battery of clinical measures.

Research paper thumbnail of Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Electroconvulsive Therapy Versus Algorithm-Based Pharmacological Treatment

Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded by many clinicians as the most effective t... more Objective: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is regarded by many clinicians as the most effective treatment for treatment-resistant bipolar depression, but no randomized controlled trials have been conducted, to the authors' knowledge. They compared efficacy measures of ECT and algorithm-based pharmacological treatment in treatmentresistant bipolar depression.