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We offer individual therapy with experienced psychology students.
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Research
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Stress can increase the risk of substance addiction
Healthy people who were exposed to high levels of stress and given access to opioids worked hard to obtain higher doses – even though the medication did not help them. The effect was most pronounced in men, according to a new Norwegian study.
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Signs of Alzheimer's disease are detectable far earlier than previously thought
A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease may be detected by brain imaging more than seven years earlier than previously assumed. Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo led the study, published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Yoga can be very helpful for people who have experienced trauma
People who were exposed to violence, abuse, and neglect as children may greatly benefit from practicing yoga as adults. New research shows that yoga can provide a different kind of access to oneself than traditional talk therapy.
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Men now have fewer children than women
For the first time in the history of mankind, men are less fertile than women, according to a new international study.
News
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PSI's Research Communication Award is now open for nominations Oct. 14, 2026
The annual Psychological Institute's Research Communication Award is given to one of our researchers to recognize and celebrate their significant contribution to public debate.
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PSI's Community Building Award is now open for nominations Oct. 14, 2026
The Institute of Psychology (PSI) has established this award to recognize and reward an individual who has made a significant contribution to community building at PSI.
Psychology for Climate
Psychology for Climate is working to adress the psychological dimensions and the responsibility of the institute in the ecological crisis.
Events
Publications
- Sosial ulikhet i Norge og barns psykiske utvikling - en megakobling (2027) Ystrom, Eivind; Timpe, Clara Marie Fides & Jole, Oda van
- Possible drivers of self-harm severity - relative contributions of post-traumatic stress and levels of personality functioning – results from the Extreme Challenges project (2026) Kvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit; Langjord, Tuva; Bovim, Tone Helene; Christensen, Tore Buer; Eikenæs, Ingeborg Helene Ulltveit-Moe & Hove, Oddbjørn [Show all 15 contributors for this article]
- Cohort Profile Update: COVIDMENT: COVID-19 cohorts on mental health across six nations (2026) Pettersen, Johanne Hagen; Barker, Mary M; Christoffersen, Lea Arregui Nordahl; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Kõiv, Kadri & Magnusdottir, Ingibjörg [Show all 44 contributors for this article]