Sverre Urnes Johnson

• Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora Paulsen; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2024). Fear of giving birth alone: Experiences of psychological distress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and coping- strategies of childbearing women during COVID-19. Midwifery. ISSN 0266-6138. 131. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.103951.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hagen, Roger; Dammen, Toril & Papageorgiou, Constantinos (2024). Videoconference-delivered metacognitive therapy for anxiety and depression in post-COVID-19 syndrome: A baseline-controlled single-arm pilot trial. General Hospital Psychiatry. ISSN 0163-8343. 88, p. 77–78. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.02.003.
• Yang, Lisbeth Xin-Yi; Vrabel, KariAnne; Rø, Øyvind & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2023). Kognitiv atferdsterapi for spiseforstyrrelser (CBT-E) – en poliklinisk behandlingsstudie. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 60(11), p. 696–696. doi: 10.52734/TDCK5656. Full text in Research Archive
• Kopland, Maren Cecilie Gunnulfsen; Vrabel, KariAnne; Slof-Op ‘t Landt, Margarita; Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Giltay, Erik J. (2023). Breaking the cycle: Identifying key symptom pathways of eating disorders and the influence of childhood maltreatment. International Journal of Eating Disorders. ISSN 0276-3478. p. 1–11. doi: 10.1002/eat.24097. Full text in Research Archive
• Freichel, René; Skjerdingstad, Nora Paulsen; Mansueto, Alessandra C.; Epskamp, Sacha; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Use of Substances to Cope Predicts Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Persistence: Investigating Patterns of Interactions Between Symptoms and Its Maintaining Mechanisms. Psychological Trauma. ISSN 1942-9681. p. 1–10. doi: 10.1037/tra0001624.
• Hammersmark, Ane T; Hjemdal, Odin; Hannisdal, Marit; Lending, Hilde D.; Reme, Silje Endresen & Hodne, Kjetil [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). Metacognitive therapy for generalized anxiety disorders in group: A case study. Journal of Clinical Psychology. ISSN 0021-9762. p. 1–16. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23615. Full text in Research Archive
• Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora Paulsen; Hoffart, Asle; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2023). Triggered by worry: A dynamic network analysis of COVID-19 pandemic-related anxiety and parental stress. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. 346, p. 329–337. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.127. Full text in Research Archive
• Shen, Qing; Joyce, Emily E.; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Didriksen, Maria; Lovik, Anikó & Sævarsdóttir, Karen Sól [Show all 32 contributors for this article] (2023). COVID-19 illness severity and 2-year prevalence of physical symptoms: an observational study in Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. ISSN 2666-7762. 35. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100756. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle; Skjerdingstad, Nora Paulsen; Freichel, René; Mansueto, Alessandra C.; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2023). Depressive Symptoms and Their Mechanisms: An Investigation of Long-Term Patterns of Interaction Through a Panel-Network Approach. Clinical Psychological Science. ISSN 2167-7026. doi: 10.1177/21677026231208172.
• Lovik, Anikó; González-Hijón, Juan; Hoffart, Asle; Fawns-Ritchie, Chloe; Magnúsdóttir, Ingibjörg & Lu, Li [Show all 27 contributors for this article] (2023). Elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety among family members and friends of critically ill COVID-19 patients – an observational study of five cohorts across four countries. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. ISSN 2666-7762. 33. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100733. Full text in Research Archive
• Vrabel, KariAnne; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili & Hoffart, Asle (2023). Anxiety and depressive symptoms among migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: A two-wave longitudinal study. Psychiatry Research Communications. ISSN 2772-5987. 3(2), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100115. Full text in Research Archive
• Memon, Amina; Hunt, Ashley; Thelwall, Ellamay; Hardwick, Nick & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2023). The mental health of staff working in UK prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. ISSN 2059-1098. doi: 10.1111/hojo.12522. Full text in Research Archive
• Kopland, Maren C. G.; Vrabel, KariAnne; Melsom, Linne; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2023). Self-compassion in eating disorders and childhood trauma: A study of within-person effects in a randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1050-3307. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2022.2149363. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle; Burger, Julian; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2022). Daily dynamics and mechanisms of anxious symptomatology in the general population: A network study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. ISSN 0887-6185. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102658.
• Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle; Bauer, Daniel J. & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2022). A Critical Period for Pandemic Adaptation: The Evolution of Depressive Symptomatology in a Representative Sample of Adults Across a 17-Month Period During COVID-19. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. ISSN 2769-7541. doi: 10.1037/abn0000786.
• Nordbø, Sara Ebling; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Skjerdingstad, Nora & Hoffart, Asle (2022). Psychological well-being in times of COVID-19: Associated factors and levels in the general population. Frontiers in Public Health. ISSN 2296-2565. 10:86086, p. 1–12. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.860863. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle; Bauer, Daniel J.; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2022). Anxiety in the adult population from the onset to termination of social distancing protocols during the COVID-19: a 20-month longitudinal study. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 12(1), p. 1–13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22686-z. Show summary

  The social distancing protocols (SDPs) implemented as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic may seriously influence people's mental health. We used a sample of 4361 Norwegian adults recruited online and stratified to be nationally representative to investigate the evolution of anxiety following each modification in national SDPs across a 20-month period from the onset of the pandemic to the reopening of society and discontinuation of SDPs. The mean anxiety level fluctuated throughout the observation period and these fluctuations were related to the stringency of the modified SDPs. Those with a high initial level almost in unison showed a substantial and lasting decrease of anxiety after the first lifting of SDPs. A sub-group of 9% had developed a persistent anxiety state during the first 3 months. Younger age, pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis, and use of unverified information platforms proved to predict marked higher anxiety in the long run. In conclusion, individuals with a high level of anxiety at the outbreak of the pandemic improved when the social distancing protocols were lifted. By contrast, a sizeable subgroup developed lasting clinical levels of anxiety during hte first 3 months of the pandemic and is vulnerable to prolonged anxiety beyond the pandemic period.

• Gjengedal, Ragne Gunnarsdatter Hole; Osnes, Kåre; Reme, Silje Endresen; Lagerveld, Suzanne E.; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Lending, Hilde Dallavara [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Changes in depression domains as predictors of return to work in common mental disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. 308, p. 520–527. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.080. Full text in Research Archive
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Amundsen, Ole Myklebust; S. Johnson, Miriam; Hoffart, Asle; Halsøy, Øyvind & Skjerdingstad, Nora [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Psychiatric symptoms in COVID-19-positive individuals in the general population: Trajectories of depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Psychiatry Research. ISSN 0165-1781. 317. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114806. Full text in Research Archive
• Nordahl, Henrik; Ebrahimi, Omid V.; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2022). Trait Versus State Predictors of Emotional Distress Symptoms: The Role of the Big-5 Personality Traits, Metacognitive Beliefs, and Strategies. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. ISSN 0022-3018. 210(12), p. 943–950. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001557.
• Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2022). Metacognitive beliefs, maladaptive coping strategies, and depressive symptoms: A two-wave network study of the COVID-19 lockdown and reopening. Journal of Psychiatric Research. ISSN 0022-3956. 152, p. 70–78. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.06.008.
• Whittaker, Kristoffer; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Solbakken, Ole Andre & Tilden, Terje (2022). Treated together–changed together: The application of dyadic analyses to understand the reciprocal nature of alliances and couple satisfaction over time. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy. ISSN 0194-472X. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12595. Show summary

  In a Norwegian study of 73 couples attending a residential couple therapy program lasting between 6 and 12 weeks, weekly self-report data on therapy alliance and couple satisfaction were collected using routine outcome monitoring (ROM). The aim was to show how dyadic analyses could be applied to examine the predictive association between alliances and couple satisfaction. Results showed that improved alliance between dyad members and their couple therapist predicted their spouses' alliance. The clinical implication of these findings should heighten awareness to the importance of male partners in couple therapy, something that predicts their spouses' couple satisfaction. These findings help nuance the already existing literature on the working alliance. Futhermore, we propose that dyadic analyses should be widely used in any psycho-therapeutic research that aims to understand the reciprocal effects of dyads.

• Whittaker, Kristoffer; Stänicke, Erik; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Solbakken, Ole Andre & Tilden, Terje (2022). Troubled Relationships: A Retrospective Study of How Couples with Histories of Trauma Experience Therapy. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy. ISSN 1533-2691. p. 1–24. doi: 10.1080/15332691.2022.2053262. Show summary

  In the present study we aim to increase our knowledge of the relationship between childhood trauma and outcome in couple therapy. We samples participants based on their sub-optimal responses to treatment as well as one member of the dyad having reported experiences of childhood trauma. Six participants constituting three couples were included. All data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Our main finding was that when couples are not able to agree ont he goal of their therapy and this is not handled adequately by the therapist, the alliance tends to split. The therapy thus becomes more individually focused at the expense of the couple relationship. Generally, participants did not themselves assess their past traumas as having negatively impacted therapy giving instead credence as to how it has impacted their self-knowledge. In the future, longitudinal studies should be conducted to explore if there is an association across treatment between trauma and the therapeutic relationship, and the influence it might have on outcome. The findings of this study further support the already existing literature on the importance of alliance and elaborates upon how split alliances occur, develops, and constrains therapy.

• Magnúsdóttir, Ingibjörg; Lovik, Anikó; Unnarsdóttir, Anna Bára; McCartney, Daniel L.; Ask, Helga & Kõiv, Kadri [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2022). Acute COVID-19 severity and mental health morbidity trajectories in patient populations of six nations: an observational study. The Lancet Public Health. ISSN 2468-2667. 7(5), p. 406–416. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00042-1. Full text in Research Archive
• Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2022). Mechanisms associated with the trajectory of depressive and anxiety symptoms: A linear mixed-effects model during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Psychology. ISSN 1046-1310. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-02732-9. Full text in Research Archive
• Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2021). Parenting in a Pandemic: Parental Stress, Anxiety and Depression Among Parents During the Government-Initiated Physical Distancing Measures Following the First Wave of COVID-19. Stress and Health. ISSN 1532-3005. p. 1–16. doi: 10.1002/smi.3120.
• Skjerdingstad, Nora; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2021). Parental burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family Process. ISSN 0014-7370. p. 1–15. doi: 10.1111/famp.12740. Full text in Research Archive
• Amundsen, Ole Myklebust; Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid V. (2021). Pandemic Information Dissemination and Its Associations With the Symptoms of Mental Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Formative Research. ISSN 2561-326X. 5(12). doi: 10.2196/28239. Full text in Research Archive
• Tilden, Terje; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Zahl-Olsen, Rune; Wampold, Bruce E. & Ulvenes, Pål [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Alliance Predicting Progress in Couple Therapy. Psychotherapy. ISSN 0033-3204. 58(3), p. 391–400. doi: 10.1037/pst0000355.
• Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Burger, Julian; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2021). Within- and across-day patterns of interplay between depressive symptoms and related psychopathological processes: a dynamic network approach during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Medicine. ISSN 1741-7015. 19(1), p. 1–17. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02179-y. Full text in Research Archive
• Halstensen, Kari; Gjestad, Rolf; Luyten, Patrick; Wampold, Bruce; Granqvist, Pehr & Stålsett, Gry [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Depression and Mentalizing: A Psychodynamic Therapy Process Study. Journal of Counseling Psychology. ISSN 0022-0167. 68(6), p. 705–718. doi: 10.1037/cou0000544. Full text in Research Archive
• Halsøy, Øyvind; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2021). Insomnia Symptoms in the General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry. ISSN 1664-0640. 12. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.762799. Full text in Research Archive
• Whittaker, Kristoffer; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Solbakken, Ole Andre; Wampold, Bruce E. & Tilden, Terje (2021). Childhood trauma as a predictor of change in couple and family therapy: A study of treatment response. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice (CFP). ISSN 2160-4096. doi: 10.1037/cfp0000181.
• Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2021). Viral mitigation and the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with adherence to social distancing protocols and hygienic behaviour. Psychology and Health. ISSN 0887-0446. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1960987. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2021). Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: change and predictors of change from strict to discontinued social distancing protocols. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping. ISSN 1061-5806. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2021.1958790.
• Skjerdingstad, Nora; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2021). Feelings of Worthlessness Links Depressive Symptoms and Parental Stress: A Network Analysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic. European psychiatry. ISSN 0924-9338. 64(1), p. 1–10. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2223. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (2021). The network of stress-related states and depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.019.
• Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Ebling, Sara ; Amundsen, Ole Myklebust; Halsøy, Øyvind & Hoffart, Asle [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Risk, Trust, and Flawed Assumptions: Vaccine Hesitancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health. ISSN 2296-2565. 9. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.700213. Full text in Research Archive
• Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora; Ebrahimi, Omid V.; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2021). Mechanisms of parental distress during and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phase: A two-wave longitudinal study. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 16(6), p. 1–17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253087. Full text in Research Archive
• Tilden, Terje; Ulvenes, Pål Gunnar; Zahl-Olsen, Rune; Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Wampold, Bruce E. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Predicting change through individual symptoms and relationship distress: A study of within- and between-person processes in couple therapy. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. ISSN 1063-3995. 28, p. 1275–1284. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2575.
• Solbakken, Ole Andre; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle; Monsen, Jon Trygve & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2021). Emotion regulation difficulties and interpersonal problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Predicting anxiety and depression. Psychological Medicine. ISSN 0033-2917. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001987.
• Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2021). Physical Distancing and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Factors Associated With Psychological Symptoms and Adherence to Pandemic Mitigation Strategies. Clinical Psychological Science. ISSN 2167-7026. 9(3), p. 489–506. doi: 10.1177/2167702621994545. Full text in Research Archive
• Wisting, Line Norøm; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Bulik, Cynthia M.; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Rø, Øyvind & Bang, Lasse (2021). Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in a large female sample of adults with and without eating disorders. BMC Psychiatry. ISSN 1471-244X. 21:6, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-03013-0. Full text in Research Archive
• Sunde, Tor; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Himle, Joseph A.; Bertelsen, Thomas Bjerregaard; Haaland, Vegard Øksendal & Vogel, Patrick A. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Metacognitions and obsessive beliefs in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A study of within- and between-person effects on long-term outcome. Cognitive Therapy and Research. ISSN 0147-5916. 45, p. 1105–1119. doi: 10.1007/s10608-021-10210-y. Full text in Research Archive
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Tilden, Terje; Toft, Helge Prytz; Neupane, Sudan & Lien, Lars [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Circulating cytokine levels in the treatment of comorbid anxiety disorders. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. ISSN 0924-2708. p. 1–7. doi: 10.1017/neu.2020.38. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Psychotherapy research aims to investigate predictors and moderators of treatment outcome, but there are few consistent findings. This study aimed to investigate cytokines in patients undergoing treatment for anxiety disorders and whether the level of cytokines moderated the treatment outcome. Thirty-seven patients with comorbid and treatment-resistant anxiety disorders were investigated using multilevel modelling. Serum cytokine levels were measured three times: pretreatment, in the middle of treatment, and at the end of treatment. Anxiety and metacognitions were measured weekly throughout treatment by self-report. The levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist did not change during therapy or were not related to the level of anxiety. Metacognitive beliefs predicted anxiety, but the relationship between metacognitions and anxiety was not moderated by cytokines. Limitations of the study include that the patients were not fasting at blood sampling, and we did not assess body mass index, which may affect cytokine levels. The lack of significance for cytokines as a predictor or moderator may be due to a lack of power for testing moderation hypotheses, a problem associated with many psychotherapy studies. Cytokines did not predict the outcome in the treatment of comorbid anxiety disorders in our sample. Furthermore, cytokines did not moderate the relationship between metacognitions and anxiety. Keywords: anxiety; comorbidity; cytokines; metacognition; psychotherapy.

• Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Ebrahimi, Omid V. (2020). Loneliness and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Risk factors and associations with psychopathology. Frontiers in Psychiatry. ISSN 1664-0640. 11:589127, p. 1–9. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.589127. Full text in Research Archive
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Ebrahimi, Omid V. & Hoffart, Asle (2020). PTSD symptoms among health workers and public service providers during the COVID-19 outbreak. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241032. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2020). Within-person networks of clinical features of social anxiety disorder during cognitive and interpersonal therapy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. ISSN 0887-6185. 76. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102312.
• Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2020). Latent trait, latent-trait state, and a network approach to mental problems and their mechanisms of change. Clinical Psychological Science. ISSN 2167-7026. 8(4), p. 595–613. doi: 10.1177/2167702620901744.
• Tilden, Terje; Theisen, Marie; Wampold, Bruce E.; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Hoffart, Asle (2020). Individual distress and dyadic adjustment over the course of couple therapy and three-year follow-up: A replication study. Psychotherapy Research. ISSN 1050-3307. 30(3), p. 375–386. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2019.1645369.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; S. Johnson, Miriam; Sele, Peter & Hoffart, Asle (2019). Kompleks post-traumatisk stresslidelse: fra latent konstrukt til nettverksforståelse. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 56(6), p. 404–415.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Ulvenes, Pål; Øktedalen, Tuva & Hoffart, Asle (2019). Psychometric Properties of the General Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale in a Heterogeneous Psychiatric Sample. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 10(1713). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01713. Full text in Research Archive
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Hoffart, Asle (2019). Moderators and predictors of outcome in metacognitive and cognitive behavioural therapy for co-morbid anxiety disorders. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. ISSN 1063-3995. 26(4), p. 399–408. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2361.
• Hoffart, Asle; Langkaas, Tomas Formo; Øktedalen, Tuva & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2019). The temporal dynamics of symptoms during exposure therapies of PTSD: a network approach. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. ISSN 2000-8066. 10:1618134, p. 1–11. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1618134. Full text in Research Archive
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Hoffart, Asle (2018). Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy: A network approach. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 9:2382, p. 1–10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02382.
• Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Nordahl, Hans Morten & Wells, Adrian (2018). Mechanisms of change in metacognitive and cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment-resistant anxiety: The role of metacognitive beliefs and coping strategies. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. ISSN 2043-8087. 9(3), p. 1–10. doi: 10.1177/2043808718787414. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoffart, Asle; Øktedalen, Tuva; Ulvenes, Pål & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2018). The Mobility Inventory for Agoraphobia Avoidance Alone Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Subscales. Assessment (ASM). ISSN 1073-1911. 25(6), p. 769–776. doi: 10.1177/1073191116659739.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Nordahl, Hans Morten; Ulvenes, Pål; Vrabel, Kari-Anne & Wampold, Bruce E. (2017). Metacognition and cognition in inpatient mct and cbt for comorbid anxiety disorders: A study of within-person effects. Journal of Counseling Psychology. ISSN 0022-0167. 65(1), p. 86–97. doi: 10.1037/cou0000226.
• Langkaas, Tomas Formo; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Stenshorne, Kjersti; Collin-Tiller, Cecilie & Vrabel, Kari-Anne (2017). Klinisk signifikans i praksis. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 54(12), p. 1160–1167.
• Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2017). Psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapies are more different than you think: Conceptualizations of mental problems and consequences for studying mechanisms of change. Clinical Psychological Science. ISSN 2167-7026. 5(6), p. 1070–1086. doi: 10.1177/2167702617727096.
• Sunde, Tor; Walseth, Liv Tveit; Himle, Joe; Vogel, Patrick A.; Launes, Gunvor & Haaland, Vegard Øksendal [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2017). A long-term follow-up of group behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in a general outpatient clinic in Norway. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. ISSN 2211-3649. 14, p. 59–64. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2017.06.002. Full text in Research Archive
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Nordahl, Hans Morten & Wampold, Bruce E. (2017). Metacognitive therapy versus disorder-Specific CBT for comorbid anxiety disorders: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. ISSN 0887-6185. 50, p. 103–112. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.06.004.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Havik, Odd E. & Nordgreen, Tine (2016). A survey of clinical psychologists' attitudes toward treatment manuals. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. ISSN 0735-7028. 47(5), p. 340–346. doi: 10.1037/pro0000108.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Hoffart, Asle (2016). Metacognitive therapy for comorbid anxiety disorders: A case study. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 7. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01515.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Vik, Jone Solberg & Hoffart, Asle (2015). Panikklidelse og agorafobi. Håndbok i kognitiv terapi 2. utgave. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205458437. p. 99–114.
• Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Langkaas, Tomas Formo; Hedley, Liv Margaret; Hvidsten, Marit & Rasmussen, Aud (2013). Betydningen av spesifikke faktorer i behandling av angstlidelser. In Kvale, Gerd; Havik, Odd E.; Heiervang, Einar; Tangen, Tone & Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt (Ed.), Hvordan sikre angstpasienter kunnskapsbasert behandling?. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-01879-9. p. 127–137. Show summary

  I denne boken oppsummerer ledende fagfolk kunnskapsstatus for angstlidelser og deler egne erfaringer og synspunkter på hva som skal til for å sikre at god hjelp blir tilgjengelig. Angstlidelser er en av de vanligste årsakene til helseproblemer og dårlig livskvalitet. Bare et fåtall med angstplager får stilt riktig diagnose, og et mindretall får adekvat behandling. Dette til tross for at dokumentert virksomme metoder finnes. Svært mange blir derfor langtidssykmeldt eller uføretrygdet. Barn og ungdom med angstlidelser står i fare for å utvikle tilleggsproblemer som for eksempel depresjon, rusproblemer, skoleproblemer og søvnvansker. Skal mennesker med angstlidelser få virksom behandling, kreves satsing på utdanning, videreutdanning av helsepersonell og bedre organisering av behandlingstilbudet.

• Hagen, Roger; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Rognan, Even & Hjemdal, Odin (2012). Mot en felles grunn: En transdiagnostisk tilnærming til psykologisk behandling. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 49(3), p. 247–252.

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• Nordahl, Henrik; Hjemdal, Odin; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Nordahl, Hans Morten (2023). Metakognitiv terapi. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 60(12), p. 781–791. doi: 10.52734/CHIQ3716. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Metacognitive therapy (MCT) was developed by Adrian Wells and is founded on the self-regulatory executive function (S-REF) model, often referred to as the metacognitive model of psychological disorder. The metacognitive model assumes that symptoms of psychological disorder will naturally subside through a process of reflexive self-regulation. However, this process can be blocked by a cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS), consisting of worry, rumination, threat monitoring and maladaptive coping behaviours, and lead to prolonged emotional distress. The CAS is under the influence of a metacognitive control system, and biases in metacognitive knowledge held by this system are assumed to constitute the central mechanisms underlying the CAS and therefore psychological disorders in general. MCT was specially developed to achieve metacognitive change and enhance self-regulation using a set of transdiagnostic treatment techniques and procedures. In the current paper we present MCT, its conceptual foundation and central features. We briefly present some of the empirical evidence supporting the metacognitive model and therapy and how MCT can be applied to a case named Nadine.

• Munkhaugen, John; Papageorgiou, Constantinos; Hagen, Roger; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Einvik, Gunnar & Dammen, Toril (2023). Editorial: Progress in understanding and treating distress, sleep, and personality in heart and lung disease. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1323677.
• Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2019). Psykiske lidelser: Fra rot-årsaker til problemer i samspill. Tidsskrift for kognitiv terapi. ISSN 1504-3142.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2018). Oppsumert. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2018). Transdiagnostisk behandling av angstlidelser. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 55(4), p. 271–273.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2017). "Psyktnormalt - prosjektet". [Radio]. NRK Buskerud.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2017). "Grubling". [Radio]. NRK P2 Ytring.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2017). Slik får du brukt med negative tanker. [Internet]. NRK.no.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Nordahl, H. M. & Wampold, Bruce E. (2016). MCT vs Diagnosis-specific CBT for complex anxiety disorders: A randomized controlled trial.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2016). Metacognition, cognition and anxiety: A process-outcome study.
• Neumer, Simon-Peter; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Costache, Alexandra & Hagen, Roger (2016). Transdiagnostic treatments: A promising strategy for indicated prevention?
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Rognli, Erling (2015). Trenger mer gyldig kunnskap om effekten av psykoterapi. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 52(2), p. 148–148.
• Hoffart, Asle & Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2015). Bedre med pakkeforløp enn selvstandardisering. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2014). Er du redd? Her er psykologens råd. PsykOpp Nytt. 4(21), p. 37–37.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Rognli, Erling (2014). Empiri, ikke personlig smak. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 51(12), p. 1045–1052.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Lauvnes, Gunvor & Irgens, Audun Campbell (2014). Norsk forening for Metakognitiv Terapi. Tidsskrift for kognitiv terapi. ISSN 1504-3142. p. 46–47.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2014). Unyansert om diagnoser. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 51(10), p. 854–855.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Rognan, Even (2014). Transdiagnostic treatment of complex OCD.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes (2014). Transdiagnostic metacognitive therapy for complex anxiety patients.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; McEvoy, Peter; Montesano, Adrian & Hoffart, Asle (2014). Transdiagnostic Treatment Models.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam & Hoffart, Asle (2014). Terapi vs medisiner. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 51(4), p. 8–10.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Langkaas, Tomas Formo; Hagen, Roger & Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas (2014). - Betania Malvik bør være en vekker. [Newspaper]. Adressa.no.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Langkaas, Tomas Formo; Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas & Hagen, Roger (2014). Omstridt behandling. Adresseavisen. ISSN 0805-3804. p. 10–10.
• Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas; Sinkerud, Miriam; Hesselberg, Jan-Ole & Hagen, Roger (2013). Psykologutdanningens grunnpilar. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847. p. 19–19.
• Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Olsen, Alexander & Hagen, Roger (2012). Fokus på forskning: Psykologforeningens hovedsatsningsområde 2013–2016. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 49(9), p. 904–906.
• Hagen, Roger; Johnson, Sverre Urnes & Rognan, Even (2011). Transdiagnostisk psykologisk behandling.

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