Norbert Skokauskas
Biographic Data
| ID | 195551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norbert Skokauskas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norbert |
| FAMILY NAME | Skokauskas |
| SIGNATURE | SKOKAUSKAS N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9352-3489 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Amplifying Global South Leadership in Psychiatric Education
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Guideline on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Management for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
There is a pressing need to address the unique challenges of managing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where mental health resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. To develop this evidence-based guideline, we conducted a systematic review of the literature, followed by three rounds of Delphi surveys with experts from LMICs. The first two Delphi rounds identified and refined priority topics,…
Comparing traditional and online problem-based learning in child and adolescent psychiatry in Nagoya
Do Criminogenic Needs Matter in Non-Secure Settings? Assessing Change in Dynamic Risk Factors During Therapeutic Residential Care and the Association With Prediction and Recidivism
This study examined changes in dynamic risk factors during non-secure therapeutic residential care (TRC) and their association with recidivism among 313 at-risk adolescents in Norway. Risk was assessed using the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) at intake and post-treatment, and recidivism was tracked over a 1-year period after TRC. Significant reductions in YLS/CMI risk scores were observed during treatment, and both pos…
The relationship between safety measures, preparedness, and mental health outcomes in New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study highlights the importance of safety measures and preparedness in mitigating mental health challenges during crises. Addressing age specific factors and preparedness levels can guide the public health strategies to better support diverse populations
Protective factors for suicidality
This study advances the understanding of suicidality from adolescence to adulthood by capturing the lived experiences of those affected. The role of social and environmental protective factors was paramount in shaping adults' reflections of suicidality and its long-term impacts. It underscores the need for early interventions and further research on protective factors' evolvement over time
Criminogenic Risk Assessment Beyond Juvenile Justice
This study evaluated the predictive properties of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) in 646 Norwegian adolescents (63% males) placed in non-secure, community-based residential care. Using receiver operating characteristics and logistic regression, the study explored the YLS/CMI’s efficacy in predicting various recidivism outcomes across subgroups. The inventory demonstrated to be a significant predictor for all categor…
Online CBT Versus Standard CBT for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions, affects 1-3% of the childhood population, often leading to severe impairment and reduced quality of life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is well-documented as first choice treatment for pediatric OCD. Traditionally delivered face-to-face CBT has limitations in terms of accessibility, availability, and quality of delivery. Online CBT using video confere…
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Covid-19 Pandemic Worries
Usability of the Iddeas prototype in child and adolescent mental health services
Child and adolescent mental health services psychiatrists and psychologists expressed strong support for the IDDEAS clinical decision support system if better integrated in daily workflow. Further usability assessments and identification of additional IDDEAS requirements are necessary. A fully functioning, integrated version of IDDEAS has the potential to be an important support for clinicians in the early identification of risks for youth mental…
Religiosity, Mental Health and Substance Use among Black and Hispanic Adults during the First Six Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between personal religiosity, mental health, and substance use outcomes among Black and Hispanic adults during the first six months of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City (NYC). Phone interviews were conducted with 441 adults to obtain information on all variables. Participants self-reported race/ethnicity as Black/African American ( n = 108) or Hispanic ( n = 333). Logistic regressi…
Study Protocol
The AUDRI Cohort will provide a unique opportunity to learn more about trauma and resilience among youth in conflict settings, in addition to aiding international efforts to save the mental health of youth in Ukraine. At-risk adolescents identified from our study can directly become beneficiaries of targeted intervention themselves. Building evidence on the mental health of adolescents is especially valuable, as protecting the mental health of wa…
Internationalization of higher medical education in the post-Covid-19 era
COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in higher medical education and healthcare worldwide. To thrive in times of uncertainty, medical higher education institutions have to adapt to the post-COVID-19 era and innovate its international activities. To make a difference in societies locally, nationally and internationally, they will have to enhance their global presence. Internationalization is the best way to the exchanging of knowledge, enhancem…
Adolescents in therapeutic residential care
Despite the growing body of literature examining the complex needs of adolescents in residential care populations, few studies have investigated the specific treatment needs and characteristics of adolescents in therapeutic residential care (TRC).This study aimed to describe and compare risk, need and responsivity factors in a national sample of 737 juveniles (63% males, mean age = 16.2) who displayed serious behavioural problems.The study utilis…
ECBT Versus Standard Individual CBT for Paediatric Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions often with severe impairment affecting 1-3% of children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the therapeutic golden standard for paediatric OCD. However, face-to-face CBT is limited by accessibility, availability, and quality of delivery. Enhanced CBT (eCBT) a combination of face-to-face sessions at the clinic and treatment at home via …
Analysis of structural brain asymmetries in attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 39 datasets
OBJECTIVE: Some studies have suggested alterations of structural brain asymmetry in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but findings have been contradictory and based on small samples. Here, we performed the largest ever analysis of brain left-right asymmetry in ADHD, using 39 datasets of the ENIGMA consortium. METHODS: We analyzed asymmetry of subcortical and cerebral cortical structures in up to 1,933 people with ADHD and 1,829 una…
Parental Chronic Illness, Internalizing Problems in Young Adulthood and the Mediating Role of Adolescent Attachment to Parents
Background: Parental chronic illness is associated with an elevated risk for developing social-emotional and behavioral problems in children, in particular internalizing symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the associations between parental chronic illness when participants were adolescents and subsequent internalizing symptoms in young adulthood and whether adolescent attachment to parents or peers mediates these associations. Methods: The …
The Implementation of the WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) in Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic
Despite the increasing burden of mental disorders, a lot of people worldwide suffer a gap in receiving necessary care in these countries. To close this gap, the WHO has developed mhGAP training modules aimed at scaling up mental health and substance use disorders services, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This article presents the experience of implementing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) in Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia…
Local, Early, and Precise
Mental health disorders often develop during childhood and adolescence, causing long term and debilitating impacts at individual and societal levels. Local, early, and precise assessment and evidence-based treatment are key to achieve positive mental health outcomes and to avoid long-term care. Technological advancements, such as computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), can support practitioners in providing evidence-based care. Wh…
Mental Health of Children Born to Immigrant Parents in Ireland
Ethnic minority populations and child psychiatry services
Ethnic minority populations and child psychiatry services
Mental Health of Children Born to Immigrant Parents in Ireland
Local, Early, and Precise
Mental health disorders often develop during childhood and adolescence, causing long term and debilitating impacts at individual and societal levels. Local, early, and precise assessment and evidence-based treatment are key to achieve positive mental health outcomes and to avoid long-term care. Technological advancements, such as computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), can support practitioners in providing evidence-based care. Wh…
Analysis of structural brain asymmetries in attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 39 datasets
OBJECTIVE: Some studies have suggested alterations of structural brain asymmetry in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but findings have been contradictory and based on small samples. Here, we performed the largest ever analysis of brain left-right asymmetry in ADHD, using 39 datasets of the ENIGMA consortium. METHODS: We analyzed asymmetry of subcortical and cerebral cortical structures in up to 1,933 people with ADHD and 1,829 una…
Parental Chronic Illness, Internalizing Problems in Young Adulthood and the Mediating Role of Adolescent Attachment to Parents
Background: Parental chronic illness is associated with an elevated risk for developing social-emotional and behavioral problems in children, in particular internalizing symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the associations between parental chronic illness when participants were adolescents and subsequent internalizing symptoms in young adulthood and whether adolescent attachment to parents or peers mediates these associations. Methods: The …
The Implementation of the WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) in Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic
Despite the increasing burden of mental disorders, a lot of people worldwide suffer a gap in receiving necessary care in these countries. To close this gap, the WHO has developed mhGAP training modules aimed at scaling up mental health and substance use disorders services, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This article presents the experience of implementing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) in Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia…
ECBT Versus Standard Individual CBT for Paediatric Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions often with severe impairment affecting 1-3% of children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the therapeutic golden standard for paediatric OCD. However, face-to-face CBT is limited by accessibility, availability, and quality of delivery. Enhanced CBT (eCBT) a combination of face-to-face sessions at the clinic and treatment at home via …
Usability of the Iddeas prototype in child and adolescent mental health services
Child and adolescent mental health services psychiatrists and psychologists expressed strong support for the IDDEAS clinical decision support system if better integrated in daily workflow. Further usability assessments and identification of additional IDDEAS requirements are necessary. A fully functioning, integrated version of IDDEAS has the potential to be an important support for clinicians in the early identification of risks for youth mental…
Religiosity, Mental Health and Substance Use among Black and Hispanic Adults during the First Six Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between personal religiosity, mental health, and substance use outcomes among Black and Hispanic adults during the first six months of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City (NYC). Phone interviews were conducted with 441 adults to obtain information on all variables. Participants self-reported race/ethnicity as Black/African American ( n = 108) or Hispanic ( n = 333). Logistic regressi…
Study Protocol
The AUDRI Cohort will provide a unique opportunity to learn more about trauma and resilience among youth in conflict settings, in addition to aiding international efforts to save the mental health of youth in Ukraine. At-risk adolescents identified from our study can directly become beneficiaries of targeted intervention themselves. Building evidence on the mental health of adolescents is especially valuable, as protecting the mental health of wa…
Internationalization of higher medical education in the post-Covid-19 era
COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in higher medical education and healthcare worldwide. To thrive in times of uncertainty, medical higher education institutions have to adapt to the post-COVID-19 era and innovate its international activities. To make a difference in societies locally, nationally and internationally, they will have to enhance their global presence. Internationalization is the best way to the exchanging of knowledge, enhancem…
Adolescents in therapeutic residential care
Despite the growing body of literature examining the complex needs of adolescents in residential care populations, few studies have investigated the specific treatment needs and characteristics of adolescents in therapeutic residential care (TRC).This study aimed to describe and compare risk, need and responsivity factors in a national sample of 737 juveniles (63% males, mean age = 16.2) who displayed serious behavioural problems.The study utilis…
Criminogenic Risk Assessment Beyond Juvenile Justice
This study evaluated the predictive properties of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) in 646 Norwegian adolescents (63% males) placed in non-secure, community-based residential care. Using receiver operating characteristics and logistic regression, the study explored the YLS/CMI’s efficacy in predicting various recidivism outcomes across subgroups. The inventory demonstrated to be a significant predictor for all categor…
Online CBT Versus Standard CBT for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions, affects 1-3% of the childhood population, often leading to severe impairment and reduced quality of life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is well-documented as first choice treatment for pediatric OCD. Traditionally delivered face-to-face CBT has limitations in terms of accessibility, availability, and quality of delivery. Online CBT using video confere…
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Covid-19 Pandemic Worries
Do Criminogenic Needs Matter in Non-Secure Settings? Assessing Change in Dynamic Risk Factors During Therapeutic Residential Care and the Association With Prediction and Recidivism
This study examined changes in dynamic risk factors during non-secure therapeutic residential care (TRC) and their association with recidivism among 313 at-risk adolescents in Norway. Risk was assessed using the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) at intake and post-treatment, and recidivism was tracked over a 1-year period after TRC. Significant reductions in YLS/CMI risk scores were observed during treatment, and both pos…
The relationship between safety measures, preparedness, and mental health outcomes in New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study highlights the importance of safety measures and preparedness in mitigating mental health challenges during crises. Addressing age specific factors and preparedness levels can guide the public health strategies to better support diverse populations
Protective factors for suicidality
This study advances the understanding of suicidality from adolescence to adulthood by capturing the lived experiences of those affected. The role of social and environmental protective factors was paramount in shaping adults' reflections of suicidality and its long-term impacts. It underscores the need for early interventions and further research on protective factors' evolvement over time
Amplifying Global South Leadership in Psychiatric Education
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Guideline on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Management for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
There is a pressing need to address the unique challenges of managing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where mental health resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. To develop this evidence-based guideline, we conducted a systematic review of the literature, followed by three rounds of Delphi surveys with experts from LMICs. The first two Delphi rounds identified and refined priority topics,…
Comparing traditional and online problem-based learning in child and adolescent psychiatry in Nagoya
Medicine (17 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works)