Omid V Ebrahimi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4603680 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Omid V Ebrahimi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Omid V |
| FAMILY NAME | Ebrahimi |
| SIGNATURE | EBRAHIMI O V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8335-2217 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Financial factors and depression and anxiety
A network approach can be applied to study relationships between financial factors and mental health. • We assessed associations in 49,940 randomly sampled Norwegian adults. • Several symptoms were linked to financial hardship or protective variables. • Depressive symptoms were more strongly linked to financial difficulties than anxiety symptoms. • Hopelessness was a key symptom tying financial factors to mental health adversities
Back to life, back to reality
Lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in drastic disruptions of university students’ everyday life and study mode, such as marked reductions in face-to-face teaching activities. Previous research on student mental health during the pandemic found that prolonged campus relocation had negative effects on students’ mental well-being. However, these studies focussed on the initial lockdown period, or periods of active lockdown measu…
Mechanisms associated with the trajectory of depressive and anxiety symptoms
With the fluctuations in anxious and depressive symptomatology accompanied by the pandemic crises, studies on the trajectories of these symptom domains are warranted to monitor the development of mental health problems in the population. This pre-registered longitudinal study examines stable factors and mechanistic processes covarying with the trajectory of anxiety and depressive symptoms using linear-mixed effects models in 4936 adults from the …
Viral mitigation and the Covid-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors associated with adherence to viral mitigation protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: This epidemiological cross-sectional study examines adherence to behaviour in 4158 adults and its relationship with sources of information. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Adherence to social distancing protocols (SDPs) and adherence to hygienic behaviour (HB) recommendations. RESULTS: Individuals aged 18-30 reported lowest a…
A meta-analytic review of gamified interventions in mental health enhancement
This meta-analytic review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of gamified interventions in bolstering mental health. The gamification and the control groups were compared in terms of the between-group differences in posttest scores of both mental wellness (subjective well-being and quality of life) and psychological symptoms (anxiety and depressive symptoms). The review analyzed 42 studies involving 5792 participants (aged 8–74) across eight w…
Symptomatology, risk, and protective factors of gaming disorder
Imagining a future in global health without visa and passport inequities
There is a growing and overdue recognition in recent years of visa and passport inequities as a significant barrier to global health education, practice, and participation. These inequities largely impact low-and middle-income country (LMIC) citizens, refugees, and asylum seekers, as highlighted by us, other affected individuals, and advocates for systemic change Examples illustrate a range of challenges including structurally discriminatory bord…
Use of substances to cope predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptom persistence
Our findings speak to the importance of attending to different coping strategies, particularly the use of substances as a coping behavior in efforts to prevent PTSD chronicity upon symptom onset. We outline future directions for research efforts to better understand the complex interactions and temporal pathways leading up to the development and maintenance of PTSD symptomatology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Mental health and environmental factors in adults
Few studies have assessed the multifactorial nature of environmental influences on population mental health. In this large-scale, population-based study of adults, we applied network analysis to study the relationship between environmental factors and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and well-being. We estimated networks with overall mental health nodes and individual symptoms to assess both broad and fine-grained associations between environment…
Psychological well-being in times of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and living under social distancing restrictions have been hypothesized to impact well-being and mental health in the general population. This study investigated the general Norwegian adult population's well-being after implementing and lifting strict social distancing restrictions. The study was conducted through digital surveys; during the implementation of strict social distancing restrictions in March 2020 (T1) and 3 mont…
Parental burnout during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Increased and long‐term parental stress related to one's parental role can lead to parental burnout. In the early phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic, families experienced intensified pressure due to the government‐initiated contact restrictions applied to prevent the spread of the virus in the population. This study investigates the risk factors and predictors of parental burnout in a large sample of parents ( N = 1488) during the COVID‐19 pandemic i…
Why scientific conferences must mitigate structural barriers
Risk, Trust, and Flawed Assumptions
Background: The pace at which the present pandemic and future public health crises involving viral infections are eradicated heavily depends on the availability and routine implementation of vaccines. This process is further affected by a willingness to vaccinate, embedded in the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization has listed vaccine hesitancy among the greatest threats to global health, calling for research to identify…
Adjustment to a “New Normal
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis in terms of the scope of its impact on well-being. The sudden need to navigate this "new normal" has compromised the mental health of many people. Coping flexibility, defined as the astute deployment of coping strategies to meet specific situational demands, is proposed as an adaptive quality during this period of upheaval. The present study investigated the associ…
Insomnia Symptoms in the General Population During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This empirical study aims to investigate factors associated with insomnia symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in 4,921 Norwegian adults. Participants were queried across two time-points, between March 31 st and April the 7th 2020, and between June 22nd and July 13th, 2020. Relevant risk factors and psychological correlates at the first time-point and insomnia symptoms were measured 3 months later, allowing for the investigation of concurrent as…
Loneliness and Social Distancing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The mitigation strategies employed against the COVID-19 pandemic have severe mental health consequences. In particular, as a result of the social distancing protocols, loneliness is likely to increase. This study investigates (a) potential risk and resilience factors for loneliness in the Norwegian population during the strict social distancing non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) implemented against the pandemic and (b) the assoc…
Mental health and environmental factors in adults
Few studies have assessed the multifactorial nature of environmental influences on population mental health. In this large-scale, population-based study of adults, we applied network analysis to study the relationship between environmental factors and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and well-being. We estimated networks with overall mental health nodes and individual symptoms to assess both broad and fine-grained associations between environment…
Loneliness and Social Distancing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The mitigation strategies employed against the COVID-19 pandemic have severe mental health consequences. In particular, as a result of the social distancing protocols, loneliness is likely to increase. This study investigates (a) potential risk and resilience factors for loneliness in the Norwegian population during the strict social distancing non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) implemented against the pandemic and (b) the assoc…
Risk, Trust, and Flawed Assumptions
Background: The pace at which the present pandemic and future public health crises involving viral infections are eradicated heavily depends on the availability and routine implementation of vaccines. This process is further affected by a willingness to vaccinate, embedded in the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization has listed vaccine hesitancy among the greatest threats to global health, calling for research to identify…
Adjustment to a “New Normal
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis in terms of the scope of its impact on well-being. The sudden need to navigate this "new normal" has compromised the mental health of many people. Coping flexibility, defined as the astute deployment of coping strategies to meet specific situational demands, is proposed as an adaptive quality during this period of upheaval. The present study investigated the associ…
Insomnia Symptoms in the General Population During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This empirical study aims to investigate factors associated with insomnia symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in 4,921 Norwegian adults. Participants were queried across two time-points, between March 31 st and April the 7th 2020, and between June 22nd and July 13th, 2020. Relevant risk factors and psychological correlates at the first time-point and insomnia symptoms were measured 3 months later, allowing for the investigation of concurrent as…
Psychological well-being in times of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and living under social distancing restrictions have been hypothesized to impact well-being and mental health in the general population. This study investigated the general Norwegian adult population's well-being after implementing and lifting strict social distancing restrictions. The study was conducted through digital surveys; during the implementation of strict social distancing restrictions in March 2020 (T1) and 3 mont…
Parental burnout during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Increased and long‐term parental stress related to one's parental role can lead to parental burnout. In the early phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic, families experienced intensified pressure due to the government‐initiated contact restrictions applied to prevent the spread of the virus in the population. This study investigates the risk factors and predictors of parental burnout in a large sample of parents ( N = 1488) during the COVID‐19 pandemic i…
Why scientific conferences must mitigate structural barriers
Mechanisms associated with the trajectory of depressive and anxiety symptoms
With the fluctuations in anxious and depressive symptomatology accompanied by the pandemic crises, studies on the trajectories of these symptom domains are warranted to monitor the development of mental health problems in the population. This pre-registered longitudinal study examines stable factors and mechanistic processes covarying with the trajectory of anxiety and depressive symptoms using linear-mixed effects models in 4936 adults from the …
Viral mitigation and the Covid-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors associated with adherence to viral mitigation protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: This epidemiological cross-sectional study examines adherence to behaviour in 4158 adults and its relationship with sources of information. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Adherence to social distancing protocols (SDPs) and adherence to hygienic behaviour (HB) recommendations. RESULTS: Individuals aged 18-30 reported lowest a…
A meta-analytic review of gamified interventions in mental health enhancement
This meta-analytic review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of gamified interventions in bolstering mental health. The gamification and the control groups were compared in terms of the between-group differences in posttest scores of both mental wellness (subjective well-being and quality of life) and psychological symptoms (anxiety and depressive symptoms). The review analyzed 42 studies involving 5792 participants (aged 8–74) across eight w…
Symptomatology, risk, and protective factors of gaming disorder
Imagining a future in global health without visa and passport inequities
There is a growing and overdue recognition in recent years of visa and passport inequities as a significant barrier to global health education, practice, and participation. These inequities largely impact low-and middle-income country (LMIC) citizens, refugees, and asylum seekers, as highlighted by us, other affected individuals, and advocates for systemic change Examples illustrate a range of challenges including structurally discriminatory bord…
Use of substances to cope predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptom persistence
Our findings speak to the importance of attending to different coping strategies, particularly the use of substances as a coping behavior in efforts to prevent PTSD chronicity upon symptom onset. We outline future directions for research efforts to better understand the complex interactions and temporal pathways leading up to the development and maintenance of PTSD symptomatology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Mental health and environmental factors in adults
Few studies have assessed the multifactorial nature of environmental influences on population mental health. In this large-scale, population-based study of adults, we applied network analysis to study the relationship between environmental factors and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and well-being. We estimated networks with overall mental health nodes and individual symptoms to assess both broad and fine-grained associations between environment…
Back to life, back to reality
Lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in drastic disruptions of university students’ everyday life and study mode, such as marked reductions in face-to-face teaching activities. Previous research on student mental health during the pandemic found that prolonged campus relocation had negative effects on students’ mental well-being. However, these studies focussed on the initial lockdown period, or periods of active lockdown measu…
Financial factors and depression and anxiety
A network approach can be applied to study relationships between financial factors and mental health. • We assessed associations in 49,940 randomly sampled Norwegian adults. • Several symptoms were linked to financial hardship or protective variables. • Depressive symptoms were more strongly linked to financial difficulties than anxiety symptoms. • Hopelessness was a key symptom tying financial factors to mental health adversities
Medicine (15 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Psychiatry (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Mental Health Research Topics (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Anxiety (8 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (8 works) · Disease (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works)