Aleksander H Erga

Biographic Data

ID7829946
NAMEAleksander H Erga
GIVEN NAMESAleksander H
FAMILY NAMEErga
SIGNATUREERGA A H
AFFILIATIONSStavanger University Hospital
ORCID0000-0001-5598-4746
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Patients with cognitive deficits and substance use disorders, a clinical population in need of focused attention

    Open AccessAleksander H Erga, Jens Hetland et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Through multidisciplinary research efforts, our understanding of substance use disorders (SUDs) is ever increasing. In a recent review by Volkow and Blanko, the importance of addressing the needs of special populations in SUD-research was emphasized (1). These populations warrant special attention in both clinical settings and future research. This focus is welcomed and highlights the move toward more individualized, tailored, and personalized tr…

  • Persistent sleep problems among people in recovery from substance use disorders

    Open AccessAleksander H Erga, Sverre Nesvåg et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2022

    Background The aims of this study are to examine the one-year trajectory of sleep problems, identify clinical correlates, and describe subjective experiences related to persistent sleep problems during recovery from substance use disorders (SUD).Methods This study builds on a sequential mixed method design. The quantitative component features data from a prospective longitudinal study of 127 poly-SUD patients in the Stavanger area in Norway, whil…

  • Trajectories of psychological distress during recovery from polysubstance use disorder

    Open AccessAleksander H Erga, Audhild Hønsi et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2021

    Introduction Polysubstance use is a prevalent substance use pattern with adverse effects on psychological distress and diminished treatment outcomes. Although polysubstance use often dominates clinical practice, the trajectories of substance use and psychological distress in the initial phase of treatment have been subject to few empirical investigations.Material and Methods 141 patients initiating inpatient or outpatient treatment for substance …

  • A Life More Ordinary” Processes of 5-Year Recovery From Substance Abuse. Experiences of 30 Recovered Service Users

    Open AccessJone Bjørnestad, Thomas Solgaard Svendsen et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2019

    Background: Studies investigating the subjective experiences of long-term recovery from substance use disorder are scarce. Particularly, functional and social factors have received little attention. Objectives: To investigate what long-term recovered service users found to build recovery from substance use disorder. Material and Methods: The study was designed as a phenomenological investigation subjected to thematic analysis. We interviewed 30 l…

  • How to Maintain High Retention Rates in Long-Term Research on Addiction

    Open AccessThomas Solgaard Svendsen, Aleksander H Erga et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice…2017

    High dropout rates threaten the validity of longitudinal studies involving participants suffering from substance use disorder (SUD). The objective of this article is to evaluate strategies to improve retention. The data analysis was based on an ongoing study of long-term recovery of neurocognitive and psychosocial functions. We used traditional strategies to enhance the contact rate. Common factors in psychosocial treatments and biweekly Short Me…