Publications on self-help groups/user-based resources and 12-step treatment

Publications relating to our research focus on self-help groups/user-based resources and 12-step treatment

• Schrøder SK, Vederhus JK. (2025). Balansekunst – når brukerkunnskap er en del av undervisningen. In A. J. W. Andersen & S. H. Haugland (Eds.), Perspectives on psychosocial health (pp. 289–304). Fagbokforlaget. DOI:https://doi.org/10.55669/oa550217
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Høie M, Birkeland B.One size doesn’t fit all: a thematic analysis of interviews with people who have stopped participating in Narcotics Anonymous in Norway. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2020; 15: 18
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Kristensen Ø, Timko C.How do psychological characteristics of family members affected by substance use influence quality of life?Quality of Life Research2019; 28 (8): 2161-2170
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Høie M.The Pragmatic Believer – Faith Development and Personal Experiences of a ‘Higher Power” in Seasoned Members of Narcotics Anonymous. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Vol 29;123-144https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004382640_008
  
  
• Vederhus JK.Mind the gap-a European viewpoint on Alcoholics Anonymous. Addiction2016; 112(6): 937-938.https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13609
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Clausen T, Humphreys K.Assessing understandings of substance use disorders among Norwegian treatment professionals, patients and the general public. BMC Health Services Research2016, 16:52.
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Zemore S, Rise J, Clausen T, Høie M.Predicting patient post-detoxification engagement in 12-step groups with an extended version of the theory of planned behavior. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice2015, 10:15
  
  
• Solhaug P, Høie M, Vederhus JK.Changes in psychological well-being after completing 12-step-based substance use treatment - A comparison of outpatient and residential treatment. Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Work2015, 1: 29-38.
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Timko C, Kristensen Ø, Hjemdahl B, Clausen T.Motivational intervention to enhance post-detoxification 12-step group affiliation: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction2014;109(5):766-73. doi: 10.1111/add.12471.
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Kristensen Ø, Clausen T, Gossop M.Turn something bad into something good.Brit J Gen Pract. 2012: 62 (594), 32-32(1)
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Timko C, Kristensen Ø, Clausen T.The courage to change: Patients’ perception of 12-step fellowships.BMC Health Services Research2011, 11:339.
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Hjerkinn B, Kristensen Ø.Self-help groups for people with substance dependence.Tidsskr Nor Legeforen. 2011; 131:1204-6
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Laudet A, Kristensen Ø,Clausen T.Obstacles to 12-step groups participation as seen by addiction professionals: Comparing Norway to the United States. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.2010; 39(3): 210 – 217. DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2010.06.001.
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Kristensen Ø, Laudet A, Clausen T.Attitudes towards 12-step groups and referral practices in a 12-step naive treatment culture; a survey of addiction professionals in Norway.BMC Health Serv Res. 2009: 9, 147.
  
  
• Vederhus JK, Kristensen Ø, Tveit H, Clausen T.Twelve-step-based self-help groups: A resource in the rehabilitation of people with substance dependence.Journal of the Norwegian Psychological Association2008, 10, 1268-1275.
  
  
• Kristensen Ø, Vederhus JK.Self-help groups for people with substance dependence. Tidsskr Nor Lægefor2005: 125(20), 2798-801.