Substance abuse and addiction

Research group

Substance abuse and addiction

Research activity

The research group on Substance Abuse and Addiction aiming to provide increased knowledge and research activity related to substance abuse and addiction medicine.

We are a newly started research group (2021) at the Department of Mental Health, NTNU. Members of the research group have broad experience and expertise. The group members works closely with regional clinics in the specialist health services and municipal services. National and international research networks of the individual member will be used in research, publishing and teaching.

Collaboration

We collaborate with national and international research networks, cclinics in our health region, as well as groups and projects at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU.

The research group currently has six PhD Candidate fellows.

(eg BRACT - Biological Research in Addiction and Clinical Toxicology at NTNU)

Research topics

The employees have broad research experiences. Some keywords for areas of expertise.

  1. Psychoeducation
  2. Genetics
  3. Psychopharmacology
  4. Sleep disorders
  5. Comorbid mental disorders
  6. Pharmacological treatment
  7. Psychoimmunology
  8. Physical exercise
  9. Cardiology
  10. Detoxification
  11. Cognitive behavioral treatment

Some examples of topics for the PhD candidate's research

  • Effect of endurance training on cognitive functions and treatment response in patients with substance abuse problems.
  • Clinical benefit of a transdiagnostic understanding model in young adults with substance abuse problems.
  • Use of mobile sensor data and neurocognitive measures to predict drug use and relapse into drug use.
  • Substance abuse problems, mental and neurocognitive problems in adolescents in youth residential care; self-harm and drug use.
02 sep 2022

person-portlet

Group leader

Rolf W. Gråwe
rolf.w.grawe@ntnu.no

Contact

Contact

Nanna Sønnichsen Kayed   Nanna Sønnichsen Kayed
   Head of Department

 

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Address

NTNU Department of Mental Health
NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway

Location

Campus Øya, Olav Kyrres gate 9, Fred Kavli-building, 4. floor

The Fred Kavli-building at Campus Øya, NTNU. Photo
The Fred Kavli-building