Academic article

• Pauline Georgees Poless; Jarle Eid; Mathilde Victoria Bjercke Prate et al. (2026). Cognitive appraisal, emotional responses, and emotion regulation in firefighters' occupational stress—A pilot study. (external link)
• Kjetil Hjørnevik; Leif Waage; Anita Lill Hansen (2022). Musical life stories: coherence through musicking in the prison setting. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Olson; Lisbeth Dahl et al. (2014). Reduced anxiety in forensic inpatients after a long-term intervention with Atlantic salmon. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2023). Can vitamin D status influence the effect of stress on planning and problem-solving? A randomized control trial. (external link)
• Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Anita Lill Hansen; Robert Murison et al. (2012). Heart rate variability and cortisol responses during attentional and working memory tasks in naval cadets. (external link)
• Sigurd William Hystad; Jarle Eid; Anita Lill Hansen et al. (2010). An exploratory study of differences in emotional intelligence in U.S. and Norwegian undergraduate students. (external link)
• Anders Dovran; Dagfinn Winje; Simon Øverland et al. (2013). Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the childhood trauma questionnaire in high-risk groups. (external link)
• Anders Dovran; Dagfinn Winje; Simon Nygaard Øverland et al. (2016). Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health. (external link)
• Ole Bernt Fasmer; Kristin Mjeldheim; Wenche Førland et al. (2016). Linear and non-linear analyses of Conner's Continuous Performance Test-II discriminate adult patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from patients with mood and anxiety disorders. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2007). Facets of psychopathy, heart rate variability and cognitive function. (external link)
• Bjørn Grung; Anita Lill Hansen; Mari Berg et al. (2015). Exploratory multivariate analysis of the effect of fatty fish consumption and medicinal use on heart rate and heart rate variability data. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Julian Francis Thayer (2009). Relationship between Heart Rate Variablity and Cognitive Function during threath of shock. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Stephen D. Hart et al. (2008). Psychopathy and Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotion. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2018). Fatty fish intervention and psychophysiological responses to mental workload in forensic inpatients: A randomized control trial. (external link)
• Ståle Pallesen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Anita Hansen et al. (2004). Sleep deprivation and hemispheric asymmetry for facial recognition reaction time and accuracy. (external link)
• Anita Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; John J. Sollers et al. (2004). Heart rate variability and its relation to prefrontal cognitive function: The effects on training and detraining. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2018). Age and IQ Explained Working Memory Performance in a RCT with Fatty Fish in a Group of Forensic Inpatients. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2020). The effects of diet on levels of physical activity during winter in forensic inpatients - A randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Lene Bakke et al. (2011). Vitamin D and Executive Function: a Preliminary Report. (external link)
• Lisa Stokkeland; Ole Bernt Fasmer; Leif Waage et al. (2014). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among inmates in Bergen Prison. (external link)
• Anita Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Jarle Eid et al. (2004). Hjerteratevariabilitet: En lovende tilnærming til studiet av psykologiske prosesser. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Gina Olson et al. (2014). Fish consumption, sleep, daily functioning, and heart rate variability. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Marita Kristensen et al. (2012). Assessment of Psychopathy: Inter-correlations between Psychopathy Checklist Revised, Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality – Institutional Rating Scale, and Self-Report of Psychopathy Scale–III. (external link)
• Frida Sylthe Pedersen; Anita Lill Hansen; Asle Sandvik (2024). Norske politistudenters kunnskap om øyenvitners pålitelighet: en preliminær undersøkelse. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen (2013). Relationship between Neuroticism, Threat of shock and Heart Rate Variability Reactivity. (external link)
• Anders Hovland; Ståle Pallesen; Åsa Hammar et al. (2013). Subjective sleep quality in relation to inhibition and heart rate variability in patients with panic disorder. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; LISBETH DAHL; Lene Bakke et al. (2010). Fish consumption and heart rate variability : preliminary results. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisa Stokkeland; Ståle Pallesen et al. (2013). The relationship between the psychopathy checklist-revised and the MMPI-2. (external link)
• Anders Hovland; Ståle Pallesen; Åsa Hammar et al. (2012). The relationships among heart rate variability, executive functions, and clinical variables in patients with panic disorder. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David M. Thornton et al. (2021). Vitamin D status and physical activity during wintertime in forensic inpatients—a randomized clinical trial. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Julian F. Thayer; Bjørn Helge Johnsen (2003). Vagal influenceon working memoryand attention. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Sigurd William Hystad et al. (2015). Psychopathy, anxiety, and resiliency – Psychological hardiness as a mediator of the psychopathy–anxiety relationship in a prison setting. (external link)
• Øystein Ottesen Nødtvedt; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Bjorvatn et al. (2017). The effects of kiwi fruit consumption in students with chronic insomnia symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Gina Olson et al. (2015). A long-term fatty fish intervention improved executive function in inpatients with antisocial traits and a history of alcohol and drug abuse. (external link)
• Jarle Eid; Ilan Kelman; Kjersti Bergheim Valdersnes et al. (2025). COVID-19 impacts on emergency responder resilience in Bergen and London. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Jarle Eid; Kjersti Bergheim et al. (2025). Risky decisions and complex problem solving in Norwegian first responders. (external link)
• Ulrike Lehmann; Hanne Rosendahl Gjessing; Frank Hirche et al. (2015). Efficacy of fish intake on Vitamin D status: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (external link)
• Ole Bernt Fasmer; Kristin Mjeldheim; Wenche Førland et al. (2015). Motor Activity in Adult Patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (external link)
• Christian Gold; Jørg Assmus; Kjetil Hjørnevik et al. (2013). Music therapy for prisoners: pilot randomised controlled trial and implications for evaluating psychosocial interventions. (external link)
• Jarle Eid; Emilie Skaar Vildskog; Anita Lill Hansen (2025). Training and Development of Incident Commanders in the Fire and Rescue Services: A Scoping Review. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Leif Waage; Jarle Eid et al. (2011). The relationship between attachment, personality and antisocial tendencies in a prison sample: A pilot study. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gerd Kvale; Bjarte Stubhaug et al. (2013). Heart rate variability and fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome after a comprehensive cognitive behavior group therapy program. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Espen Svendsen Gjevestad; Einar Aabrekk et al. (2019). Physical fitness and psychological hardiness as predictors of parasympathetic control in response to stress: a Norwegian police simulator training study. (external link)
• Bjørn Grung; Asle Makoto Sandvik; Kay Hjelle et al. (2017). Linking vitamin D status, executive functioning and self-perceived mental health in adolescents through multivariate analysis: A randomized double-blind placebo control trial. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2014). Psychopathy and the ability to read the "language of the eyes": Divergence in the psychopathy construct. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David Thornton et al. (2020). Vitamin D supplementation during winter: Effects on stress resilience in a randomized control trial. (external link)

Lecture

• Anita Lill Hansen (2017). Identification of alternative interventions able to improve mental health in inmates and forensic inpatients. (external link)
• Bjørn Grung; Anita Lill Hansen (2017). Vitamin D-status og effekt av vitamin D-tilskudd på norske skoleungdommer. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2017). Mental health in inmates: Research from Bergen prison. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen (2016). Adult attachment, psychological distress and resiliency in prison inmates. A Norwegian prison study. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2021). Fatty fish and key nutrients: their impact on stress resilience. (external link)
• Bjørn Grung; Anita Lill Hansen (2015). A multivariate investigation of the effect of nutrient supplements on Norwegian adolescents. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2005). Heart rate variability and cognitive function in psychopathic prisoners. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2005). Relationships between the four facets of PCL-R, heart rate variability and cognitive function. (external link)
• Julian f. Thayer; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2005). Heart rate variability as an index of prefrontal neural function in military settings. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gina Ambroziak; David M. Thornton et al. (2024). Resilience enhancing intervention for forensic inpatients. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Leif Waage; Dagfinn Winje (2012). Attachment styles, psychopathy and underlying biological mechanisms. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen (2003). Psychopathy, executive function and heart rate variability. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2018). Fatty fish consumption and mental health. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2002). Autonomic regulation of attention. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2001). Vagal influence on working memory and sustained attention during threat. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2002). Vagal influence on working memory and sustained attention during threat. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2002). The influence of physical fitness on heart rate variability and basic cognitive functions. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2001). Physical exercise, cardiac vagal tone and executive functions. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2001). Vagal influence on cognitive functions during threat. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Grung (2018). Key Nutrients and Mental Health. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2012). Autonomic reactivity, executive functions, and psychopathy. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Gerd Kvale; Bjarte Stubhaug (2010). Executive functions in CFS/ME patients. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2013). Can psychopaths read the emotional language of the eyes? - An emotional paradox. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Espen Svendsen Gjevestad; Aabrekk Einar et al. (2018). Physical fitness and psychological hardiness as predictors of autonomic self-regulation during stress. A Norwegian police simulator training study. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Julian F. Thayer (2002). Effekten av fysisk aktivitet på hjerterate variabilitet og kognitive funksjoner. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Lene Bakke et al. (2009). Nutrition and underlying mechanism in self-regulation. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2013). An emotional paradox - Psychopathy and the "language of the eyes". (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Leif Waage; Dagfinn Winje (2013). Childhood Trauma and Post-traumatic stress symptoms among inmates. (external link)
• Leif Waage; Anita Lill Hansen; Dagfinn Winje et al. (2013). Childhood trauma, attachment style, psychopathy and underlying biological mechanisms. (external link)
• Kjersti Arefjord; Dagfinn Winje; Anders Dovran et al. (2013). Stability of childhood trauma questionnaire-scores before and after therapy. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; bjorn helge johnsen; David Malcolm Thornton et al. (2006). The Four-Facet model of Psychopathy and Processing of Facial Emotional Expressions. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen (2017). Psychopathic personality traits as predictors of drug use. A comparison of psychopathy assessment measures. (external link)
• Anita Savita Dalsbø; Dagfinn Winje; Kjersti Arefjord et al. (2011). The Minimization Scale in Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): Additional Information or Unnecessary Addition?. (external link)
• Anders Dovran; Dagfinn Winje; Kjersti Arefjord et al. (2011). Childhood Trauma and Symptoms Correlates among Exposed Adolescents and Young Adults. (external link)
• Dagfinn Winje; Kjersti Arefjord; Anita Lill Hansen et al. (2011). Childhood Trauma and Correlates: Findings from Screening in Exposed Groups. (external link)
• Kjersti Arefjord; Dagfinn Winje; Anders Dovran et al. (2011). Psychological Correlates of Family and Peer Rejection in the Context of Trauma. (external link)
• Leif Waage; Dagfinn Winje; Anita Lill Hansen et al. (2011). Childhood Trauma and Correlates with Adult Attachment Style among Inmates in Bergen Prison. (external link)
• Linda Grøning; Anita Lill Hansen (2015). Barns Skyldevne. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2018). Effects of fatty fish consumption on mental health in forensic inpatients. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2006). Pågående forskning i Bergen Fengsel. (external link)

Academic book chapter

• Anita Lill Hansen; Asle Makoto Sandvik (2019). «Mindboost». (external link)
• Julian f. Thayer; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen (2008). Non-invasive assessment of autonomic influences on the heart: Impedance cardiography and heart rate variability. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2005). Hukommelse. (external link)
• Julian f. Thayer; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen (2010). The Non-invasive Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart Using Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Anita Lill Hansen (2003). The influence of heart rate variability in the regulation of attentional and memory processes. (external link)

Non-fiction book chapter

• Silje Steinsbekk; Anita Lill Hansen (2024). Er du det du spiser? Om ernæring, atferd og helse. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Grung (2016). Fish consumption and heart rate variability. (external link)
• Julian f. Thayer; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Anita Lill Hansen (2022). The Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart Using Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Grung (2019). Kosthold som risikofaktor - Mental helse. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen (2018). Eksekutive funksjoner. (external link)

Conference poster

• Anita Lill Hansen; A. V. Snow; Robert Murison et al. (2006). Individual differences in the relationship between cortisol and cognitive function: Effects of resting heart rate variability. (external link)
• Lisbeth Dahl; Lene Bakke; Anita Lill Hansen (2007). Nutrition and heart rate variability - implication for cognition and mental health. (external link)
• Anita Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; David Thornton et al. (2004). Scores on the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised predicts cognitive function and heart rate variability. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2011). Psychopathy assessment and its relation to autonomic reactivity. (external link)
• Anders Hovland; Ståle Pallesen; Åsa Hammar et al. (2012). The relationships among heart rate variability, executive functions, and clinical variables in patients with panic disorder. (external link)
• Asle Makoto Sandvik; Marita Vik Kristensen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2011). Risk Factors for Criminal Behavior - Preliminary results. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Gina Olson et al. (2016). A Long-Term Fatty Fish Intervention Improved Executive Function in Inpatients With Antisocial Traits and a History of Substance Abuse. (external link)
• Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Anita Lill Hansen; J.J. Sollers et al. (2002). Heart rate variability is inversely related to cortisol reactivity during cognitive stress. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Robert Murison et al. (2002). Heart rate variability is inversely related to cortisol reactivity during cognitive stress. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Trond Olsen et al. (2001). Hemispheric asymmetry for visual short term memory during sleep deprivation. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Leif Waage; Jarle Eid et al. (2009). Attachment styles and personality as risk factors in antisocial tendencies. (external link)
• Robert Murison; Anita Lill Hansen (2001). Reliability of the Chronic Mild Stress Paradigm: Implications for the Research and Animal Welfare. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Julian Francis Thayer; Anita Lill Hansen; Evelyn Saus-Rose et al. (2009). Heart rate variability, prefrontal neural function, and cognitive performance: the neurovisceral integration perspective on self-regulation, adaptation, and health. (external link)
• Helge Molde; Yasaman Moussavi; Stine Therese Kopperud et al. (2018). Impulse-control disorders in Parkinson's Disease: A meta-analysis and review of case-control studies. (external link)
• Jarle Eid; Anita Lill Hansen; Natalia Andreassen et al. (2023). Developing local crisis leadership – A research and training agenda. (external link)

Popular science article

• Kjersti Bergheim; Roar Espevik; Anita Lill Hansen et al. (2023). BRANN OG REDNING UNDER PANDEMIEN: Da Norge stengte ned. (external link)
• Jarle Eid; Anita Lill Hansen; Roar Espevik et al. (2023). HVA KJENNETEGNER KREVENDE OPPDRAG INNEN BRANN OG REDNING?. (external link)
• Wibecke Brun; Belinda Ekornås; Therese Kobbeltvedt et al. (2003). Betydningen av felles mentale modeller for beslutningstaking i operative team. (external link)
• Therese Kobbeltvedt; Wibecke Brun; Bjørn Helge Johnsen et al. (2002). Risiko og sikkerhet under internasjonal tjeneste i Kosovo. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Bjørn Helge Johnsen; Jarle Eid et al. (2003). Grunnleggende prosesser i situasjonsbevissthet: norsk militær forskning. (external link)

Media interview

• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Lene Bakke (2006). Fisk styrer sinnet. (external link)
• Anita Lill Hansen; Lisbeth Dahl; Lene Bakke (2005). Fisk mot impulsbrekk og vold. (external link)

Conference abstract

• Anita Lill Hansen; L. Dahl; G. Olson et al. (2012). FISH CONSUMPTION AND UNDERLYING MECHANISMS IN SELF-REGULATION. (external link)

Master’s thesis

• Guro Svane Hansen Bratset; Anita Lill Hansen (2006). Seksualforbrytere; En studie av tilknytning og personlighet. (external link)
• Lisa Stokkeland; Anita Lill Hansen (2006). Prison Inmates: Anxiety, Depression, Coping and Psychopathy. (external link)

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Eksperimentell psykologi (kognisjon og psykofysiologi)

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