The Stayer Study
Primary research aims
- Describe clinical recovery from substance use disorder
- Describe personal recovery from substance use disorder.
- Expand our knowledge of cognitive determinants in substance use disorder, with emphasis on different types of cognitive assessment.
Project details
Participants: N= 208 patients were recruited from the Stavanger University Hospital catchment area between March 2012 and January 2016.
Timeframe: The project will complete its data collection in 2026.
Principal investigator: Aleksander Hagen Erga, PhD
Project group: Thomas Svendsen, Anne Lill Mjølhus Njå, Siri Lunde, user representatives in various roles.
Research group: The project group also includes a multidisciplinary research group with background in clinical psychology, social work, and sociology.
Current PhD-candidates: Jens Hetland, Elise Constance Fodstad, Thomas Svendsen, Mariann Vigdal, and Sandra Drevsjø.
Previous PhD-candidates: Egon Hagen, Inger Eide Robertson, Fredrik D. Moe.
Collaboration: Researchers from University of Stavanger, University of Bergen, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Pennsylvania, Aarhus University, and several clinical research groups in Norway.
For project site in Norwegian, click here: Stayer-studien (helse-stavanger.no)