Ingrid Dundas
Position
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
Affiliation
Research
Refugee mental health, mindfulness, self-compassion, clinical research combining qualitative and quantitative methods, attachment and other psychodynamic relational theories, hypnosis, psychiatry
Ingrid Dundas was born in 1958, has three children and has a PhD from the University of Bergen, were she has been employed since 1993. She is a specialist in clinical psychology and currently associate professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology. Her theoretical orientation is integrative, and she aims to assist students in becoming proficient in a wide range of clinical topics, becoming generalists and then specialists. In line with her integrative and generalist approach, she has completed five years of part-time continuing education in psychodynamic therapies at the Department of Psychotherapy in Oslo (introductory and advanced seminar), as well as trainings within a number of the established and evidence-based mindfulness- and self-compassion programs. She is a specialist in clinical psychology and has worked for many years as a clinical supervisor for psychology students, as well as course-coordinator for master theses of the psychology program. She has been the outpatient clinic manager at IKP in two periods.
Over the years she has been principal investigator for five large and small research projects where psychological interventions have been implemented and examined, including CBT, self-hypnosis and mindfulness-based interventions. She has supervised approx. 56 master theses (approx. 107 students) and co-supervised three doctoral theses. Her publications are both quantitative and qualitative. In recent years she has collaborated with Bergen Municipality, Center for Migration Health (SEMI) to implement and test low-threshold interventions for newly arrived refugees in Bergen. She is currently working on developing a longitudinal study of the implementation and effectiveness of the low-threshold Program Management Plus (PM +) developed by the World Health Organization, in collaboration with SEMI and colleagues in Bergen. She is also working on a long-term follow-up of a low-threshold intervention for overeating disorders implemented by a national self-help organization: Counseling for Eating Disorders (ROS) in collaboration with Modum Bad, Oslo.
Ingrid Dundas was born in 1958, has three children and has a PhD from the University of Bergen, were she has been employed since 1993. She is a specialist in clinical psychology and currently associate professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology. Her theoretical orientation is integrative, and she aims to assist students in becoming proficient in a wide range of clinical topics, becoming generalists and then specialists. In line with her integrative and generalist approach, she has completed five years of part-time continuing education in psychodynamic therapies at the Department of Psychotherapy in Oslo (introductory and advanced seminar), as well as trainings within a number of the established and evidence-based mindfulness- and self-compassion programs. She is a specialist in clinical psychology and has worked for many years as a clinical supervisor for psychology students, as well as course-coordinator for master theses of the psychology program. She has been the outpatient clinic manager at IKP in two periods.
Over the years she has been principal investigator for five large and small research projects where psychological interventions have been implemented and examined, including CBT, self-hypnosis and mindfulness-based interventions. She has supervised approx. 56 master theses (approx. 107 students) and co-supervised three doctoral theses. Her publications are both quantitative and qualitative. In recent years she has collaborated with Bergen Municipality, Center for Migration Health (SEMI) to implement and test low-threshold interventions for newly arrived refugees in Bergen. She is currently working on developing a longitudinal study of the implementation and effectiveness of the low-threshold Program Management Plus (PM +) developed by the World Health Organization, in collaboration with SEMI and colleagues in Bergen. She is also working on a long-term follow-up of a low-threshold intervention for overeating disorders implemented by a national self-help organization: Counseling for Eating Disorders (ROS) in collaboration with Modum Bad, Oslo.
Publications
Academic lecture
- Stige, Signe Hjelen; Torrissen, Marion Hernes; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø et al. (2024). Å lære studentar å bli responsive terapeutar: Implikasjonar frå ein sekvensiell mixed-methods studie om situasjonar som terapeutar finn særleg krevjande. (external link)
- Ohnstad, Anders; Vrabel, KariAnne; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø et al. (2023). Self-compassion and difficulties with eating in a help seeking community sample. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Hagtvet, Knut Arne; Wormnes, Bjørn et al. (2010). Testing interventions against test anxiety. (external link)
- Wormnes, Bjørn; Hauge, Helge; Dundas, Ingrid (2006). Coping with performance anxiety. (external link)
Academic article
- Dundas, Ingrid; Nygård, Inghild (2024). Mindfulness for test anxiety and negative self-evaluation in high school. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Binder, Per-Einar (2024). Being able to think when caught in the maelstrom - how adolescents used mindfulness when facing exams. (external link)
- Stige, Signe Hjelen; Torrissen, Marion Hernes; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø et al. (2024). Training students to become responsive therapists: implications from a sequential mixed-methods study on situations that therapists find challenging. (external link)
- Rashidian, Evin; Kildal, Frida Lill Bernhof Olsen; Markova, Valeria et al. (2023). Is self-compassion relevant for refugees? A cross-sectional study of the relationship between self-compassion and depression among Kurdish refugees in Norway. (external link)
- Woodfin, Vivian Irena; Molde, Helge; Dundas, Ingrid et al. (2021). A Randomized Control Trial of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Perfectionism, Anxiety, Depression, and Body Image. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Mæhle, Elin; Stige, Signe Hjelen (2021). Finding One's Footing When Everyone Has an Opinion. Negotiating an Acceptable Identity After Sexual Assault. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Ravnanger, Kari Kristine; Binder, Per-Einar et al. (2020). A Qualitative Study of Use of Mindfulness to Reduce Long-Term Use of Habit-Forming Prescription Drugs. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Hjeltnes, Aslak; Schanche, Elisabeth et al. (2020). Does it get easier over time? Psychologists’ experiences of working with suicidal patients. (external link)
- Svendsen, Julie Lillebostad; Schanche, Elisabeth; Osnes, Berge et al. (2020). Is Dispositional Self-Compassion Associated With Psychophysiological Flexibility Beyond Mindfulness? An Exploratory Pilot Study. (external link)
- Schanche, Elisabeth; Vøllestad, Jon; Binder, Per Einar et al. (2020). Participant experiences of change in mindfulness-based stress reduction for anxiety disorders. (external link)
- Karl, Johannes; Méndez Prado, Silvia Mariela; Gracanin, Asmir et al. (2020). The Cross-cultural Validity of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Across 16 Countries. (external link)
- Stige, Signe Hjelen; Dundas, Ingrid; Schanche, Elisabeth et al. (2019). Kva typar mellommenneskelege situasjonar opplever norske psykologar o�ftast og som mest krevjande?. (external link)
- Myhre, Anita Margareth; Agai, Mehri; Dundas, Ingrid et al. (2019). “All Eyes on Me”: A Qualitative Study of Parent and Patient Experiences of Multidisciplinary Care in Craniofacial Conditions. (external link)
- Binder, Per-Einar; Dundas, Ingrid; Stige, Signe Hjelen et al. (2019). Becoming Aware of Inner Self-Critique and Kinder Toward Self: A Qualitative Study of Experiences of Outcome After a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for University Level Students. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Wormnes, Bjørn; Anderssen, Norman (2019). Perceived agency as a salient matter in learning self-hypnosis for exam anxiety. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Binder, Per-Einar; Hansen, Tia G.B. et al. (2017). Does a short self-compassion intervention for students increase healthy self-regulation? A randomized control trial. (external link)
- Svendsen, Julie Lillebostad; Osnes, Berge; Binder, Per-Einar et al. (2016). Trait self-compassion reflects emotional flexibility through an association with high vagally mediated heart rate variability. (external link)
- Svendsen, Julie Lillebostad; Kvernenes, Katrine Valvatne; Wiker, Agnethe Smith et al. (2016). Mechanisms of mindfulness: Rumination and self-compassion. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Svendsen, Julie Lillebostad; Wiker, Agnethe Smith et al. (2016). Self-compassion and depressive symptoms in a Norwegian student sample. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Hjeltnes, Aslak et al. (2016). Mindfulness based stress reduction for academic evaluation anxiety: a naturalistic longitudinal study. (external link)
- Sjølie, Hege; Binder, Per-Einar; Dundas, Ingrid (2015). Emotion work in a mental health service setting. (external link)
- Hjeltnes, Aslak; Binder, Per-Einar; Moltu, Christian et al. (2015). Facing the fear of failure: An explorative qualitative study of client experiences in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for university students with academic evaluation anxiety. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Vøllestad, Jon; Binder, Per-Einar et al. (2013). The Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire in Norway. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Hagtvet, Knut Arne; Wormnes, Bjørn et al. (2013). Does self-hypnosis add to the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral intervention against test anxiety?. (external link)
- Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Dundas, Ingrid; Saxvig, Ingvild W. et al. (2012). Psychosocial challenges related to Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Wormnes, Bjørn (2009). Making exams a manageable task. (external link)
- Wormnes, Bjørn; Dundas, Ingrid; Manger, Terje (2008). Placeborespons kan forstärka medicinsk terapi. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid (2006). The dilemma of confrontation. Coping with problem drinking in the family. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Hauge, Helge; Dundas, Ingrid et al. (2006). Mestring av prestasjons-og eksamensangst: forståelse og behandlingsmetoder. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Wormnes, Bjørn (2005). Rom for reorientering. En veiledning fra en kandidats perspektiv. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid (2000). Dundas, I. (2000)Cognitive/affective distancing as a coping strategy of children of parents with a drinking problem. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 18 (4) 85-98. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid (1994). The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale III in a Norwegian sample. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid (1994). Er FACES grunnen til den manglende støtten til Olsons circumplekse modell? En utprøving av modellen med Blooms Familie Fungerings Skalaer. (external link)
Poster
- Stige, Signe Hjelen; Schanche, Elisabeth; Dundas, Ingrid et al. (2022). Therapist responsiveness in challenging situations – Results from two surveys on what situations therapists find most challenging. (external link)
- Hjeltnes, Aslak; Binder, Per-Einar; Dundas, Ingrid et al. (2013). More than just an exam: An explorative-reflexive qualitative study of experiences of acceptance and change among students with exam anxiety participating in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction groups. (external link)
Doctoral dissertation
Thesis at a second degree level
- Valle, Linda; Dundas, Ingrid (2014). Hvordan kan mindfulness-basert behandling hjelpe for pasienter med tinnitus?. (external link)
- Klonteig, Eirin; Petersen, Caroline; Dundas, Ingrid (2014). In Heartment - Betydningen av selvmedfølelse for psykologers velvære og fungering. (external link)
- Thorseth, Kirsten Møen; Dundas, Ingrid (2014). Evalueringsangst blant elever fra to videregående skoler i Hordaland. (external link)
- Austefjord, Anne-Gro; Dundas, Ingrid (2014). Mindfulness for barn og unge. (external link)
- Helbostad, Julie; Nygård, Benedicte Emilie; Dundas, Ingrid (2013). Oppmerksomhetsbasert tilbakefallsforebygging i behandling av legemiddelavhengighet: En kvalitativ studie av selvvennlighet. (external link)
- Nilsson, Miriam Wollan; Solum, Tine Inger; Dundas, Ingrid (2013). Metakognitiv terapi: En nyttig behandlingstilnærming for kroppsdysmorfisk lidelse?. (external link)
- Svendsen, Julie Lillebostad; Wiker, Agnethe Smith; Granli, Katrine Valvatne et al. (2013). Does Self-Compassion Mediate the Relation between Mindfulness and Depressive Symptoms in a Norwegian Student Sample?. (external link)
- Nore, Sigrid; Dundas, Ingrid (2013). Can Mindfulness Increase Happiness?. (external link)
- Sandland, Linn Margrethe; Eik, Elin Tråsavik; Dundas, Ingrid (2012). Kan oppmerksomt nærværsbasert stressreduksjon redusere tilleggsvansker hos brystkreftpasienter? En systematisk litteraturgjennommgang. (external link)
- Gore, Birgitte Karlsen; Steffensen, Lene Charlotte Natås; Dundas, Ingrid (2011). An empirical study of the relationship between mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties in a Norwegian student sample. (external link)
- Storemark, Siril Straume; Hanssen, Ida Wethe; Dundas, Ingrid (2011). Søsken til kreftsyke barn og unge: Psykososial tilpasning basert på selvrapporteringer. En review av kvalitative og kvantitative studier fra 1977 til 2010. (external link)
- Amundsen, Trond; Jensen, Andreas Rimala; Reigstad, Simen et al. (2011). Medierer grubling og selvkritisk tenkning sammenhengen mellom mindfulnes og depresjon i et norsk studentutvalg?. (external link)
- Kalgraff, Gjertrud S K; Dundas, Ingrid (2010). Korleis verkar mindfulness emosjonsregulerande?. (external link)
- Hammervold, Janne; Johansen, Ella Mannes; Utkilen, Lene et al. (2010). En empirisk studie av sammenhenger mellom oppmerksomt nærvær og personlighetstrekk i et norsk studentutvalg. (external link)
- Steinsland, Cecilie; Dundas, Ingrid (2010). Hvordan kan mindfulness virke emosjonsregulerende?. (external link)
- Scholz, Renate; Dundas, Ingrid (2010). En empirisk studie av sammenhenger mellom mindfuness og depresjonssymptomer i et norsk studentutvalg. (external link)
- Gjøen-Farstad, Agnes Katrin; Dundas, Ingrid (2010). Utrygg tilknytning som risikofaktor for å utvikle borderline personlighetsforstyrrelse. (external link)
- Massry, Waseem; Dundas, Ingrid (2009). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, Does it prevent depression relapse and how?. (external link)
- Massry, Waseem; Dundas, Ingrid (2009). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, does it work and how?. (external link)
- Abbou, Joachim; Haugland, Kjell Magnar; Årnes, Herman et al. (2009). Mentaliseringsbasert terapi av borderline personlighetsforstyrrelse - hva finnes av empirisk støtte for denne behandlingsformen?. (external link)
Academic literature review
Article in business/trade/industry journal
- Dundas, Ingrid; Ravnanger, Kari Kristine; Vøllestad, Jon et al. (2013). How may mindfulness help in working with substance use disorders. (external link)
- Dundas, Ingrid; Ravnanger, Kari Kristine; Vøllestad, Jon et al. (2013). Can mindfulness be of help in coping with substance abuse. (external link)
Interview Journal
Report
- Dundas, Ingrid; Wormnes, Bjørn; Hauge, Helge (2006). Making exams a managable task. (external link)
- Hauge, Helge; Wormnes, Bjørn; Dundas, Ingrid (2006). Bruk av affirmasjoner som metode i for mestring av prestasjons- og eksamensangst. (external link)
- Alsaker, Francoise D.; Dundas, Ingrid; Olweus, Dan (1991). A growth curve approach to the study of parental relations and depression in adolescence. (external link)
Popular scientific article
Projects
Promoting social and work integration in refugees through resilience building mindfulness-based interventions (PROMIND).
Interpersonal experiences after interpersonal assult
Mindfulness based selfcompassion in students