2026

• Damian F. Santomauro; Paul Anthony Miller; Jamileh Shadid et al. (2026). Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. (external link)
• Simon Nygaard Øverland (2026). The link between education and research is indispensable to Africa-Europe cooperation on health. (external link)

2019

• Jonas Minet Kinge; Siri Eldevik Håberg; Simon Nygaard Øverland et al. (2019). Levealdersforskjell som i USA for menn med topp- og bunninntekt | DN. (external link)
• Jeffrey D. Stanaway; Ashkan Afshin; Emmanuela Gakidou et al. (2019). Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6)). (external link)

2025

• Jan Oddvar Skisland; Ingrid Hjort; Simon Nygaard Øverland (2025). Slik kan vi bedre prioritere folkehelse. (external link)

2022

• Dietrich Plass; Henk Hilderink; Heli Lehtomäki et al. (2022). Estimating risk factor attributable burden – challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology. (external link)

2017

• Kiyuri Naicker; Simon Nygaard Øverland; Jeffrey A. Johnson et al. (2017). Symptoms of anxiety and depression in type 2 diabetes: Associations with clinical diabetes measures and self-management outcomes in the Norwegian HUNT study. (external link)
• Jens Christoffer Skogen; Gunnel Hensing; Simon Nygaard Øverland et al. (2017). The gender gap in accrued pension rights - an indicator of women’s accumulated disadvantage over the course of working life. The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK). (external link)

2015

• Steven Moylan; Kristin Gustavson; Simon Nygaard Øverland et al. (2015). The impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy on depressive and anxiety behaviors in children: The Norwegian mother and child cohort study. (external link)
• Janne Smedberg; Angela Lupattelli; Ann-Charlotte Mårdby et al. (2015). The relationship between maternal depression and smoking cessation during pregnancy—a cross-sectional study of pregnant women from 15 European countries. (external link)

2014

• Vigdis Sveinsdottir; Camilla Løvvik; Tonje Fyhn et al. (2014). Protocol for the effect evaluation of Individual Placement and Support (IPS): A randomized controlled multicenter trial of IPS versus treatment as usual for patients with moderate to severe mental illness in Norway. (external link)

2012

• Tore Tjora; Jørn Hetland; Leif Edvard Aarø et al. (2012). Late-onset smokers: how many, and associations with health behaviours and socioeconomic status. (external link)
• Tormod Bøe; Simon Nygaard Øverland; Astri Lundervold et al. (2012). Socioeconomic status and children’s mental health: results from the Bergen Child Study. (external link)

2020

• Rafael Lozano; Nancy Fullman; John Everett Mumford et al. (2020). Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. (external link)

2010

• Ann Kristin Knudsen; Simon Øverland; Helene Flood Aakvaag et al. (2010). Common mental disorders and disability pension award: Seven year follow-up of the HUSK study. (external link)

2013

• 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)

2021

• Jonas Minet Kinge; Simon Nygaard Øverland; Martin Flatø et al. (2021). Parental income and mental disorders in children and adolescents: prospective register-based study. (external link)

2016

• Anders Dovran; Dagfinn Winje; Simon Nygaard Øverland et al. (2016). Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health. (external link)

2018

• Simon Nygaard Øverland; Preben Skrede Ottesen; Per Everhard Schwarze et al. (2018). Klimaendringar i Norge og helse. (external link)
• Hmwe Hmwe Kyu; Degu Abate; Kalkidan Hassen Abate et al. (2018). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.. (external link)

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Cand.psychol (clinical psychologist), University of Bergen

Master of Public Health, University of Edinburgh

PhD in Mental Health Epidemiology, University of Bergen

 

• Professor at Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen. 
• Nearly ten years of experience from various leadership roles at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, including head of the Centre for Disease Burden and Specialist Director for Mental Health and Addicitons.
• Project manager at Haukeland University Hospital including field placement at Kidongo Chekundu Hospital in Zanzibar.