Ingrid Dundas
Position
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
Master’s thesis
- Cecilie Steinsland; Ingrid Dundas (2010). Hvordan kan mindfulness virke emosjonsregulerende?. (external link)
- Janne Hammervold; Ella Mannes Johansen; Lene Utkilen et al. (2010). En empirisk studie av sammenhenger mellom oppmerksomt nærvær og personlighetstrekk i et norsk studentutvalg. (external link)
- Waseem Massry; Ingrid Dundas (2009). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, does it work and how?. (external link)
- Waseem Massry; Ingrid Dundas (2009). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, Does it prevent depression relapse and how?. (external link)
- Birgitte Karlsen Gore; Lene Charlotte Natås Steffensen; Ingrid Dundas (2011). An empirical study of the relationship between mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties in a Norwegian student sample. (external link)
- Eirin Klonteig; Caroline Petersen; Ingrid Dundas (2014). In Heartment - Betydningen av selvmedfølelse for psykologers velvære og fungering. (external link)
- Sigrid Nore; Ingrid Dundas (2013). Can Mindfulness Increase Happiness?. (external link)
- Kirsten Møen Thorseth; Ingrid Dundas (2014). Evalueringsangst blant elever fra to videregående skoler i Hordaland. (external link)
- Linda Valle; Ingrid Dundas (2014). Hvordan kan mindfulness-basert behandling hjelpe for pasienter med tinnitus?. (external link)
- Julie Lillebostad Svendsen; Agnethe Smith Wiker; Katrine Valvatne Granli et al. (2013). Does Self-Compassion Mediate the Relation between Mindfulness and Depressive Symptoms in a Norwegian Student Sample?. (external link)
- Linn Margrethe Sandland; Elin Tråsavik Eik; Ingrid Dundas (2012). Kan oppmerksomt nærværsbasert stressreduksjon redusere tilleggsvansker hos brystkreftpasienter? En systematisk litteraturgjennommgang. (external link)
- Miriam Wollan Nilsson; Tine Inger Solum; Ingrid Dundas (2013). Metakognitiv terapi: En nyttig behandlingstilnærming for kroppsdysmorfisk lidelse?. (external link)
- Gjertrud S K Kalgraff; Ingrid Dundas (2010). Korleis verkar mindfulness emosjonsregulerande?. (external link)
- Renate Scholz; Ingrid Dundas (2010). En empirisk studie av sammenhenger mellom mindfuness og depresjonssymptomer i et norsk studentutvalg. (external link)
- Anne-Gro Austefjord; Ingrid Dundas (2014). Mindfulness for barn og unge. (external link)
- Siril Straume Storemark; Ida Wethe Hanssen; Ingrid Dundas (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)
- Agnes Katrin Gjøen-Farstad; Ingrid Dundas (2010). Utrygg tilknytning som risikofaktor for å utvikle borderline personlighetsforstyrrelse. (external link)
- Julie Helbostad; Benedicte Emilie Nygård; Ingrid Dundas (2013). Oppmerksomhetsbasert tilbakefallsforebygging i behandling av legemiddelavhengighet: En kvalitativ studie av selvvennlighet. (external link)
- Joachim Abbou; Kjell Magnar Haugland; Herman Årnes et al. (2009). Mentaliseringsbasert terapi av borderline personlighetsforstyrrelse - hva finnes av empirisk støtte for denne behandlingsformen?. (external link)
- Trond Amundsen; Andreas Rimala Jensen; Simen Reigstad et al. (2011). Medierer grubling og selvkritisk tenkning sammenhengen mellom mindfulnes og depresjon i et norsk studentutvalg?. (external link)
Academic article
- Ingrid Dundas (2006). The dilemma of confrontation. Coping with problem drinking in the family. (external link)
- Hege Sjølie; Per-Einar Binder; Ingrid Dundas (2015). Emotion work in a mental health service setting. (external link)
- Signe Hjelen Stige; Ingrid Dundas; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2019). Kva typar mellommenneskelege situasjonar opplever norske psykologar o�ftast og som mest krevjande?. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Bjørn Wormnes (2009). Making exams a manageable task. (external link)
- Johannes Karl; Silvia Mariela Méndez Prado; Asmir Gracanin et al. (2020). The Cross-cultural Validity of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Across 16 Countries. (external link)
- Bjørn Wormnes; Ingrid Dundas; Terje Manger (2008). Placeborespons kan forstärka medicinsk terapi. (external link)
- Anita Myhre; Mehri Agai; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2019). “All Eyes on Me”: A Qualitative Study of Parent and Patient Experiences of Multidisciplinary Care in Craniofacial Conditions. (external link)
- Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder; Christian Moltu 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)
- Elisabeth Schanche; Jon Vøllestad; Per Einar Binder et al. (2020). Participant experiences of change in mindfulness-based stress reduction for anxiety disorders. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Aslak Hjeltnes; Elisabeth Schanche et al. (2020). Does it get easier over time? Psychologists’ experiences of working with suicidal patients. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Kari Kristine Ravnanger; Per-Einar Binder et al. (2020). A Qualitative Study of Use of Mindfulness to Reduce Long-Term Use of Habit-Forming Prescription Drugs. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Per-Einar Binder; Tia G.B. Hansen et al. (2017). Does a short self-compassion intervention for students increase healthy self-regulation? A randomized control trial. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Julie Lillebostad Svendsen; Agnethe Smith Wiker et al. (2016). Self-compassion and depressive symptoms in a Norwegian student sample. (external link)
- Ane Wilhelmsen-Langeland; Ingrid Dundas; Ståle Pallesen et al. (2025). How do youth with Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder experience a chronobiological treatment protocol? An interview study. (external link)
- Vivian Irena Woodfin; Helge Molde; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2021). A Randomized Control Trial of a Brief Self-Compassion Intervention for Perfectionism, Anxiety, Depression, and Body Image. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Per-Einar Binder (2024). Being able to think when caught in the maelstrom - how adolescents used mindfulness when facing exams. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Knut Arne Hagtvet; Bjørn Wormnes et al. (2013). Does self-hypnosis add to the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral intervention against test anxiety?. (external link)
- Julie Lillebostad Svendsen; Katrine Valvatne Kvernenes; Agnethe Smith Wiker et al. (2016). Mechanisms of mindfulness: Rumination and self-compassion. (external link)
- Julie Lillebostad Svendsen; Berge Osnes; Per-Einar Binder et al. (2016). Trait self-compassion reflects emotional flexibility through an association with high vagally mediated heart rate variability. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Inghild Nygård (2024). Mindfulness for test anxiety and negative self-evaluation in high school. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Bjørn Wormnes; Norman Anderssen (2019). Perceived agency as a salient matter in learning self-hypnosis for exam anxiety. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Helge Hauge; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2006). Mestring av prestasjons-og eksamensangst: forståelse og behandlingsmetoder. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas (1994). Er FACES grunnen til den manglende støtten til Olsons circumplekse modell? En utprøving av modellen med Blooms Familie Fungerings Skalaer. (external link)
- Evin Rashidian; Frida Lill Bernhof Olsen Kildal; Valeria Markova 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)
- Signe Hjelen Stige; Marion Hernes Torrissen; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen et al. (2024). Training students to become responsive therapists: implications from a sequential mixed-methods study on situations that therapists find challenging. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Bjørn Wormnes (2005). Rom for reorientering. En veiledning fra en kandidats perspektiv. (external link)
- Julie Lillebostad Svendsen; Elisabeth Schanche; Berge Osnes et al. (2020). Is Dispositional Self-Compassion Associated With Psychophysiological Flexibility Beyond Mindfulness? An Exploratory Pilot Study. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas (1994). The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale III in a Norwegian sample. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Elin Mæhle; Signe Hjelen Stige (2021). Finding One's Footing When Everyone Has an Opinion. Negotiating an Acceptable Identity After Sexual Assault. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas (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)
- Per-Einar Binder; Ingrid Dundas; Signe Hjelen Stige 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)
- Ane Wilhelmsen-Langeland; Ingrid Dundas; Ingvild W. Saxvig et al. (2012). Psychosocial challenges related to Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Torbjørn Torsheim; Aslak Hjeltnes et al. (2016). Mindfulness based stress reduction for academic evaluation anxiety: a naturalistic longitudinal study. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Jon Vøllestad; Per-Einar Binder et al. (2013). The Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire in Norway. (external link)
Popular science article
Research report
- Francoise D. Alsaker; Ingrid Dundas; Dan Olweus (1991). A growth curve approach to the study of parental relations and depression in adolescence. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Bjørn Wormnes; Helge Hauge (2006). Making exams a managable task. (external link)
- Helge Hauge; Bjørn Wormnes; Ingrid Dundas (2006). Bruk av affirmasjoner som metode i for mestring av prestasjons- og eksamensangst. (external link)
Working paper
Media interview
Conference lecture
- Signe Hjelen Stige; Marion Hernes Torrissen; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen 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)
- Anders Ohnstad; KariAnne Vrabel; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen et al. (2023). Self-compassion and difficulties with eating in a help seeking community sample. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Knut Arne Hagtvet; Bjørn Wormnes et al. (2010). Testing interventions against test anxiety. (external link)
- Bjørn Wormnes; Helge Hauge; Ingrid Dundas (2006). Coping with performance anxiety. (external link)
Professional article
- Ingrid Dundas; Kari Kristine Ravnanger; Jon Vøllestad et al. (2013). Er det forskningsmessig støtte for at oppmerksomt nærvær hjelper ved rusproblemer?. (external link)
- Ingrid Dundas; Kari Kristine Ravnanger; Jon Vøllestad et al. (2013). Hvordan kan oppmerksomt nærvær hjelpe ved rusproblemer?. (external link)
Conference poster
- Signe Hjelen Stige; Elisabeth Schanche; Ingrid Dundas et al. (2022). Therapist responsiveness in challenging situations – Results from two surveys on what situations therapists find most challenging. (external link)
- Aslak Hjeltnes; Per-Einar Binder; Ingrid Dundas 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)
Conference abstract
Academic literature review
Doctoral thesis (PhD)
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