- u.kessler@uib.no
- Visitor address
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Haukeland Universitetssykehus Laboratoriebygget
5009 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7804NO-5020 BergenNorway
Research groups
Publications
2026
- Eivind Aakhus; Per Bergsholm; Therese Torgersen Bigseth et al. (2026). ECT og andre nevrostimulerende behandlingssmetoder. (external link)
- Kjersti Sellevåg; Christoffer Bartz-Johannessen; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard et al. (2026). Diverging Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms During Electroconvulsive Therapy: Toward Personalized Treatment. (external link)
- Jeanette Solheimslid Bjørke; Helle Kristine Schøyen; Arne Einar Vaaler et al. (2026). Patient-Reported Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Right Unilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy With Algorithm-Based Pharmacological Treatment in Bipolar Depression, With Long-Term Follow-Up on Pharmacological Treatment. (external link)
2024
- Jakob Schreiner; Ute Kessler; Ketil Ødegaard et al. (2024). Exploring New Electroencephalogram Parameters in Electroconvulsive Therapy. (external link)
- Maximilian Kiebs; Danielle C. Farrar; Antoine Yrondi et al. (2024). Electroconvulsive therapy and cognitive performance from the Global ECT MRI Research Collaboration. (external link)
- Kjersti Sellevåg; Ute Kessler; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard et al. (2024). Electroconvulsive therapy for depression: Patient- and clinician-rated short-term effects on depressive symptoms and cognition. (external link)
- Åsa Karin Hammar; Eivind Haga Ronold; Malene Alden Spurkeland et al. (2024). Improvement of persistent impairments in executive functions and attention following electroconvulsive therapy in a case control longitudinal follow up study. (external link)
- Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen; Signe Hjelen Stige; Guro Årdal Rekkedal et al. (2024). Traumatic experiences and the effectiveness of eating disorder treatment. (external link)
- Maarten Laroy; Filip Bouckaert; Olga Therese Ousdal et al. (2024). Characterization of gray matter volume changes from one week to 6 months after termination of electroconvulsive therapy in depressed patients. (external link)
- Kjersti Sellevåg; Christoffer Bartz-Johannessen; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard et al. (2024). Unmasking Patient Diversity: Exploring Cognitive and Antidepressive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy. (external link)
- Kjersti Sellevåg; Ute Kessler; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard et al. (2024). Electroconvulsive therapy for depression: Patient- and clinician rated short-term effects on depressive symptoms and cognition. (external link)
2025
- Anne-Kristin Støbakk Stavrum; Lea Sirignano; Leila Marie Frid et al. (2025). Epigenetic and blood markers associated with response to electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depressive disorders. (external link)
- Olga Therese Ousdal; Miklos Argyelan; Maarten Laroy et al. (2025). Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on hippocampal longitudinal axis and its association with cognitive side effects. (external link)
- Akihiro Takamiya; Frank Riemer; Vera Jane Erchinger et al. (2025). Acute and transient change in brain water content induced by a single electroconvulsive therapy session. (external link)
- Vera Jane Erchinger; Ole Johan Evjenth Sørhaug; Stein Magnus Aukland et al. (2025). Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Brain Structure: A Neuroradiological Investigation Into White Matter Hyperintensities, Atrophy, and Microbleeds. (external link)
2018
- Ute Kessler; Janette Bjørke-Bertheussen; Eldar Søreide et al. (2018). Remifentanil as an adjunct to anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy fails to confer long-term benefits. (external link)
- Leif Oltedal; Katherine L. Narr; Christopher Abbott et al. (2018). Volume of the Human Hippocampus and Clinical Response Following Electroconvulsive Therapy. (external link)
- Stein Frostad; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen; Guro Årdal et al. (2018). Is outpatient cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E) for eating disoreders a suitable treatment method for adults with severe Anorexia Nervosa?. (external link)
- Stein Frostad; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen; Guro Årdal et al. (2018). Implementation of enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for adults with anorexia nervosa in an outpatient eating disorder unit at a public hospital. (external link)
- Eva Aaker Biringer; Ute Kessler; Louise M. Howard et al. (2018). Anxiety, depression and probability of live birth in a cohort of women with self-reported infertility in the HUNT 2 Study and Medical Birth Registry of Norway. (external link)
- Ute Kessler (2018). Commentary on "Improvement of postpartum depression and psychosis after electroconvulsive therapy - A population-based study with a matched comparison group". (external link)
2017
- Leif Oltedal; Hauke Bartsch; Ole Johan Evjenth Sørhaug et al. (2017). The Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration (GEMRIC): Establishing a multi-site investigation of the neural mechanisms underlying response to electroconvulsive therapy. (external link)
- Janette Bjørke-Bertheussen; Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2017). Right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy does not cause more cognitive impairment than pharmacologic treatment in treatment-resistant bipolar depression: A 6-month randomized controlled trial follow-up study. (external link)
- Andrea Stautland; Ute Kessler; Leif Oltedal et al. (2017). Lipidomics in Patients Receiving ECT. (external link)
2023
- Miklos Argyelan; Zhi-De Deng; Olga Therese Ousdal et al. (2023). Electroconvulsive therapy-induced volumetric brain changes converge on a common causal circuit in depression. (external link)
- Malin Mandelid Kleppe; Ute Kessler; Guro Årdal Rekkedal et al. (2023). Differences in sleep patterns between patients with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: a cross-sectional study. (external link)
- Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen; Guro Rekkedal; Ute Kessler (2023). Psychotherapy for eating disorders in public mental health: The challenge of engagement in and drop-out from treatment. (external link)
- Leila Marie Frid; Ute Kessler; Olga Therese Ousdal et al. (2023). Neurobiological mechanisms of ECT and TMS treatment in depression: study protocol of a multimodal magnetic resonance investigation. (external link)
- M.A.J.T. Blanken; M.L. Oudega; A.W. Hoogendoorn et al. (2023). Sex-specifics of ECT outcome. (external link)
- Miklos Argyelan; Zhi-De Deng; Olga Therese Ousdal et al. (2023). Correction: Electroconvulsive therapy-induced volumetric brain changes converge on a common causal circuit in depression (Molecular Psychiatry, (2023), 10.1038/s41380-023-02318-2). (external link)
- Vera Jane Erchinger; Alexander R. Craven; Lars Ersland et al. (2023). Electroconvulsive therapy triggers a reversible decrease in brain N-acetylaspartate. (external link)
- Tore Ivar Malmei Aarsland; Jan Haavik; Arve Ulvik et al. (2023). The effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on serum kynurenine pathway metabolites in late-life depression. (external link)
- Jakob Emil Schreiner; Ute Kessler; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard et al. (2023). Exploring New Electroencephalogram Parameters in Electroconvulsive Therapy. (external link)
- Kjersti Sellevåg; Ute Kessler; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard et al. (2023). Electroconvulsive therapy for depression: patient and clinician rated short term effects on depressive symptoms and cognition. (external link)
- Ute Kessler; Ketil Joachim Ødegaard; Hanne Christine Mohn et al. (2023). Elektrokonvulsiv behandling for depresjon: Kortidseffekter i en uselektert pasientkohort. (external link)
2019
- Andrea Stautland; Caroline M. Nievergelt; Adam X. Maihofer et al. (2019). Bipolar Disorder with Comorbid Migraine May Respond Poorly to Lithium Treatment. (external link)
- Tore Ivar Malmei Aarsland; Ieva Leskauskaite; Øivind Midttun et al. (2019). The effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on serum tryptophan metabolites. (external link)
- Miklos Argyelan; Leif Oltedal; Zhi-De Deng et al. (2019). Electric field causes volumetric changes in the human brain. (external link)
- Olga Therese Ousdal; Miklos Argyelan; Katherine L. Narr et al. (2019). Brain changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are broadly distributed. (external link)
- Takahiro Soda; Declan M. McLoughlin; Scott R. Clark et al. (2019). International Consortium on the Genetics of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Severe Depressive Disorders (Gen-ECT-ic). (external link)
2021
- Olga Therese Ousdal; Giulio E. Brancati; Ute Kessler et al. (2021). The Neurobiological Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy Studied Through Magnetic Resonance: What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go?. (external link)
- Lucia Wagner; Gyrid Nygaard; Ute Kessler et al. (2021). ECT’s Effects on the Brain’s Motor Coordination. (external link)
- Giulio Emilio Brancati; Njål Brekke; Hauke Bartsch et al. (2021). Short and long-term effects of single and multiple sessions of electroconvulsive therapy on brain gray matter volumes. (external link)
- Nils Opel; Katherine L Narr; Christopher Abbott et al. (2021). Elevated body weight modulates subcortical volume change and associated clinical response following electroconvulsive therapy. (external link)
- Akihiro Takamiya; Annemiek Dols; Louise Emsell et al. (2021). Neural Substrates of Psychotic Depression: Findings From the Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration. (external link)
2022
- Malin M. Kleppe; Ute Kessler; Guro Rekkedal et al. (2022). Sleep habits in patients with anorexia nervosa assessed in their natural environment. (external link)
- Tore Ivar Malmei Aarsland; Johanne Telnes Instanes; Maj-Britt Rocio Posserud et al. (2022). Changes in tryptophan-kynurenine metabolism in patients with depression undergoing ECT-A systematic review. (external link)
- Malin Mandelid Kleppe; Ingeborg Brønstad; Gülen Arslan Lied et al. (2022). Intestinal barrier integrity in anorexia nervosa (a pilot study). (external link)
- Malin M. Kleppe; Ute Kessler; Guro Rekkedal et al. (2022). Sleep habits in patients with anorexia nervosa assessed in their natural environment. (external link)
- Ute Kessler; Malin Mandelid Kleppe; Guro Årdal Rekkedal et al. (2022). Experiences when implementing enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy as a standard treatment for anorexia nervosa in outpatients at a public specialized eating-disorder treatment unit. (external link)
2016
- Guro Årdal Rekkedal; Ute Kessler; Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen et al. (2016). Cognitive functioning in patients suffering from anorexia nervosa: A longitudinal study.. (external link)
- Per Bergsholm; Ute Kessler; Helle Kristine Schøyen (2016). Brief, ultrabrief, and intermediate-or simply milliseconds. (external link)
- Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen; Guro Årdal Rekkedal; Stein Frostad et al. (2016). Effectiveness of enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: a prospective multidisciplinary study. (external link)
- Yngvild Sørebø Danielsen; Guro Årdal Rekkedal; Stein Frostad et al. (2016). Effectiveness of Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) in the treatment of anorexia nervosa–A prospective multidisciplinary study.. (external link)
2020
- Peter C. R. Mulders; Alberto Llera; Christian F. Beckmann et al. (2020). Structural changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are associated with clinical outcome. (external link)
- Malin Ovat Blomberg; Maria Semkovska; Ute Kessler et al. (2020). A Longitudinal Comparison Between Depressed Patients Receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy and Healthy Controls on Specific Memory Functions. (external link)
- Vera Jane Erchinger; Jeremy Miller; Thomas Jones et al. (2020). Anterior cingulate gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations and electroconvulsive therapy. (external link)
- Ute Kessler; Guro Årdal Rekkedal; Øyvind Rø et al. (2020). Association between gastrointestinal complaints and psychopathology in patients with anorexia nervosa. (external link)
2010
- Ute Kessler; Arne E. Vaaler; Helle Schøyen et al. (2010). The study protocol of the Norwegian randomized controlled trial of electroconvulsive therapy in treatment resistant depression in bipolar disorder. (external link)
- Eva Aaker Biringer; Ute Kessler; Arnstein Mykletun (2010). Common mental disorders and fertility problems in the normal population. (external link)
- Eva Aaker Biringer; Ute Kessler; Arnstein Mykletun (2010). No predictive value of anxiety- and depression symptoms for sub- or infertility. (external link)
- Ute Kessler; Helle Kristine Schøyen; Arne Vaaler et al. (2010). The study protocol of the Norwegian randomized controlled trial of electroconvulsive therapy in treatment resistant depression in bipolar disorder. (external link)
2014
- Ute Kessler; Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2014). The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on neurocognitive function in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder depression. (external link)
- Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ute Kessler; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2014). Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Electroconvulsive Therapy Versus Algorithm-Based Pharmacological Treatment. (external link)
- Ute Kessler (2014). Electroconvulsive therapy for bipolar disorder depression. (external link)
2015
- Leif Oltedal; Ute Kessler; Lars Ersland et al. (2015). Effects of ECT in treatment of depression: Study protocol for a prospective neuroradiological study of acute and longitudinal effects on brain structure and function. (external link)
- Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ute Kessler; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2015). Response to Kotzalidis et al. (external link)
- Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ute Kessler; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2015). Response to Kellner and Fink. (external link)
- Eva Aaker Biringer; Louise Michele Howard; Ute Kessler et al. (2015). Is infertility really associated with higher levels of mental distress in the female population? Results from the North-Trondelag Health Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. (external link)
2012
- Ute Kessler; Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2012). The neurocognitive profile in depressed therapy resistant bipolar disorder inpatients. (external link)
- Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ute Kessler; Bjørn Henrik Auestad et al. (2012). Treatment resistant bipolar depression: a randomized controlled trial of electroconvulsive therapy. (external link)
- Ketil Joachim Ødegaard; Ute Kessler (2012). ECT og andre nevrostimulerende behandlingsformer. (external link)
2013
- Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ute Kessler; Bjørn Henrik Auestad et al. (2013). Treatment resistant bipolar depression: a randomized controlled trial of electroconvulsive therapy and algorithm based pharmacological treatment. (external link)
- Ute Kessler; Helle Kristine Schøyen; Ole Andreas Andreassen et al. (2013). Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression. (external link)
- Leif Oltedal; Ute Kessler; Lars Ersland et al. (2013). Project outline: Effects of ECT in treatment of major depression. A prospective neuroradiological study of acute and longitudinal effects on brain structure and function. (external link)
- Leif Oltedal; Ute Kessler; Ketil J Ødegaard (2013). ECT og kognitive bivirkninger. (external link)
2011
- Eva Biringer; Louise M. Howard; Ute Kessler et al. (2011). Anxiety and/or depression do not predict fertility problems in the normal female population: Results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Studies (HUNT 1 and HUNT 2). (external link)
- Eva Biringer; Ute Kessler; Louise Howard (2011). Common mental symptoms and fertility problems in the normal population. (external link)