Publications 2024

Haghish EF, Czajkowski N, Walby FA, Qin P, Laeng B (2024)
Suicide attempt risk predicts inconsistent self-reported suicide attempts: A machine learning approach using longitudinal data
J Affect Disord, 355, 495-504
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.133, PubMed 38554882

Publications 2023

Bramness JG, Pandey S, Moe JS, Toft H, Lien L, Walby FA, Myhre MØ, Bolstad I (2023)
Levels of IL-6 are Associated with Lifetime Attempted Suicide in Alcohol Use Disorder Patients
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 19, 2141-2148
DOI 10.2147/NDT.S413101, PubMed 37849526

Langjord T, Pedersen G, Bovim T, Christensen TB, Eikenæs IU, Hove O, Kildahl AN, Mork E, Norheim AB, Ramleth RK, Ringen PA, Romm KL, Siqveland J, Schønning T, Stänicke L, Torgersen T, Pettersen M, Tveit T, Urnes Ø, Walby F, Kvarstein EH (2023)
Mental health disorders, functioning and health-related quality of life among extensively hospitalized patients due to severe self-harm - results from the Extreme Challenges project
Front Psychiatry, 14, 1258025
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1258025, PubMed 37920539

Myhre MØ, Kildahl AT, Astrup H, Bergsager D, Walby FA (2023)
Suicide in services for mental health and substance use: A national hybrid registry surveillance system
Health Informatics J, 29 (1), 14604582231167439
DOI 10.1177/14604582231167439, PubMed 36989536

Myhre MØ, Walby FA, Bramness JG, Mehlum L (2023)
The temporal association between suicide and comorbid mental disorders in people treated for substance use disorders: a National registry study
Addict Sci Clin Pract, 18 (1), 59
DOI 10.1186/s13722-023-00415-9, PubMed 37821976

Tørmoen AJ, Myhre MØ, Kildahl AT, Walby FA, Rossow I (2023)
A nationwide study on time spent on social media and self-harm among adolescents
Sci Rep, 13 (1), 19111
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-46370-y, PubMed 37925469

Publications 2022

Astrup H, Myhre MØ, Kildahl AT, Walby FA (2022)
Suicide After Contact With Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services-A National Registry Study
Front Psychiatry, 13, 886070
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.886070, PubMed 35615447

Berg SH, Rørtveit K, Walby FA, Aase K (2022)
Shared understanding of resilient practices in the context of inpatient suicide prevention: a narrative synthesis
BMC Health Serv Res, 22 (1), 967
DOI 10.1186/s12913-022-08282-x, PubMed 35906685

Fredriksen KJ, Bartz-Johannessen C, Schoeyen HK, Vaaler A, Walby FA, Hegelstad WTV (2022)
Imminent and Short-Term Risk of Death by Suicide in 7,000 Acutely Admitted Psychiatric Inpatients
J Clin Psychiatry, 84 (1)
DOI 10.4088/JCP.22m14460, PubMed 36516321

Fredriksen KJ, Gjestad R, Walby FA, Anda LG, Oedegaard KJ, Schoeyen HK (2022)
High Scores on the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale and Psychotic Symptoms Predict Suicide: A Prospective Cohort Study of Psychiatric Acute Ward Patients
J Clin Psychiatry, 83 (5)
DOI 10.4088/JCP.21m14018, PubMed 35900251

Myhre MØ, Walby FA, Bramness JG, Mehlum L (2022)
Trajectories of Service Contact before Suicide in People with Substance Use Disorders-A National Register Study
Arch Suicide Res, 28 (1), 200-215
DOI 10.1080/13811118.2022.2151959, PubMed 36472383

Pandey S, Bolstad I, Lien L, Walby FA, Myhre MØ, Bramness JG (2022)
Sex-specific factors associated with lifetime suicide attempt among patients with alcohol use disorders
BJPsych Open, 8 (4), e135
DOI 10.1192/bjo.2022.545, PubMed 35848151

Walby FA, Myhre MØ, Mehlum L (2022)
Suicide among users of mental health and addiction services in the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: observational study using national registry data
BJPsych Open, 8 (4), e111
DOI 10.1192/bjo.2022.510, PubMed 35678470

Publications 2021

Myhre MØ, Walby FA (2021)
The Impact of a Widely Publicized Celebrity Suicide on Suicide-Related Internet Search Activity
Arch Suicide Res, 26 (3), 1600-1606
DOI 10.1080/13811118.2021.1875942, PubMed 33502953

Publications 2020

Berg SH, Rørtveit K, Walby FA, Aase K (2020)
Adaptive capacities for safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised during a suicidal crisis: a qualitative study
BMC Psychiatry, 20 (1), 316
DOI 10.1186/s12888-020-02689-8, PubMed 32560682

Berg SH, Rørtveit K, Walby FA, Aase K (2020)
Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental health wards during a suicidal crisis: qualitative study of patient experiences
BMJ Open, 10 (11), e040088
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040088, PubMed 33158829

Fredriksen KJ, Schaufel MA, Johannessen JO, Walby FA, Davidson L, Schoeyen HK (2020)
Preventing Suicide among Psychiatric Inpatients with Psychotic Depression
Psychiatr Q, 91 (1), 223-236
DOI 10.1007/s11126-019-09677-6, PubMed 31823194

Mehlum L, Walby F, Johannessen JO, Melle I, Andreassen O (2020)
[Strong statements – weak basis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (14)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0744, PubMed 33070600

Mehlum L, Walby F, Johannessen JO, Melle I, Andreassen O (2020)
Strong claims - weak basis
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (14), 1421

Myhre MØ, Kildahl AT, Walby FA (2020)
Suicide after contact with substance misuse services: a national registry study
BJPsych Open, 6 (3), e45
DOI 10.1192/bjo.2020.23, PubMed 32375917

Tørmoen AJ, Myhre M, Walby FA, Grøholt B, Rossow I (2020)
Change in prevalence of self-harm from 2002 to 2018 among Norwegian adolescents
Eur J Public Health, 30 (4), 688-692
DOI 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa042, PubMed 32134469

Publications 2019

Walby FA, Myhre MØ, Kildahl AT (2019)
[We need both high-risk and population-oriented strategies]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (12)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0519, PubMed 31502793

Publications 2018

Holth F, Walby F, Røstbakken T, Lunde I, Ringen PA, Ramleth RK, Romm KL, Tveit T, Torgersen T, Urnes Ø, Kvarstein EH (2018)
Extreme challenges: psychiatric inpatients with severe self-harming behavior in Norway: a national screening investigation
Nord J Psychiatry, 72 (8), 605-612
DOI 10.1080/08039488.2018.1511751, PubMed 30348040

Walby FA, Myhre MØ, Kildahl AT (2018)
Contact With Mental Health Services Prior to Suicide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Psychiatr Serv, 69 (7), 751-759
DOI 10.1176/appi.ps.201700475, PubMed 29656710

Publications 2017

Berg SH, Rørtveit K, Walby FA, Aase K (2017)
Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in a suicidal crisis: a study protocol for a qualitative case study
BMJ Open, 7 (1), e012874
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012874, PubMed 28132001

Fredriksen KJ, Schoeyen HK, Johannessen JO, Walby FA, Davidson L, Schaufel MA (2017)
Psychotic Depression and Suicidal Behavior
Psychiatry, 80 (1), 17-29
DOI 10.1080/00332747.2016.1208002, PubMed 28409714

Haaland VO, Bjorkholt M, Freuchen A, Ness E, Walby FA (2017)
Suicides, mental health care and interdisciplinary specialised addiction services in the Agder counties 2004-13
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (18), 1420-1425

Haaland VØ, Bjørkholt M, Freuchen A, Ness E, Walby FA (2017)
Suicides, mental health care and interdisciplinary specialised addiction services in the Agder counties 2004-13
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (18)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0503, PubMed 28972328

Ramleth RK, Groholt B, Diep LM, Walby FA, Mehlum L (2017)
The impact of borderline personality disorder and sub-threshold borderline personality disorder on the course of self-reported and clinician-rated depression in self-harming adolescents
Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul, 4, 22
DOI 10.1186/s40479-017-0073-5, PubMed 29093819

Publications 2015

Bramness JG, Walby FA, Morken G, Røislien J (2015)
Analyzing Seasonal Variations in Suicide With Fourier Poisson Time-Series Regression: A Registry-Based Study From Norway, 1969-2007
Am J Epidemiol, 182 (3), 244-54
DOI 10.1093/aje/kwv064, PubMed 26081677

Bramness JG, Walby FA, Morken G, Røislien J (2015)
The authors reply
Am J Epidemiol, 182 (9), 820-1
DOI 10.1093/aje/kwv210, PubMed 26429999

Publications 2014

Mehlum L, Ness E, Walby FA (2014)
[Re: Excessive belief in suicide risk assessments?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (6), 593
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0283, PubMed 24670497

Tørmoen AJ, Grøholt B, Haga E, Brager-Larsen A, Miller A, Walby F, Stanley B, Mehlum L (2014)
Feasibility of dialectical behavior therapy with suicidal and self-harming adolescents with multi-problems: training, adherence, and retention
Arch Suicide Res, 18 (4), 432-44
DOI 10.1080/13811118.2013.826156, PubMed 24842553

Publications 2013

Mork E, Walby FA, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Barrett EA, Steen NE, Lorentzen S, Andreassen OA, Melle I, Mehlum L (2013)
Clinical characteristics in schizophrenia patients with or without suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm--a cross-sectional study
BMC Psychiatry, 13, 255
DOI 10.1186/1471-244X-13-255, PubMed 24106884

Publications 2012

Koldsland BO, Mehlum L, Mellesdal LS, Walby FA, Diep LM (2012)
The suicide assessment scale: psychometric properties of a Norwegian language version
BMC Res Notes, 5, 417
DOI 10.1186/1756-0500-5-417, PubMed 22870950

Mork E, Mehlum L, Barrett EA, Agartz I, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Lorentzen S, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Walby FA (2012)
Self-harm in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Arch Suicide Res, 16 (2), 111-23
DOI 10.1080/13811118.2012.667328, PubMed 22551042

Publications 2010

Bramness JG, Walby FA (2010)
Internet use and suicide among younger age groups between 1989 and 2008 in Japan - Reply
Acta Psychiatr. Scand., 121 (6), 485-486
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01548.x

Bramness JG, Walby FA, Hjellvik V, Selmer R, Tverdal A (2010)
Self-reported mental health and its gender differences as a predictor of suicide in the middle-aged
Am J Epidemiol, 172 (2), 160-6
DOI 10.1093/aje/kwq091, PubMed 20519262

Pettersen K, Rydningen NN, Christensen TB, Walby FA (2010)
Autobiographical memory and suicide attempts in schizophrenia
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 40 (4), 369-75
DOI 10.1521/suli.2010.40.4.369, PubMed 20822363

Publications 2009

Bramness JG, Walby F (2009)
Ecological studies and the big puzzle of falling suicide rates
Acta Psychiatr Scand, 119 (3), 169-70
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01318.x, PubMed 19178393

Walby FA, Ness E (2009)
[Psychiatric treatment of deliberate self-harm in the out-of-hours services]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (9), 885-7
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.08.0417, PubMed 19415091

Publications 2008

Rønneberg U, Walby FA (2008)
[Suicides committed by patients who receive psychiatric care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (2), 180-3
PubMed 18202729

Sveen CA, Walby FA (2008)
Suicide survivors' mental health and grief reactions: a systematic review of controlled studies
Suicide Life Threat Behav, 38 (1), 13-29
DOI 10.1521/suli.2008.38.1.13, PubMed 18355105

Publications 2007

Bramness JG, Sandvik P, Schøyen H, Walby FA (2007)
[Weak report about antidepressive agents from the Knowledge Center]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (24), 3236-7
PubMed 18084369

Bramness JG, Walby FA, Tverdal A (2007)
The sales of antidepressants and suicide rates in Norway and its counties 1980-2004
J Affect Disord, 102 (1-3), 1-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2006.12.002, PubMed 17223200

Fadum EA, Mehlum L, Jørgensen T, Walby FA (2007)
Tid for liv
Seksjon for selvmordsforskning og -forebygging, Instituttfor psykiatri, Universitetet i Oslo, [Oslo], 76 s.
BIBSYS 071656715

Publications 2006

Walby FA, Odegaard E, Mehlum L (2006)
Psychiatric comorbidity may not predict suicide during and after hospitalization. A nested case-control study with blinded raters
J Affect Disord, 92 (2-3), 253-60
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2006.02.005, PubMed 16546263

Publications 2000

Walby FA, Borg P, Eikeseth PH, Neegaard E, Kjerpeseth K, Bruvik S, Waal H (2000)
[Use of methadone in the treatment of psychotic patients with heroin dependence]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (2), 195-8
PubMed 10851915

Publications 1997

Walby FA, Terland H, Ødegaard E (1997)
Personlighet og mestring hos injiserende stoffmisbrukere
Universitetet, Oslo, 1 b. fl.pag.
BIBSYS 972860703, ISBN 82-569-1511-0