Helene Helgeland

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Helene Helgeland er ph.d., spesialist i barne- og ungdomspsykiatri, overlege og leder for Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for komplekse psykosomatiske tilstander hos barn og unge (NKPS), Oslo universitetssykehus.

Articles by Helene Helgeland

Clinical hypnosis – a revitalisation of the art of medicine

Helene Helgeland,
Maren Østvold Lindheim,
Trond H. Diseth,
Per A. Brodal

30.04.2021: The effect of clinical hypnosis is now so well documented across several conditions that it should be part of the treatment offered to many patients – both adults and children. Its implementation in clinical practice, however, goes surprisingly slowly. Today, an increasing evidence base supports the...

A young boy with unexplained headache and paralysis

Solveig Gjems,
Helene Helgeland

03.09.2018: A young boy of upper primary school age was admitted to a paediatric ward with headache, paralysis and reduced general condition. A thorough physical examination was necessary and informative. However, the biomedical approach provided incomplete understanding of the boy's symptoms, leading to a...