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Bjørn
Bjorvatn
Professor
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Kalfarveien 31
5018 Bergen
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Postboks 7804
5018 Bergen
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+47 55 58 60 88
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Books
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Bedre Søvn. En håndbok til deg som sover dårlig. 2. utgave. Fagbokforlaget. 187 pages. ISBN: 9788245014686.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Søvnsykdommer. Moderne utredning og behandling. Fagbokforlaget. 256 pages. ISBN: 978-82-450-1150-0.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Bedre søvn. En håndbok for deg som sover dårlig. Vigmostad & Bjørke. 153 pages. ISBN: 978-82-419-0487-5.
Journal articles
  • Berge, Morten Eirik; Johansson, Anders; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Lehmann, Sverre; Gjerde, Kjersti; Gulati, Shashi; Al-Azawy, Kahtan. 2014. Oral appliance for sleep apnea. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 134: 1030-1031.
  • Berge, Morten Eirik; Johansson, Anders; Gulati, Shashi; Lehmann, Sverre; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Gjerde, Kjersti. 2014. Skinnebehandling mot søvapne. Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende. 124: 637-639.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle; Grønli, Janne; Sivertsen, Børge; Lehmann, Sverre. 2014. Prevalence and correlates of insomnia and excessive sleepiness in adults with obstructive sleep apnea symptoms. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 118: 571-586. doi: 10.2466/15.06.PMS.118k20w3
  • Dørheim, Signe Karen; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Eberhard-Gran, Malin. 2014. Can insomnia in pregnancy predict postpartum depression? A longitudinal, population-based study. PLoS ONE. 9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094674
  • Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Waage, Siri; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2014. Short rest periods between work shifts predict sleep and health problems in nurses at 1-year follow-up. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 71: 555-561. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2013-102007
  • Fossum, Ingrid Nesdal; Nordnes, Linn Tinnesand; Storemark, Sunniva Straume; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2014. The association between use of electronic media in bed before going to sleep and insomnia symptoms, daytime sleepiness, morningness, and chronotype. Behavioural Sleep Medicine. 12: 343-357. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2013.819468
  • Kunst, Jonas R.; Løset, Gøril Kvamme; Hosøy, Daniel; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Magerøy, Nils; Pallesen, Ståle. 2014. The relationship between shift work schedules and spillover in a sample of nurses. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 20: 3-11.
  • Lallukka, Tea; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Haaramo, P; Saastamoinen, P; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Sivertsen, Børge. 2014. The joint contribution of pain and insomnia to sickness absence and disability retirement: a register-linkage study among Norwegian and Finnish employees. European Journal of Pain. 18: 883-892. doi: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00432.x
  • Mrdalj, Jelena; Mattson, Åse Lundegaard; Murison, Robert; Jellestad, Finn Konow; Milde, Anne Marita; Pallesen, Ståle; Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Grønli, Janne. 2014. Hypothermia after chronic mild stress exposure in rats with a history of postnatal maternal separations. Chronobiology International. 31: 252-264. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2013.846351
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Sivertsen, Børge; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2014. A 10-year trend of insomnia prevalence in the adult Norwegian population. Sleep Medicine. 15: 173-179. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.10.009
  • Reknes, Iselin; Pallesen, Ståle; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Einarsen, Ståle. 2014. Exposure to bullying behaviors as a predictor of mental health problems among Norwegian nurses: Results from the prospective SUSSH-survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 51: 479-487. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.06.017
  • Roelen, Corné A.M.; Heymans, Martijn W.; Twisk, Jos W.R.; van Rhenen, Willem; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Magerøy, Nils. 2014. Updating and prospective validation of a prognostic model for high sickness absence. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. Published 2014-03-25. doi: 10.1007/s00420-014-0942-9
  • Roelen, Corné A.M.; van Rhenen, Willem; Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; van der Klink, Jac J.L.; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2014. Mental and physical health-related functioning mediates between psychological job demands and sickness absence among nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 70: 1780-1792. doi: 10.1111/jan.12335
  • Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Magerøy, Nils; Folkard, S. 2014. Towards a more comprehensive definition of shift work tolerance. Industrial Health. Published 2014-10-17. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2014-0112
  • Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2014. A randomized controlled trial with bright light and melatonin for delayed sleep phase disorder: Effects on subjective and objective sleep. Chronobiology International. 31: 72-86. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2013.823200
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Glozier, Nick; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Salo, Paula; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Ursin, Reidun; Øverland, Simon Nygaard. 2014. Midlife insomnia and subsequent mortality. The Hordaland Health Study. BMC Public Health. 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-720
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Flo, Elisabeth; Fiske, Eldbjørg; Grønli, Janne. 2013. Ulik forekomst av søvnlidelser mellom fylker og mellom by og land. SØVN. 5: 22-25.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Waage, Siri. 2013. Bright Light Improves Sleep and Psychological Health in Shift Working Nurses. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM). 9: 647-648. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2826
  • Di Milia, Lee; Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Shift work disorder in a random population sample : prevalence and comorbidities. PLoS ONE. 8. 7 pages. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055306
  • Dørheim, Signe Karen; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Eberhard-Gran, Malin M C. 2013. Sick leave during pregnancy: a longitudinal study of rates and risk factors in a Norwegian population. BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 120: 521-530. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12035
  • Eldevik, Maria Fagerbakke; Flo, Elisabeth; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Insomnia, excessive sleepiness, excessive fatigue, anxiety, depression and shift work disorder in nurses having less than 11 hours in-between shifts. PLoS ONE. 8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070882
  • Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Åkerstedt, Torbjørn; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Grønli, Janne; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Shift-related sleep problems vary according to work schedule. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 70: 238-245. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101091
  • Fossum, Ingrid Nesdal; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle. 2013. Effects of shift and night work in the offshore petroleum industry: a systematic review. Industrial Health. 51: 530-544. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2013-0054
  • Hynninen, Kia Minna; Pallesen, Ståle; Hardie, Jon Andrew; Eagan, Tomas Mikal; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bakke, Per S.; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2013. Insomnia symptoms, objectively measured sleep, and disease severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outpatients. Sleep Medicine. 14: 1328-1333. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.08.785
  • Lunde, Hanne Marie; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Bø, Lars. 2013. Clinical assessment and management of sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis: a literature review. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Supplementum. 127: 24-30. doi: 10.1111/ane.12046
  • Mrdalj, Jelena; Pallesen, Ståle; Milde, Anne Marita; Jellestad, Finn Konow; Murison, Robert; Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Grønli, Janne. 2013. Early and later life stress alter brain activity and sleep in rats. PLoS ONE. 8. Published 2013-07-26. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069923
  • Roelen, Corné A. M.; Magerøy, Nils; van Rhenen, W; Groothoff, Johan W; van der Klink, JJ; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth. 2013. Low job satisfaction does not identify nurses at risk of future sickness absence: Results from a Norwegian cohort study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 50: 366-373. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.09.012
  • Roelen, Corné A.M.; Bültmann, Ute; Groothoff, Johan; van Rhenen, Willem; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Physical and mental fatigue as predictors of sickness absence among Norwegian nurses. Research in Nursing & Health. 36: 453-465. doi: 10.1002/nur.21558
  • Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hetland, Hilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Magerøy, Nils; Åkerstedt, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2013. Individual, situational and lifestyle factors related to shift work tolerance among nurses who are new to and experienced in night work. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 69: 1136-1146. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06105.x
  • Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Objective measures of sleep and dim light melatonin onset in adolescents and young adults with delayed sleep phase disorder compared to healthy controls. Journal of Sleep Research. 22: 365-372. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12030
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Björnsdóttir, Erla; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Salo, Paula. 2013. The joint contribution of insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea on sickness absence. Journal of Sleep Research. 22: 223-230. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01055.x
  • Storemark, Sunniva Straume; Fossum, Ingrid Nesdal; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle. 2013. Personality factors predict sleep-related shift work tolerance in different shifts at 2-year follow-up: a prospective study. BMJ Open. 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003696
  • Vedaa, Øystein; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Magerøy, Nils; Thun, Eirunn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2013. Longitudinal predictors of changes in the morningness-eveningness personality among Norwegian nurses. Personality and Individual Differences. 55: 152-156. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.02.016
  • Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Sleep and Health in Oil Rig Workers-Before and After a Two Week Work Period Offshore. Industrial Health. 51: 172-179. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2012-0091
  • Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Vedaa, Øystein; Lundervold, Astri; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. A randomized controlled trial with bright light and melatonin for the treatment of delayed sleep phase disorder: effects on subjective and objective sleepiness and cognitive function. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 28: 306-321. doi: 10.1177/0748730413500126
  • Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Vedaa, Øystein; Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. The Personality Profile of Young Adults With Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. Behavioural Sleep Medicine. 12 pages. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2013.829063
  • Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Åkerstedt, Torbjörn; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2013. Associations between night work and anxiety, depression, insomnia, sleepiness and fatigue in a sample of Norwegian nurses. PLoS ONE. 8. 7 pages. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070228
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Dale, Sandra Marian; Hogstad-Erikstein, Ruth; Fiske, Eldbjørg; Pallesen, Ståle; Waage, Siri. 2012. Self-reported sleep and health among Norwegian hospital nurses in intensive care units. Nursing in Critical Care. 17: 180-188. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2012.00504.x
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Fetveit, Arne. 2012. Søvnproblemer blant eldre. Norsk Epidemiologi. 22: 177-186.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Fiske, Eldbjørg; Grønli, Janne. 2012. Interaktiv spørreundersøkelse om søvn på nett. SØVN. 2. 6-9.
  • Dørheim, Signe Karen; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Eberhard-Gran, Malin M C. 2012. Insomnia and depressive symptoms in late pregnancy: a population-based study. Behavioural Sleep Medicine. 10: 152-166. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2012.660588
  • Flo, Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Folkard, Simon; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Grønli, Janne; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. A reliability and validity study of the Bergen shift work sleep questionnaire in nurses working three-shift rotations. Chronobiology International. 29: 937-946. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2012.699120
  • Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Work-related sleep problems vary according to work schedule. Journal of Sleep Research. 21: 274-274. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365
  • Flo, Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Grønli, Janne; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Shift work disorder in nurses - assessment, prevalence and related health problems. PLoS ONE. 7. 9 pages. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033981
  • Friborg, Oddgeir; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Amponsah, Benjamin; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. Associations between seasonal variations in day length (photoperiod), sleep timing, sleep quality and mood: a comparison between Ghana (5 degrees) and Norway (69 degrees). Journal of Sleep Research. 21: 176-184. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00982.x
  • Lunde, Hanne Marie; Aae, Tommy Frøseth; Indrevåg, William; Aarseth, Jan Harald; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Bø, Lars. 2012. Poor Sleep in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. PLoS ONE. 7. 5 pages. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049996
  • Saksvik, Ingvild Berg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hetland, Hilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Magerøy, Nils; Harvey, Allison G.; Costa, Giovanni; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. Personality factors predicting longitudinal changes in shift work tolerance among rotating shift working nurses. Work & Stress. 26: 143-160. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2012.686344
  • Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Pallesen, Ståle; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Molde, Helge; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Prevalence and correlates of delayed sleep phase in high school students. Sleep Medicine. 13: 193-199. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.10.024
  • Schreuder, Jolanda A. H.; Roelen, Corné A. M.; Groothofff, JW; van der Klink, JJ; Magerøy, Nils; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth. 2012. Coping styles relate to health and work environment of Norwegian and Deutch hospital nurses: a comparative study. Nursing Outlook. 60: 37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.05.005
  • Steine, Iris Mulders; Harvey, Allison G.; Krystal, John H; Milde, Anne Marita; Grønli, Janne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Eid, Jarle; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. Sleep disturbances in sexual abuse victims: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 16: 15-25. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.01.006
  • Steine, Iris Mulders; Krystal, John H; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Harvey, Allison G.; Eid, Jarle; Grønli, Janne; Milde, Anne Marita; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. Insomnia, nightmare frequency, and nightmare distress in victims of sexual abuse: the role of perceived social support and abuse characteristics. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 27: 1827-1843. doi: 10.1177/0886260511430385
  • Steine, Iris Mulders; Milde, Anne Marita; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Grønli, Janne; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Mrdalj, Jelena; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. Forekomsten av seksuelle overgrep i et representativt befolkningsutvalg i Norge. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 49: 950-957.
  • Thun, Eirunn; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Osland, Teresa Maria; Steen, Vidar Martin; Sivertsen, Børge; Johansen, Torill; Lilleholt, Tom Halvor; Udnes, Idalill Nikolaisen; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. An actigraphic validation study of seven morningness-eveningness inventories. European Psychologist. 17: 222-230. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000097
  • Vedaa, Øystein; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2012. School start time, sleepiness and functioning in Norwegian adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 56: 55-67. doi: 10.1080/00313831.2011.567396
  • Waage, Siri; Harris, Anette; Pallesen, Ståle; Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Subjective and objective sleepiness among oil rig workers during three different shift schedules. Sleep Medicine. 13: 64-72. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.04.009
  • Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. A comparison of sleep and health at the start and end of a 14-day work period among Norwegian oil rig workers. Journal of Sleep Research. 21: 99-99.
  • Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Dundas, Ingrid; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Psychosocial challenges related to Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. The Open Sleep Journal. 5: 5-51. doi: 10.2174/1874620901205010051
  • Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Dundas, Ingrid; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Dilemmas associated with having delayed sleep phase disorder. Journal of Sleep Research. 21: 172-172. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2012.01044.x
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Fiske, Eldbjørg; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. A self-help book is better than sleep hygiene advice for insomnia: a randomized controlled comparative study. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 52: 580-585. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00902.x
  • Brunborg, Geir Scott; Mentzoni, Rune; Molde, Helge; Myrseth, Helga; Skouverøe, Knut Joachim Mår; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. The relationship between media use in the bedroom, sleep habits and symptoms of insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research. 20: 569-575. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00913.x
  • Friborg, Oddgeir; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Amponsah, Benjamin; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. Associations between seasonal variations in day length (photoperiod), sleep timing, sleep quality and mood: a comparison between Ghana (5°) and Norway (69°). Journal of Sleep Research. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00982.x
  • Lehouillier, Ingvild Saksvik; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hetland, Hilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. Individual differences in tolerance to shift work--a systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 15: 221-235. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.07.002
  • Natvik, Sylvia Bjørnsen; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Magerøy, Nils; Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. Personality factors related to shift work tolerance in two- and three-shift workers. Applied Ergonomics. 42: 719-724. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.11.006
  • Osland, Teresa Maria; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Steen, Vidar Martin; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. Association study of a variable-number tandem repeat polymorphism in the clock gene PERIOD3 and chronotype in Norwegian university students. Chronobiology International. 28: 764-770. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2011.607375
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Molde, Helge; Sørensen, Eli; Wilhelmsen-Langeland, Ane; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2011. Brief report: Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome in older adolescents. Prevalence and correlates. Journal of Adolescence. 34: 391-395. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.02.005
  • Saksvik, Ingvild Berg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Harvey, Allison G.; Waage, Siri; Harris, Anette; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. Adaptation and readaptation to different shift work schedules measured with sleep diary and actigraphy. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 16: 331-344. doi: 10.1037/a0022770
  • Saksvik, Ingvild Berg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hetland, Hilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Pallesen, Ståle. 2011. Individual differences in tolerance to shift work - A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 15: 221-235. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.07.002
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Parasomnier - rare ting som skjer i søvne. SØVN. 2: 12-14.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Søvnforskning. SØVN. 2: 4-4.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Senter for Søvnmedisin. SØVN. 2: 4-4.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Grønli, Janne; Pallesen, Ståle. 2010. Prevalence of different parasomnias in the general population. Sleep Medicine. 11: 1031-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.07.011
  • Brunborg, Geir Scott; Mentzoni, Rune; Molde, Helge; Myrseth, Helga; Skouverøe, Knut Joachim Mår; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2010. Associations between media use in the bedroom, sleep habits and symptoms of insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research. 19: 291-291. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00868.x
  • Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø; Pallesen, Ståle; Stormark, Kjell Morten; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. The relationship between school day sleep duration and body mass index in Norwegian children (aged 10-12). International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 5: 214-220. doi: 10.3109/17477160903473739
  • Forberg, Knut Fuglesteg; Waage, Siri; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Subjective and objective sleep and sleepiness among tunnel workers in an extreme and isolated environment: 10-h shifts, 21-day working period, at 78 degrees north. Sleep Medicine. 11: 185-190. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.07.015
  • Harris, Anette; Waage, Siri; Ursin, Holger; Hansen, Åse Marie; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Eriksen, Hege Randi. 2010. SHIFT WORK, CORTISOL, REACTION TIME TEST AND HEALTH AMONG OFFSHORE WORKERS. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 17: 88-88.
  • Harris, Anette; Waage, Siri; Ursin, Holger; Hansen, Åse Marie; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Eriksen, Hege Randi. 2010. Cortisol, reaction time test and health among offshore shift workers. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 35: 1339-1347. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.03.006
  • Omvik, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Sivertsen, Børge; Havik, Odd E.; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2010. Patient characteristics and predictors of sleep medication use. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 25: 91-100. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e328334e5e6
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Magerøy, Nils; Saksvik, Ingvild Berg; Waage, Siri; Moen, Bente Elisabeth. 2010. Measures to counteract the negative effects of night work. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 36: 109-120. doi: http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2886
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Søvnmiljøet i Bergen satser på skiftarbeidforskning. SØVN. 2: 16-19.
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Ten-year trends in insomnia prevalence in Norway. Journal of Sleep Research. 19: 292-292.
  • Saksvik, Ingvild Berg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hetland, Hilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Pallesen, Ståle. 2010. Individual differences in tolerance to shift work - a systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.07.002
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2010. Sleep problems in general practice. A national survey of assessment and treatment routines of GPs in Norway. Journal of Sleep Research. 19: 36-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2009.00769.x
  • Waage, Siri; Odeen, Magnus; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Eriksen, Hege Randi; Ursin, Holger; Hollund, Eli Bjørg; Moen, Bente Elisabeth. 2010. Still healthy after extended work hours? Ten hours shift, twenty-one days working period for tunnel workers. Industrial Health. 48: 804-810.
  • Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Shift work and age in the offshore petroleum industry. International Maritime Health. 61: 251-257.
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  • Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2009. Sleep and sleep disorders in chronic users of zopiclone and drug-free insomniacs. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM). 5: 349-354.
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Øverland, Simon; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Mæland, John Gunnar; Mykletun, Arnstein. 2009. Does insomnia predict sick leave? The Hordaland Health Study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 66: 67-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.06.011
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  • Øyane, Nicolas; Hoven, Anne Marie Kaldestad van den; Fetveit, Arne; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2009. Symptommønstre ved kroniske søvnsykdommer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 129: 2011-2014. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0678
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  • Eriksen, Willy Bjarne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bruusgaard, Dag; Knardahl, Stein. 2008. Work factors as predictors of poor sleep in nurses' aides. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 81: 301-310. doi: 10.1007/s00420-007-0214-z
  • Fetveit, Arne; Straand, Jørund; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2008. Sleep disturbances in an arctic population: The Tromso Study. BMC Health Services Research. 8. 9 pages. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-117
  • Fiske, Eldbjørg; Portas, Chiara Maria; Grønli, Janne; Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bjørkum, Alvhild Alette; Ursin, Reidun. 2008. Increased extracellular 5-HT but no change in sleep after perfusion of a 5-HT1A antagonist into the dorsal raphe nucleus of rats. Acta Physiologica. 193: 89-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2007.01792.x
  • Omvik, Siri; Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Havik, Odd E.; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2008. Daytime functioning in older patients suffering from chronic insomnia: Treatment outcome in a randomized controlled trial comparing CBT with Zopiclone. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 46: 623-641. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.02.013
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  • Pallesen, Ståle; Wilhelmsen, Ane Bergland; Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Molde, Helge; Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2008. Prevalence, predictors and consequences of behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome in adolescence. Journal of Sleep Research. 17: P475.
  • Saxvig, Ingvild W.; Lundervold, Astri; Grønli, Janne; Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Portas, Chiara Maria. 2008. The effect of a REM sleep deprivation procedure on different aspects of memory function in humans. Psychophysiology. 45: 309-317. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2007.00623.x
  • Sivertsen, B; Øverland, S; Glozier, N; Bjorvatn, B; Mæland, JG; Mykletun, Arnstein. 2008. The effect of OSAS on sick leave and work disability. European Respiratory Journal. 32: 1497-1503. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00044908
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  • Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2008. Treatment of chronic insomnia with cognitive behavioral therapy vs zopiclone. International Journal of Psychology. 43: 34-34.
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Straume, Sivert; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Havik, Odd E.; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2008. Clinical significance of periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) in insomnia patients. The Open Sleep Journal. 1: 52-57. doi: 10.2174/1874620900801010052
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  • Øyane, Nicolas; Ursin, Reidun; Pallesen, Ståle; Holsten, Fred; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2008. Self-reported seasonality is associated with complaints of sleep problems and deficient sleep duration: the Hordaland Health Study. Journal of Sleep Research. 17: 63-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00628.x
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  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Sagen, Ina Marie Lunde; Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Waage, Siri; Fetveit, Arne; Pallesen, Ståle; Ursin, Reidun. 2007. The association between sleep duration, body mass index and metabolic measures in the Hordaland Health Study. Journal of Sleep Research. 16: 66-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2007.00569.x
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Stangenes, Kristine Marie; Øyane, Nicolas; Forberg, Knut Fuglesteg; Lowden, Arne; Holsten, Fred; Åkerstedt, Torbjørn. 2007. Randomized placebo-controlled field study of the effects of bright light and melatonin in adaptation to night work. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 33: 204-214.
  • Eriksen, Willy Bjarne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bruusgaard, Dag; Knardahl, Stein. 2007. Work factors as predictors of poor sleep in nurses' aidres. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.
  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Søvnforstyrrelser ved psykiske lidelser. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 44: 394-402.
  • Fiske, Eldbjørg; Portas, Chiara Maria; Grønli, Janne; Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bjørkum, Alvhild Alette; Ursin, Reidun. 2007. Increased extracellular 5-HT but no change of sleep after perfusion of a 5-HT1A antagonist into the dorsal raphe nucleous of rats. Acta Physiologica.
  • Fretheim, Atle; Håvelsrud, Kari; Flottorp, Signe; MacLennan, Graeme; Kristoffersen, Doris Tove; Odgaard-Jensen, Jan; Oxman, Andrew David; Austvoll-Dahlgren, A; Carling, C; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle. 2007. The Effects of Mandatory Prescribing of Thiazides for Newly Treated, Uncomplicated Hypertension: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. PLoS Medicine. 4: 1178-1186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040232
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  • Grønli, Janne; Fiske, Eldbjørg; Murison, Robert; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Sørensen, Eli; Ursin, Reidun; Portas, Chiara Maria. 2007. Extracellular levels of serotonin and GABA in the hippocampus after chronic mild stress in rats. - A microdialysis study in an animal model of depression. Behavioural Brain Research. 181: 42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.03.018
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  • Omvik, Siri; Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2007. Effects of cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) and zopiclone on measures of quality of life in insomniacs. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sivertsen, Børge. 2007. Søvnsykdommer - en oversikt. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 44: 378-393.
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Omvik, Siri; Sivertsen, Børge; Tell, Grethe S; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Prevalence and risk factors of subjective sleepiness in the general adult population. Sleep. 30: 619-624.
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sivertsen, Børge; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Epworth søvnighetsskala. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 44: 448-450.
  • Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Psykologers kunnskaper om søvn. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 44: 365-371.
  • Saxvig, Ingvild; Pallesen, Ståle; Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Sleep habits and correlates in a randomized sample of Norwegian high school students. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Øverland, Simon; Neckelmann, Dag Olav Grini; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Mykletun, Arnstein. 2007. The effect of insomnia and sleep duration on work disability. Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
  • Ulfberg, Jan; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Leissner, Lena; Gyring, Jens; Karlsborg, Merete; Regeur, Lisbeth; Skeidsvoll, Håvard; Polo, Olli; Partinen, Markku. 2007. Comorbidity in restless legs syndrome among a sample of Swedish adults. Sleep Medicine. 8: 768-772. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.11.015
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  • Baerheim, Anders; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hunskaar, Steinar. 2006. Jordstråler – et begrep uten vitenskapelig grunnlag. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 126: 3264-3267.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hoven, Anne Marie Kaldestad van den; van den Hoven, AM; Oyane, N; Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Fetveit, Arne; Pallesen, Ståle. 2006. The subjective symptomatology in patients with different sleep disorders. Sleep. 29: A329-A329.
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  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Van den Hoven, A; Hoven, Anne Marie Kaldestad van den; Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Oyane, N; Fetveit, Arne; Pallesen, Ståle. 2006. Subjective symptomatology in patients with different sleep disorders. Journal of Sleep Research. 15: 117-117.
  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. Prolonged periods of sleep in nursing home patients are related to the severity of dementia. Journal of Sleep Research. 15: 218-218.
  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. Sleep duration during the 24-hour day is associated with the severity of dementia in nursing home patients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 21: 945-950.
  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. Sleep duration in nursing home pasients in associated with the severity of dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
  • Fiske, Eldbjørg; Grønli, Janne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Ursin, Reidun; Portas, Chiara Maria. 2006. The effect of GABA(A) antagonist bicuculline on dorsal raphe nucleus and frontal cortex extracellular serotonin: A window on SWS and REM sleep modulation. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. 83. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.02.014
  • Forberg, Knut Fuglesteg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. The effects of workers age on self-reported adaptation to shift work and other sleep problems at an oil rig in the North Sea. Sleep. 29: A108-A109.
  • Forberg, Knut Fuglesteg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Waage, Siri. 2006. Subjective and objective sleep during an extended shift work schedule. Journal of Sleep Research. 15: 97-97.
  • Grønli, Janne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. SOV:no: Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for Søvnsykdommer. Medisinsk informasjon. 1. 28-29.
  • Grønli, Janne; Bramham, Clive R. Evjen; Murison, Robert; Kanhema, Tambudzai; Fiske, Eldbjørg; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Ursin, Reidun; Portas, Chiara Maria. 2006. Chronic mild stress inhibits BDNF protein expression and CREB activation in the dentate gyrus but not in the hippocampus proper. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. 85: 842-849. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.11.021
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  • Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Havik, Odd E.; Nielsen, Geir Høstmark; Kvale, Gerd; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2006. Cognitive-behavioral and hypnotic treatment of chronic primary insomnia among the elderly. A randomized controlled trial. Sleep. 29: A253-A254.
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Havik, Odd E.; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Nielsen, Geir Høstmark; Straume, Sivert; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2006. A comparison of actigraphy and polysomnography in older adults treated for chronic primary insomnia. Sleep. 29: 1353-1358.
  • Sivertsen, Børge; Omvik, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Havik, Odd E.; Kvale, Gerd; Nielsen, Geir Høstmark; Nordhus, Inger Hilde. 2006. Cognitive behavioral therapy vs zopiclone for treatment of chronic primary insomnia in older adults - A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 295. doi: 10.1001/jama.295.24.2851
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  • Sivertsen, Børge; Overland, Simon; Neckelmann, Dag; Glozier, Nicholas; Krokstad, Steinar; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Mykletun, Arnstein. 2006. The long-term effect of insomnia on work disability - The HUNT-2 historical cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 163: 1018-1024. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj145
  • Sørensen, Eli; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Ursin, Reidun. 2006. The nocturnal interplay between postpartum mothers and infants. Journal of Sleep Research. 15: 87-87.
  • Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Ursin, Holger. 2006. Muscle pain and sleep. A population study. Journal of Sleep Research. 15: 116-116.
  • Ursin, Reidun; Holsten, Fred; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. Søvn hos 40-45 åringer i Hordaland. Norsk Epidemiologi. 16: 81-88.
  • Waage, Siri; Dale, Sandra Marian; Erikstein, Ruth Skoe; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. Do age and shift work experience matter for sleep and health among nurses in a hospital setting? Journal of Sleep Research. 15: 116-116.
  • Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Holsten, Fred; Ursin, Reidun; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2006. Seasonality, anxiety and depression. Sleep. 29: A376-A376.
  • Baerheim, Anders; Øren, J.N; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hunskaar, Steinar. 2005. Tx-discs - no effect against subjective health complaints - A randomised controlled study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 13: 239-243. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.05.003
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  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, B. 2005. Bright-light treatment reduces actigraphic-measured daytime sleep in nursing home patients with dementia: a pilot study. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry. 420-423.
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  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2005. Søvnforstyrrelser hos sykehjemspasienter praktiske behandlingsråd. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 125: 1676-1678.
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  • Pallesen, Ståle; Nordhus, Inger Hilde; Omvik, Siri; Sivertsen, Børge; Matthiesen, Stig Berge; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2005. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index testpsykologi. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 42: 714-717.
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  • Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Holsten, Fred. 2005. Sleep duration, subjective sleep habits of 40 to 45 year olds in the Hordaland Health Study. Sleep. 28: 1260-1269.
  • Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2005. Sleep disturbances in adolescents and young adults with autism and Asperger syndrome. Autism. 9: 83-94.
  • Øyane, Nicolas Melchior Frederic; Holsten, Fred; Ursin, Reidun; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2005. Sleep complaints more common among subjects with high seasonality. Sleep. 28. 1 pages.
Reports and theses
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Søvnproblemer - hvordan skal de behandles? Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for søvnsykdommer (SOVno). 1 pages.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Søvn og søvnproblemer. Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for søvnsykdommer (SOVno). 1 pages.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Behandling av døgnrytmeproblemer hos unge mennesker. Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for søvnsykdommer (SOVno). 1 pages.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Restless legs. Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for søvnsykdommer (SOVno). 1 pages.
Book sections
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Holsten, Fred. 2012. Søvnforstyrrelser. 12, pages 290-315. In:
    • Dahl, Alv A; Aarre, Trond F. 2012. Praktisk psykiatri. Fagbokforlaget. 698 pages. ISBN: 978-82-450-1172-2.
  • Holsten, Fred; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2012. Søvnforstyrrelser ved bipolare lidelser. 9, pages 211-226. In:
    • Haver, Brit; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Fasmer, Ole Bernt. 2012. Bipolare lidelser. Fagbokforlaget. 487 pages. ISBN: 978-82-450-0585-1.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Restless legs. T19.6, pages 542. In:
    • Fjeldstad, Trygve. 2010. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell 2010. 2099 pages. ISBN: 9788290732108.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2010. Leggkramper. T19.7, pages 543. In:
    • Fjeldstad, Trygve. 2010. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell 2010. 2099 pages. ISBN: 9788290732108.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Holsten, Fred. 2010. Søvnvansker. T5.2, pages 204-209. In:
    • Fjeldstad, Trygve. 2010. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell 2010. 2099 pages. ISBN: 9788290732108.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Restless legs. T19 6, pages 489-490. In:
    • Vilberg, Astri. 2007. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell 2007. 1743 pages. ISBN: 978-82-90732-09-2.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2007. Leggkramper. T19 6, pages 490-491. In:
    • Vilberg, Astri. 2007. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell 2007. 1743 pages. ISBN: 978-82-90732-09-2.
  • Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Holsten, Fred. 2007. Søvnvansker. T5, pages 182-187. In:
    • Vilberg, Astri. 2007. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell 2007. 1743 pages. ISBN: 978-82-90732-09-2.
  • Fetveit, Arne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn. 2005. Søvnforstyrrelser hos ungdom. Kapittel 21, pages 177-184. In:
    • Haavet, Ole Rikard. 2005. Ungdomsmedisin. Universitetsforlaget. 208 pages. ISBN: 82-15-00702-3.

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