Scientific board
Theresa Wilberg:
M.D, PhD, Chief coordinator.
Sigmund Karterud:
M.D, PhD, Professor.
Torill Irion:
B.A, Unit Director.
Øyvind Urnes:
M.D, Consultant Psychiatrist.
Merete Johansen:
M.D, Consultant Psychiatrist.
Geir Pedersen:
M.A, Research fellow.
Benjamin Hummelen:
M.D, Research fellow.
Espen Arnevik:
M.A, Research fellow.
Frida Gullestad:
M.A, Research fellow.
Hanne S. Dahl:
M.A, Research fellow.
Veslemøy Bull-Njaa:
Secretary.

Cooperating organizations
Ullevål University Hospital:
Psychiatric Division, Oslo, Norway.
University of Oslo (UiO):
Institute of psychiatry, Norway.
Prof. Anthony Bateman:
M.D. St. Ann's Hospital and University College, London, England.
Prof. Roel Verheul:
Ph.D. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Pat Crittenden:
Ph.D. Miami, U.S.A.
Nuno Torres:
M.A. Research fellow, University of Essex, England.
Prof. Bob Hinshelwood:
University of Essex, England.
Prof. Lars Mehlum:
M.D, PhD. The Suicide Research and Prevention Unit, Oslo, Norway.
Prof. Jon Monsen:
PhD. University of Oslo, Norway.
Per Johan Isdahl:
M.A. Eating disorder unit, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Prof. Finn Skårderud:
M.D. Unit for child and adolescence psychiatry, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian Institute of group analysis:
Director Thor Kr. Island, M.D. Oslo, Norway.
Vidar Halsteinli:
M.A. SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway.

Ulleval Personality Project (UPP)

A randomised controlled study of intensive day treatment followed by long-term outpatient conjoint individual and group psychotherapy treatment, compared with eclectic individual therapy for poorly functioning patients with personality disorders.

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Synopsis

Ulleval Personality Project (UPP) is an extensive, randomised study of the treatment of patients with personality disorders (PD), carried out by Department for Personality Psychiatry, Psychiatric Division, Ullevål University Hospital. Theresa Wilberg, M.D, Ph.D. is appointed leader for the project. The project is funded by Ullevål University Hospital and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. Briefly, UPP is a randomised controlled study of short-term day treatment followed by outpatient conjoint treatment as compared with eclectic individual therapy. The experimental group and the control group consist of 58 and 56 patients respectively, who have gone through an extensive examination based on a broad range of structured interviews, psychological tests, and relevant blood tests.

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