Pravin Tembjerg | University of Stavanger

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Faculty of Social Sciences

Department of Social Studies

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Pravin is professor of psychology and a senior clinical psychologist with sub-speciality in child and adolescent psychology. He has over 20 years of experience in initiating and conducting research on the role of parents in treating children with mental health problems and implementing evidence-based treatment in the context of usual service delivery. He has initiated, developed and conducted empirical research, including RCT studies that tested the feasibility and effectiveness of an evidence-based treatment for youth with depression.

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Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
- Israel, K Pravin; Ruud, Torleif; Weimand, Bente Margrethe
  
  (2023)
  Carer involvement in the assessment of personal recovery: A naturalistic study of assertive community treatment in Norway.
  Frontiers in Psychiatry.
  
  ISSN 1664-0640.
  
  Volum 14.
  
  s.1-8.
  
  DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135135
- Israel, K Pravin; Raae, Jan F; Bjørnestad, Jone Ravndal
  
  (2023)
  Experiences of counselors participating in an innovative project to develop a training program for specialized foster parents of youth (13–18 years).
  Frontiers in Psychology.
  
  ISSN 1664-1078.
  
  Volum 14.
  
  DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1254700
- Israel, K Pravin; Steffensen, Cathrine; Hadland, Hege
  
  (2022)
  Experiences of family therapists working with parents after the forced removal of children: What can the contextual model tell us?.
  Cogent Psychology.
  
  ISSN 2331-1908.
  
  DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2151731
- Israel, Pravin; Langeveld, Johannes Hendrik
  
  (2021)
  Psychometric properties of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-C) used with a clinical sample of adolescents: a preliminary study.
  Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology.
  
  ISSN 2245-8875.
  
  Volum 9.
  
  s.87-95.
  
  DOI: 10.21307/sjcapp-2021-010
- Weimand, Bente; Israel, Pravin; Ewertzon, M
  
  (2017)
  Families in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams in Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study on Relatives? Experiences of Involvement and Alienation.
  Community mental health journal.
  
  ISSN 0010-3853.
  
  s.1-12.
  
  DOI: 10.1007/s10597-017-0207-7
- Østvik, Jan Erik; Israel, K Pravin
  
  (2015)
  
  Fra offentlige til private omsorgstjenester? .
  
  Fontene forskning.
  
  ISSN 1890-9868.
- Israel, Pravin; Diamond, Guy S.
  
  (2012)
  Feasibility of attachment based family therapy for depressed clinicreferred Norwegian adolescents.
  Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
  
  ISSN 1359-1045.
  
  DOI: 10.1177/1359104512455811
- Sund, Anne Mari; Bjelland, Ingvar; Holgersen, Helge; Israel, Pravin; Plessen, Kerstin Jessica
  
  (2012)
  
  Depresjon hos barn og unge - med vekt på biologiske modeller.
  
  Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.
  
  ISSN 0332-6470.
- Saastad, Eli; Askeland Winje, Brita; Winje, Brita A; Israel, Pravin; Frøen, Jahn Frederik
  
  (2012)
  Birth Fetal Movement Counting—Maternal Concern and Experiences: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
  Birth.
  
  ISSN 0730-7659.
  
  DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00508.x
- Saastad, Eli; Winje, Brita Askeland; Israel, Pravin; Frøen, Frederik
  
  (2012)
  Fetal Movement Counting-Maternal Concern and Experiences: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
  Birth.
  
  ISSN 0730-7659.
  
  Volum 39.
  
  Hefte 1.
  
  s.10-20.
  
  DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00508.x
- Sund, Anne Mari; Bjelland, Ingvar; Holgersen, Helge; Israel, Pravin; Plessen, Kerstin J.
  
  (2012)
  
  Om depresjon hos barn og unge med vekt på biologiske modeller.
  
  Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.
  
  ISSN 0332-6470.
  
  Volum 49.
  
  Hefte 1.
  
  s.31-39.
- Israel, Pravin; Diamond, Guy S.; Siqveland, Johan; Diamond, Gary M.
  
  (2011)
  What can attachment based family therapy offer depressed and suicidal youth?.
  Suicidologi.
  
  ISSN 1501-6994.
  
  Volum 16.
  
  Hefte 1.
  
  s.13-17.
  
  DOI: 10.5617/suicidologi.2069
- Saastad, Eli; Israel, Pravin; Ahlborg, Tone; Gunnes, Nina; Frøen, Frederik
  
  (2011)
  Fetal movement counting - effects on maternal-fetal attachment: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
  Birth.
  
  ISSN 0730-7659.
  
  Volum 38.
  
  Hefte 4.
  
  s.282-293.
  
  DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00489.x
- Langeveld, Johannes Hendrik; Israel, Pravin; Thomsen, Per Hove
  
  (2010)
  Parental relations and referral of adolescents to Norwegian mental health clinics.
  Nordic Journal of Psychiatry.
  
  ISSN 0803-9488.
  
  Volum 64.
  
  Hefte 5.
  
  s.327-333.
  
  DOI: 10.3109/08039481003675068
- Israel, Pravin; Diamond, Guy S.
  
  (2009)
  
  Tilknytningsbasert familieterapi for deprimert ungdom.
  
  Fokus på familien.
  
  ISSN 0332-5415.
  
  Volum 37.
  
  Hefte 1.
  
  s.36-52.
- Israel, Pravin; Thomsen, Per H.; Langeveld, Johannes Hendrik; Stormark, Kjell Morten
  
  (2007)
  Child factors associated with parent involvement in usual clinical care of children and adolescents: A national register study.
  Nordic Journal of Psychiatry.
  
  ISSN 0803-9488.
  
  Volum 61.
  
  s.173-181.
  
  DOI: 10.1080/08039480701352363
- Israel, Pravin; Thomsen, Per H.; Langeveld, Johannes Hendrik; Stormark, Kjell Morten
  
  (2007)
  Parent- youth Discrepancy in the Assessment and Treatment of Youth Referred to Specialty Mental Health Clinics: Consequences to Parent Involvement.
  European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  
  ISSN 1018-8827.
  
  DOI: 10.1007/s00787-006-0583-y
- Israel, Pravin; Thomsen, Per Hove; Langeveld, Johannes Hendrik; Stormark, Kjell Morten
  
  (2004)
  Parental engagement in psychotherapy with adolescents: A preliminary study.
  Nordic Journal of Psychiatry.
  
  ISSN 0803-9488.
  
  Volum 58.
  
  s.133-138.
  
  DOI: 10.1080/08039480410005512
Bøker og kapitler
- Levy, Suzanne A; Diamond, Guy S.; Manson, Syreeta S; Russon, Jody; Bouwens, Christel; Santens, Tara; Elin, Linday; Israel, Pravin; Devacht, Ilse; The, ABFT Training Team
  
  (2020)
  
  ABFT VIA TELEHEALTH & COVID-19.
- Israel, Pravin; Ringborg, Magnus
  
  (2019)
  
  Tilknytningsbasert familieterapi. I: Håndbok i familieterapi.
  
  Fagbokforlaget.
  
  ISBN 978-82-450-2790-7.
  
  s.327-340.
- Israel, Pravin; Rognli, Erling
  
  (2017)
  
  Tilknytningsbasert familieterapi. I: Den krevende foreldrerollen.
  
  Gyldendal Akademisk.
  
  ISBN 978-82-05-50088-4.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2015)
  
  Ungdom i sorg og familietilknytning.
- Israel, Pravin; Weimand, Bente
  
  (2014)
  
  Pårørendes erfaring med ACT teamene. I: Utprøving av ACT-team i Norge. Hva viste resultatene?.
  
  Sykehuset Innlandet HF.
- Diamond, Guy S.; Levy, Suzanne; Israel, Pravin; Diamond, Gary M.
  
  (2009)
  Attachment-based family therapy for depressed adolescents. I: Treatments for Adolescent Depression: Theory and Practice.
  Akershus universitetssykehus.
  
  ISBN 9780191807954.
  
  s.215-238.
  
  DOI: 10.1093/med:psych/9780199226504.003.0009
- Israel, K. Pravin
  
  (2006)
  
  Parent Involvement in the Mental Health Care of Children and Adolescents. Empirical Studies from Clinical Care Setting.
  
  Universitetet i Bergen.
Formidling
- Israel, Pravin; Mehlum, Lars; Qin, Ping
  
  (2023)
  
  The Relative Risk of Parent Mortality Following a Child ́s Death: A National Cohort Study.
  
  2023 IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research;
  
  2023-10-15 - 2023-10-18.
- Weimand, Bente; Israel, Pravin
  
  (2015)
  
  Team leaders' experiences with collaboration with relatives.
  
  3rd European Congress on Assertive Outreach ;
  
  2015-06-24 - 2015-06-26.
- Israel, Pravin; Weimand, Bente
  
  (2015)
  
  Experiences of family relatives in ACT outreach in Norway.
  
  3rd. European Congress on Assertive Outreach;
  
  2015-06-24 - 2015-06-26.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2015)
  
  Ny terapi: Deprimerte unge blir behandlet med foreldrene.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2015)
  
  – De voksne er et svar, ikke et problem.
- Ringborg, Magnus; Israel, Pravin
  
  (2014)
  
  Attachment based family therapy (ABFT) for youth with depression- An empirically supported treatment for depressed and suicidal youth.
  
  10th Nordic Family Therapy Conference ;
  
  2014-08-13 - 2014-08-16.
- Israel, Pravin; Magnus, Ringborg
  
  (2014)
  
  Attachmen-based family therapy (ABFT) for youth with depression- Research in Norway and Sweden.
  
  10th Nordic Family Therapy Conference;
  
  2014-08-13 - 2014-08-16.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2014)
  
  Medical and psycho-social interventions for young people with major depression and high suicidal risk.
  
  Guest lecture;
  
  2014-11-10.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2014)
  
  Attachment Based Family Therapy. Invited lecture on the treatment model and its application to youth and families in India.
  
  Invited Speaker;
  
  2014-04-06.
- Israel, Pravin; Weimand, Bente
  
  (2013)
  
  The role of relatives and caregivers in ACT.
  
  Second European Congress on Assertive Outreach - "Improving Integration";
  
  2013-06-28.
- Farshbaf, Mehdi; Israel, Pravin; Larsen, C
  
  (2012)
  
  What are we doing about the world in our own backyard? Examples of research and clinical work addressing cross-cultural aspects in Norway.
  
  The 9th Norwegian Psychology Conference ;
  
  2012-08-30 - 2012-08-31.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2012)
  
  Ungdom og depresjon.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2012)
  
  Foreldre redde for barna etter bortføringsforsøk.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2011)
  
  Involving Parents in Treating Adolescents with Major Depression.
  
  XI Biennial National conference of the Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health ;
  
  2011-11-17 - 2011-11-19.
- Israel, Pravin; Magnus, Ringborg
  
  (2011)
  
  Attachment Based Family Therapy: A New Approach to Treating Depressed, Suicidal and Traumatized Youth.
  
  The 9th Nordic Family Therapy Conference;
  
  2011-08-17 - 2011-08-20.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2011)
  
  Attachment Based Family Therapy for Suicidal Youth.
  
  National conference of Suicide Research and Prevention ;
  
  2011-04-04 - 2011-04-05.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2009)
  
  Vil teste all ungdom for angst og depresjoner.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2008)
  
  Family-based therapy for depressed adolescents referred for outpatient treatment.
  
  The annual meeting of Regional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health;
  
  2008-11-17 - 2008-11-18.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2008)
  
  Depresjon blir ikke oppdaget.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2008)
  
  Vil hjelpe de deprimerte hjem.
- Israel, K Pravin
  
  (2005)
  
  Uenighet kan hjemme behandling.
  
  Stavanger Aftenblad.
  
  ISSN 0804-8991.
  
  Volum 03.Oktober.
- Israel, Pravin; Thomsen, P. H.; Langeveld, J. H.; Stormark, K. M.
  
  (2004)
  
  Differential Engagement of Mothers and Fathers in Clinic-based Treatment of Children and Adolescents: The Role of Family Factors.
  
  The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research;
  
  2004-06-16 - 2004-06-19.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2004)
  
  Therapist Perspective on Parental Involvement in Psychotherapy of Children and Adolescents.
  
  The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research ;
  
  2004-06-16 - 2004-06-19.
- Israel, Pravin; Thomsen, Per H.; Langeveld, Johannes Hendrik; Stormark, Kjell Morten
  
  (2002)
  
  Parental Engagement in Psychotherapy with Adolescents: A Preliminary Study.
  
  Third International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health ;
  
  2002-06-11 - 2002-06-15.
- Israel, Pravin
  
  (2002)
  
  Where are the parents? A study of parental involvement with children and adolescents .
  
  The International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied professions;
  
  2002-10-29 - 2002-11-02.
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