Professor II

Christian Moltu

Field of work

Christian Moltu is Head of Research at the Division of Psychiatry, Helse Førde, and a professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). He leads research projects on personalized healthcare services, digitalization, and the use of data in mental healthcare. He plays a key role in the development of Norse Feedback and Norse Impact, which have contributed to the implementation of digital healthcare services in clinical practice.

Moltu supervises PhD candidates and contributes to the research environment at HVL and Helse Førde. He leads the research group PERSONFORSK, which focuses on personalized healthcare services. He has published over 110 scientific articles on psychotherapy research and the use of patient data in treatment and has secured more than 60 million NOK in research funding from various sources.

He has received awards for his work, including Helse Vest’s Quality Award and Innovation Award for Norse Feedback, as well as HVL’s Collaboration Award. Through research projects and collaboration, he works to develop knowledge that can contribute to more effective and precise healthcare services.

Research areas 

  • Psychotherapy
  • Clinical Feedback and Routine Outcome Monitoring
  • Participatory Research Methods
  • Recovery
  • Integration of psyche and soma


Research groups

Research group for personalized health services (PERSONFORSK) - Helseforsking Sogn og Fjordane