Associate Professor

Sonja Mellingen

Department of welfare and participation
Sonja Mellingen
Tel: +47 55 58 76 88
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Bergen
KRONSTAD2, M4-17
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Field of work

Alcohol consumption and relationship satisfaction; addiction and mental disorder/psychological well-being.

Courses taught

Addiction

Psychological well-being, mental disorders.

Motivational interviewing

Historical development within addiction/drug ward and mental disorders

Communication

Bereavement

Research areas

Ph.D. focused on alcohol consumption in couples (mainly on mothers) in transition to parenthood, relationship satisfaction/quality, before, into, and after pregnancy. Alcohol consumption influences relationship quality. Relationship status impacts how mothers resume alcohol consumption after pregnancy.

Part of the END-project (Norwegian acronym - bereaved after drug-related death (Etterlatte etter Narkotikarelatert Død).

Publications

  • Etterlatte ved NR-død - en langsommere synliggjøringsprosess

    Mellingen, Sonja, Fjær, Svanaug, Reime, Monika Alvestad (2024)
    Fagbokforlaget. s. 249-265

  • Hjelpeapparatet i møte med etterlatte

    Reime, Monika Alvestad, Mellingen, Sonja, Løseth, Hilde-Margit (2024)
    Fagbokforlaget. s. 213-232

  • On the provision of informal and formal support

    Dyregrov, Kari, Reime, Monika Alvestad, Mellingen, Sonja (2024)
    Routledge. s. 260-273

  • Sliten relasjonsarbeider

    Mellingen, Sonja, Lindeman, Sari Kaarina (2024)
    Fagbokforlaget. Isbn: 9788245041057

  • Kommunikasjon med mennesker i krise

    Thuen, Frode, Mellingen, Sonja (2023)
    Fagbokforlaget. Isbn: 9788202549916
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