Samantha Marie Harris

Postdoktor - Metode, arbeids-, kultur- og sosialpsyk

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E-post s.m.harris@psykologi.uio.no

Brukernavn

Besøksadresse Forskningsveien 3A Harald Schjelderups hus 0373 Oslo

Postadresse Postboks 1094 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Pressebilde Last ned visittkort

Om meg

Min forskning omfatter sosial-, kulturell- og klinisk psykologi. Min overordnede motivasjon er å undersøke og til slutt adressere ulikheter innen psykisk helse. Derfor har jeg som mål å bidra med kunnskap som kan informere om likeverdige psykiske helsetjenester i et mangfoldig samfunn.

Tidligere har jeg undersøkt kliniske møter mellom fastleger i Norge og flyktninger med psykiske lidelser. Dette inkluderte å undersøke legers diagnostiske beslutninger, samt preferansene til syriske flyktninger når det gjelder psykologisk hjelpesøking.

Mine nåværende interesser inkluderer påvirkningen av ulike faktorer på psykologisk hjelpesøkning.

I tillegg har jeg erfaring med temaer som rusmiddelbruk og hjelpesøking blant majoritetsbefolkningen.

Jeg tar for øyeblikket imot studenter for veiledning.

Faglige interesser

migrasjon og psykisk helse
hjelpe-søking for psykiske lidelser blant personer med innvandrerbakgrunn
stigma
rusbruk

Undervisning

PSY2503 - Kultur- og samfunnspsykologi
PSYC3511 - Helsefremmende og forebyggende arbeid (3): Kultur- og samfunnspsykologiske perspektiver
PSY4502B – Fellesskap- og samfunnspsykologi
PSY2013 - Kvalitativ metode
PSY4521 - Project Development and Methodology

Bakgrunn

2012 - 2015 - Bachelorgrad i generell psykologi / University of York
2016 - 2017 - Mastergrad i Clinical Mental Health Sciences / UCL
2017 - 2018 - PgCert i Low intensity cognitive behavioural interventions / UCL
2018 - 2022 - PhD stipendiat / Universitetet i Bergen
2022 - 2023 - Førsteamanuensis vikar / Universitetet i Bergen
2023 - Postdoktor / Universitetet i Oslo

Harris, Samantha Marie; Jørgensen, Magnus; Lowthian, Emily & Kristensen, Sara Madeleine Eriksen (2023). Up in smoke? Limited evidence of a smoking harm paradox in 17-year cohort study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 23(1). doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16952-6.
Ahmed, Nafiso; Barnett, Phoebe; Greenburgh, Anna; Pemovska, Tamara; Stefanidou, Theodora & Lyons, Natasha [Vis alle 29 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Mental health in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. The Lancet Psychiatry. ISSN 2215-0374. 10(7), s. 537–556. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00113-X.
Harris, Samantha Marie; Binder, Per-Einar; Perez, Esperanza Diaz; Ekroll, Vebjørn & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2021). General practitioners’ management of depression symptoms in Somali refugee and Norwegian patients: a film vignette experiment. BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055. 11(12), s. 1–11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055261. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
Harris, Samantha Marie; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Bye, Hege Høivik; Palinkas, Lawrence A. & Binder, Per-Einar (2021). Integration Is Correlated With Mental Health Help-Seeking From the General Practitioner: Syrian Refugees' Preferences and Perceived Barriers. Frontiers in Public Health. ISSN 2296-2565. 9(777582), s. 1–13. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.777582.
Harris, Samantha Marie & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: The role of trust in the healthcare system . Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. 49, s. 96–103. doi: 10.1177/1403494820971512. Vis sammendrag
Aim: The study aims to examine groups at risk for psychological distress in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, and the role of trust in the healthcare system as a possible moderator. Methods: Data were collected from a large sample of the Norwegian population (n = 4008) through the Norwegian Citizen Panel (NCP). A linear regression was conducted to examine the effects of COVID-19 related risk factors on psychological distress, using the 10-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-10). Finally, we conducted a moderation analysis to examine the interaction of trust in the healthcare system and COVID-19 related risk factors. Results: A linear regression showed that female gender, younger age, lower level of education, being infected with COVID-19, being medically vulnerable, working in the healthcare system, being in voluntary quarantine and having an immigrant background predicted mean HSCL-10 scores. The moderation analysis revealed that people in the medically vulnerable group, those below 61, and those in quarantine reported higher psychological distress when they also had lower trust in the healthcare system. Conclusions: Findings indicate important groups to take into consideration in mental healthcare strategies and policies. However, most participants in the current study reported psychological distress levels that were below the clinical cut-off, suggesting that the majority may have coped relatively well in the early stages of the pandemic.
Harris, Samantha; Binder, Per Einar & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2020). General practitioners' experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00412.
Harris, Samantha Marie; Dykxhoorn, Jennifer; Hollander, Anna-Clara; Dalman, Christina & Kirkbride, James (2019). Substance use disorders in refugee and migrant groups in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study of 1.2 million people. PLoS Medicine. ISSN 1549-1277. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002944. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

Se alle arbeider i Cristin

Harris, Samantha Marie; Dykxhoorn, Jennifer; Hollander, Anna-Clara; Dalman, Christina & Kirkbride, James B. (2022). Substance use disorders among migrant groups in Sweden.
Harris, Samantha Marie (2022). Ressursprogram for fastlegers arbeid med psykisk helse blant flyktninger.
Harris, Samantha Marie (2022). Møter med det norske helsevesenet - hva går bra og hva kan forbedres?
Harris, Samantha Marie & Ulvin Johansson, Caroline (2022). Flyktninger med psykiske lidelser. [Internett]. Podcast.
Brækhus, Aurora & Harris, Samantha Marie (2022). Fastleger følte seg uforberedt på å ta imot flyktninger med psykiske plager. [Internett]. Dagens Medisin.
Harris, Samantha Marie; Binder, Per Einar; Diaz, Esperanza & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2022). Hvordan møter leger flyktninger med psykiske lidelser? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 142. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0165.
Harris, Samantha Marie & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: the role of trust in the health-care system .
Harris, Samantha Marie & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: the role of trust in the health-care system .
Harris, Samantha; Binder, Per Einar & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2020). Fastlegers erfaringer i kliniske møter med flyktningspasienter som lider av psykiske problemer – hvilke barrierer oppleves og hva hjelper?
Harris, Samantha (2020). We are basically going to be ok. REPLIKK – Tidsskrift for samfunnsvitskap og humaniora. ISSN 0806-8593. Vis sammendrag
An interview with Prof George Bonanno about the psychology of loss and trauma
Harris, Samantha Marie; Binder, Per-Einar & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2019). Exploring GPs experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems in Norway.
Harris, Samantha; Binder, Per-Einar & Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (2019). Exploring GPs’ experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems in Norway.