Ingrid Hartveit Svendsen

Ingrid Hartveit Svendsen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Gjøvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on psychotic disorders, self-disorders, and recovery processes, with a particular emphasis on schizophrenia and longitudinal studies. She holds a PhD from NTNU, as evidenced by her 2020 doctoral dissertation on basic self-disturbances in first-episode psychosis.

Her research interests include neurocognitive function, mental health outcomes, and clinical psychology. She has published extensively on topics such as self-disorders’ role in depression in schizophrenia, stability of diagnoses in first-episode psychosis, and the association between self-disturbances and recovery in psychotic disorders.

Teaching responsibilities include courses like HELG6024 - Clinical supervision in health and social sciences, HELG6025 - Clinical supervision in ambulance service, and PAG2205 - Prehospital Psychiatric Health Work 2. Her outreach activities emphasize practical clinical training and mental health education.

Her recent work highlights interdisciplinary approaches to understanding mental health challenges, with a focus on improving patient outcomes through longitudinal research and clinical supervision.