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Avoidant and borderline personality disorder patients during the first Covid-19 wave in Norway – a survey-based comparison of therapy changes and patients’ accommodations

Kjell-Einar Zahla District Psychiatric Center Follo, Group Therapy Section, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Geir Pedersenb Department for National and Regional Functions, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, NETWORK for Personality Disorders, Section for Personality Psychiatry and Specialized Treatments, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;c Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-8871View further author information
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Ingeborg Ulltveit-Moe Eikenaesd Department for National and Regional Functions, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, National Advisory Unit for Personality Psychiatry, Section for Personality Psychiatry and Specialized Treatments, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7508-5657View further author information
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Line Indrevoll Stänickee Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;f Nic Waals Institute, Lovisenberg Deacon Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7522-8307View further author information
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Theresa Wilbergc Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;g Department for Research and Innovation, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Section for Treatment Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-0388View further author information
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Åse-Line Baltzersend Department for National and Regional Functions, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, National Advisory Unit for Personality Psychiatry, Section for Personality Psychiatry and Specialized Treatments, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;h Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-0991View further author information
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Mona Skjeklesaether Pettersenb Department for National and Regional Functions, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, NETWORK for Personality Disorders, Section for Personality Psychiatry and Specialized Treatments, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;i Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, Troms, NorwayView further author information
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Benjamin Hummeleng Department for Research and Innovation, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Section for Treatment Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8717-8076View further author information
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Espen Arnevikj Department for Research and Innovation, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Section for Clinical Addiction Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1071-0017View further author information
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Merete Selsbakk Johansenk Department for National and Regional Functions, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Outpatient Clinic for Specialized Treatment of Personality Disorders, Section for Personality Psychiatry and Specialized Treatments, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8608-3780View further author information
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Elfrida Hartveit Kvarsteinc Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;l Department for National and Regional Functions, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Section for Personality Psychiatry and Specialized Treatments, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9221-4249View further author information
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Pages 336-344 | Received 29 Nov 2021, Accepted 31 Jul 2022, Published online: 19 Aug 2022

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