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Carina Ribe Fernee

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Email
carina.fernee@uia.no
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+47 90 67 16 21

Publications

  • Fernee, Carina R.; Mattsson, Markus Tapani; Lyytinen, Pekka & Harper, Nevin J. (2026). The Implicit Ecosystem of Outdoor Therapies: A Grounded Theory Exploratory Study of International Practitioners’ Guiding Frameworks and the Proposition of a Practice Theory. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 23(3). doi: 10.3390/ijerph23030394. Full text in Research Archive
  • Mattsson, Markus Tapani; Dettweiler, Ulrich; Winje, Øystein; Truelsen, Sigrid Lærke Bring; Løhaugen, Gro & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2026). The nature ”pill” for neurodiverse children and youth: a scoping review of plausible mechanisms, explanatory theories and psychosocial outcomes in ADHD and autism. Journal of Environmental Psychology. ISSN 0272-4944. 111. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103013. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dahlqvist, Heléne; Ekdahl, Ann; Wiklund, Emma; Jong, Mats; Berntsen, Sveinung & Fernee, Carina Ribe [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2026). Managing Late and Long-Term Effects Among Swedish Adolescents and Young Adults Affected by Cancer Following a Wilderness Intervention: Reconnecting with Self and Meaning Through Nature’s Unconditional Presence – A Qualitative Study. Cancer Control. ISSN 1073-2748. 33, p. 1–18. doi: 10.1177/10732748251414202. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hagerup, Anne; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Wijk, Helle; Lindahl, Göran & Olausson, Sepideh (2025). Through the lens of patients: a photovoice study exploring inpatients’ sense of safety and well-being in a new Norwegian mental health facility. BMC Psychology. 13(1). doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03375-8. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hagerup, Anne; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Wijk, Helle; Lindahl, Göran & Olausson, Sepideh (2025). Psychiatric spaces: a phenomenological case study of staff perspectives after relocation to a new mental health facility. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. ISSN 1748-2623. 20(1). doi: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2485697. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tofte, Håvard; Fernee, Carina Ribe & Vikene, Odd Lennart (2024). Ein relasjonell kurs med eit mål om anerkjenning – utforsking av utandørsterapeutisk praksis frå ein friluftsfagleg ståstad. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid. ISSN 1503-6707. 21(1), p. 16–29. doi: 10.18261/tph.21.1.3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe; Torvik, Siv; Råheim, Målfrid & Blystad, Astrid (2024). Et sted å puste: En utforskende studie av et naturbasert dagtilbud for ungdom. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid. ISSN 1503-6707. 21(4), p. 292–301. doi: 10.18261/tph.21.4.2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jong, Miek C.; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Stenling, Andreas; Lown, E Anne; Berntsen, Sveinung & Victorson, David E. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Protocol of a randomised controlled multicentre trial investigating the effectiveness and safety of a wilderness programme on the mental and physical well-being of adolescents and young adults affected by cancer: the WAYA-2 study. BMJ Open. 14(5). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087626. Full text in Research Archive
  • Zahl-Olsen, Rune; Severinsen, Linda; Stiegler, Jan Reidar; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Simhan, Indra Laetitia & Rekdal, Sondre Sverd [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Effects of emotionally oriented parental interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1159892. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe; Wahlgren, Sophia Lousie Hjorth & Trangsrud, Lise Katrine Jepsen (2023). The potentiality of nature to tug at our heartstrings: an exploratory inquiry into supportive affordances for emotion-focused family therapy in the outdoors. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (JOEE). ISSN 2206-3110. 21(1). doi: 10.1007/s42322-023-00157-x. Full text in Research Archive
  • Harper, Nevin Jason; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Mattsson, Markus & Lyytinen, Pekka (2023). Beyond The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Implicit Theory and a Proposed Research Agenda for Outdoor Therapies. International Journal of Adventure Therapy. ISSN 2700-7375. 4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kolb, Helen; Dovran, Anders; Fernee, Carina Ribe & Bøe, Tore Dag (2022). The magic in the (extra)ordinary: Intensive validation to recalibrate the life-worlds of adolescents exposed to abuse. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12941. Full text in Research Archive
  • Mattsson, Markus; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Pärnänen, Kanerva & Lyytinen, Pekka (2022). Restoring Connectedness in and to Nature: Three Nordic Examples of Recontextualizing Family Therapy to the Outdoors. Frontiers in Psychology. 13, p. 1–11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.768614. Full text in Research Archive
  • Harper, Nevin J. & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2022). Unpacking Relational Dignity: In Pursuit of an Ethic of Care for Outdoor Therapies. Frontiers in Psychology. 13, p. 1–5. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.766283. Full text in Research Archive
  • Stea, Tonje Holte; Jong, Miek C.; Fegran, Liv; Sejersted, Ellen; Jong, M. & Wahlgren, Sophia Louise Hjorth [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Mapping the Concept, Content, and Outcome of Family-Based Outdoor Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 19(10). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105825. Full text in Research Archive
  • Harper, Nevin; Fernee, Carina R. & Gabrielsen, Leiv E. (2021). Nature’s role in outdoor therapies: An umbrella review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 18(10). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105117. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina; Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar; Andersen, Anders Johan W. & Mesel, Terje (2020). Emerging stories of self: long-term outcomes of wilderness therapy in Norway. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. ISSN 1472-9679. doi: 10.1080/14729679.2020.1730205. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar; Harper, Nevin & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2019). What are constructive anxiety levels in wilderness therapy? An exploratory pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. ISSN 1744-3881. 37, p. 51–57. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.08.007. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe; Mesel, Terje; Andersen, Anders Johan W. & Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar (2018). Therapy the natural way: A realist exploration of the wilderness therapy treatment process in adolescent mental health care in Norway. Qualitative Health Research. ISSN 1049-7323. doi: 10.1177/1049732318816301. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar; Eskedal, Leif Torvald; Mesel, Terje; Aasen, Gunnar Oland; Hirte, Martin & Kerlefsen, Reidun [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). The effectiveness of wilderness therapy as mental health treatment for adolescents in Norway: a mixed methods evaluation. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. ISSN 0267-3843. p. 1–16. doi: 10.1080/02673843.2018.1528166. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe; Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar; Andersen, Anders Johan W. & Mesel, Terje (2017). Unpacking the Black Box of Wilderness Therapy: A Realist Synthesis. Qualitative Health Research. ISSN 1049-7323. 27(1), p. 114–129. doi: 10.1177/1049732316655776. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe; Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar; Andersen, Anders Johan W. & Mesel, Terje (2015). Therapy in the open air: Introducing wilderness therapy to adolescent mental health services in Scandinavia. Scandinavian Psychologist. 2. doi: 10.15714/scandpsychol.2.e14. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar; Fernee, Carina Ribe; Aasen, Gunnar & Eskedal, Leif Torvald (2015). Why randomized trials are challenging within adventure therapy research: Lessons learned in Norway. Journal of Experimental Education. ISSN 0022-0973. 39(1), p. 5–14. doi: 10.1177/1053825915607535. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Fernee, Carina Ribe (2025). Where Wild Things Grow: An action research project that develops and implements nature- and activity-based approaches for children with neurodivergence in school, health care, family and leisure settings in Southern Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe; Åsen, Gunnar Oland; Palucha, Vibeke & Major, Camilla Larsen (2025). Where Wild Things Grow: An action research project that develops and implements nature- and activity-based approaches for children with neurodivergence in school, health care, family and leisure settings in Southern Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Skoglys, Emilie; Winje, Øystein & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2024). Friluftslæring, en vei til mestring i skolehverdagen? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790. Full text in Research Archive
  • Skoglys, Emilie; Winje, Øystein & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2024). Friluftslæring, en vei til mestring i skolehverdagen? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe (2023). Friluftsterapi: Liv ble reddet av naturen. [Journal]. FVN. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe (2023). Utendørsterapi for bedre psykisk helse. [Journal]. VG. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe (2023). Helsegevinster i naturen: En skog av muligheter. lokalavisen fedrelandsvennen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fernee, Carina Ribe (2022). Unn deg en mikroekspedisjon. lokalavisen fedrelandsvennen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2015). Wilderness therapy within the mental health care in Norway - creating opportunities and navigating challenges. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2014). Psykisk helsearbeid i naturen - friluftsliv inspirert av historie og identitet. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid. ISSN 1503-6707. 11, p. 358–367. Full text in Research Archive
  • Mesel, Terje; Andersen, Anders Johan W.; Gabrielsen, Leiv Einar & Fernee, Carina Ribe (2019). Into nature. A realist exploration of wilderness therapy in adolescent mental health care in Norway. Universitetet i Agder - Fakturamottak. ISSN 9788271179342. Full text in Research Archive

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Published Apr. 16, 2024 11:11 AM