• Addiction and autonomy: Why emotional dysregulation in addiction impairs autonomy and why it matters 

      Henden, Edmund (Frontiers in Psychology;Volume 14 - 2023, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02-06)
      An important philosophical issue in the study of addiction is what difference the fact that a person is addicted makes to attributions of autonomy (and responsibility) to their drug-oriented behavior. In spite of accumulating ...
    • Addiction, compulsion, and weakness of the will: A dual-process perspective 

      Henden, Edmund (Addiction and Choice. Rethinking the Relationship;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      How should addictive behavior be explained? In terms of neurobiological illness and compulsion, or as a choice made freely, even rationally, in the face of harmful social or psychological circumstances? Some of the ...
    • Addiction, Voluntary Choice, and Informed Consent: A Reply to Uusitalo and Broers 

      Henden, Edmund (Bioethics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-30)
      In an earlier article in this journal I argued that the question of whether heroin addicts can give voluntary consent to take part in research which involves giving them a choice of free heroin does not – in contrast with ...
    • Addiction: choice or compulsion? 

      Henden, Edmund; Melberg, Hans Olav; Røgeberg, Ole Jørgen (Frontiers in Psychiatry;4(77), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-07)
      Normative thinking about addiction has traditionally been divided between, on the one hand, a medical model which sees addiction as a disease characterized by compulsive and relapsing drug use over which the addict has ...
    • Algoritmer til barnets beste? 

      Henden, Edmund (Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Det er grunn til å tro at bruk av maskinlæring som beslutningsstøtteverktøy for tildeling av velferdsytelser vil øke i fremtidens velferdsstat. Et velferdsområde hvor man i noen land har startet utprøving av denne teknologien, ...
    • Can medical algorithms be fair? Three ethical quandaries and one dilemma 

      Bærøe, Kristine; Gundersen, Torbjørn; Henden, Edmund; Rommetveit, Kjetil (BMJ Health & Care Informatics;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objective: To demonstrate what it takes to reconcile the idea of fairness in medical algorithms and machine learning (ML) with the broader discourse of fairness and health equality in health research. Method: The ...
    • Exploring online problem gambler's motivation to change 

      Johansen, Ayna Beate; Helland, Pål Fylling; Wennesland, Dag Kosòl; Henden, Edmund; Brendryen, Håvar (Addictive Behaviors Reports;Volume 10, December 2019, 100187, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-17)
      The treatment for drug addiction is considered a difficult path for the most of patients. As matter of fact, individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) experience numerous challenges before, during and after the treatment ...
    • How to Achieve Trusthworthy Artificial Intelligence for Health 

      Bærøe, Kristine; Miyata-Sturm, Ainar; Henden, Edmund (Bulletin of the World Health Organization;Volume 98, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-27)
      Artificial intelligence holds great promise in terms of beneficial, accurate and effective preventive and curative interventions. At the same time, there is also awareness of potential risks and harm that may be caused by ...
    • Providing free heroin to addicts participating in research - ethical concerns and the question of voluntariness 

      Henden, Edmund; Bærøe, Kristine (Psychiatric bulletin;38(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Providing heroin to people with heroin addiction taking part in medical trials assessing the effectiveness of the drug as a treatment alternative breaches ethical research standards, some ethicists maintain. Heroin ...