A5007858537- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Stockholm Health Care Services
2022-2025
Karolinska Institutet
2015-2025
Stockholm County Council
2007
Over half of the world's forcibly displaced persons are under age 25, with many suffering from symptoms psychological disorders. Many refugees Afghanistan or Iran speak either Dari Farsi, which mutually intelligible dialects Persian language. Previous research on adult and immigrants have shown that internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) can be a valuable complement to other forms treatment. However, there is lack knowledge if ICBT feasible acceptable treatment for adolescents...
Background: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based method for treating specific phobias, but access to treatment difficult, especially children and adolescents with dental anxiety. Psychologist-guided Internet-based CBT (ICBT) may be effective way of increasing accessibility while maintaining effects.
E-mental health interventions may offer innovative means to increase access psychological support and improve the mental of refugees. However, there is limited knowledge about how these innovations can be scaled up integrated sustainably into routine services. This study examined scalability a digital intervention called Step-by-Step (SbS) for refugees in Egypt, Germany, Sweden. We conducted semi-structured interviews (n = 88) with Syrian refugees, experts SbS or refugee' systems three...
Abstract Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions. Given its high prevalence and disease burden, accurate diagnostic procedures valid instruments are warranted to identify those in need treatment. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) widely used self-report measures depression, validity reliability has been evaluated several languages. However, Swedish translation yet not subject psychometric evaluation, no previous evaluation instrument have both Rasch analysis...
Background. Deficits in social behaviors have been suggested as a promising treatment target for psychiatric disorders. While context influences prosocial behavior healthy individuals, its role the development of disorders remains unclear. We hypothesized that situation-specific would predict long-term symptoms individuals with common Method. In 1-year longitudinal cohort study (n = 4484 at baseline), we followed population sample self-reported to investigate if six subtypes were associated...
There is a high prevalence of dental anxiety in children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioral therapy emerging as treatment option.The purpose this study to explore how with their parents experience cognitive (CBT) dentistry.We interviewed 12 one conducted thematic analysis the transcribed interviews.Perspective shift emerged overarching theme our analysis. This consisted three main themes, which were mastery, safety, reduced fear. Six subthemes also identified according analyses. Mastery...
Dental anxiety affects approximately 9% of children and is associated with poor oral health, pain, psychosocial problems. The objective this study was to investigate the efficacy cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for dental in specialist pediatric dentistry. used a parallel-group superiority randomized controlled trial design. primary outcome measure avoidance test; assessors were blind treatment allocation. Participants 8 boys 22 girls 7 18 y old (mean ± SD, 10 3.1). Children fulfilling...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability dental clinicians rate anxiety. A total 104 from 24 public clinics in Region Östergötland, Sweden, examined 1,128 adult patients undergoing their regular examination. rated anxiety using Modified Dental Anxiety Scale and a Visual Analogue Scale. After examination, patients' levels on correlation (rs ) between clinicians' ratings 0.45. Among highly dentally anxious patients, there no ratings. lower than did, especially if were anxious. better...
This literature review focuses on mental health promotion and disorder prevention among adult refugees in EU other Western countries. Two areas emerge as important for further action: limitation of stressors during after migration, identification treatment past trauma. Refugee migrants are at high risk poor (including suicide) social exclusion; holistic approaches necessary to improve their situation. There is great need evaluation interventions, well training professionals, service user...
There is a knowledge gap in how dental clinicians recognise anxiety. The aim of this study was to identify, describe and generate concepts regarding process.Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with from the public service Östergötland, Sweden. Purposive theoretical sampling used. Theoretical saturation reached after eight interviews. audio-recorded transcribed verbatim. Classical grounded theory used inductively analyse data by constant comparative analysis.The core category...
Many refugees suffer from mental health problems due to stressful and traumatic events before, during, after migration. However, are facing a wide variety of barriers, limiting their access care. Internet-based tools, available in several languages, could be one way increase the availability services for refugees. The present study aimed develop test screening tool screen clinically relevant symptoms psychiatric disorders common among (i.e. Depression, Anxiety, Post-traumatic stress...
Background Dental phobia (DP) and injection (IP) are common in children adolescents considered some of the biggest obstacles to successful treatment pediatric dentistry. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based for anxiety phobias. As availability CBT dentistry low, internet-based (ICBT) was developed. Open trials have shown that ICBT a promising intervention, but randomized lacking. Objective This controlled trial tests whether therapist-guided supported by parent could...
Individuals with psychiatric disorders may be both vulnerable and sensitive to rapid societal changes that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. To fully understand these impacts, repeated measurements of individuals are warranted. The current longitudinal study set out perform monthly assessment common using established questionnaires a possibility for them self- rate their symptoms, over time.Recruitment who identified themselves as struggling mental health problems, living in Sweden...
While the literature contains plenty of theoretical models for cultural competence training health care staff, personnel and clinicians have seldom been asked their views on transcultural competence. Focus group interviews that we carried out in this study showed main concern participants (interprofessional teams Swedish psychiatry) is to understand culturally diverse psychiatry, rather than being competent. Three major themes process understanding emerged our analyses: (1) diversity...
Refugees often experience multiple losses. Despite this, and even though the loss is due to unnatural causes violent killings, presence of Prolonged Grief (PG) among refugees may be obscured by other diagnoses such as depression post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this cross-sectional study, we assessed prevalence PG its comorbidity with PTSD 679 adult in Sweden. Results showed that 401 (59.06 %) individuals had lost someone close them, whom they were grieving intensely. Of these, 76...
Most forcibly displaced refugees in Sweden originate from the Arab Republic of Syria and Iraq. Approximately half all are aged between 15 26 years. This particular group youths is at a higher risk for developing various mental disorders. However, low use health services across Europe has been reported. Previous research indicates that culturally adapted psychological interventions may be suitable refugee youths. little known about feasibility, acceptability, efficacy such interventions.This...
Abstract Problem gambling (PG) is a public health concern with severe repercussions for the individual, concerned significant others and society. Foreign borns generally gamble less but are overrepresented among those PG. Previous research has suggested that other factors, such as socio-economic status, might explain this, also cultural factors play role in relationship to development of This qualitative study using content analysis investigates experiences opinions about PG 12 males living...
Background Individuals reporting self-injury are at greater risk of several adverse outcomes, including suicide. There is reason to be concerned how these individuals cope when stressful life events increase. This study aimed investigate the trajectories anxiety and depressive symptoms predictive value history in with psychiatric during unique conditions COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In a longitudinal population cohort ( N = 1810) ranging from 2020 2022, (measured by Generalized Anxiety...
Objective: To explore patients’ experiences of dental staff recognising their anxiety. Material and Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 adults who identified themselves as dentally anxious. The sampling study participants was purposive, the audio-recorded transcribed verbatim. Classical grounded theory constant comparative analysis used to analyse interview data inductively. Theoretical saturation reached after eight interviews. Results: Hope for ‘Fingerspitzengefühl’...
When the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading globally, there was a fear that addictive behaviors would increase due to changes in everyday life caused by restrictions COVID-19. Studies were carried out explore if this true for gambling, typically revealing no overall gambling behavior, although individuals who had previous experience with problems more likely during pandemic. However, these studies only included problems. It remains unknown whether other vulnerable groups, such as common...