- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hiccups
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Music Therapy and Health
- Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Uppsala University
2013-2024
Sophiahemmet Hospital
1993-1997
Karolinska Institutet
1992-1993
Background Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) but access to CBT limited. Internet-based (ICBT) with therapist support potentially a more accessible treatment. There are no randomized controlled trials testing ICBT OCD. The aim of this study was investigate the efficacy OCD in trial. Method Participants ( n =101) diagnosed were either 10 weeks or attention control condition, consisting online supportive therapy. primary outcome...
OBJECTIVES: Our research group has developed an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral treatment (ICBT) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We compared ICBT with stress management (ISM) IBS to assess whether the effects of are specific. METHODS: This was a randomized controlled trial, including 195 self-referred participants diagnosed IBS. The interventions lasted 10 weeks and included online therapist contact. emphasized acceptance symptoms through exposure related negative feelings. also...
Background: In previous research, variables such as age, education, treatment credibility, and therapeutic alliance have shown to affect patients' adherence outcome in Internet-based psychotherapy. A more detailed understanding of how are associated with different measures clinical outcomes may help designing effective online therapy. Objective: The aims this study were investigate demographical, psychological, treatment-specific that could predict dropout, adherence, a relaxation for mild...
The present study explored the prevalence and descriptive characteristics of hyperacusis, defined as unusual intolerance ordinary environmental sounds. Two ways collecting data were used in study: first was a postal survey random sample, to which 589 responded (59.7% response rate); second internet, 595 self-recruited individuals call for participants via banner on web page (51.9% rate). point rates hyperacusis 9% internet group 8% group. Exclusion who reported hearing impairment resulted...
The current study evaluates the factor structure of Disgust Scale—Revised (DS-R) in eight countries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, and United States ( N = 2,606). Confirmatory analysis is used to compare two different models DS-R investigate invariance across countries gender. A three-factor solution consisting three but interrelated disgust factors (a 12-item core factor, an 8-item animal-reminder a 5-item contamination factor) best accounted for data all...
The aim of this study was to identify mediators change in a previously published randomized controlled trial that compared Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral treatment based on exposure exercises (ICBT) with stress management (ISM) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). ICBT and ISM targeted distinct proposed mechanisms illness maintenance symptom exacerbation, gastrointestinal symptom-specific anxiety (GSA), reactivity, respectively. original found more effective than improving IBS...
Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by social impairments and behavioural inflexibility. In this pilot study, the feasibility outcomes of a 6-week acceptance commitment therapy-based skills training group were evaluated in special school setting using quasi-experimental design (acceptance therapy/school classes as usual). A total 28 high-functioning students with autism (aged 13-21 years) assessed self- teacher-ratings at pre- post-assessment 2-month follow-up. All participants...
This pilot study evaluated the effect of Family Connections (FC), a Dialectical Behavior Therapy-based manualized skills training program, for family members suicide attempters. The DBT-based program aims to enhance knowledge wide range research based aspects suicidal behavior and treatment recommendations. Furthermore it includes interpersonal relationships also offers an opportunity share their experiences. Thirteen participants completed 9-week with pre- post selfreport questionnaires....
Abstract Background Chronic pain can be treated with cognitive behavioural therapy delivered in multidisciplinary settings. However, relapse is likely, and there a need for cost‐effective secondary interventions persons residual problems after rehabilitation. The aim of the present study was to investigate effects guided Internet‐delivered intervention patients who had completed treatment at management unit. Methods A total 72 were included randomized either 8 weeks or control group invited...
The present study aims to investigate the impact of help-seeking self-stigma on preference and intention seek psychological treatment delivered online compared face-to-face.This uses survey data from two Swedish samples. Sample 1 consists 267 students (78.7% women) with a mean age 24.5 (SD = 6.1). 2 195 primary care patients (56.9% 45.3 17.7).The number participants who preferred was higher if seeking help for perceived stigmatized problem mental health problems in general. odds ratios...
Adherence to treatment homework is associated with positive outcomes in behavioral psychotherapy but compliance assignments still often moderate. Whether adherence can be predicted by different types of motivation for the task and whether plays roles face-to-face compared online unknown. If models motivation, such as Self-determination theory, used predict patients’ behavior, it may facilitate further research into promotion. The aims this study were, therefore, investigate variables could a...
Our study aimed at evaluating FRIENDS for Life, an intervention to prevent anxiety and depression in Swedish school children. A total of 695 children between the ages 8 11 were recruited from 17 schools Stockholm, Sweden, cluster-randomized either or control group. Teachers group received a full day training administered Life their classrooms. We assessed children’s depressive symptoms, general mental health, academic performance pre- post-intervention as well 12-month follow-up....
The use of verbal category scales in assessing patient symptoms is evolving, but the extent to which reliability and precision are lost using them as opposed a visual analogue scale (VAS) remains uncertain. present study analyzed concordance between four-point VAS nausea intensity patients undergoing chemotherapy. analysis total 348 simultaneous ratings by 104 women over four cycles revealed good scales. means (range 0-100 mm) corresponding categories divided almost equally large parts (no =...
Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (ICBT) and mindfulness interventions are commonly used to treat elevated levels of stress. There however few high-quality studies that examine ICBT with integrated components for symptoms stress exhaustion, the role exercises in digital treatment.