Professor i klinisk psykologi
Today a new paper was published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy about the Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI). QOLI is an established rating scale of self-perceived quality of life across 16 domains. Norms for different psychiatric conditions when rated via the Internet, responsiveness to change following treatment, and the clinical impact of importance-weighting items have yet … Läs mer!
Can genes predict the response to cognitive behavior therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder? The role of genetics for predicting the response to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for social anxiety disorder (SAD) has only been studied in one previous investigation. The serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR), the catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) val158met, and thetryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) G-703Tpolymorphisms are implicated in the … Läs mer!
Today we published a new issue of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. It is a special issue in honor of Lars-Göran Öst. Lars-Göran Öst stands tall as one of the most prominent clinical researchers in the field of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and a founder of CBT in Sweden. He recently retired from his position as professor … Läs mer!
Today we published a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial on therapy for Procrastination. Procrastination, to voluntarily delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse-off for the delay, is a persistent behavior pattern that can cause major psychological suffering. Approximately half of the student population and 15%-20% of the adult population … Läs mer!
Yesterday, during the conference dinner at ”Health world”, the”e-coping-project” was awarded the first prize. The competition was hard with over 30 projects being judged by 17 independent professionals from the IT and health area. The e-coping project is a colaboration between Norway and Sweden (Gerhard Andersson and Per Carlbring). The home of the project is … Läs mer!
Guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) has been found to be effective in the treatment of mild to moderate depression, but there have been no direct comparisons with the more established group-based CBT with a long-term follow-up. Method Participants with mild to moderate depression were recruited from the general population and randomized to either … Läs mer!
Major depression is a world-wide problem that can be treated with various forms of psychotherapy. There is strong research support for treating major depression using cognitive behavior therapy delivered in the format of guided self-help via the Internet (ICBT). Recent research also suggests that psychodynamic psychotherapy can be delivered as guided self-help via the Internet … Läs mer!
A reoccurring question is if exposure is safe during pregnancy. In a paper published in ”Archives of women’s mental health” the authors try to answer the question. They summarize it as follows: Anxiety disorders during pregnancy are highly prevalent and associated with serious and enduring consequences for both mother and child. Exposure-based cognitive behavioral (CBT) and behavioral therapies (BT) … Läs mer!
The Internet has become a part of most people’s lives in many parts of the world. Since the late 1990s there has been an intensive research activity in which psychological treatments, such as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), have been found to be effective when delivered via the Internet. Most research studies indicate that the effects … Läs mer!
Today I welcome Alexander Rozental as PhD student. He graduated from Linköping University in 2011 with a masters’s degree in psychology and started his internship as a clinical psychologist at an outpatient care setting in Lidingö and Danderyd just outside of Stockholm. During the same period he was also employed at Kompetenscentrum för psykoterapi at Karolinska institutet … Läs mer!