2022-12-12

Department of Psychology

The location of your workplace might affect your health more than you think

Do you work far away from your home? Are there any training facilities or bars close to where you work? These could all be factors that influence your healthy or unhealthy daily habits, according to new research from Stockholm University.

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2022-07-15

Department of Psychology

New internet-based treatment for adolescent depression

Many teens suffer from depression which can lead to difficulties later on in life. A common treatment for depression is online cognitive behavioral therapy. Yet, it does not help everyone and more available options are needed. A new psychodynamic therapy via the internet is a non-inferior alternative to the proven internet-based CBT for teenage depression. This is concluded in a study published in the scientific journal Lancet Digital Health conducted by a large international research team consisting of, among others, Jakob Mechler, Karin Lindqvist and Björn Philips at the Department of Psychology.

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2022-06-28

Department of Psychology

Previous research may help people with a distorted sense of smell after COVID-19

COVID-19 has shed new light on the phenomenon of experiencing distorted smells, so-called parosmia. Professor Jonas Olofsson and colleagues have recently published a research report on olfactory distortions based on studies conducted before the pandemic.

Previous research may help people with a distorted sense of smell after COVID-19 - Read the full article

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