Stockholm university

Research group Stockholm University research group for Process and Outcome in Psychodynamic therapies (SU-POP)

Our research focus is mainly on process and outcome in psychodynamic therapy (PDT) in various formats – standard psychotherapy setting, internet-delivered treatment, and online psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy. Photo: SHVETS production from Pexels.

Our group have several ongoing research projects focusing on different interventions for patient populations with varying types of distress:

  • The ERiCA project concerns affect-focused internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy (IPDT) for adolescents with depression. So far, two randomized controlled trials have been carried out. A third trial will be conducted during 2024.
  • In collaboration with Northern Stockholm Psychiatry, a project is carried out that tries the feasibility of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) in group format for psychiatric patients with complex and long-lasting disorders.
  • During the covid-19 pandemic a project started that investigates patients’ and therapists’ experiences of transition from standard psychotherapy setting to telepsychotherapy. The aim is to learn for the future about hybrid and online therapies.
  • Another research project is in its starting phase and it concerns emotion-focused digital interventions for patients with medically unexplained symptoms.

We collaborate with professor Peter Wennberg, Department of Public Health Sciences, and professor Fredrik Falkenström, Linnæus University.

Group members

Group managers

Björn Philips

Professor

Department of Psychology
Björn Philips, porträtt i miljö. Foto: Psykologiska institutionen/HD

Members

David Anders Forsström

Researcher

Department of Psychology
David Forsström

Peter Lilliengren

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology
Peter Lilliengren. Foto: Henrik Dunér

Karin Lindqvist

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology
Karin Lindqvist Foto: Psykologiska institutionen/HD

Malin Cecilia Ljungdahl

Project Coordinator

Department of Psychology
Malin Ljungdahl, porträtt

Daniel Maroti

Researcher

Department of Psychology
Daniel Maroti (privat)

Jakob Mechler

Researcher

Department of Psychology
Jakob Mechler Foto: Psykologiska institutionen/HD

Malin Ryen

PhD Student

Department of Psychology

Andrzej Werbart

Affiliated Professor

Department of Psychology
Andrzej Werbart Foto: Psykologiska institutionen/HD

Camilla von Below

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology
Camilla von Below Foto: Psykologiska institutionen/HD

Research projects