Research subject Clinical psychology

The Anna vs. Judith project explores whether AI chatbots can effectively deliver evidence-based therapy for social anxiety. By comparing psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches in a smartphone format, we are investigating the future of accessible psychological treatment.

The primary aim of the current study is to evaluate whether the assistance of a diabetes-educated psychologist in the diabetes care of patients with type 1 diabetes improves blood-glucose control.

Beginnings and endings in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy: A multi-center case-control study within the anaclitic-introjective personality continuum – Swedish arm.

The ERiCA project started with the development of an internet-delivered psychodynamic treatment (IPDT) for adolescent depression. The treatment has been tested in two published research studies with good results. A third study was completed in December 2024.

Functional somatic syndromes (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia) and medically unexplained symptoms (e.g. chronic primary pain) are very common in primary care. These patients make 14 times more doctor visits than the general population, but describe themselves as less satisfied with the care they receive.

The aim of this project is to evaluate psychotherapy and counselling in outpatient psychiatric clinics, compare short- and long-lasting psychotherapies and finally to evaluate the effect of problematic consumption of alcohol on the outcome of psychotherapy.

Internet-delivered treatment of varying forms of psychiatric problems is currently being used successfully in healthcare. Internet-delivered treatment of problematic alcohol use as a rehabilitation intervention in the workplace could potentially provide increased health among employees, as well as decreased sickness leave and productivity loss.

Evaluation of student-mediated psychotherapy at the Psychological Clinic.

Common New Year’s resolutions focus on changes in behavior with an expectation of positive outcomes regarding physical and mental health. The purpose of this project is to investigate Swedes' New Year's resolutions, how well we adhere to them, and whether the likelihood of a person keeping their resolution can be increased.

In psychiatric care, there is a great need for new effective treatments for patients with complex and long-term problems, who have not been sufficiently helped by the treatments they have undergone so far. In this project, we are testing a short group treatment for this patient group: ISTDP-G (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy - Group).

The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (iCBT-I) in adolescents with ASD and sleep problems.

This research project is about effects of Internet-based multimodal emotion recognition training (iMERTAT) on social skills in adolescents with or without autism.

This project investigates interpersonal psychotherapeutic interactions and their effect on treatment outcomes using AI and time series analysis.

The aims of the project are to describe experiences of living with type 1 diabetes and to evaluate the impact of a stress management program based on Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) tailored for aspects of type 1 diabetes.

What type of stimulus material is best for treatment of dog phobia? Is virtual reality treatment comparable to traditional exposure therapy for dog phobia? That's a couple of questions this project wants to find the answers to.

More research is needed on what training programmes for staff are needed to improve care for patients with serious mental illnesses and conditions.

How many hours a day does a patient in inpatient psychiatric care spend in real, meaningful contact with staff or in planned activities? Research suggests a bleak figure: often less than one hour.

This is an interdisciplinary network of people who, in different ways and with different approaches, research, teach or work clinically with adolescents and adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities.

Using psychological tests and symptom scales in questionnaire form to make an initial assessment of symptoms and severity is common and valuable. However, constructing such tests so that they truly reflect the individual's feelings as accurately as possible is difficult.

The current research project will investigate societal attitudes towards people with Neurodiversity (ND), including people with ASD and ADHD and its impact on their well-being and mental health.

Persons with psychotic spectrum disorders (PSD) commit a small proportion of violent acts, yet this violence leaves victims and families scarred by the unpredictable and unprovoked character of the assaults.

This project aims to study work-related mental illness such as stress, depression, and anxiety among professionals with ADHD, and evaluate an internet-based stress-management program to treat and prevent these negative outcomes.

The research project aims to develop and evaluate whether daily symptom estimations at the start of psychotherapy can create a stable symptom network where it is clear how the symptoms affect each other and whether this network is useful for the patient and the therapist as a case conceptualization and for treatment selection.

Transitions to telepsychotherapy, personality orientation and attachment style: Learning from COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on provision of psychotherapy.

ZeroOCD develops and evaluates an innovative smartphone app that uses augmented reality for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, in a collaboration between four European countries.