Joakim Westerlund Universitetslektor, docent

1. Miniscalco, C., Westerlund, J., Hagberg, B., Gillberg, C. and Fernell, E. (2025), Life Outcomes in Young Adults With Early Language Difficulties: A County-Based Register Study. Acta Paediatr, 114: 2551-2557. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70134

2. Hökby S, Alvarsson J, Westerlund J, Carli V, Hadlaczky G (2025) Adolescents’ screen time displaces multiple sleep pathways and elevates depressive symptoms over twelve months. PLOS Glob Public Health 5(4): e0004262. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004262

3. Plöderl, M., Pichler, E-M., Westerlund, J., Niederseer, D., & Fartacek, C. (2024). Daylight saving time was not associated with a change in suicide rates in Austria, Switzerland and Sweden, European Journal of Public Health, 2024;, ckae061, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae061

4. Hökby, S., Westerlund, J., Alvarsson, J., Carli, V., & Hadlaczky, G. (2023). Longitudinal Effects of Screen Time on Depressive Symptoms among Swedish Adolescents: The Moderating and Mediating Role of Coping Engagement Behavior.. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20(4). doi:3390/ijerph20043771

5. Plöderl, M., Westerlund, J., Hökby, S., Hadlaczky, G., & Hengartner, M. P. (2022). Increased suicide risk among younger women in winter during full moon in northern Europe. An artifact or a novel finding? Molecular Psychiatry(2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01823-0
6. Hökby, S., Westerlund, J., Blazevska, B., & Hadlaczky, G. (2021): Suicides during the Swedish midsummer holiday: analysis of cause of death data 1980–2018, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2021.1900388
7. Wester Oxelgren, U., Westerlund, J., Myrelid, Å., Annerén, G., Johansson, L., Åberg, M., Gustafsson, J., & Fernell, E. (2019). An intervention targeting social, communication and daily activity skills in children and adolescents with Down syndrome and autism: a pilot study. Neuropsychiatric Disease Treatment, Jul 18:15, 20449-2056. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S205721
8. Wester Oxelgren, U., Åberg, M., Myrelid, Å., Annerén, G., Westerlund, J., Gustafsson, J., & Fernell, E. (2019). Autism needs to be considered in children with Down syndrome. Acta Paediatrica. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14850.
9. Nilsson, G., Westerlund, J., Fernell, E., Billstedt, E., Miniscalco, C., Arvidsson, T., Olsson, I., & Gillberg, C. (2019). Neurodevelopmental problems should be considered in children with febrile seizures. Acta Paediatrica. doi: 10.1111/apa.14716
10. Wester Oxelgren, U., Myrelid, Å., Annerén, G., Westerlund, J., Gustafsson, J., & Fernell, E. (2018). More severe intellectual disability found in teenagers compared to younger children with Down syndrome. Acta Paediatrica. doi.org/10.1111/apa.14624
11. Bejerot, E., Hasselbladh, H., Forsberg, T., Parding, K., Sehlstedt, T. & Westerlund, J. (2018). Förberedd för läraryrket? Lärare under 40 år av reformer. Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv.
12. Westerlund, J., Amrén, K., Gillberg, C., Fernell, E. (2018). Psykisk ohälsa bland unga – förstärkt elevhälsoteam krävs. Läkartidningen, 2018; E3FC.
13. Lindblad, I., Westerlund, J., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2018). Har alla barn i grundskolan förutsättningar att klara nya läroplanens krav? Läkartidningen, 2018; 115:EY3L
14. Barnevik Olsson, M., Holm, A., Westerlund, J., Lundholm Hedvall, Å., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2017). Children with borderline intellectual functioning and autism spectrum disorder: developmental trajectories from 4 to 11 years of age. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 13, 2519-2526.
15. Carlsson, L. H., Saltvedt, S., Anderlid, B. -M., Westerlund, J., Gillberg, C., Westgren, M., & Fernell, E. (2017). Prenatal Ultrasound and Childhood Autism. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 72(2), 65-66. doi:1097/ogx.0000000000000414
16. Kantzer, A-K., Fernell, E., Westerlund, J., Gillberg, C., & Miniscalco, C. (2016). Young children who screen positive for autism: stability, change and "comorbidity" over two years. Accepted for publication in Research in Developmental Disabilities.
17. Hökby, S., Hadlaczky, G., Westerlund, J., Wasserman, D., Balazs, J., Germanavicius, A., Machin, N., Meszaros, G., Sarchiapone, M., Värnik, A., Värnik, P., Westerlund, M., Carli, V. (2016). Are mental health effects of internet use attributable to the online content or perceived consequences of usage? A longitudinal study of European adolescents. JMIR Mental Health, 3 (3).
18. Barnevik Olsson, M., Lundström, S., Westerlund, J., Giacobini, M. B., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2016). Preschool to School in Autism: Neuropsychiatric Problems 8 Years After Diagnosis at 3 Years of Age. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 46 (8), Epub ahead of print.
19. Höglund Carlsson, L., Westerlund, J., Barnevik Olsson, M., Eriksson, M. A., Lundholm-Hedvall, Å., Gillberg, C., Fernell, E.(2016). Autism spectrum disorders before diagnosis: results from routine developmental surveillance at 18 months. Acta Paediatrica, 105(7), 823-828.
20. Höglund Carlsson, L., Saltvedt, S., Anderlid, B-M., Westerlund, J., Gillberg, C., Westgren, M., Fernell, E. (2016). Ultrasound in the first and second trimester and autism; a prospective randomized study. Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology, Epub ahead of print.
21. Spjut Jansson, B., Miniscalco, C., Westerlund, J., Kantzer, A-K., Gillberg, C. (2016). Children who screen positive for autism at 2.5 years and receive early intervention: a prospective naturalistic 2-year outcome study. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 2255-2263.
22. Hedvall, Å., Westerlund, J., Fernell, E., Norrelgen, F., Kjellmer, L., Barnevik Olsson, M., Höglund Carlsson, L., Eriksson, M., Billstedt, E., & Gillberg, C. (2015). Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder Followed for Two Years: Those Who Gained and Those Who Lost the Most in Terms of Adaptive Functioning Outcome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Epub ahead of print.
23. Hesselmark, E., Eriksson, J.M., Westerlund. , & Bejerot, S. (2015). Autism spectrum disorders and self-reports: Testing validity and reliability using the NEO PI-R. Journal of autism and developmental disorders 45(5), 1156-1166.
24. Barnevik Olsson, M., Westerlund, J., Lundström, S., Giacobini, M-B, Fernell, E., & Gillberg, C. (2015). "Recovery" from the diagnosis of autism - and then? Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2015(11), 999-1005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S78707
25. Eriksson, M. A., Liedén, A., Westerlund, J., Bremer, A., Wincent, J., Sahlin, E., Gillberg, C., Fernell, E., & Anderlid, B-M.(2015). Rare copy number variants are common in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Acta Paedriatrica, Epub ahead of print.
26. Engman, M-L., Sundin, M., Miniscalco, C., Westerlund, J., Lewensohn-Fuchs, I., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2015). Prenatal acquired cytomegalovirus infection should be considered in children with autism. Accepted for publication in Acta Paediatrica.
27. Fernell, E., Bejerot, S., Westerlund, J., Miniscalco, C., Simila, H., Eyles, D., Gillberg, C., & Humble, M. (2015). Autism spectrum disorder and low vitamin D at birth: a sibling control study. Accepted for publication in Molecular Autism.
28. Dalkvist, J., Mossbridge, J., & Westerlund, J. (2014). How to remove the influence of expectation bias in presentiment and similar experiments: A recommended strategy. Journal of Parapsychology, 78(1), 80-97.
29. Hedvall, A., Westerlund, J., Fernell, E., Holm, A., Gillberg, C., & Billstedt E. (2013). Autism and developmental profiles in preschoolers: stability and change over time. Acta Paediatrica, (Epub ahead of print).
30. Rollenhagen, C., Westerlund, J., & Näswall, K. (2013). Professional subcultures in nuclear power plants. Safety Science, 59, 78-85.
31. Höglund Carlsson, L., Norrelgen, F., Kjellmer, L., Westerlund, J., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2013). Coexisting disorders and problems in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders. The Scientific World Journal, 2013, Article ID 213979, 6 pages, doi:10.1155/2013/213979.
32. Barnevik Olsson, M., Höglund, L., Westerlund, J., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2013). Autism before diagnosis: crying, feeding and sleeping problems in the first two years of life. Accepted for publication in Acta Paediatrica, 102(6), 635-639.
33. Blomqvist, M., Ek, U., Holmberg, K., Westerlund, J., & Dahllöf, G. (2013). Cognitive ability and dental fear and anxiety. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 121(2) 117-120.
34. Ek, U., Westerlund, J., & Fernell, E. (2013). General versus executive cognitive ability in pupils with ADHD and with milder attention problems. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 9, 163-168.
35. Ek, U., Westerlund, J., Furmark, C., & Fernell, E. (2012). An audit of teenagers who had not succeeded in elementary school: a retrospective case review. Clinical Audit, 4, 1-7.
36. Eriksson, M.A., Westerlund, J., Anderlid, B.M., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2012). First-degree relatives of young children with autism spectrum disorders: Some gender aspects. Journal of Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33(5), 1642-1648.
37. Ek, U., Norrelgen, F., Westerlund, J., Dahlman, A., Elizabeth, H., & Fernell, E. (2012). Teenage outcomes after speech and language impairment at preschool age. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 8, 221-227.
38. Eriksson, M. A., Westerlund, J., Hedvall, Å., Åmark, P., Gillberg, C., & Fernell, E. (2012). Medical conditions affect the outcome of early intervention in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
39. Hadlaczky, G., & Westerlund, J. (2011). Sensitivity to coincidences and paranormal belief. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 113, 894-908.
40. Fernell, E., Hedvall, Å., Westerlund, J., Höglund Carlsson, L., Eriksson, M., Barnevik Olsson, M., Holm, A., Norrelgen, F., Kjellmer, L., & Gillberg, C. (2011). Early intervention in 208 Swedish pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder. A prospective naturalistic study. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 2092-2101.
41. Rollenhagen, C., Westerlund, J., Lundberg, J., & Hollnagel, E. (2010). The context and habits of accident investigation practices: A study of 108 Swedish investigators. Safety Science, 48, 859–867.
42. McDonnell, M., Sundberg, J., Westerlund, J., Lindestad. P.A., & Larsson H. (2010). Vocal Fold Vibration and Phonation Start in Aspirated, Unaspirated, and Staccato Onset. Journal of Voice, 25(5), 526-531.
43. Ek, U., Westerlund, J., Holmberg, K., & Fernell, E. (2011). Academic performance of adolescents with ADHD and other behavioural and learning problems -a population-based longitudinal study. Acta Paediatrica, 100, 402-406.
44. Fernell, E., et al. (2010). Developmental profiles in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders referred for intervention. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 31(3), 790-799.
45. Lamarche, A., Westerlund, J., Verduyckt, I., & Ternström, S. (2010). The Swedish version of the Voice Handicap Index adapted for Singers. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 35(3), 129-137.
46. Dalkvist, J., Montgomery, W., Montgomery, H., & Westerlund, J. (2009). Reanalyses of group telepathy data with a focus on variability. Journal of Parapsychology, 74(1), 143-171.
47. Westerlund, J., & Hansen, N. (2009). Validation of the Swedish Version of the NEO-PI–R: Correlations Between Self-Reports and College Peer Ratings. Psychological Reports, 105, 815-824.
48. Westerlund, J., Ek, U., Holmberg, K., Näswall, K., & Fernell, E. (2009). The Conners´ 10-item scale: Findings in a total population of Swedish 10-11 year-old children. Acta Paediatrica, 98, 828-833.
49. Ek, U., Westerlund, J., Holmberg, K., & Fernell, E. (2008). Self-esteem in children with attention and/or learning deficits: the importance of gender. Acta Paediatrica, 97, 1125-1130.
50. Rollenhagen, C., & Westerlund, J. (2007). Development of a Safety Climate Questionnaire for Nuclear Power Plants. I Proceedings of the Joint 8th Annual IEEE Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants and 13th Annual Workshop on Human Performance. Monterey, California, August 26-31, 2007.
51. Ek, U., Fernell, E., Westerlund, J., Holmberg, K., Olsson, P-O., & Gillberg, C. (2007). Cognitive strengths and deficits in schoolchildren with ADHD. Acta Paediatrica, 96, 756-761.
52. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (2006). A bias caused by inappropriate averaging in experiments with randomized stimuli. Journal of Parapsychology, 70, 233-254.
53. Westerlund, J., Parker, A., Dalkvist, J., & Hadlaczky, G. (2006). Remarkable correspondences between Ganzfeld mentation and target content - A Psychical or Psychological effect? Journal of Parapsychology, 70(1), 23-48.
54. Goulding, A., Westerlund, J., Parker, A., & Wackermann, J. (2004). The first digital autoganzfeld study using a real-time judging procedure. European Journal of Parapsychology, 19, 66-97.
55. Westerlund, J., Parker, A., Dalkvist, J., & Goulding, A. (2004). Remarkable correspondances between Ganzfeld mentation and target content - psi or a cognitive illusion? I The Parapsychological Association 47th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
56. Westerlund, J., & Dalkvist, J. (2004). A test of predictions from five studies on telepathic group communication of emotions. I The Parapsychological Association 47th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
57. Wikström, J., Lundh, L-G., Westerlund, J., & Högman, L. (2004). Preattentive bias for snake words in snake phobia? Behaviour Research Therapy, 42(8), 949-970.
58. Wikström, J., Lundh, L.-G., & Westerlund, J. (2003). Stroop effects for masked threat words: Preattentive bias or selective awareness? Cognition and Emotion, 17(6), 827-842.
59. Dalkvist, J., Westerlund, J., & Bierman, D. (2002). A computational expectation bias as revealed by simulations of presentiment experiments. I The Parapsychological Association 45th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
60. Goulding, A., Westerlund, J., Parker, A., & Wackermann, J. (2001). A new system for the automated digital ganzfeld. I The Parapsychological Association 44th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
61. Lundh, L-G., Wikström, J., & Westerlund, J. (2001). Cognitive bias and emotion in a normal sample. Cognition and Emotion, 15(3), 249-277.
62. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (2000). Local sidereal time, global geomagnetic field fluctuations and memory. I The Parapsychological Association 43th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
63. Westerlund, J., & Dalkvist, J. (1999). Local sidereal time, global geomagnetic field fluctuations and traffic accidents. I The Parapsychological Association 42th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
64. Lundh, L-G., Wikström, J., Westerlund, J., & Öst, L-G. (1999). Preattentive bias for emotional information in panic disorder with agoraphobia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108(2), 222-232.
65. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (1998). Five experiments on telepathic communication of emotions. The Journal of Parapsychology, 62, 29-59.
66. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (1998). Experimental studies on telepathic group communication of emotions. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 12, 583-603.
67. Parker, A., & Westerlund, J. (1998). Current ganzfeld work at Gothenburg: Giving the ganzfeld an old and a new twist. I The Parapsychological Association 41th Annual Convention: Proceedings of presented papers.
68. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (1995). Four experiments on telepathic group communication of emotions. Reports from the Department of Psychology, the University of Stockholm; 798.
69. Marks, L.E., Borg, G., & Westerlund, J. (1992). Differences in taste perception assessed by magnitude matching and by category-ratio scaling. Chemical-Senses, 17(5), 493-506.

Opublicerade arbeten, institutionsrapporter och posters

70. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (2019). Why qualia matter. Presented at The Science of Consciousness 2019 – Interlaken Switzerland.
71. Sand, S., Westerlund, J., & Nilsson, M. E. (2016). Semantic priming goes both ways: Semantic content of subsequent stimuli interfere with reports of perception. I Sand, Subliminal or not? (Dissertation), Stockholm, Stockholms universitet.
72. Dalkvist, J., Lindström, J., & Westerlund, J. (2015). A naturalistic qualia model: The function, neural correlates and evolution of qualia. Poster presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness conference in Helsinki, June 2015.
73. Rydeman, I., Szulkin, R., Westerlund, J., Agreus, L., & Törnkvist, L. (2013). Self-Perceived preparedness for Life at Home among older persons when discharged from hospital - Development and Testing of a Questionnaire. I I. Rydeman, Discharged from Hospital and in Need of Home Care Nursing: Experience of Older Persons, their Relatives and Care Professionals (Dissertation), Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet.
74. Westerlund, J. (1996). Use of the availability heuristic and the effects of group testing situations in self-assessments. Reports from the Department of Psychology, the University of Stockholm; 818.
75. Westerlund, J. (1994). Arousal and the availability heuristic. Reports from the Department of Psychology, the University of Stockholm; 788.
76. Smári, J., & Westerlund, J. (1985). Neuroticism, introversion, and priming in social cognition. I Smári, J. The perceiver in social cognition: The role of stable and transient characteristics in the perception of people. Doctoral Dissertation. Holms Gårds tryckeri, Edsbruk.

Populärvetenskapliga arbeten, pedagogiska arbeten och läromedel

77. Borg, E., & Westerlund, J. (2013). Statistik för beteendevetare: Övningsbok. Stockholm: Liber.

78. Westerlund, J. (2011). Mina äventyr i parapsykologins förtrollade värld. Del 1. Vad är parapsykologi och vilka är forskarna? Qvintensen, 14-15.
79. Westerlund, J. (2011). Mina äventyr i parapsykologins förtrollade värld. Del 2. Qvintensen, 20-22.
80. Westerlund, J. (2011). Recension av Richard Wisemans bok ”Paranormality”. Folkvett, 3, 69-77.
81. Borg, E., & Westerlund, J. (2006). Statistik för beteendevetare. Stockholm: Liber.

82. Dalkvist, J., & Westerlund, J. (2003). Parapsykologin och dess kritiker – ris och ros. Folkvett, 3, 5-41.
83. Stiftelsen för tillämpad psykologi (2002). Läsanvisning för STP:s granskningsrapporter. Stockholm: Stiftelsen för tillämpad psykologi.

Doktorsavhandling

84. Westerlund, J. (1999). Effects of arousal and experimental setting on use of the availability heuristic in frequency and probability estimates. Doctoral Dissertation. Akademitryck AB, Edsbruk.