Depression is a common mental disorder with a large treatment gap. Low-intensity, automated Virtual Reality (VR) interventions (not requiring a therapist) is a scalable and promising solution now that VR is an accessible and mature, consumer technology. Yet unlike with phobias, there have been few attempts at translating evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapeutic (CBT) techniques for […]
Depression, Just published, Virtual reality
Today we published a new paper in World Psychiatry (impact factor = 34). Although impressive progress has been made toward developing empirically‐supported psychological treatments, the reality remains that a significant proportion of people with mental health problems do not receive these treatments. Finding ways to reduce this treatment gap is crucial. Since app‐supported smartphone interventions […]
Anxiety, CBT, Cognitive behavior therapy, Depression, Just published, Randomized controlled trial, Smartphone @en, social anxiety disorder, Treatment
Psychological treatments provide many benefits for patients with psychiatric disorders, but research also suggests that negative effects might occur from the interventions involved. The Negative Effects Questionnaire has previously been developed as a way of determining the occurrence and characteristics of such incidents, consisting of 32 items and six factors. However, the Negative Effects Questionnaire […]
Problem gambling can cause severe harm to concerned significant others (CSOs) in the form of, for example, relationship problems, financial difficulties, and mental and physical illness. CSOs are important for their ability to support problem gamblers and motivate them to change. In a new study, published today, we investigated the effect of an Internet-based intervention […]
Today at 1 pm PhD-student Mårten Tyrberg will defend his thesis entitled Bringing psychological treatment to the psychiatric ward: Affecting patients, staff, and the milieu. I and Tobias Lundgren have been the supervisors. The opponent was Professor Gillian Haddock from Manchester University. Summary of the thesis: The psychiatric ward is a complex setting. This has […]
Globally, access to evidence-based psychological treatment is limited. Innovative self-help methods using smartphone applications and low-cost virtual reality have the potential to significantly improve the accessibility and scalability of psychological treatments. In the upcoming issue of JAMA Psychiatry we report on the effectiveness of ZeroPhobia, a fully self-guided app-based virtual reality cognitive behavior therapy (VR […]
Acrophobia, Fear of hights, Just published, Ny artikel, Virtual reality
Gambling disorder is a public health issue in many countries, and expectations that the gambling industry protects individuals from harm are increasing. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effects of providing personalized feedback on gambling intensity among high consumers of venue-based and online gambling in Norway. A randomized controlled trial design […]
Behavioral feedback, motivational interviewing, Ny artikel, Prevention, Problem gambling, responsible gambling
Pre-commitment tools – allowing users of gambling services to pre-set a limit for how much money they may spend – are relatively common. However, there exist no clear evidence of their effectiveness in preventing gamblers from spending more money than they otherwise planned. The aim of the study was to compare gambling intensity between users […]
Consumer protection, Deposit limit, Natural gambling environment, Online gambling, Pre-commitment, Problem gambling, responsible gambling
Are you interested in doing a PhD in psychology at Stockholm University (Sweden)? It is a 4 year commitment that includes reading advanced courses and doing empirical studies together with our research group. The salary is around 2500 Euros (or 3500 USD) a month. I would love to be your supervisor so do not hesitate […]
Available jobs, PhD
Responsible gambling (RG) tools, aiming at helping gamblers to avoid gambling-related harms, are common in online gambling platforms. Gambling industry, policy makers, and researchers have warned that RG tools can potentially disturb recreational gamblers, channeling them to less protective operators. No evidence exists to support these concerns, and they can hinder the development of effective […]
Attitudes, Consumer protection, Just published, Online gambling, Problem gambling, Recreational gamblers, responsible gambling
