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Ata Ghaderi is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, particularly within clinical psychology and related subfields. Their research primarily addresses topics related to eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, obesity, child and adolescent psychosocial development, and body image issues.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these domains, the subfields they have focused on are:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Applied Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Ata Ghaderi's research topics cover a range of areas such as:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Ata Ghaderi are:

  • A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of virtually delivered Body Project (vBP) groups to prevent eating disorders., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Overcontrolled, undercontrolled, and resilient personality styles among patients with eating disorders, 2021, Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration: protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity, 2022, BMJ Open
  • Cognitive behavior therapy for adult post-traumatic stress disorder in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, Behaviour Research and Therapy

They have frequently collaborated with several researchers including:

  • Pia Enebrink
  • Elisabeth Welch
  • Finn Rasmussen
  • Lars-Göran Öst
  • Anna Finnes

Their work has been published repeatedly in various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Nutrients

Best Publications

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow's science

    Emily A Holmes;Ata Ghaderi;Catherine J Harmer;Catherine J Harmer;Paul G Ramchandani

  • Prevalence, characteristics, and correlates of teasing experiences among overweight children vs. non-overweight peers.

    Helen A. Hayden-Wade;Richard I. Stein;Ata Ghaderi;Brian E. Saelens

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders

    Ata Ghaderi

  • The Science Behind the Academy for Eating Disorders' Nine Truths About Eating Disorders.

    Katherine Schaumberg;Elisabeth Welch;Lauren Breithaupt;Lauren Breithaupt;Christopher Hübel;Christopher Hübel

  • Prevalence, incidence and prospective risk factors for eating disorders.

    Ata Ghaderi;Berit Scott

  • The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescent Mental Health : Swedish and Australian Pilot Outcomes

    Fredrik Livheim;Louise Hayes;Ata Ghaderi;Thora Magnusdottir

  • Remote treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder: a randomized trial of Internet-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy.

    B. Ljotsson;C. Lundin;K. Mitsell;P. Carlbring

  • Internet-based parent management training: A randomized controlled study

    Pia Enebrink;Jens Högström;Martin Forster;Ata Ghaderi

  • Eating disorder examination questionnaire and clinical impairment assessment questionnaire: General population and clinical norms for young adult women in Sweden

    Elisabeth Welch;Andreas Birgegård;Thomas Parling;Ata Ghaderi

  • Does individualization matter? A randomized trial of standardized (focused) versus individualized (broad) cognitive behavior therapy for bulimia nervosa.

    Ata Ghaderi

  • The Big Five and eating disorders: a prospective study in the general population

    Ata Ghaderi;Berit Scott

  • Structural modeling analysis of prospective risk factors for eating disorder.

    Ata Ghaderi

  • Alexithymia and emotional awareness in anorexia nervosa: time for a shift in the measurement of the concept?

    Thomas Parling;Modtjaba Mortazavi;Ata Ghaderi

  • Stroop interference for food- and body-related words: a meta-analysis

    Linda Johansson;Ata Ghaderi;Gerhard Andersson

  • Universal Prevention for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Children: A Meta-analysis of Randomized and Cluster-Randomized Trials.

    Johan Ahlen;Fabian Lenhard;Ata Ghaderi

  • Coping in dieting and eating disorders: a population-based study.

    Ata Ghaderi;Berit Scott

  • Pure and guided self-help for full and sub-threshold bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder

    Ata Ghaderi;Berit Scott

  • Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Internet- vs. group-based cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder: 4-Year follow-up of a randomized trial

    Erik Hedman;Samir El Alaoui;Nils Lindefors;Erik Andersson

  • The reliability and validity of the Swedish version of the Body Shape Questionnaire.

    Ata Ghaderi;Berit Scott

  • Psychological treatments for return to work in individuals on sickness absence due to common mental disorders or musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

    Anna Finnes;Pia Enebrink;Ata Ghaderi;JoAnne Dahl

  • Review of Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Implications for Primary Prevention and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

    Ata Ghaderi

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Brjánn Ljótsson
Brjánn Ljótsson Karolinska Institute
Per Carlbring
Per Carlbring Stockholm University
Louise von Essen
Louise von Essen Uppsala University
Cynthia M. Bulik
Cynthia M. Bulik University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stefan G. Hofmann
Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg
Sherry H. Stewart
Sherry H. Stewart Dalhousie University
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt University of Ottawa
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
Erik Hedman
Erik Hedman Karolinska Institute

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