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Brjánn Ljótsson

Brjánn Ljótsson

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Psychology

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Overview

Brjánn Ljótsson is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans the fields of medicine and psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and applied psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Brjánn Ljótsson has published extensively in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Gastroenterology
  • Internet Interventions
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Ljótsson include:

  • A Rome Working Team Report on Brain-Gut Behavior Therapies for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Effect of Internet vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Health Anxiety, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Brief Online Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Dysfunctional Worry Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomised Controlled Trial, 2020, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • Internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy as microlearning for chronic pain: A randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up, 2021, European Journal of Pain
  • Breaking the vicious circle of fear and avoidance in children with abdominal pain: A mediation analysis, 2020, Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Frequent co-authors working closely with Ljótsson include:

  • Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf
  • Erland Axelsson
  • Erik Andersson
  • Josefin Särnholm
  • Frieder Braunschweig

Best Publications

  • Development and Validation of a Brief Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: The DERS-16

    Johan Bjureberg;Brjánn Ljótsson;Matthew T. Tull;Erik Hedman

  • Cognitive behavior therapy via the Internet: a systematic review of applications, clinical efficacy and cost–effectiveness

    Erik Hedman;Brjánn Ljótsson;Nils Lindefors

  • Consensus statement on defining and measuring negative effects of Internet interventions

    Alexander Rozental;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Johanna Boettcher;David Daniel Ebert

  • Economic evaluations of Internet interventions for mental health: a systematic review.

    T. Donker;M. Blankers;E. Hedman;B. Ljótsson

  • Internet-delivered exposure and mindfulness based therapy for irritable bowel syndrome--a randomized controlled trial.

    Brjánn Ljótsson;Lisa Falk;Amanda Wibron Vesterlund;Erik Hedman

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs. Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial

    Erik Hedman;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson;Erik Andersson

  • Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder: a randomized controlled trial

    Erik Andersson;Jesper Enander;Per Andrén;Erik Hedman

  • Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Sarah Vigerland;Sarah Vigerland;Fabian Lenhard;Marianne Bonnert;Maria Lalouni

  • Effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in routine psychiatric care.

    Erik Hedman;Brjánn Ljótsson;Viktor Kaldo;Hugo Hesser

  • Internet-Delivered Exposure-Based Treatment vs. Stress Management for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Trial

    Brjánn Ljótsson;Erik Hedman;Erik Andersson;Hugo Hesser

  • Internet administration of self-report measures commonly used in research on social anxiety disorder: A psychometric evaluation

    Erik Hedman;Brjánn Ljótsson;Christian Rück;Tomas Furmark

  • Long-Term Positive and Negative Psychological Late Effects for Parents of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review

    Lisa Ljungman;Martin Cernvall;Helena Grönqvist;Brjánn Ljótsson

  • Internet-versus group-administered cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder in a psychiatric setting: a randomised trial

    Jan Bergström;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson;Christian Rück

  • Internet-based cognitive–behavioural therapy for severe health anxiety: randomised controlled trial

    Erik Hedman;Gerhard Andersson;Erik Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson

  • The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ): Development and Psychometric Evaluation

    Philip Lindner;Ola Frykheden;David Forsström;Erik Andersson

  • 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

  • Cost-effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy vs. cognitive behavioral group therapy for social anxiety disorder: results from a randomized controlled trial.

    Erik Hedman;Erik Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson

  • A Rome Working Team Report on Brain-Gut Behavior Therapies for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

    Laurie Keefer;Sarah K. Ballou;Douglas A. Drossman;Gisela Ringstrom

  • Guided Internet-Based CBT for Common Mental Disorders

    Gerhard Andersson;Per Carlbring;Brjánn Ljótsson;Erik Hedman

  • Acceptability, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of internet-based exposure treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in a clinical sample: a randomized controlled trial

    Brjánn Ljótsson;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Erik Andersson;Erik Hedman

  • A 5-Year Follow-up of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder

    Erik Hedman;Thomas Furmark;Per Carlbring;Brjánn Ljotsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Erik Hedman
Erik Hedman Karolinska Institute
Christian Rück
Christian Rück Karolinska Institute
Mats Lekander
Mats Lekander Karolinska Institute
Eva Serlachius
Eva Serlachius Karolinska Institute
David Mataix-Cols
David Mataix-Cols Karolinska Institute
Viktor Kaldo
Viktor Kaldo Karolinska Institute
Per Carlbring
Per Carlbring Stockholm University
Louise von Essen
Louise von Essen Uppsala University
Ata Ghaderi
Ata Ghaderi Karolinska Institute

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