On Friday, our very own Julia Bäckman defended her dissertation, and of course passed with flying colors! Her thesis, titled Bridging Genes and Therapy: Insights into CBT Outcomes for OCD, anxiety and depression, explores when CBT is and is not effective with the aim of ensuring that as many individuals as possible can receive the treatment that fits them best. It can be found here.
Among the many spectators were the majority of Julia’s supervisors, Christian Rück (main supervisor), John Wallert, and David Mataix-Cols, as well as the examination board, consisting of Sandra Tamm and Ida Karlsson from the Karolinska Institute and Filip Arnberg from Uppsala University. Acting as the opponent was Evangelos Vassos from King’s College.
Congratulations, Julia, on a successful dissertation defence! We are incredibly proud of you and can’t wait to follow your continued journey! 🥳👏
Rücklab - Psychiatry research at Karolinska Institutet 