I dagens Kropp och Själ i Sveriges Radios P1 om dysmorfofobi / BDD medverkade Christian Rück och Jesper Enander. Lyssna här (andra halvan av programmet): http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/437797?programid=1272
We recently published the worlds first trial of Internet-based CBT for body dysmorphic disorder. A vast majority (82%) of the patients were responders and the treatment was deemed highly acceptable. Results were sustained at the 3-month follow-up.
As the results from the pilot trial were really promising we are moving on to conduct a RCT.
Read the article by clicking the link below (it’s open access):
Erik Andersson today defended his thesis in the best of ways and is now a PhD from the Karolinska Institutet. Opponent was Prof Sabine Wilhelm, Harvard and she said “this is the best dissertation I have come across, by far”. The dissertation committee consisted of Prof Bo Runeson, Prof Christina Hultman and Professor Mats Fredriksson. Main supervisor was Christian Rück and Viktor Kaldo, Nils Lindefors and Gerhard Andersson were co-supervisors. Let’s celebrate!
Prof Michelle Craske of UCLA is coming to Stockholm to give her Stockholm Psychiatry Lecture on October 29th in the brand new Karolinska Institutet Aula Medica. This lecture will be very important for anyone workning with CBT. Be there!
Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/260311020830724/
Erik Andersson nailed his thesis “Enhancing cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder” to the KI library as the traditional publication. He will defend his work on September 19.
The thesis defense is open to the public. Details here: http://ki.se/cns/kalender/disputation-erik-andersson
How deal with alcohol and drug issues in CBT is a common clinical question. In this study, the alcohol and drug use of 1601 patients undergoing internetbased CBT was studied in how it may have affected the outcome of CBT treatment. Read more at:
Erik Andersson will defend his thesis “Enhancing cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder” on September 19. Christian Rück is the main supervisor and co-supervisors are Viktor Kaldo, Nils Lindefors, Gerhard Andersson. Sabine Wilhelm, Harvard Medical School, will be the opponent.
The thesis defense is open to the public. Details here: http://ki.se/cns/kalender/disputation-erik-andersson
Nu öppnar anmälan för studien av internetbehandling av tvångssyndrom (OCD) för 12-17 åringar. Pilotstudien visade mycket bra resultat. Läs mer på http://www.bup.se/sv/Om-BUP/Forskning/BIP/Delta-i-studier/Studie-om-tvangssyndrom/
Från Institutionen för Social arbete vid Stockholms Universitet kommer en intressant uppsats av Annika Klein och Tove Lofterud om utmaningarna vid patologisk samlande / hoarding. Läs den här: http://su.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?searchId=1&pid=diva2:723723
Kropp och Själ i P1 har tvångssyndrom som tema denna vecka. Medverkar gör bland andra Christian Rück. Sänds tisdag 24 juni live kl 10.03 i SR P1. Läs mer: http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/388722?programid=1272
