Maria Lee
About me
I am a licensed psychologist and a researcher at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (Center for Psychiatry Research) as well as the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. My research focuses on individuals with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
Research
My research is focused on understanding psychotic disorders, with the hope of ultimately improving treatments, patient care and patient outcomes. I have a long lasting interest in cognitive function in individuals with psychosis - where potential biological underpinnings and interindividual differences have been the main focus of my research. I am also interested in the intersection between female specific health conditions and severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. My current project focuses on menopause and several aspects of severe mental illness: whether this period of life is associated with an increased risk of new onset of disorders, and whether use of hormone therapy in the menopause time frame is associated with clinical outcome.
One of the projects I am involved with is the Karolinska Schizophrenia Project (KaSP), which you can read more about at this link: /en/research/research-areas-centres-and-networks/research-groups/applied-developmental-neurobiology-carl-sellgren-research-group#tab-the-karolinska-schizophrenia-project-kasp- ;
Teaching
I am responsible for a course in psychosis and psychotic disorders for clinical psychologists within Region Stockholm psychiatry in specialist training. Additionally, I have teaching activities at the undergraduate programme for psychologist at Stockholm Universite, at the undergraduate programmes for 探花精选 students and psychologists at the 探花精选 as well as for case managers and residents in psychiatry in Region Stockholm. The topics include: introdution to psychotic disorders, cognitive function and cognitive assessment in psychotic disorders and psychotherapy in psychotic disorders.
Articles
- Article: HELIYON. 2022;8(9):e10424
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(2):1233-1240
- Article: NPJ SCHIZOPHRENIA. 2021;7(1):46
- Journal article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2020;46(Supplement_1):s135-s136
All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
- Thesis / dissertation: KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET. 2024
- Doctoral thesis: 2024
- Review: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2024;81(5):468-476
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. 2021;41(1_SUPPL):260-261
- Conference publication: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2020;46:S135-S136
Employments
- Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, 探花精选, 2025-2027
- Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 探花精选, 2025-2025
- Phd Student, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, 探花精选, 2024-2024
Degrees and Education
- PhD, Clinical Neuroscience, Cognitive Function in First Episode Psychosis: Trajectories and Biological Markers, Clinical Neuroscience, 探花精选, 2024
- Master of Science in Psychology, Psychology, Stockholm University, 2013