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Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor

Principal Researcher
Visiting address: Nobels v盲g 12a, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB I Taylor, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • I am a Principal Resaearcher in psychiatric epidemiology at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The main goal of my research is to improve health and wellbeing in autistic people through investigating co-occurring conditions in these individuals. I draw on methods from epidemiology, genetics, and psychology in my research. 

Research

  • Autism is a condition that affects social communication and is also characterized by several 'non-social' characteristics, such as sensory sensitivities. A large proportion of autistic people develop co-occurring conditions, which have a substantial impact on their quality of life. Around 70% have at least one psychiatric condition, such as anxiety disorders and depression. There are also elevated rates of certain somatic and neurological conditions in autistic people, such as epilepsy and cardiovascular conditions.

     

    The focus of my research is on these co-occurring conditions in autistic people, including both mental and physical health, as well as their interplay with each other. Currently, the main goals of my research are to: 1) map out the health needs of autistic people at different stages of their lives; 2) assess the extent to which genetic and environmental factors can explain these co-occurring conditions; and 3) identify specific factors that contribute to the development of co-occurring conditions in autistic people. This research largely involves drawing on nationwide Swedish registry data, however I also use surveys and mixed methods approaches in my research to gain a deeper level of understanding. 

     

    I initially trained in genetic epidemiology, and so I am also often involved in collaborations where genetically informative methods are used. For example, I collaborate on projects focusing on developmental language disorder, infant development, and pain sensitivity. 

Teaching

  • I am heavily involved in teaching at KI. I am a coordinator and examiner of dissertations in the 探花精选 program. I also co-lead a course in behavior genetics as part of the psychology program. I am also open to supervising students with similar interests to mine, and will normally list projects in the project database for the 探花精选 program. 

Articles

  • Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2025;:1-8
    Chang Z; Yao H; Sun S; Zhang L; Liu S; Brikell I; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Kuja-Halkola R; Hagg S; Happe F; Taylor MJ
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2025
    Nyholmer M; Wronski M-L; Hog L; Kuja-Halkola R; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Taylor MJ; Bulik CM; Dinkler L
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2025;66(3):279-288
    Hardiansyah I; Warreyn P; Ronald A; Taylor MJ; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2025
    Martini MI; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A; Du Rietz E; Kanina A; Brikell I; Chang Z; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Bolte S; Happe F; Taylor MJ
  • Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2025;179(4):428
    Wronski M-L; Kuja-Halkola R; Hedlund E; Martini MI; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Taylor MJ; Micali N; Bulik CM; Dinkler L
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):4100
    Portugal AM; Taylor MJ; Tammimies K; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2024;362:885-892
    Gonzalez-Calvo I; Ronald A; Shakoor S; Taylor MJ; Eley TC; Hosang GM
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2024;65(9):1135-1144
    Martini MI; Butwicka A; Du Rietz E; Kanina A; Rosenqvist MA; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Taylor MJ
  • Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2024;4(3):e12221
    Keijser R; Johnels JA; Habbe M; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Lundstrom S; Taylor MJ; Tammimies K
  • Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2024;4(2):e12225
    Pahlsson-Notini A; Liu S; Tideman M; Latvala A; Serlachius E; Larsson H; Hirvikoski T; Taylor MJ; Kuja-Halkola R; Lichtenstein P; Butwicka A
  • Article: INFANCY. 2024;29(3):459-478
    Viktorsson C; Portugal AM; Taylor MJ; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. 2024;8(1):115-124
    Portugal AM; Viktorsson C; Taylor MJ; Mason L; Tammimies K; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;64(11):1608-1616
    Taylor MJ; Martin J; Butwicka A; Lichtenstein P; D'Onofrio B; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Rosenqvist MA
  • Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2023;290(2009):20231888
    Taylor MJ; van Leeuwen TM; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Bolte S; Neufeld J
  • Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(10):e2336621
    Liu S; Lagerberg T; Ludvigsson JF; Taylor MJ; Chang Z; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Gudbjornsdottir S; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A
  • Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):282
    Kanina A; Larsson H; Sjolander A; Butwicka A; Taylor MJJ; Martini MII; Lichtenstein P; Lundberg FEE; Onofrio BMD; Rosenqvist MAA
  • Article: BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;26(1):e300809
    Ahlberg R; Garcia-Argibay M; Taylor M; Lichtenstein P; D'Onofrio BM; Butwicka A; Hill C; Cortese S; Larsson H; Du Rietz E
  • Article: INTELLIGENCE. 2023;99:101771
    Bussu G; Taylor M; Tammimies K; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE. 2023;26(4):e13347
    Viktorsson C; Lindskog M; Li D; Tammimies K; Taylor MJ; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY. 2023;4(7):e307-e315
    Liu S; Larsson H; Kuja-Halkola R; Lichtenstein P; Butwicka A; Taylor MJ
  • Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2023;53(7):3096-3104
    Gong T; Lundholm C; Lundstr枚m S; Kuja-Halkola R; Taylor MJ; Almqvist C
  • Article: MOLECULAR AUTISM. 2023;14(1):17
    Pan P-Y; Taylor MJ; Larsson H; Almqvist C; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Bolte S
  • Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(4):e238135
    Liu S; Ludvigsson JF; Lichtenstein P; Gudbjornsdottir S; Taylor MJ; Larsson H; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A
  • Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2023;6(1):339
    Hardiansyah I; Nystroem P; Taylor MJJ; Bolte S; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2023;80(3):260-269
    Dinkler L; Wronski M-L; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Micali N; Taylor MJ; Bulik CM
  • Article: NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. 2023;7(2):269-290
    Baldwin JR; Sallis HM; Schoeler T; Taylor MJ; Kwong ASF; Tielbeek JJ; Barkhuizen W; Warrier V; Howe LD; Danese A; McCrory E; Rijsdijk F; Larsson H; Lundstrom S; Karlsson R; Lichtenstein P; Munafo M; Pingault J-B
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;64(2):311-319
    Viktorsson C; Portugal AM; Li D; Rudling M; Sanchez MS; Tammimies K; Taylor MJ; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2022;79(12):1188-1198
    Martini MI; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A; Du Rietz E; D'Onofrio BM; Happe F; Kanina A; Larsson H; Lundstrom S; Martin J; Rosenqvist MA; Lichtenstein P; Taylor MJ
  • Article: DIABETES CARE. 2022;45(12):2950-2956
    Liu S; Leone M; Ludvigsson JF; Lichtenstein P; Gudbjoernsdottir S; Landen M; Bergen SE; Taylor MJ; Larsson H; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2022;79(9):889-897
    Taylor MJ; Freeman D; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Ronald A
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(9):1068-1077
    Portugal AM; Taylor MJ; Viktorsson C; Nystrom P; Li D; Tammimies K; Ronald A; Falck-Ytter T
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(8):890-899
    Ahlberg R; Garcia-Argibay M; Hirvikoski T; Boman M; Chen Q; Taylor MJ; Frans E; Bolte S; Larsson H
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(5):591-598
    Lundstrom S; Taylor M; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Kuja-Halkola R; Gillberg C
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(3):315-323
    Taylor MJ; Larsson H; Lundstrom S; Lichtenstein P; Butwicka A
  • Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;12(1):73
    Carlsson T; Rosenqvist M; Butwicka A; Larsson H; Lundstrom S; Pan P-Y; Lundin Remnelius K; Taylor MJ; Bolte S
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2022;79(2):143-150
    Hosang GM; Martin J; Karlsson R; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Ronald A; Lichtenstein P; Taylor MJ
  • Article: GENES. 2021;13(1):47
    Li L; Taylor MJ; Baelter K; Xie T; Solberg BS; Haavik J; Arias Vasquez A; Hartman CA; Larsson H
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;62(11):1274-1284
    Ghirardi L; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A; Martin J; Larsson H; D'Onofrio BM; Lichtenstein P; Taylor MJ
  • Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2021;24(4):217-227
    Falck-Ytter T; Hamrefors L; Sanches MS; Portugal AM; Taylor M; Li D; Viktorsson C; Hardiansyah I; Myers L; Westberg L; Bolte S; Tammimies K; Ronald A
  • Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2021;1(2):e12025
    Taylor MJ
  • Article: AUTISM. 2021;25(5):1422-1432
    Neufeld J; Taylor MJ; Lundin Remnelius K; Isaksson J; Lichtenstein P; Bolte S
  • Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2021;52(15):1-10
    Taylor MJ; Ronald A; Martin J; Lundstrom S; Hosang GM; Lichtenstein P
  • Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2021;51(5):750-760
    Dinkler L; Taylor MJ; Rastam M; Hadjikhani N; Bulik CM; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Lundstrom S
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;62(3):316-326
    Dinkler L; Taylor MJ; Rastam M; Hadjikhani N; Bulik CM; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Lundstrom S
  • Article: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2020;12(1):44
    Johansson V; Sandin S; Chang Z; Taylor MJ; Lichtenstein P; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Hellner C; Halldner L
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2020;183(8):475-485
    Li L; Taylor MJ; Balter K; Kuja-Halkola R; Chen Q; Hegvik T-A; Tate AE; Chang Z; Arias-Vasquez A; Hartman CA; Larsson H
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2020;77(9):936-943
    Taylor MJ; Rosenqvist MA; Larsson H; Gillberg C; D'Onofrio BM; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S
  • Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2020;6(4):e65
    Martin J; Ghirardi L; Chen Q; Hartman CA; Rosenqvist MA; Taylor MJ; Birgegard A; Almqvist C; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H
  • Article: AUTISM. 2019;23(8):1948-1956
    Isaksson J; Taylor MJ; Lundin K; Neufeld J; Bolte S
  • Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(11):1150-1158
    Hosang GM; Lichtenstein P; Ronald A; Lundstrom S; Taylor MJ
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2019;60(7):784-792
    Havers L; Taylor MJ; Ronald A
  • Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(10):1713-1721
    Ghirardi L; Pettersson E; Taylor MJ; Freitag CM; Franke B; Asherson P; Larsson H; Kuja-Halkola R
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2019;60(3):259-266
    Taylor MJ; Larsson H; Gillberg C; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S
  • Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;58(2):267-276.e8
    Barkhuizen W; Taylor MJ; Freeman D; Ronald A
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2018;59(8):908-916
    Martin J; Taylor MJ; Rydell M; Riglin L; Eyre O; Lu Y; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Thapar A; Lichtenstein P
  • Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2018;57(2):96-102
    Taylor MJ; Gustafsson P; Larsson H; Gillberg C; Lundstrom S; Lichstenstein P
  • Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2017;253:351-359
    Herpers PCM; Klip H; Rommelse NNJ; Taylor MJ; Greven CU; Buitelaar JK
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2017;174(5):538-546
    Rydell M; Taylor MJ; Larsson H
  • Article: MOLECULAR AUTISM. 2017;8:5
    Taylor MJ; Gillberg C; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S
  • Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2016;241:35-42
    Taylor MJ; Freeman D; Ronald A