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Mattias Strand

Mattias Strand

Affiliated to Research
Visiting address: Solnavägen 1E, 11365 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF Dahlin, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Psychiatry Research and senior psychiatrist at the Transcultural Centre in Stockholm, Sweden.

Research

  • My main research areas are cultural and social psychiatry, trauma, and eating disorders. I also take great interest in ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ humanities.

    I am currently involved in the following research projects:

    • "The impact of culture and migration background on seeking and receiving treatment for eating disorders" with Sofie Bäärnhielm and Elisabeth Welch (supported by ALF funding from Region Stockholm and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡)
    • "Strengthening emergency response for societal crisis – appraisal of intercultural health communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic" with Sofie Bäärnhielm in collaboration with Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil and Önver Cetrez at Uppsala University (supported by funding from the Swedish Research Council)
    • "Patient-controlled admissions for individuals with severe mental health disorders" – Emelie Allenius' PhD project to which I contribute as co-supervisor alongside Sigrid Salomonsson, Alexander Rozental, Lena Flyckt and Pernilla Omerov (supported by funding from the Swedish Research Council)
    • "Inherited trauma: mental health and intergenerational trauma among Swedish Eritreans in Stockholm" with Meaza Yared Tesfamariam at the Transcultural Centre and professor Gloria Macassa at Högskolan i Gävle
    • "Jews in Sweden: Mental health, transgenerational trauma, and cultural competence in healthcare" with Mirjam Katzin at Gothenburg University
    • "The history of transcultural psychiatry in Sweden" with Sofie Bäärnhielm

Articles

  • Article: MEDICAL HUMANITIES. 2024;50(3):439-449
    Strand M
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1426489
    Strand M; Hillerberg N
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;15:1371339
    Strand M; Welch E; Baarnhielm S
  • Journal article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;15:1371339
    Strand M; Welch E; Bäärnhielm S
  • Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2023;9(6):e205
    Strand M; Baarnhielm S; Fredlund P; Brynedal B; Welch E
  • Article: CULTURE MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;47(2):466-494
    Strand M
  • Article: CULTURE MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;46(4):846-863
    Strand M; Baarnhielm S
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(8):e065770
    Lyle MS; Allenius E; Salomonsson S; Bjorkdahl A; Strand M; Flyckt L; Hellner C; Lundgren T; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Rozental A
  • Article: JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2022;10(1):96
    Strand M
  • Article: AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;29(5):513-515
    Allison S; Warin M; Bastiampillai T; Looi JCL; Strand M
  • Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2021;21(1):465
    Strand M; Bulik CM; Gustafsson SA; Welch E
  • Article: MEDICAL HUMANITIES. 2021;47(1):87-94
    Strand M
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):128
    Strand M; Fredlund P; Boldemann C; Lager A
  • Article: CULTURE MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;44(4):586-609
    Strand M; Gustafsson SA
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2020;53(10):1729-1738
    Strand M; Zvrskovec J; Hubel C; Peat CM; Bulik CM; Birgegard A
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2020;53(10):1685-1695
    Strand M; Bulik CM; Gustafsson SA; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Welch E
  • Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2020;29:e131
    Strand M; Zhang R; Thornton LM; Birgegard A; D'Onofrio BM; Bulik CM
  • Article: BMC MEDICAL ETHICS. 2020;21(1):29
    Strand M; Sjostrand M; Lindblad A
  • Article: EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW. 2019;27(3):236-246
    Strand M; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Fredlund P; Lager A
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2019;52(4):331-360
    Strand M; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Welch E
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All other publications

  • Report: 2024
    Transnationellt adopterade i vården: erfarenheter, behov och rekommendationer
    Strand M; Hillerberg N
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
    Strand M; Hillerberg N
  • Doctoral thesis: 2021
    Strand M
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2019;56:S575
    Strand M; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Fredlund P; Lager A
  • Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E97R
    Strand M; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Welch E
  • Letter: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;138(1):83-84
    Strand M; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y
  • Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2017;41:S560
    Strand M; Bulik CM; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Gustafsson SA
  • Review: PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2017;58(2):197-202
    Strand M; Isaksson K; Lindelius A; Perris V; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y
  • Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2006;103(17):1325-1327
    Björklund J; Strand M; Blennow M

Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025
    The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of inclusive communication strategies during crises reflecting the needs and contexts of various population subgroups in any given society. Number of COVID-19 cases and deaths from it has been substantially higher among foreign-born population in Sweden, especially in Stockholm. There is a lack of research and models for intercultural health communication in crises such as a pandemic. The overarching aim of this study is to strengthen future emergency response from a public health security perspective during pandemics, epidemics and other societal crises by appraising intercultural communication strategies employed in Region Stockholm during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a scientific and rigorous appraisal of existing initiatives of intercultural COVID-19 communication, this study explores how crisis information related to health can best be communicated to groups with limited knowledge of the Swedish language and the Swedish healthcare system. The project is an empirical study mainly using qualitative methodology—i.e., individual as well as focus group interview design, both on micro (individual experiences) and meso (interaction between micro levels and the response by regional institutions and authorities) levels. Results from the study will contribute to establishing of ‘best practices’ for intercultural communication during crisis situations such as a pandemic.
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2021 - 30 November 2024

Employments

  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2025-2028
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2021-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2021
  • University Medical Degree, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2005

Supervision

  • Supervision to doctoral degree

    • Emelie Allenius, Patient-controlled admissions for patients with severe mental health disorders, 2021-

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