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Rebecca Andersson

Rebecca Andersson

Phd Student
Telephone: +46852483299
Visiting address: Barn- o ungdomspsykiatriskt forkningscentrum,Gävlegatan 22B, plan 8, 11330 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF Högström, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • PhD, clinical psychologist, and trial coordinator in a research project evaluating the feasibility, experiences, and efficacy of scalable psychological interventions for adolescent depression.

    PhD defence was held on May 16, 2025. Postdoctoral position at CPF, commencing in August 2025.

Research

  • Interests

    • Psychological interventions to treat youth mental health issues, specifically depression.
    • Scalable interventions. Internet-delivered interventions.
    • Reaching underserved groups.

    Ongoing projects

    • Combined exercise and psychologial treatment for adults with moderate to severe depression: feasibility, effectiveness and mechanisms. 
    • A feasibility study on internet-based trauma-focused CBT for adolescents with PTSD. Consultation on treatment development, proofreading the treatment, and advising on standard operating and clinical procedures.
    • PhD-project – developing and evaluating therapist-guided and self-guided internet-based treatment for adolescents with mild and moderate depression. Coordinator in the involved studies.

    Previous projects

    • A prevention study targeting parents with their own anxiety problems. Contribution in the delivery of the parent groups, and participation in manuscript writing.
    • A multi-site clinical trial of group training for adolescents with depression within CAMHS Sweden. Involvement in planning (selecting of outcome measures), training blinded assessors, conducting qualitative interviews, and manuscript writing.
    • Improving occupational psychological health among intensive care ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff with communication skills training. Involvement in delivering the intervention and writing up the results.
    • A pilot study of group-CBT for insomnia for adults with chronic pain. Study design, delivering the intervention and manuscript writing.
    • A trial on a group-based intervention for individuals with comorbid obesity and eating disorders. I wrote my Master thesis in this project.

Teaching

  • In recent years, I have primarily taught at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, within the psychology and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ programmes, as well as doctoral education, and for various health care professionals in psychiatry on topics such as youth depression, paediatric clinical trials, and psychological assessment and interventions.

    For instance, I have trained practitioners in child and adolescent psychiatry, including a four-day course on behavioural activation for depression for diverse therapists within Child Psychiatry. I also love talking about psychology and research with children and youths; for instance, I have talked about my research to eight-year-olds (2024) and our RCT at free digital seminars for schools and youth centres (2022, 2023, and 2024). From 2019 to 2023, I answered young people’s questions about psychology and mental health on Psykologiguiden UNG, funded by the Swedish Inheritance Fund and supported by the Swedish Student Council and the Swedish Psychological Association.

Articles

  • Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2025
    Elfstrom S; Rosengren A; Andersson R; Engelbrektsson J; Isaksson A; Meregalli M; van Leuven L; Lalouni M; Ost L-G; Ghaderi A; Ahlen J
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(10):e083507
    Andersson R; Vigerland S; Lenhard F; Ahlen J; Bottai M; Mataix-Cols D; Serlachius E
  • Article: SAGE OPEN MEDICINE. 2024;12:20503121231225340
    Mortazavi R; Grudin R; Jarbin H; Larsson I
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;15:1454702
    Holmberg J; Rosendahl I; Andersson R; Kemani MK; Holmstrom L; Ost L-G; Wicksell RK
  • Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2023;33(1):105-114
    Grudin R; Vigerland S; Ahlen J; Widstroem H; Unger I; Serlachius E; Engberg H
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(12):e066357
    Andersson R; Ahlen J; Mataix-Cols D; Lenhard F; Henje E; MÃ¥nsson C; Sahlin H; Beckman M; Serlachius E; Vigerland S
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(7):e060159
    Mortazavi R; Lalouni M; Andersson R; Serlachius E; Sundberg CJ; Norrbom J; Larsson I; Haglund E; Ivarsson A; Lenhard F; Cronqvist T; Ingemarsson K; Morsell Ã…; Rask O; Jarbin H
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. 2018;9:72-79
    Zetterqvist V; Grudin R; Rickardsson J; Wicksell RK; Holmstrom L

All other publications

  • Doctoral thesis: 2025
    Andersson R
  • Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. 2024;32:100770
    Zetterqvist V; Andersson R; Rickardsson J; Wicksell RK; Holmstrom L

Grants

  • Visit at Wolfson Centre for Youth Mental Health, Cardiff University, Wales
    Jerringfonden
    1 September 2024 - 31 October 2024
  • Fredrik and Ingrid Thuring's Foundation
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
  • Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset i Stockholm 2021
  • Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset i Stockholm 2022
  • Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset i Stockholm 2023
  • Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset i Stockholm 2019

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