Lisa Ljungman
Affiliated Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Medical psychology and care science
- E-mail:
- lisa.ljungman@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of Cancer Nursing, 2025
- DOI for The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
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Part of Cancer Medicine, p. 6148-6160, 2023
- DOI for Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents
- Download full text (pdf) of Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents
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Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, p. 5157-5166, 2022
- DOI for Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors: a population-based cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors: a population-based cohort study
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Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021
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Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 1792-1798, 2015
- DOI for Does time heal all wounds? A longitudinal study of the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of survivors of childhood cancer and bereaved parents
- Download full text (pdf) of Does time heal all wounds? A longitudinal study of the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of survivors of childhood cancer and bereaved parents
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2014
- DOI for Long-term positive and negative psychological late effects for parents of childhood cancer survivors: A systematic review
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Recent publications
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Part of Maturitas, 2026
- DOI for The effect of vaginal tamoxifen on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of The effect of vaginal tamoxifen on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
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Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2026
- DOI for "It is like he abandoned me in a war" - A qualitative study of relationship distress in parents of children diagnosed with cancer
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Part of BMC Psychology, 2026
- DOI for Holding it together: a longitudinal study of psychological distress and associated factors in mothers with cancer
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Affect-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy for mothers diagnosed with cancer: A feasibility study
Part of Internet Interventions, 2026
- DOI for Affect-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy for mothers diagnosed with cancer: A feasibility study
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Part of Psycho-Oncology, 2025
- DOI for Navigating the Hardship Together: Factors Associated With Couple Relationship Functioning in Parents With Cancer Who Have Dependent Children
- Download full text (pdf) of Navigating the Hardship Together: Factors Associated With Couple Relationship Functioning in Parents With Cancer Who Have Dependent Children
All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Maturitas, 2026
- DOI for The effect of vaginal tamoxifen on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of The effect of vaginal tamoxifen on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women with and without breast cancer
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Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2026
- DOI for "It is like he abandoned me in a war" - A qualitative study of relationship distress in parents of children diagnosed with cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of "It is like he abandoned me in a war" - A qualitative study of relationship distress in parents of children diagnosed with cancer
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Part of BMC Psychology, 2026
- DOI for Holding it together: a longitudinal study of psychological distress and associated factors in mothers with cancer
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Affect-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy for mothers diagnosed with cancer: A feasibility study
Part of Internet Interventions, 2026
- DOI for Affect-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy for mothers diagnosed with cancer: A feasibility study
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Part of Psycho-Oncology, 2025
- DOI for Navigating the Hardship Together: Factors Associated With Couple Relationship Functioning in Parents With Cancer Who Have Dependent Children
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Rating of overall childbirth experience: A qualitative study of a quantitative measurement
Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 658-665, 2025
- DOI for Rating of overall childbirth experience: A qualitative study of a quantitative measurement
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Part of European Journal of Cancer Care, 2025
- DOI for Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study on Challenges, Needs and Interactions With Health Care
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Part of Cancer Nursing, 2025
- DOI for The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
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Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2025
- DOI for Balancing intimacy, family life and cancer: A qualitative study on the impact of parental cancer on the couple relationship in couples with dependent children
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Part of Acta Oncologica, 2024
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Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 592-599, 2024
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire in parents with cancer
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Part of Internet Interventions, 2024
- DOI for Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention, Fex-can sex, for young adult childhood cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial
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Part of Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2024
- DOI for Parenting a child with cancer and maintaining a healthy couple relationship: Findings from the Family Talk Intervention
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Part of European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, p. 146-154, 2023
- DOI for Negative childbirth experience in relation to mode of birth and events during labour: a mixed method study
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Part of Cancer Medicine, p. 6148-6160, 2023
- DOI for Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents
- Download full text (pdf) of Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents
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Part of Cancer Medicine, p. 4341-4353, 2022
- DOI for Psychotropic medication use in parents of survivors of adolescent cancer: A register‐based cohort study
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Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, p. 5157-5166, 2022
- DOI for Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors: a population-based cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors: a population-based cohort study
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Sexual dysfunction in young adult survivors of childhood cancer - A population-based study
Part of European Journal of Cancer, p. 147-156, 2021
- DOI for Sexual dysfunction in young adult survivors of childhood cancer - A population-based study
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Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021
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Sexual Dysfunction Among Young Adults in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study
Part of Sexual Medicine, p. 631-642, 2020
- DOI for Sexual Dysfunction Among Young Adults in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study
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Part of BMC Women's Health, 2020
- DOI for Perceptions of care after end-of-treatment among younger women with different gynecologic cancer diagnoses: a qualitative analysis of written responses submitted via a survey
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Part of BMC Cancer, 2020
- DOI for Sexual dysfunction and fertility-related distress in young adults with cancer over 5 years following diagnosis: study protocol of the Fex-Can Cohort study
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Part of Medicine, 2020
- DOI for Study protocol for the Fex-Can Childhood project An observational study and a randomized controlled trial focusing on sexual dysfunction and fertility-related distress in young adult survivors of childhood cancer
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Part of International Journal of Cancer, p. 3349-3360, 2020
- DOI for Increased risk of mental health problems after cancer during adolescence: a register based cohort study.
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2020
- DOI for Experiences of a web-based psycho-educational intervention targeting sexual dysfunction and fertility distress in young adults with cancer-A self-determination theory perspective
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Part of BMC Cancer, 2019
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Psychological distress in parents of children treated for cancer: An explorative study
Part of PLOS ONE, 2019
- DOI for Psychological distress in parents of children treated for cancer: An explorative study
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Part of Journal of Sexual Medicine, p. 1049-1059, 2019
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Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 2770-2777, 2018
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Part of PeerJ, 2018
- DOI for An open trial of individualized face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychological distress in parents of children after end of treatment for childhood cancer including a cognitive behavioral conceptualization
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Part of Gynecologic Oncology, p. 464-469, 2018
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Part of Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2017
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Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 1698-1704, 2017
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Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 1152-1157, 2016
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Part of Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, p. 67-76, 2016
- DOI for Experiential Avoidance and Rumination in Parents of Children on Cancer Treatment: Relationships with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Symptoms of Depression
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for Posttraumatic Stress in Parents of Children Diagnosed with Cancer: Hyperarousal and Avoidance as Mediators of the Relationship between Re-Experiencing and Dysphoria
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for Posttraumatic stress and attentional bias towards cancer-related stimuli in parents of children recently diagnosed with cancer
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for Impressions that last: Particularly negative and positive experiences reported by parents five years after the end of a child's successful cancer treatment or death
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Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 1792-1798, 2015
- DOI for Does time heal all wounds? A longitudinal study of the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of survivors of childhood cancer and bereaved parents
- Download full text (pdf) of Does time heal all wounds? A longitudinal study of the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of survivors of childhood cancer and bereaved parents
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2014
- DOI for Long-term positive and negative psychological late effects for parents of childhood cancer survivors: A systematic review
- Download full text (pdf) of Long-term positive and negative psychological late effects for parents of childhood cancer survivors: A systematic review
Articles, review/survey
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Part of Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2023
- DOI for Psychosocial interventions targeting parenting distress among parents with cancer: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of available interventions
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