Martina Isaksson
Post doctoral at Department of Medical Sciences; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- E-mail:
- martina.isaksson@neuro.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 10
- Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 10, plan
751 85 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Licenced psychologist, PhD student in psychiatry. The main reserach area is eating disorders, with a specific interest in anorexia and overcontrol.
For further information, see below under Biography.
Keywords
- psykologi
- phd
- eating disorders
- psykiatri
Biography
I am a licensed psychologist with a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) specialization and a doctor of medical science. I defended my dissertation in 2021 with the title "Overcontrol in anorexia nervosa: assessment, occurrence, and treatment." My doctoral research focused on exploring the relationship between different types of emotion regulation styles and various types of eating disorder problems, as well as investigating whether treating overcontrol of emotions in anorexia can be an effective intervention. During this time, I also worked clinically in the adult eating disorder unit at Akademiska Hospital. Currently, I am working clinically in child and adolescent psychiatry and also conducting a clinical postdoctoral fellowship at Akademiska Hospital, focusing on longitudinally examining factors that contribute to severe and enduring eating disorders in both youth and adults.
My main research areas are eating disorders, emotional instability, emotion regulation, and loneliness. I have a particular interest in single-case studies.

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2024
- DOI for A cluster analysis of attachment styles in patients with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and ADHD
- Download full text (pdf) of A cluster analysis of attachment styles in patients with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and ADHD
Part of Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024
- DOI for Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms
- Download full text (pdf) of Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms
Part of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, p. 631-642, 2023
- DOI for The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form: Psychometric evaluation in one non-clinical and two clinical Swedish samples
- Download full text (pdf) of The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form: Psychometric evaluation in one non-clinical and two clinical Swedish samples
Part of Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
- DOI for The relationship between self-control and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study including exploratory longitudinal data
- Download full text (pdf) of The relationship between self-control and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study including exploratory longitudinal data
Part of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, p. 55-64, 2023
- DOI for Brief internet-delivered skills training based on DBT for adults with borderline personality disorder: a feasibility study
- Download full text (pdf) of Brief internet-delivered skills training based on DBT for adults with borderline personality disorder: a feasibility study
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2024
- DOI for A cluster analysis of attachment styles in patients with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and ADHD
- Download full text (pdf) of A cluster analysis of attachment styles in patients with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and ADHD
Part of Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024
- DOI for Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms
- Download full text (pdf) of Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms
Part of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, p. 631-642, 2023
- DOI for The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form: Psychometric evaluation in one non-clinical and two clinical Swedish samples
- Download full text (pdf) of The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form: Psychometric evaluation in one non-clinical and two clinical Swedish samples
Part of Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
- DOI for The relationship between self-control and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study including exploratory longitudinal data
- Download full text (pdf) of The relationship between self-control and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study including exploratory longitudinal data
Part of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, p. 55-64, 2023
- DOI for Brief internet-delivered skills training based on DBT for adults with borderline personality disorder: a feasibility study
- Download full text (pdf) of Brief internet-delivered skills training based on DBT for adults with borderline personality disorder: a feasibility study
Part of BMC Psychology, 2022
- DOI for The Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale (SSPS): a psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version in a non-clinical sample and two clinical samples with eating disorders or borderline personality disorder
- Download full text (pdf) of The Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale (SSPS): a psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version in a non-clinical sample and two clinical samples with eating disorders or borderline personality disorder
Cluster analysis of personality traits in psychiatric patients with borderline personality disorder
Part of Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2022
- DOI for Cluster analysis of personality traits in psychiatric patients with borderline personality disorder
- Download full text (pdf) of Cluster analysis of personality traits in psychiatric patients with borderline personality disorder
The self-efficacy in distress tolerance scale (SE-DT): a psychometric evaluation
Part of Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2022
- DOI for The self-efficacy in distress tolerance scale (SE-DT): a psychometric evaluation
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Part of Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021
- DOI for Sharing and connecting with others – patient experiences of radically open dialectical behavior therapy for anorexia nervosa and overcontrol: a qualitative study
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Part of Journal of Eating Disorders, 2021
- DOI for Overcontrolled, undercontrolled, and resilient personality styles among patients with eating disorders
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Part of Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 2021
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, p. 648-654, 2021
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Symptom List (EDSL), a brief questionnaire for weekly assessment of eating disorder symptoms
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Symptom List (EDSL), a brief questionnaire for weekly assessment of eating disorder symptoms
Part of Current Psychology, p. 1498-1506, 2021
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Ego Resilience scale (ER) and a new shortened version of the Ego Undercontrol scale (EUC)
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