Anne H Berman

Professor at Department of Psychology; Clinical Psychology

Telephone:
+46 18 471 62 20
E-mail:
anne.h.berman@psyk.uu.se
Visiting address:
Von Kraemers allé 1A och 1C
752 37 Uppsala
Postal address:
Box 1225
751 42 UPPSALA

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ORCID:
0000-0002-7709-0230

Short presentation

Anne H Berman's research concerns digital interventions to reduce the treatment gap for common mental disorders (CMDs) among university students and for addictive behaviors among students and adults. Earlier work resulted in development of the DUDIT, a self-report drug screening test used globally. She teaches addiction, assessment, existential psychology and behavioral medicine (including a free MOOC) and is now a Fellow of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM).

Keywords

  • mental health
  • addiction
  • digital interventions
  • clinical psychology

Biography

Anne H Berman, PhD, is a professor of psychology and clinical psychologist, with a research focus on assessment and low-threshold digital treatment of addiction and mental health issues within a behavioral medicine perspective. Her overall research goal is to reduce the treatment gap, which arises when people with signs and symptoms of mental health issues - including problematic addictive behaviors - do not recognize that their problems can be assessed and treated, and do not seek help. Based at Uppsala University and affiliated as a researcher at Karolinska Institutet, her research focuses on university students with mental health issues and on digital interventions for adults with problematic addictive behaviors. She has authored over 190 publications, including over 140 peer-review articles, 4 books and 12 book chapters, as well as numerous Swedish-language research reports. Clinically, she has worked as a psychotherapist in addictions for 10 years, four years as director of the Swedish National Helpline for problem gamblers and their family members, and in private practice. Through her a longstanding interest in behavioral medicine, she has produced a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on behavioral medicine, KIBEHMEDx, available without cost on Canvas (earlier edX). She has served on the board of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM) since 2010 and is now a Fellow of ISBM. She currently also serves on the boards of the Swedish Behavioral Medicine Society as well as the Swedish Existential Psychotherapy Society (sept.nu).

Research

Information on my latest research project can be found here. The project investigates mental health among university students in Sweden, and offers participation in a randomized controlled trial on internet-delivered transdiagnostic treatment for depression and anxiety. Currently, 15 institutions of higher education are participating in the project: Göteborgs universitet, Högskolan i Borås, Kungliga musikhögskolan, Linnéuniversitetet, Luleå Tekniska universitet, Malmö universitet, Mittuniversitetet, Mälardalens universitet, Röda Korsets högskola, Stockholms universitet, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Södertörns högskola, Umeå universitet, Uppsala universitet och Örebro universitet.

Media

See my installation speech as new professor at https://vimeo.com/657378801/ab3d6734e4! (In Swedish).

Fix the problem yourself or seek help?

My research focuses on reducing the "treatment gap", or the distance between those who do not seek help for their problems, and available interventions.

https://vimeo.com/657378801/ab3d6734e4

Anne H Berman

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