Örjan Frans
Visiting researcher at Department of Psychology; Emotion Psychology
- E-mail:
- Orjan.Frans@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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Short presentation
Associate Professor
Research
My research focus is in clinical psychology, mainly reactions after experienced traumatic events such as Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I also conduct some research in psychometrics and psychological testing.

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of Translational Psychiatry, p. 168, 2018
- DOI for Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits
- Download full text (pdf) of Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits
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Part of Psychiatry Research, p. 461-466, 2018
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Part of BMC Women's Health, 2017
- DOI for Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study
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Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
Part of International Journal of Testing, p. 158-190, 2017
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2015
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Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study
Part of BMC Women's Health, p. 52, 2013
- DOI for Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study
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Part of Child Neuropsychology, p. 540-556, 2013
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Part of British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, p. 2-2, 2012
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Testing Practices in the 21st Century Developments and European Psychologists' Opinions
Part of European Psychologist, p. 300-319, 2012
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Part of Psychophysiology, p. 1463-1469, 2011
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Cortico-Striatal Substance P Release Correlates with Phobia Related Trait Anxiety
2010
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The effects of medial temporal lobe resections on verbal threat and fear conditioning
Part of Biological Psychology, p. 41-46, 2010
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Part of Psychiatry Research, p. 103-108, 2009
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Chronic whiplash symptoms are related to altered regional cerebral blood flow in the resting state
Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 65-70, 2009
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In a nervous voice: Acoustic analysis and perception of anxiety in social phobics' speech
Part of Journal of nonverbal behavior, p. 195-214, 2008
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Symptom provocation in specific phobia affects the substance P neurokinin-1 receptor systems
Part of Biological Psychiatry, p. 1002-1006, 2007
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Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population
Part of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, p. 291-299, 2005
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Part of European Journal of Neuroscience, p. 1325-1331, 2003
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The human startle reflex and pons activation: a regional cerebral blood flow study
Part of European Journal of Neuroscience, p. 395-398, 2002
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Neurofunctional correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder: a PET symptom provocation study
Part of European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, p. 68-75, 2002
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Part of Neuroscience Letters, p. 101-104, 2001
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The human startle response and activation of the pons.
Part of NeuroImage, 2001
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Neurofunctional correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder: A PET case study
Part of NeuroImage, p. 632, 1999
Recent publications
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Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder
Part of PLOS ONE, 2020
- DOI for Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder
- Download full text (pdf) of Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder
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Part of Translational Psychiatry, p. 168, 2018
- DOI for Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits
- Download full text (pdf) of Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits
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Part of Psychiatry Research, p. 461-466, 2018
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Part of BMC Women's Health, 2017
- DOI for Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study
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Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
Part of International Journal of Testing, p. 158-190, 2017
- DOI for Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
All publications
Articles in journal
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Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder
Part of PLOS ONE, 2020
- DOI for Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder
- Download full text (pdf) of Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder
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Part of Translational Psychiatry, p. 168, 2018
- DOI for Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits
- Download full text (pdf) of Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits
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Part of Psychiatry Research, p. 461-466, 2018
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Part of BMC Women's Health, 2017
- DOI for Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study
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Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
Part of International Journal of Testing, p. 158-190, 2017
- DOI for Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey
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Alterations in the serotonergic and substance P systems in posttraumatic stress disorder
Part of Molecular Psychiatry, p. 1323-1323, 2016
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Part of Molecular Psychiatry, p. 1400-1407, 2016
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Serotonin Synthesis and Reuptake in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Positron Emission Tomography Study.
Part of JAMA psychiatry, p. 794-802, 2015
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Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study
Part of BMC Women's Health, p. 52, 2013
- DOI for Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study
- Download full text (pdf) of Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study
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The prevalence of posttraumatic stress among women requesting induced abortion
Part of European journal of contraception & reproductive health care, p. 480-488, 2013
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Part of Child Neuropsychology, p. 540-556, 2013
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Part of British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, p. 2-2, 2012
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Amygdala Subregions Tied to SSRI and Placebo Response in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder
Part of Neuropsychopharmacology, p. 2222-2232, 2012
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Part of European Neuropsychopharmacology, p. 562-568, 2012
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Testing Practices in the 21st Century Developments and European Psychologists' Opinions
Part of European Psychologist, p. 300-319, 2012
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Part of Psychophysiology, p. 1463-1469, 2011
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Neural Correlates of Anxiety States in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder
Part of Biological Psychiatry, 2011
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The effects of medial temporal lobe resections on verbal threat and fear conditioning
Part of Biological Psychology, p. 41-46, 2010
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Part of Biological Psychiatry, 2010
-
Part of Psychiatry Research, p. 103-108, 2009
-
Chronic whiplash symptoms are related to altered regional cerebral blood flow in the resting state
Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 65-70, 2009
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Part of Journal of Neuroscience, 2008
-
In a nervous voice: Acoustic analysis and perception of anxiety in social phobics' speech
Part of Journal of nonverbal behavior, p. 195-214, 2008
-
Symptom provocation in specific phobia affects the substance P neurokinin-1 receptor systems
Part of Biological Psychiatry, p. 1002-1006, 2007
-
Effective brain connectivity in social anxiety disorder: a Bayesian approach
Part of Biological Psychiatry, 2007
-
Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population
Part of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, p. 291-299, 2005
-
Part of European Journal of Neuroscience, p. 1325-1331, 2003
-
The human startle reflex and pons activation: a regional cerebral blood flow study
Part of European Journal of Neuroscience, p. 395-398, 2002
-
Neurofunctional correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder: a PET symptom provocation study
Part of European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, p. 68-75, 2002
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Part of Neuroscience Letters, p. 101-104, 2001
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The human startle response and activation of the pons.
Part of NeuroImage, 2001
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Conference papers
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2015
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Part of Biol. Psychiatry 69, 70S-71S, 2011
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Cortico-Striatal Substance P Release Correlates with Phobia Related Trait Anxiety
2010
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Part of Neuroimage, Abstract from: Eight International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 2-6, 2002 Sendai, Japan, 2002
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Neurofunctional correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder: A PET case study
Part of NeuroImage, p. 632, 1999