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Mental Health

Mental health affects our well-being. In the Mental Health research group, we are working on improving the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in general practice. Our focus is on stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. We do clinical and register based research.

Research areas

The group's research focuses on five overall themes:

  • Diagnosis of mental disorders  
  • Validation of psychometric instruments
  • Treatment with antidepressant medication
  • Psychotherapy for patients with mental disorders
  • Grief counselling and support for relatives

Recent publications

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Gribsholt, S. B., Laugesen, K., Plana-Ripoll, O., Ulrichsen, S. P., Vestergaard, M., Richelsen, B., Ekholm, O. & Sørensen, H. T. (2026). Body mass index and mental disorders: A Danish cohort study. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 28(1), 306-315. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70189
Hald, C., Raunkiær, M., Nielsen, M. K., Dreyer, P. & Ludvigsen, M. S. (2025). ACP in healthcare transitions for independent living older adults: a scoping review. Poster session presented at 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Helsinki, Finland.
Hald, C., Raunkiær, M., Nielsen, M. K., Dreyer, P. & Ludvigsen, M. S. (2025). Advance Care Planning During Healthcare Transitions for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Their End of Life: A Scoping Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.70185
Sannerum, K. M., Buur, L. E., Lykke, C., Nissen, T. N., Nielsen, M. K., Larsen, S. H. K. & Neergaard, M. A. (2025). Advance care planning til børn og unge med livstruende eller livsbegrænsende sygdom. Ugeskrift for laeger, 187(48). https://doi.org/10.61409/V05250390
Arbejdsgruppen om almen praksis (2025). Anbefalinger om de forebyggende sundhedsydelser til børn, unge og deres forældre: Tilrettelæggelse og indhold. Sundhedsstyrelsen. https://www.sst.dk/-/media/Udgivelser/2025/Forebyggende-sundhedsydelser-boern-og-unge/Anbefalinger-om-forebyggende-sundhedsydelser-til-boern-og-unge-og-deres-foraeldre.ashx
Sparle Christensen, K., Storebø, O. J. & Bach, B. (2025). Assessing the Construct Validity of the Adult ADHD Self-report Scale for DSM-5 and Prevalence of ADHD in a Danish Population Sample. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(6), 437-444. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547241312575
Prior, A., Vestergaard, C. H., Utoft, N. B., Vedsted, P., Smith, S. M., Vestergaard, M. & Fenger-Grøn, M. (2025). Chronic care provision in general practices and association with patient level outcomes: a nationwide cohort study. BMC Medicine, 23(1), 403. Article 403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04239-z

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