Research in the media: Focus on mental ill health on SVT

The SVT-documentary ‘Kampen mot stressen’ focuses on unhealthy stress and the burnout syndrome. The programme highlights that stress in society is increasing, especially among young people. Young women are a particularly affected group. Why is it so? What are the reasons behind the increase in sick leave rates?

The programme features some of Sweden's leading researchers on the subject. One of them is Hugo Westerlund who talks about the Y-SLOSH research project, which is the largest long-term study in Sweden on stress and anxiety among young people. The researchers will follow nearly 20 000 young adults for several years.

Hugo Westerlund also participates in the research hearing that was broadcast after the documentary. Cecilia Stenfors, who has used data from SLOSH in her research on the importance of proximity to nature and green areas for our mental health, also participates in the research hearing.

Watch the documentary "Kampen mot stressen" on SVT play

Watch the research hearing "Forskarhearing: Stressepidemin" on SVT play

Read more about Y-SLOSH
  
Read the study “Green sleep: Immediate residential greenspace and access to larger green areas are associated with better sleep quality, in a longitudinal population-based cohort” published in the scientific journal Environmental Research:

Stenfors, C.U.D., Stengård J., Magnusson Hanson L.L., Kecklund LG., & Westerlund H. (2023). Green Sleep: Immediate residential greenspace and access to larger green areas are associated with better sleep quality, in a longitudinal population-based cohort. Environmental Research, Vol 234, 116085, ISSN 0013-9351. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116085