Recent publications

Articles in international scientific journals

Cullen, A. E., Lee, M., Josefsson, P., Sellgren, C. M., Erhardt, S., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., & Cervenka, S. (2026). Generalizability of findings from neurobiological studies of individuals with first-episode psychosis: a cohort study. Schizophrenia (Heidelb), 12(1):43. doi: 10.1038/s41537-026-00762-x

Cullen, A. E., Pettersson, E., Lindsäter, E., Taipale, H., Tanskanen, A., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., & Helgesson, M. (2026). Sick leave patterns before and after commencement of psychological therapy among individuals with common mental disorders: a register-based, quasi-experimental study. BMC Psychiatry, 26(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12888-026-07818-3

Ermis, C., Tanskanen, A., Corbeil, O., Lieslehto, J., Vieta, E., Correll, C. U., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Tiihonen, J., & Taipale, H. (2026). Reduced risk of cause-specific hospitalisations and all-cause hospitalisation/mortality during treatment with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications in the course of bipolar disorder: a Swedish registry-based within-subject cohort study. BMJ Ment Health, 29(1):e302159. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-302159

Farrants, K., Pettersson, E., Alexanderson, K., & Cybulski, L. (2026). Waiting day reimbursement for the first sickness absence day among blue-collar workers in retail and wholesale during the pandemic. Scand J Public Health. doi: 10.1177/14034948261434124

Gémes, K., Martikainen, A., Farrants, K., Alexanderson, K., Bergström, J., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., & Virtanen, M. (2026). 20-Year labor market histories of 66-year-old women and men: a nationwide retrospective cohort study from Sweden. Eur J Public Health, 36(3):ckag062. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckag062

Hamina, A., Pinzón-Espinosa, J., Taipale, H., Schneider-Thoma, J., Radua, J., Efthimiou, O., Cardoner, N., Correll, C. U., Fusar-Poli, P., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Ruhe, H. G., Tanskanen, A., Vinkers, C. H., Leucht, S., Vieta, E., Cipriani, A., Tiihonen, J., & Luykx, J. J. (2026). Representation and outcomes of individuals with major depression in routine care who are ineligible for randomized controlled trials: a nationwide register-based study. World Psychiatry, 25(1):117-124. doi: 10.1002/wps.70013

Holmgren, R., Sørensen, J.K., Rugulies, R., Xu, T., Dalsager, L., Madsen, I.E.H., & Magnusson Hanson, L. (2026). Onset of exposure to workplace bullying and incident treatment with psychotropic medication – an emulated target trial with 25 309 Swedish and Danish employees. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 35:e3. doi: 10.1017/s2045796025100413

Jeyapalan, J., Taipale, H., Tanskanen, A., Tiihonen, J., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., & Niemelä, S. (2026). Antipsychotic use and associating factors among persons with substance-induced psychosis and first-episode psychotic disorder: A nationwide register-linkage study. Schizophrenia Research, 289:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2026.01.003

Kautzky, A., Gémes, K., Ármannsdóttir, B., Amin, R., Akhtar, A., Lieslehto, J., Tanskanen, A., Taipale, H., & Mittendorfer-Rutz, E. (2026). Three years of medication-use sequences in incident bipolar disorder in Sweden reveal divergent patterns in native-born and immigrant populations. Transl Psychiatry. doi: 10.1038/s41398-025-03723-7

Klang, A., Molero, Y., Bergström, J., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Oldenburg, C., & Rostami, E. (2026). Five-Year Follow-Up of Work Disability After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Nationwide Swedish Matched Cohort Study of 98,000 Individuals. Neurology, 106(5):e214674. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214674

Lallukka, T., Alexanderson, K., Gémes, K., & Farrants, K. (2026). Ten-year antidepressant medication trajectories among people who exit paid work when aged 66-76 years: a population-based cohort study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. doi: 10.1007/s00127-026-03080-w

Leineweber, C., Stengård, J., Högnäs, R. S., & Berthelsen, H. (2026). The impact of COVID-19 on illegitimate tasks across occupations in Sweden: a longitudinal observational study. BMC Public Health 26:1569. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27810-6

Lindberg, Y., Grönqvist, E., Andersén, Å., Rajaleid, K., Kecklund, G., & Nyberg, A. (2026). Subjective social status and common mental disorders in the Swedish working population: gender and age differences in longitudinal associations. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. doi: 10.1177/14034948251380490

Narusyte, J., Alaie, I., Ropponen, A., Wang, M., & Svedberg, P. (2026). Young adults with a history of depression and/or anxiety: the role of sociodemographic and health-related factors in not being sickness absent. Journal of Occupational Health, 68(1):uiaf077. PMID: 41448641; PMCID: PMC12965805. doi: 10.1093/joccuh/uiaf077

Mustonen, A., Niemelä, S., Denissoff, A., Forti, M. D., Tanskanen, A., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Tiihonen, J., & Taipale, H. (2026). Optimizing antipsychotic dosing for relapse prevention in cannabis-induced psychosis: A nationwide cohort study. Psychiatry Res, 358:116966. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.116966

Peristera, P., Andreasson, A., Kecklund, G., Lekander, M., & Westerlund, H. (2026). Do age and birth cohorts influence trends in the job demand-control model, self-rated health and perceived stress in Sweden? Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. doi: 10.1177/14034948251381537

Peristera, P., Paulin, J., Cedstrand, E., Johansson, G., & Nyberg, A. (2026). Procedural justice, managerial leadership and gender-based harassment in the workplace: longitudinal cross-lagged associations in a Swedish cohort. Frontiers in Psychology, 17:1783045. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1783045

Raza, A., Partonen, T., Magnusson Hanson, L. L., et al. (2026). Longitudinal associations of meteorological parameters during winter months in Sweden with self-reported symptoms of anxiety in the spring. Int J Biometeorol, 70:31. doi: 10.1007/s00484-025-03098-w

Ropponen , A., Pettersson, E., Narusyte, J., & Svedberg, P. (2026). Sequences of sickness absence, disability pension and unemployment four years before and five years after musculoskeletal diagnosis among Swedish twins. Scand J Public Health, 54(1):24-33. Epub 2024 Oct 31. PMID: 39482809; PMCID: PMC12858660. doi: 10.1177/14034948241284041

Sarling, A., Leineweber, C., & Peristera, P. (2026). Option better than action? Autonomy over remote work, technostress, and mental health disparities in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta Psychologica (Amst), 262:106185. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106185

Sacco, L. B., Högnäs, R. S., Palarea-Albaladejo, J., Hettiarachchi, P., Svartengren, M., & Westerlund, H. (2026). Changes in physical activity across retirement: a compositional data analysis approach in a Swedish cohort study. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 23(1):3. doi: doi.org/10.1186/s11556-025-00395-6

Taipale, H., Taylor, M., Lähteenvuo, M., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Tanskanen, A., & Tiihonen, J. (2026). Association between GLP-1 receptor agonist use and worsening mental illness in people with depression and anxiety in Sweden: a national cohort study. Lancet Psychiatry, 13(4):327-335. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(26)00014-3

Virtanen, M., Gémes, K., Farrants, K., Bergström, J., Gustafsson, N., Peutere, L., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., & Alexanderson, K. (2026). Labour market patterns among women and men following the uptake of their first parental leave benefit in Sweden. Sci Rep, 16(1):2595. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-35960-1

Xu T., Nielsen, M. B., Clark, A. J., Rugulies, R., Pentti, J., Sørensen, J. K., Nordentoft, M., Westerlund, H., Stenholm, S., Vahtera, J., Madsen, I. E. H., Hansen, Å. M., Virtanen, M., Knardahl, S., Oksanen, T., Kivimäki, M., Magnusson Hanson, L. L., & Rod, N. H. (2026). Onset of workplace bullying and violence and changes in health-related behaviors: a multi-cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4302

Doctoral theses

Holmgren, R. 2026. Workplace bullying and mental health conditions: Disentangling concurrent, prospective, and reverse associations in the Swedish and Danish workforce. Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University.

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Plückelmann, C. 2026. Understanding Women’s Leadership Motivation: The role of participative decision making and leader role framing. Department of Psychology, Stockholm University.

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