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Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir - Professor

Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir

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Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir

Professor

Professor of Epidemiology

Location
Sturlugata 8
Phone
525 - 4072
Email
unnurav [at] hi.is

Unit
Public Health Sciences

Published works

2024

Incidence of oncogenic HPV infection in women with and without mental illness: A population-based cohort study in SwedenPLOS Medicine
Correction: Bidirectional association between autoimmune disease and perinatal depression: a nationwide study with sibling comparisonMolecular Psychiatry
Supplemental Table 1 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 3 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 1 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 2 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 2 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Data from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Data from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 3 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 4 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Supplemental Table 4 from Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort
Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic CohortCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Bidirectional association between autoimmune disease and perinatal depression: a nationwide study with sibling comparisonMolecular Psychiatry
The bidirectional association between premenstrual disorders and perinatal depression: A nationwide register-based study from SwedenPLOS Medicine
Developing a brief cognitive task intervention to reduce long-standing intrusive memories of trauma: A feasibility study with remote delivery for women in IcelandClinical Psychology in Europe
Suicide attempt and death by suicide among parents of young individuals with cancer: A population-based study in Denmark and SwedenPLOS Medicine

2023

Mental health, gender, and care-seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: An exploratory study
Short-term improvement of mental health after a COVID-19 vaccinationPLOS ONE
Prediction of Suicidal Behaviors in the Middle-aged Population: Machine Learning Analyses of UK BiobankJMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Mental health indicators in Sweden over a 12-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic – Baseline data of the Omtanke2020 StudyJournal of Affective Disorders

2022

Unravelling the link between sleep and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Use of Antibiotics and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Cohort Study in SwedenCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Lifetime exposure to violence and other life stressors and hair cortisol concentration in womenStress
Prediction of Suicidal Behaviors in the Middle-aged Population: Machine Learning Analyses of UK Biobank (Preprint)
Medication use in populations exposed to the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption: an interrupted time series analysisBMJ Open
Serious financial difficulties, psychological stress, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in Mexican womenAnnals of Epidemiology
Short-term improvement of mental health after a COVID-19 vaccination
Genome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder among childhood cancer survivors: results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and the St. Jude Lifetime CohortTranslational Psychiatry
The role of genetic predisposition in cardiovascular risk after cancer diagnosis: a matched cohort study of the UK BiobankBritish Journal of Cancer
Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin Levels and Prostate Cancer Risk among Men in the Multiethnic CohortCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

2021

Stress Related Disorders and the Risk of Kidney DiseaseKidney International Reports
Public health insurance and cancer-specific mortality risk among patients with breast cancer: A prospective cohort study in ChinaInternational Journal of Cancer
Unspecified stress disorders and risk of arterial and venous thromboembolic disease in the Danish populationJournal of Affective Disorders
Pubertal development and risk of premenstrual disorders in young adulthoodHuman Reproduction
Illness severity and risk of mental morbidities among patients recovering from COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in the Icelandic populationBMJ Open
Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland (Preprint)
Correction: Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in Iceland (Preprint)
Correction: Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in IcelandJMIR Formative Research
Randomized Trial for Weight Loss Using a Digital Therapeutic ApplicationJournal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register studyEnvironmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
Optimal communication associated with lower risk of acute traumatic stress after lung cancer diagnosisSupportive Care in Cancer
Disease trajectories and mortality among individuals diagnosed with depression: a community-based cohort study in UK BiobankMolecular Psychiatry
Erratum: Psychological distress among health professional students during the COVID-19 outbreak - Corrigendum (Psychological medicine (2021) 51 11 (1952-1954))Psychological medicine
Genetic predisposition to psychiatric disorders and risk of COVID-19medRxiv
Does antipsychotic use mediate the effect of psychiatric disorders on COVID-19? – Authors' replyThe Lancet Healthy Longevity
Exploratory assessment of pineal gland volume, composition, and urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels on prostate cancer riskProstate
Clinical indications of premenstrual disorders and subsequent risk of injury: a population-based cohort study in SwedenBMC Medicine
Cardiovascular mortality among cancer survivors who developed breast cancer as a second primary malignancyBritish Journal of Cancer
Psychological distress among health professional students during the COVID-19 outbreakPsychological Medicine
Mental health indicators in Sweden over a 12-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic
Loss of a co-twin at birth and subsequent risk of psychiatric disorderseLife
Reducing Intrusive Memories of Childhood Trauma Using a Visuospatial Intervention: Case Study in IcelandJMIR Formative Research
Adverse childhood experiences and resilience among adult women: A population-based studymedRxiv
Cardiovascular-related deaths at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective analysis based on the UK BiobankBMJ Open
Increased respiratory morbidity associated with exposure to a mature volcanic plume from a large Icelandic fissure eruptionNature Communications
Mode of delivery was associated with transient changes in the metabolomic profile of neonatesActa Paediatrica
Nordic Health Registry-Based Research: A Review of Health Care Systems and Key RegistriesClinical Epidemiology
Risk of specific cardiovascular diseases in obsessive-compulsive disorderJournal of Psychiatric Research

2020

Mortality and major disease risk among migrants of the 1991-2001 Balkan wars to Sweden: A register-based cohort studyPLoS Medicine
Suicide rates in Iceland before and after the 2008 Global Recession: A nationwide population-based studyEuropean Journal of Public Health
The effect of the economic collapse in Iceland on the probability of cardiovascular eventsEconomics and Human Biology
Public awareness, emotional reactions and human mobility in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China- A population-based ecological studyPsychological Medicine
The prevalence of hypnic headache in IcelandCephalalgia
Beta-adrenergic receptor blockers and liver cancer mortality in a national cohort of hepatocellular carcinoma patientsScandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Association of Stress-Related Disorders with Subsequent Neurodegenerative DiseasesJAMA Neurology
Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Educational Achievement in SwedenJAMA network open
Excess cardiovascular deaths in the beginning of COVID-19 outbreakmedRxiv
A shared genetic contribution to breast cancer and schizophreniaNature Communications
Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders following a cancer diagnosis: A nationwide register-based cohort studyBMC Medicine
Family member incarceration, psychological stress, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in Mexican women (2012–2016)American Journal of Public Health
Beta-blocker use and lung cancer mortality in a nationwide cohort study of patients with primary non–small cell lung cancerCancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Pre-pandemic psychiatric disorders and risk of COVID-19: a UK Biobank cohort analysisThe Lancet Healthy Longevity
Psychological and physiological impacts of a fast-track diagnostic workup for men with suspected prostate cancer: Preliminary report from a randomized clinical trialCancer Communications
Risk of psychiatric disorders among the surviving twins after a co-twin losseLife
Pre-pandemic psychiatric disorders and risk of COVID-19: A cohort analysis in the UK BiobankmedRxiv

2019

Mortality of lung cancer as a second primary malignancy: A population-based cohort studyCancer Medicine
Stress related disorders and risk of cardiovascular disease: Population based, sibling controlled cohort studyThe BMJ
Stress-related disorders - A major challenge of 21st century medical sciences,Áfalla- og streituraskanir - Ein megináskorun lýoheilsuvísinda 21. aldarLaeknabladid
The mother’s risk of premature death after child loss across two centurieseLife
Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidities in the Icelandic population – a register study
Pre-diagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and survival in cancer patientsCancer Causes and Control
Low stress resilience in late adolescence and risk of smoking, high alcohol consumption and drug use later in lifeJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Body fat distribution on computed tomography imaging and prostate cancer risk and mortality in the AGES-Reykjavik studyCancer
Association of Blood Marker of Inflammation in Late Adolescence with Premature MortalityJAMA Pediatrics
Psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular diseases during the diagnostic workup of potential breast cancer: A population-based cohort study in Skåne, SwedenBreast Cancer Research
Maternal bereavement shortly before or during pregnancy and risk of postpartum psychotic illness: A population-based study from Denmark and SwedenClinical Epidemiology
Respiratory health among professionals exposed to extreme SO2 levels from a volcanic eruptionScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Socioenvironmental adversity and risk of prostate cancer in non-Hispanic black and white menCancer Causes and Control
Stress resilience in late adolescence and survival among cancer patients: A Swedish register-based cohort studyCancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Stress related disorders and subsequent risk of life threatening infections: Population based sibling controlled cohort studyThe BMJ
Author Reply to: The name of the game: Is preventive screening “cancer screening?”European Journal of Clinical Investigation
Marital status, telomere length and cardiovascular disease risk in a Swedish prospective cohortHeart
Psychologic distress is associated with cancer-specific mortality among patients with cervical cancerCancer Research

2018

The association between different traumatic life events and suicidality.European journal of psychotraumatology
Impact of parental cancer on IQ, stress resilience, and physical fitness in young men.Clinical epidemiology
Stress Resilience in Late Adolescence and Survival among Cancer Patients: A Swedish Register-Based Cohort Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Childhood Bereavement and Lower Stress Resilience in Late Adolescence.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Time to abandon early detection cancer screening.European journal of clinical investigation
Correction: Dietary habits in adolescence and midlife and risk of breast cancer in older women.PloS one
Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease.JAMA
Psychiatric disorders among children of parents with cancer: A Swedish register-based matched cohort study.Psycho-oncology
Dietary habits in adolescence and midlife and risk of breast cancer in older women.PloS one
Psychosocial support after natural disasters in Iceland-implementation and utilizationInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
[Views of Icelandic women towards genetic counseling - and testing of BRCA2 mutations].Laeknabladid
Evacuation of Swedish survivors after the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami: The survivors' perspective and symptoms of post-traumatic stress.Scandinavian journal of public health
Mental disorders around cancer diagnosis and increased hospital admission rate - a nationwide cohort study of Swedish cancer patients.BMC cancer
The Effect of the Economic Collapse in Iceland on the Probability of Cardiovascular EventsSSRN
Stress-Related Disorders and Autoimmune Disease-Reply.JAMA

2017

[Fast diagnostic track for suspected lung cancer: A patient centered approach].Laeknabladid
Long-lasting improvements in health-related quality of life among women with chronic pain, following multidisciplinary rehabilitation.Disability and rehabilitation
Maternal cancer during pregnancy and risks of stillbirth and infant mortalityJournal of Clinical Oncology
Fast diagnostic track for suspected lung cancer: A patient centered approach,Greiningarferli lungnakrabbameins á landspítala: Sjúklingamiouo nálgunLaeknabladid
Beta-blocker drug use and survival among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer Research
Expression and genetic variation in neuroendocrine signaling pathways in lethal and nonlethal prostate cancer among men diagnosed with localized diseaseCancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Regional differences in mortality, hospital discharges and primary care contacts for cardiovascular disease.Scandinavian journal of public health
Clinical Diagnosis of Mental Disorders Before Cancer Diagnosis-Reply.JAMA oncology
Waiting time for cancer treatment and mental health among patients with newly diagnosed esophageal or gastric cancer: a nationwide cohort study.BMC cancer
Suicide attempts and self-harm during a dramatic national economic transition: a population-based study in Iceland.European journal of public health
Midlife metabolic factors and prostate cancer risk in later life.International journal of cancer
Expression and Genetic Variation in Neuroendocrine Signaling Pathways in Lethal and Nonlethal Prostate Cancer among Men Diagnosed with Localized Disease.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
A Walking Intervention Among Men With Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study.Clinical genitourinary cancer
First-onset mental disorders after cancer diagnosis and cancer-specific mortality: a nationwide cohort study.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Beta-Blocker Drug Use and Survival among Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.Cancer research
Stress resilience and cancer risk: a nationwide cohort study.Journal of epidemiology and community health
Exposure to Violence and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Mexican Women.Journal of the American Heart Association
Maternal Cancer During Pregnancy and Risks of Stillbirth and Infant Mortality.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

2016

How Does the Economic Crisis Influence Adolescents’ Happiness? Population-Based Surveys in Iceland in 2000–2010Journal of Happiness Studies
Pineal Gland Volume Assessed by MRI and Its Correlation with 6-Sulfatoxymelatonin Levels among Older Men.Journal of biological rhythms
Sexually transmitted infections after bereavement - a population-based cohort study.BMC infectious diseases
Early Life Residence, Fish Consumption, and Risk of Breast Cancer.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Injuries before and after diagnosis of cancer: nationwide register based study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Sixteen-year follow-up of childhood avalanche survivors.European journal of psychotraumatology
Deconstructing the smoking-preeclampsia paradox through a counterfactual framework.European journal of epidemiology
Obstetric Outcomes of Mothers Previously Exposed to Sexual Violence.PloS one
Body Mass Index, Smoking and Hypertensive Disorders during Pregnancy: A Population Based Case-Control Study.PloS one
Risk Factors for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Avalanche Survivors: A 16-Year Follow-Up.The Journal of nervous and mental disease
The Manifestations of Sleep Disturbances 16 Years Post-Trauma.Sleep
Clinical Diagnosis of Mental Disorders Immediately Before and After Cancer Diagnosis: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study in Sweden.JAMA oncology

2015

Bereavement Is Associated with an Increased Risk of HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer: An Epidemiological Study in Sweden.Cancer research
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Venlafaxine in Early Pregnancy and Risk of Birth Defects: Population Based Cohort Study and Sibling DesignObstet. Gynecol. Surv.
Use of SSRI and SNRI Antidepressants during Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study from Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.PloS one
Registration and definitions of mental disorders in Swedish survivors of the 2004 southeast Asia tsunami--Authors' response.The lancet. Psychiatry
Childhood injury after a parental cancer diagnosis.eLife
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertensive Disorders before and after a National Economic Collapse: A Population Based Cohort Study.PloS one
Stress and cancer: Nordic pieces to the complex puzzle.European journal of epidemiology
Psychiatric disorders and suicide attempts in Swedish survivors of the 2004 southeast Asia tsunami: a 5 year matched cohort study.The lancet. Psychiatry
Health-related quality of life improvements among women with chronic pain: comparison of two multidisciplinary interventions.Disability and rehabilitation
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine in early pregnancy and risk of birth defects: population based cohort study and sibling design.BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Is a cancer diagnosis associated with subsequent risk of transient global amnesia?PloS one
Number of visits to the emergency department and risk of suicide: a population-based case-control study.BMC public health
Smoking and obesity among pregnant women in Iceland 2001-2010.European journal of public health
Stress-Related Signaling Pathways in Lethal and Nonlethal Prostate Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
Sleep Duration and Disruption and Prostate Cancer Risk: a 23-Year Prospective Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Insufficient Sleep and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Large Swedish Cohort.Sleep
Physical Activity from Early Adulthood and Risk of Prostate Cancer: A 24-Year Follow-Up Study among Icelandic Men.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Fish and fish-liver oil consumption in adolescence and midlife and risk of CHD in older women.Public health nutrition
Posttraumatic stress and other health consequences of catastrophic avalanches: A 16-year follow-up of survivors.Journal of anxiety disorders

2014

Absence of circadian rhythms of preterm premature rupture of membranes and preterm placental abruption.Annals of epidemiology
Circadian clock genes and risk of fatal prostate cancer.Cancer causes & control : CCC
Oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer risk: a cohort study of 16 928 women 48 years and older.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)
Spousal loss and cognitive function in later life: a 25-year follow-up in the AGES-Reykjavik study.American Journal of Epidemiology
Maternal geographic residence, local health service supply and birth outcomes.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Use of antidepressants and association with elective termination of pregnancy: population based case-control study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Mental health indicators and quality of life among individuals with musculoskeletal chronic pain: a nationwide study in Iceland.Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
Self-injury in youths who lost a parent to cancer: nationwide study of the impact of family-related and health-care-related factors.Psycho-oncology
Poorer self-rated health in residential areas with limited healthcare supply.Scandinavian journal of public health
Effects of yoga practice on stress-related symptoms in the aftermath of an earthquake: A community-based controlled trial.Complementary therapies in medicine
Hair cortisol in relation to sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics in a multiethnic US sample.Annals of epidemiology
Risk factors and health during pregnancy among women previously exposed to sexual violence.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Urinary melatonin levels, sleep disruption, and risk of prostate cancer in elderly men.European urology
Loss of a parent and the risk of cancer in early life: a nationwide cohort study.Cancer causes & control : CCC
Parental cancer diagnosis and child mortality--a population-based cohort study in Sweden.Cancer epidemiology
Teenagers want to be told when a parent's death is near: A nationwide study of cancer-bereaved youths' opinions and experiences.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)

2013

Correlates of cortisol in human hair: implications for epidemiologic studies on health effects of chronic stress.Annals of epidemiology
Pancreatic cancer risk after loss of a child: a register-based study in Sweden during 1991-2009.American journal of epidemiology
Low birth weight, small for gestational age and preterm births before and after the economic collapse in Iceland: a population based cohort study.PloS one
Suicide and suicide attempt after a cancer diagnosis among young individuals.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Communication and trust in the care provided to a dying parent: a nationwide study of cancer-bereaved youths.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Low preparedness before the loss of a wife to cancer and the widower's chronic pain 4-5 years later-a population-based study.Psycho-oncology
Sleep disruption among older men and risk of prostate cancer.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Consumption of fish products across the lifespan and prostate cancer risk.PloS one
Quality of life of adolescents born with extremely low birth weight.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Increased stress among women following an economic collapse--a prospective cohort study.American journal of epidemiology
Self-injury in teenagers who lost a parent to cancer: a nationwide, population-based, long-term follow-up.JAMA pediatrics
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of stillbirth and infant mortality.JAMA

2012

Health effects following the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption: a cohort study.BMJ open
Age, academic performance, and stimulant prescribing for ADHD: a nationwide cohort study.Pediatrics
A population-based study of stimulant drug treatment of ADHD and academic progress in children.Pediatrics
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn: population based cohort study from the five Nordic countries.BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Hydrogen sulfide and particle matter levels associated with increased dispensing of anti-asthma drugs in Iceland's capital.Environmental research
The authors replyNew England Journal of Medicine
Circadian disruption, sleep loss, and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Suicide and Cardiovascular Death after a Cancer Diagnosis REPLYN. Engl. J. Med.
Suicide and cardiovascular death after a cancer diagnosis.The New England journal of medicine
Rye bread consumption in early life and reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer.Cancer causes & control : CCC
Economic crisis and smoking behaviour: prospective cohort study in Iceland.BMJ open
Functional limitations and physical symptoms of individuals with chronic pain.Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
[Early life residency associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes - the population-based Reykjavík study].Laeknabladid

2011

Milk intake in early life and risk of advanced prostate cancer.American journal of epidemiology
Couples' communication before the wife's death to cancer and the widower's feelings of guilt or regret after the loss - a population-based investigation.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)
Increased attendance rates and altered characteristics of sexual violence.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Immediate surge in female visits to the cardiac emergency department following the economic collapse in Iceland: an observational study.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
Obstetric and neonatal risks among extremely macrosomic babies and their mothers.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Long-term mental health of men who lose a wife to cancer--a population-based follow-up.Psycho-oncology

2010

Long-term harm of low preparedness for a wife's death from cancer--a population-based study of widowers 4-5 years after the loss.American journal of epidemiology
Re: Immediate Risk of Suicide and Cardiovascular Death After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Cohort Study in the United States ResponseJNCI-J. Natl. Cancer Inst.
Hospitalization for osteoarthritis and prostate cancer specific mortality among Swedish men with prostate cancer.Cancer epidemiology
Risk of infection-related cancers after the loss of a child: a follow-up study in Sweden.Cancer research
Immediate risk of suicide and cardiovascular death after a prostate cancer diagnosis: Cohort study in the United StatesJournal of Urology
Immediate risk of suicide and cardiovascular death after a prostate cancer diagnosis: cohort study in the United States.Journal of the National Cancer Institute

2009

Psychotropic drug use among Icelandic children: a nationwide population-based study.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
Unrelieved symptoms of female cancer patients during their last months of life and long-term psychological morbidity in their widowers: a nationwide population-based study.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)
Psychotic illness in first-time mothers with no previous psychiatric hospitalizations: a population-based study.PLoS medicine
Immediate risk for cardiovascular events and suicide following a prostate cancer diagnosis: prospective cohort study.PLoS medicine
Health care-related predictors of husbands' preparedness for the death of a wife to cancer--a population-based follow-up.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sweden, 1991-2005.Archives of neurology

2008

Suicide among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Brain : a journal of neurology
Disclosure of incurable illness to spouses: do they want to know? A Swedish population-based follow-up study.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Guilt after the loss of a husband to cancer: is there a relation with the health care provided?Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)

2007

Measuring anxiety and depression in the oncology setting using visual-digital scales.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)
Parents' intellectual and emotional awareness of their child's impending death to cancer: a population-based long-term follow-up study.The Lancet. Oncology
Loss of a child and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.American journal of epidemiology

2006

When death appears best for the child with severe malignancy: a nationwide parental follow-up.Palliative medicine
Towards better measurements in bereavement research: order of questions and assessed psychological morbidity.Palliative medicine
Perceptions of inadequate health care and feelings of guilt in parents after the death of a child to a malignancy: a population-based long-term follow-up.Journal of palliative medicine

2005

Talking about death with dying children - ReplyN. Engl. J. Med.
Care-related distress: a nationwide study of parents who lost their child to cancer.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Need for and access to bereavement support after loss of a husband to urologic cancers: a nationwide follow-up of Swedish widows.Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology
Talking about death with dying children [1] (multiple letters)New England Journal of Medicine

2004

Talking about death with children who have severe malignant disease.The New England journal of medicine
A population-based nationwide study of parents' perceptions of a questionnaire on their child's death due to cancer.Lancet (London, England)
Awareness of husband's impending death from cancer and long-term anxiety in widowhood: a nationwide follow-up.Palliative medicine
Anxiety and depression in parents 4-9 years after the loss of a child owing to a malignancy: a population-based follow-up.Psychological medicine

2003

Long-term effects of widowhood after terminal cancer: a Swedish nationwide follow-up.Scandinavian journal of public health

2002

Inter-hospital transportation of patients with severe acute respiratory failure on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [1]Intensive Care Medicine
The unrecognised cost of cancer patients' unrelieved symptoms:a nationwide follow-up of their surviving partners.British journal of cancer

Keywords for Specialisation:

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychological distress

Trauma and psychiatric epidemiology