Center for Holistic Psychiatry Research

Publications

  • Kerekes N, Söderström A, Holmberg C, Hedman Ahlström B. (2024). Yoga for children and adolescents: A decade-long integrative review on feasibility and efficacy in school-based and psychiatric care interventions. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2024; 180, 489-499. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.11.016.
  • Johansson C, Bador K, Kmety K, Johansson E, Olsson-Tall M, Råstam M, Kerekes N. (2024). Associations between adverse childhood experiences and and psychological distress among Swedish upper secondary school students. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2024; 158,107089. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107089.
  • Björck V, Hedman Ahlström B, Kerekes N. (2024). Work readiness and Work-changing ability: exploring the employability profiles of a social psychiatric care graduate programme’s alumni. Emerald. 2024; 2042-3896. doi: 10.1108/heswbl-07-2024-0186
  • Johansson C, Hedman Ahlström B, Barac M, Berglund T, Bador K, Kerekes N. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Swedish Adolescents’ Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Risk Behaviours, and Victimisation: Gender Differences and Implications. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(5):604. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21050604
  • Stevanovic D, Cirovic N, Cortese S, Kenz R, Kerekes N. (2024) First evidence on a general disease (“d”) factor underlying psychopathology and physical illness in adolescents. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. doi: 10.1007/s00787-024-02488-6
  • Lundqvist S, Röjås S, Bador K, Kerekes N. (2024). The Prevalence of Somatic Diseases in Swedish Adolescents with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study, 28 February 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3969240/v1
  • El Mzadi A, Zouini B., Bador K. Råstam M. Kerekes N. (2024). Exploring the relationships between extreme Body mass index and pain, somatic health, and psychiatric disorders in adolescents: a multinational analysis of general population data, 14 June 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4504418/v1
  • Lundqvist SKnez RNagy KNasic SKerekes NKantzer A-K. (2023). Prevalence of chronic pain in children and adolescents with psychiatric conditionsPaediatr Neonatal Pain2023001– 7. doi:10.1002/pne2.12100
  • Meseguer-Beltrán M, Sánchez-Sarasúa S, Landry M, Kerekes N, Sánchez-Pérez A-M. (2023). Targeting Neuroinflammation with Abscisic Acid Reduces Pain Sensitivity in Females and Hyperactivity in Males of An ADHD Mice Model. Cells. 2023; 12(3):465. doi: 10.3390/cells12030465
  • Johansson C, Kullgren C, Bador K, Kerekes N. (2022) Gender non-binary adolescents’ somatic and mental health throughout 2020. Front. Psychol. 13:993568. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.993568
  • Sfendla A, Bador K, Paganelli M, Kerekes N. (2022) Swedish High School Students’ Drug and Alcohol Use Habits throughout 2020. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(24):16928.
    doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416928
  • Nguyen, H.T.M, Nguyen H.V, Zouini B, Senhaji M, Bador K, Meszaros Z.S, Stevanovic D, Kerekes N. (2022) The COVID-19 Pandemic and Adolescents’ Psychological Distress: A Multinational Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 8261. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148261
  • Stevanovic D, Damjanovic R, Jovic V, Bador K, Nguyen H.T.M, Senhaji M, Kuch-Cecconi R.H, Meszaros Szomabthyne Z, Kerekes N. (2022) Measurement properties of the life history of aggression in adolescents: Data from Morocco, Serbia, Sweden, Vietnam, and the USA. Psychiatry Research.2022.114504. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114504
  • Lundqvist S, Knez R, Nagy K, Nasic S, Kerekes N, Kantzer A. K. (2022) Prevalence of chronic pain in children and adolescents with psychiatric conditions. Submitted to Paediatric and Neonatal Pain
  • Kerekes N, Lundqvist S, Schubert Hjalmarsson E, Torinsson Naluai Å, Kantzer A. K, Knez R. (2022) The association between ADHD, pain, inflammation and quality of life in children and adolescents – a study protocol. PloS one, 17(9), e0273653. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273653
  • Mzadi A, Zouini B, Kerekes N, Senhaji M. (2022) Mental Health Profiles in a Sample of Moroccan High School Students: Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front. Psychiatry 12:752539. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.752539
  • Kerekes N, Bador K, Sfendla A, Belaatar M, El Mzadi A, Jovic V, Damjanovic R, Erlandson M, Nguyen H.T.M, Nguyen N.T.A, Ulberg S.F, Kuch-Cecconi R.H, Meszaros Szomabthyne Z, Stevanovic D, Senhaji M, Hedman Ahlström B, and Zouini B. (2021) Changes in adolescents’ psychosocial functioning and wellbeing as a consequence of long-term COVID-19 restrictions. IJERPH 2021, 18(16), 8755. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168755
  • Kerekes N. (2021) Yoga as Complementary Care for Young People Placed in Juvenile Institutions—A Study Plan. Front. Psychiatry 12:575147. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.575147
  • Kerekes N, Zouini B, Tingberg S, Erlandsson S. (2021) Psychological Distress, Somatic Complaints, and Their Relation to Negative Psychosocial Factors in a Sample of Swedish High School Students. Front. Public Health 9:669958. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.669958
  • Sfendla A, Filipovic Y, Martinsson B, Senhaji M, Kerekes N. (2021) Psychological distress in a sample of Moroccan prisoners with drug-dependence. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(10–11), 1093–1108. doi: 10.1177/0306624X211010286
  • Kerekes N, Sanchéz-Pérez A, Landry M. (2021) Neuroinflammation as a possible link between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and pain. Medical Hypotheses, Volume 157, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110717
  • Zouini B, Sfendla A, Hedman Ahlström B, Senhaji M, Kerekes N. (2019) Mental health profile and its relation with parental alcohol use problems and/or the experience of abuse in a sample of Moroccan high school students: an explorative study. Annals of General Psychiatry. doi: 10.1186/s12991-019-0251-5 
  • Kerekes N, Brändström S, Nilsson T. (2019) Imprisoning Yoga: Yoga Practice May Increase the Character Maturity of Male Prison Inmates. Front. Psychiatry 10:406. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00406
  • Zouini B, Sfendla A, Råstam M, Senhaji M, Kerekes N. (2019) Somatic health and its association with negative psychosocial factors in a sample of Moroccan adolescents. SAGE open medicine, 7, 2050312119852527. doi:10.1177/2050312119852527
  • Bador K, Kerekes N. (2019) Evaluation of an Integrated Intensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment Within Addiction Care. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. doi: 10.1007/s11414-019-09657-5
  • Zouini B, Senhaji M, Kerekes N. (2019) Self-reported aggressive and antisocial behaviors in Moroccan high school students. Psihologija, OnLine-First Issue 00, Pages: 1-1 doi: 10.2298/PSI181225001Z
  • Sfendla A, Malmström P, Torstensson S, Kerekes N. (2018) Yoga Practice Reduces the Psychological Distress Levels of Prison Inmates. Front. Psychiatry 9:407. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00407
  • Sfendla A, Ahlström B H, Lemrani D, Senhaji M, Kerekes N. (2018) Risk and protective factors of drug dependence in two Moroccan high-risk male populations. PeerJ 6:e5930. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5930
  • Kerekes N, Fielding C, Apelqvist S. (2017) Yoga in Correctional Settings: A Randomized Controlled Study. Front. Psychiatry 8:204. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00204
  • Sfendla A, Zouini B, Dina Lemrani D, Berman A, Senhaji M, Kerekes N. (2017)
    Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) in Clinical, Prison Inmate, and Student Samples. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1–8. doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9623-2

Academical Works

  • Pernmyr, Anna & Larsson, Martina, Empowering Change: Evaluating the Impact of Integrated Outpatient Intervention for Substance Use Disorder. (2024) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Hansen, Linus & Smedeby, Carro, Attachment Styles and Sense of Coherence among Individuals with Substance Use Disorder. (2024) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Kandra Kmety & Emilia Johansson, Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent psychological distress: a study of Swedish high school students (2023) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Söderström, Alexandra & Holmberg, Christine: Yoga for children and youth with mental illness. (2023) Advanced Level Specialized Nursing Program with a focus on Psychiatric Care, University West. DIVA
  • Axelsson, Ida & Nilsson, Maja: Individuals with substance use syndrome : experiences of an integrated intensive outpatient addiction care. (2023) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Viola Kanon & Sandra Palmersjö: Sambandet mellan antisocialt beteende, aggressivitet och substansbruk hos svenska gymnasieelever. (2022) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Marijana Barac & Therese Berglund: Changes in adolescents’ mental health, risk behaviors, psychosocial functioning, and victimization during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Swedish students. (2022) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Cassandra Bergman & Micaela Hektor: Svenska gymnasium elevers drogvanor (2019) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Kajsa Karlsson & Rebecka Olsson: Aggressiva antisociala beteenden och dess relation till psykiatriska diagnoser hos gymnasieelever (2019) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Viola Peiper & Linda Baltra: Psykisk ohälsa hos svenska gymnasieelever.(2019) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Sanne Andersson & Claudia Vega: Aggressiva och antisociala beteenden hos ungdomar i Marocko och Sverige. (2019) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Anna Pontén & Tova Thorsen: Aggressiva antisociala drag hos svenska och marockanska fängelseintagna. (2018) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Björn Martinsson & Ylva Filipovic: Psychological distress in Moroccan prison inmates and the effect of active substance abuse (2018) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Cathrine Bength &Linus Edwartz: Samband mellan drogberoende och aggressivt antisocialt beteende, sant eller falskt? (2018) Bachelor in socialpsychiatric care, University West. DIVA
  • Susanne Apelqvist, Master in psychology “Measures of aggression in a Swedish prison population”, University of Gothenburg (2014)
  • Btissame Zouini, Master in Neurobiology “Association between physical activity and the self-reported aggressive behavior in Moroccan student population” Abdelmalek Essaâdi University; Faculty of Science of Tetouan (2014)
  • Anis Sfendla, Master in Neurobiology “Personality profile and its association with aggressive behaviour in a Swedish prison population” Abdelmalek Essaâdi University; Faculty of Science of Tetouan (2014)

Ph.D dissertation

  • Btissame Zouini (2019):
    Adolescents’ health and its relation with negative psychosocial factors in a sample of Moroccan high school students.” ISBN: ISBN 978-9920-38-138-3 Read here
  • Anis Sfendla (2018):
    Measuring drug use for prediction and prevention in Moroccan high risk and general population samples.” ISBN: 978-9945-9801-1–8 Read here