This area of my research activities is concerned with the outcome of treatments for mental health conditions. If we could personalize treatments for mental health conditions we could help more people with the same resources. To do that, we need to be precise in our measurements, have accurate statistical models and we need ways to benchmark clinical results with gold standard outcomes from controlled studies. We also need to understand how we use our limited healthcare resources wisely, and use methods that give us most “bang for the buck”, meaning cost-effective methods.

Published studies

Wickberg F, Lenhard F, Aspvall K, Serlachius E, Andrén P, Johansson F, Silverberg-Mörse M, Mataix-Cols D. Feasibility of internet-delivered cognitive-behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth with autism spectrum disorder: A clinical benchmark study. Internet interventions 2022 28: 100520-
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100520

Aspvall K, Sampaio F, Lenhard F, Melin K, Norlin L, Serlachius E, Mataix-Cols D, Andersson E. Cost-effectiveness of Internet-Delivered vs In-Person Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. JAMA network open 2021 4:7 e2118516-
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18516

Lenhard F, Aspvall K, Andersson E, Ahlen J, Serlachius E, Lavner M, Brodin A, Mataix-Cols D. The Cost of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Swedish Youth. Child psychiatry and human development 2021 :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01261-z

Jassi A, Lenhard F, Krebs G, Gumpert M, Jolstedt M, Andrén P, Nord M, Aspvall K, Wahlund T, Volz C, Mataix-Cols D. The Work and Social Adjustment Scale, Youth and Parent Versions: Psychometric Evaluation of a Brief Measure of Functional Impairment in Young People. Child psychiatry and human development 2020 51:3 453-460
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00956-z

Abu Hamdeh A, Bjureberg J, Lenhard F, Hedman-Lagerlof E, Flygare O, Lundstrom L, Ljotsson B, Mataix-Cols D, Ruck C, Andersson E. Sudden gains in internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. JOURNAL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS 2019 21: 75-81 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2018.12.005

Lenhard F, Mitsell K, Jolstedt M, Vigerland S, Wahlund T, Nord M, Bjureberg J, Sahlin H, Andrén P, Aspvall K, Melin K, Mataix-Cols D, Serlachius E, Högström J. The Internet Intervention Patient Adherence Scale for Guided Internet-Delivered Behavioral Interventions: Development and Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of medical Internet research 2019 21:10 e13602-
https://doi.org/10.2196/13602

Lenhard F, Sauer S, Andersson E, Månsson KN, Mataix-Cols D, Rück C, Serlachius E. Prediction of outcome in internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A machine learning approach. International journal of methods in psychiatric research 2018 27:1
https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1576

Lenhard F, Ssegonja R, Andersson E, Feldman I, Rück C, Mataix-Cols D, Serlachius E. Cost-effectiveness of therapist-guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: results from a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open 2017 7:5 e015246-
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015246

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