Author: Fabian Lenhard

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“To get to the good stuff, you need to do the boring stuff.” – First lesson learned from Harvard Business School

Fabian Lenhard

Two weeks into the course “Data Science” at Harvard, here are some reflections and a doodle that I made during the course. 📈 Serious data science that leads to data-based decision making follows a five step model (my simplified modification from Harvard’s original model): 1. What’s the problem? Make a specific, measurable definition of what the problem is. My experience: Often people pass over this stage too quickly, just to discover that they do not really know what problem they want to solve. Make it specific, make it measurable. 2. Get the data & wrangle it Data wrangling is a … Continue reading “To get to the good stuff, you need to do the boring stuff.” – First lesson learned from Harvard Business School

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Climate Worry: Associations with Functional Impairment, Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Perceived Need for Support – Preprint out now

Fabian Lenhard

Our group has recently submitted a new study on the associations of climate worry with every day life impairments, pro-environmental behaviors and perceived need for support. … Continue reading Climate Worry: Associations with Functional Impairment, Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Perceived Need for Support – Preprint out now

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Celebrating a Decade of Progress: My Journey in ICBT for Childhood OCD

Fabian Lenhard

Ten years ago, June 20th 2014, I published my first scientific article. It was a small step, but would send me on an amazing journey. More importantly however, this first study 10 years ago became the stepping-stone for a snowballing development that eventually would make effective psychological treatment more accessible to children and adolescents in need As a clinical psychologist, I had met many children and adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I had seen how OCD can impact a child’s life and disrupt the family system. I knew also that we had a very effective treamtent, that we could take … Continue reading Celebrating a Decade of Progress: My Journey in ICBT for Childhood OCD

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Internet CBT and face-to-face therapy are similarly effective, shows new systematic review.

Fabian Lenhard

This review was recently published by Hedman-Lagerlöf and colleagues in the high-impact scientific journal “World Psychiatry”. Some highlights: Read the full text here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.21088 Reference Hedman-Lagerlöf, E., Carlbring, P., Svärdman, F., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P. and Andersson, G. (2023), Therapist-supported … Continue reading Internet CBT and face-to-face therapy are similarly effective, shows new systematic review.

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ICBT for OCD in youth with autism spectrum disorder: Updated preprint out now

Fabian Lenhard

We are in the process of publishing our manuscript titled “Feasibility of Internet-delivered cognitive-behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth with autism spectrum disorder: a clinical benchmark study”. You can read and download the preprint manuscript at https://psyarxiv.com/8ynp2. Reference: Wickberg, F., Lenhard, F., Aspvall, K., Serlachius, E., Andrén, P., Johansson, F., & Mataix-Cols, D. (2021, January 23). Feasibility of Internet-delivered cognitive-behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth with autism spectrum disorder: a clinical benchmark study. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/8ynp2 Continue reading ICBT for OCD in youth with autism spectrum disorder: Updated preprint out now

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Quality of life in youth with obsessive–compulsive disorder

Fabian Lenhard

Successful treatment of childhood OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is associated with an increase of quality of life in the long term. This was demonstrated by a new study, published by first author Sanne Jensen, the NordLOTS group and me as a co-author. This study is a long-term follow up of one of the largest pediatric OCD studies, the Nordic Longterm OCD Treatment Study (NordLOTS), conducted in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: 220 children 7 to 17 years received CBT in a first step (cognitive behavior therapy). Those who did not respond fully to CBT received either more CBT or medication (a so … Continue reading Quality of life in youth with obsessive–compulsive disorder

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Peace of mind in troubled times: Get free meditation, sleep and movement exercises from Headspace

Fabian Lenhard

These are worrisome and uncertain times. The Covid-19 / Corona virus pandemic is affecting our societies as well as it affects our mental well being. I was glad to see that the guys from Headspace currently are offering free meditation, … Continue reading Peace of mind in troubled times: Get free meditation, sleep and movement exercises from Headspace