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Markus Jansson Fröjmark

Associate Professor, Licensed Psychologist

Abstract

I graduated from Uppsala University with a M.Sc. in Psychology in 2000 and from Örebro University with a Ph.D. in psychology in 2005. Under the supervision of Steven Linton and Håkan Stattin I studied the sleep disorder insomnia from a cognitive and behavioral perspective with a focus on psychological mechanisms and early intervention. Since graduating from Uppsala University I have worked at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and at the Psychiatric Unit in Örebro. I have also worked as a clinical psychologist in primary care, an occupational health setting, and pain rehabilitation. Between 2007 and 2011 I worked as a senior lecturer in psychology at Örebro University. In 2008 I was awarded the price for young researcher in psychology by the Swedish National Committee for Psychological Sciences and in 2010 I became an associate professor in psychology.

Teaching

My work involves teaching in clinical psychology, health psychology, and personality psychology. Since previous I have experience of course administration and teaching within the doctoral and clinical psychology programs at Örebro University. I have mainly been involved in courses such as research methods, clinical psychology, health psychology, and personality psychology. I have also supervised master thesis within the clinical psychology program in different areas. I have previously also worked with teaching at Karolinska Institute.

Research

My work also involves research in clinical and health psychology. This research has mainly focused on insomnia, which is characterized by poor or insufficient sleep, daytime symptoms and functional impairment, a disorder which 6-10% fulfill the criteria for. The particular focus that I have had in my research involves two areas: (1) to investigate if and how psychological and psychosocial factors (e.g. work-related factors, sleep-related thoughts, worry, and perfectionism) influence the development of insomnia and (2) whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for insomnia (e.g. for patients with comorbid hearing impairment, depression or sleep-related worry) and for patients with delayed sleep phase disorder. Between 2007 and 2010 I was involved as an expert for SBU (Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment) in a project (“Treatment of insomnia in adults”).

Since 2011 I am co-responsible for a project in which all treatment literature regarding CBT for insomnia will be reviewed and analyzed in a meta-analysis. I am also involved in epidemiological research regarding insomnia with a focus on prevalence, incidence, and persistent insomnia as well as research investigating the association between psychiatric disorders and insomnia.

Finally, I am involved in research that develops and tests the validity of questionnaires designed for patients with insomnia (e.g. catastrophizing and worry).

Publications

Jansson-Fröjmark, M., Harvey, A.G., Lundh, L.G., Norell-Clarke, A., & Linton, S.J. (2011). Psychometric properties of an insomnia-specific measure of worry: The Anxiety and Preoccupation about Sleep Questionnaire. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 40, 65-76.

Jansson-Fröjmark, M., & Lindblom, K. (2010). Is there a bidirectional link between insomnia and burnout? A prospective study in the Swedish workforce. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17, 306-313.

Jansson-Fröjmark, M., & Linton, S.J. (2008). The course of insomnia over one year: A longitudinal study in the general population in Sweden. Sleep, 31, 881-886.

Jansson-Fröjmark, M., & Lindblom, K. (2008). A bidirectional relationship between anxiety and depression and insomnia? A prospective study in the general population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64, 443-449.

Jansson, M., & Linton, S.J. (2007). Psychological mechanisms in the maintenance of insomnia: Arousal, distress, and sleep-related beliefs. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 511-521.

Jansson, M., & Linton, S.J. (2006). Psychosocial work stressors in the development and maintenance of insomnia: A prospective study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 11, 241-248.

Jansson, M., & Linton, S.J. (2005). Cognitive-behavioral group therapy as an early intervention for insomnia: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 15, 177-190.