Bo Runeson
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Centre for Psychiatry Research at CNS
- Suicidology and transcultural psychiatry – Marie Dahlin's research group
About me
My thesis, defended 1990 at Göteborgs university, concerned Suicide in youth and was based on interviews with next-of-kin. I continued with suicide research and clinical work in general psychiatry in the western region of Sweden.
Became 1997 associate professor at Karolinska Institutet in psychiatry, especially in suicidology. I started working 1999 at St Göran, with a responsibility for the psychiatry course of the medical school and clinical work with patients with bipolar disorder.
From 2008 installed as professor of psychiatry at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, with a responsibility for education within the department. I am since 2021 professor emeritus. I have had a research group with focus on suicide, violence and mental ill-health in young people. The methods have included both clinical patient samples and national population registers.
I started the national quality register for bipolar disorder (BipoläR) and have been responsible for clinical guidelines for suicide prevention on a national and regional level. I have been a scientific advisor within SBU (Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment) and the National Board of Health and Welfare, and as an advisor within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. I have previously been on the board of Swedish Medical Society for six years. i am since 2025 a member of the Ethics delegation at Swedish Medical Society.
Articles
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(12):e0313673Tornblom AW; Werbart A; Sorjonen K; Runeson B
- Article: BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;27(1):e301180Fazel S; Vazquez-Montes MDLA; Lagerberg T; Molero Y; Walker J; Sharpe M; Larsson H; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Fanshawe TR
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;15:1396855Olsson P; Wiktorsson S; Stromsten LMJ; Renberg ES; Runeson B; Waern M
- Journal article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;58(8):1151-1152Lageborn CT; Bjureberg J; Song J; Runeson B; Moller J; Ljung R; Dahlin M
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;58(8):1139-1149Lageborn CT; Bjureberg J; Song J; Runeson B; Moeller J; Ljung R; Dahlin M
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2023;53(7):3056-3064Zhang T; Mantel A; Runeson B; Sidorchuk A; Ruck C; Stephansson O; Larsson H; Chang Z; Mataix-Cols D; Fernandez de la Cruz L
- Article: BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;26(1):e300673Fazel S; Vazquez-Montes MDLA; Molero Y; Runeson B; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Walker J; Sharpe M; Fanshawe TR
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(12):e064385Palsson E; Melchior L; Sundel KL; Karanti A; Joas E; Nordenskjold A; Agestam M; Runeson B; Landen M
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;83(6):21m14330Waern M; Stromsten L; Wiktorsson S; Runeson B; Renberg ES
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2022;22(1):428Olsson P; Wiktorsson S; Stromsten LMJ; Renberg ES; Runeson B; Waern M
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2022;30(3):342-351Wiktorsson S; Stromsten L; Renberg ES; Runeson B; Waern M
- Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2021;30:e62Amin R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Mehlum L; Runeson B; Helgesson M; Tinghog P; Bjorkenstam E; Holmes EA; Qin P
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;12:670246Tornblom AW; Sorjonen K; Runeson B; Rydelius P-A
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(7):e049302Ruck C; Mataix-Cols D; Malki K; Adler M; Flygare O; Runeson B; Sidorchuk A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH. 2021;20(1):131Amin R; Rahman S; Helgesson M; Bjorkenstam E; Runeson B; Tinghog P; Mehlum L; Qin P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2021;52(16):1-9Bjureberg J; Dahlin M; Carlborg A; Edberg H; Haglund A; Runeson B
- Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2021;7(2):e63Karanti A; Bublik L; Kardell M; Annerbrink K; Lichtenstein P; Runeson B; Palsson E; Landen M
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(3):974-985Sidorchuk A; Kuja-Halkola R; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Ruck C; D'Onofrio BM; Mataix-Cols D; Fernandez de la Cruz L
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;56(2):325-338Amin R; Rahman S; Tinghog P; Helgesson M; Runeson B; Bjorkenstam E; Qin P; Mehlum L; Holmes EA; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2021;51(2):254-263Amin R; Helgesson M; Runeson B; Tinghog P; Mehlum L; Qin P; Holmes EA; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR. 2020;50(4):757-777Werbart Tornblom A; Sorjonen K; Runeson B; Rydelius P-A
- Article: BIPOLAR DISORDERS. 2020;22(4):392-400Karanti A; Kardell M; Joas E; Runeson B; Palsson E; Landen M
- Journal article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2020;382(21):e66Sinyor M; Niederkrotenthaler T; Pirkis J
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;263:445-449Lindh AU; Beckman K; Carlborg A; Waern M; Renberg ES; Dahlin M; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2019;80(6):18m12707Lindh AU; Dahlin M; Beckman K; Stromsten L; Jokinen J; Wiktorsson S; Renberg ES; Waern M; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2019;80(2):18m12172Haglund A; Lysell H; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2019;243:421-426Beckman K; Lindh AU; Waern M; Stromsten L; Renberg ES; Runeson B; Dahlin M
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;138(5):456-463Hansson C; Joas E; Palsson E; Hawton K; Runeson B; Landen M
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2018;18(1):319Lindh AU; Waern M; Beckman K; Renberg ES; Dahlin M; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2018;59(9):948-956Beckman K; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Waern M; Larsson H; Runeson B; Dahlin M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0190133Maternal suicide - Register based study of all suicides occurring after delivery in Sweden 1974-2009Lysell H; Dahlin M; Viktorin A; Ljungberg E; D'Onofrio BM; Dickman P; Runeson B
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2017;22(11):1626-1632Fernandez de la Cruz L; Rydell M; Runeson B; D'Onofrio BM; Brander G; Ruck C; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Mataix-Cols D
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2017;174(8):795-802Song J; Sjolander A; Joas E; Bergen SE; Runeson B; Larsson H; Landen M; Lichtenstein P
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2017;82(2):111-118Fernandez de la Cruz L; Rydell M; Runeson B; Brander G; Ruck C; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Mataix-Cols D
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(6):615-621Sahlin H; Kuja-Halkola R; Bjureberg J; Lichtenstein P; Molero Y; Rydell M; Hedman E; Runeson B; Jokinen J; Ljotsson B; Hellner C
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(5):456-464Erlangsen A; Runeson B; Bolton JM; Wilcox HC; Forman JL; Krogh J; Shear MK; Nordentoft M; Conwell Y
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2016;46(16):3397-3405Beckman K; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Almqvist C; Runeson B; Dahlin M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;26(6):1061-1069Wang M; Alexanderson K; Runeson B; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2016;6:36892Haglund A; Lindh AU; Lysell H; Renberg ES; Jokinen J; Waern M; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2016;77(3):342-347Lysell H; Dahlin M; Langstrom N; Lichtenstein P; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2016;77(2):240-246Runeson B; Haglund A; Lichtenstein P; Tidemalm D
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2016;6:19373Khemiri L; Jokinen J; Runeson B; Jayaram-Lindstrom N
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:DRTZRuneson B
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2015;15:235Sundvall M; Tidemalm DH; Titelman DE; Runeson B; Baarnhielm S
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(10):e0139937Wang M; Bjoerkenstam C; Alexanderson K; Runeson B; Tinghoeg P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2015;15:226Stefansson J; Nordstrom P; Runeson B; Asberg M; Jokinen J
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2015;50(8):1249-1256Wilcox HC; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Kjeldgard L; Alexanderson K; Runeson B
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2015;45(8):1699-1707Tidemalm D; Beckman K; Dahlin M; Vaez M; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2015;174:303-309Karanti A; Bobeck C; Osterman M; Kardell M; Tidemalm D; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Landen M
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2015;173:201-210Wang M; Alexanderson K; Runeson B; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2014;44(16):3409-3420Omerov P; Steineck G; Dyregrov K; Runeson B; Nyberg U
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2014;75(10):1047-1053Haglund A; Tidemalm D; Jokinen J; Langstrom N; Lichtenstein P; Fazel S; Runeson B
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2014;4(10):e470Isung J; Aeinehband S; Mobarrez F; Nordstrom P; Runeson B; Asberg M; Piehl F; Jokinen J
- Article: DIABETES CARE. 2014;37(8):2276-2283Webb RT; Lichtenstein P; Dahlin M; Kapur N; Ludvigsson JF; Runeson B
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(7):e101799Omerov P; Steineck G; Nyberg T; Runeson B; Nyberg U
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2014;44(9):1879-1887Ljung T; Sandin S; Langstrom N; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2014;348:g3769Chen Q; Sjolander A; Runeson B; D'Onofrio BM; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(4):e94097Tidemalm D; Haglund A; Karanti A; Landen M; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. 2014;59(2):436-440Acute Influence of Alcohol, THC or Central Stimulants on Violent Suicide: A Swedish Population StudyLundholm L; Thiblin I; Runeson B; Leifman A; Fugelstad A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2014;75(2):127-132Lysell H; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2014;71(1):12-20Wang M; Alexanderson K; Runeson B; Head J; Melchior M; Perski A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(8):e003108Omerov P; Steineck G; Nyberg T; Runeson B; Nyberg U
- Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(32-33):1416-1417Cervenka S; Runeson B; Lönnqvist P; Hedlund A; Grönvall KE; Flyckt L
- Article: CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. 2013;34(3):200-210Omerov P; Steineck G; Runeson B; Christensson A; Kreicbergs U; Pettersen R; Rubenson B; Skoogh J; Radestad I; Nyberg U
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2013;43(3):581-590Ljung T; Lichtenstein P; Sandin S; D'Onofrio B; Runeson B; Langstrom N; Larsson H
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2013;70(2):149-157Kuramoto SJ; Runeson B; Stuart EA; Lichtenstein P; Wilcox HC
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(9):e45788Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Kjeldgard L; Runeson B; Perski A; Melchior M; Head J; Alexanderson K
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2011;41(12):2527-2534Tidemalm D; Runeson B; Waern M; Frisell T; Carlstrom E; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N
- Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2011;11:92Dahlin M; Nilsson C; Stotzer E; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2011;134(1-3):333-340Wiktorsson S; Marlow T; Runeson B; Skoog I; Waern M
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2011;130(1-3):143-147Webb RT; Langstrom N; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Fazel S
- Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2011;43(8):616-622Ludvigsson JF; Sellgren C; Runeson B; Langstrom N; Lichtenstein P
- Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING. 2011;18(6):558-561Bjorkdahl A; Nyberg U; Runeson B; Omerov P
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;46(4):299-310Christensson A; Vaez M; Dickman PW; Runeson B
- Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2010;64(6):402-408Dahlin M; Fjell J; Runeson B
- Article: PEDIATRICS. 2010;126(5):E1026-E1032Kuramoto SJ; Stuart EA; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N; Wilcox HC
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2010;341:c3222Runeson B; Tidemalm D; Dahlin M; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;10:343Christensson A; Runeson B; Dickman PW; Vaez M
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2010;49(5):514-523Wilcox HC; Kuramoto SJ; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N; Brent DA; Runeson B
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2010;107(7):428-431Beckman K; Dahlin M; Tidemalm D; Runeson B
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2010;18(1):57-67Wiktorsson S; Runeson B; Skoog I; Ostling S; Waern M
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2009;106(38):2346Dahlin M; Runeson B
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2008;337:a2205Tidemalm D; Langstrom N; Lichtenstein P; Runeson B
- Article: CLINICAL PRACTICE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH. 2008;4:23Tidemalm D; Waern M; Stefansson C-G; Elofsson S; Runeson B
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2008;8:8Dahlberg KM; Waern M; Runeson B
- Article: ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING. 2007;21(4):222-232Larsson P; Nilsson S; Runeson B; Gustafsson B
- Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2007;7:6Dahlin ME; Runeson B
- Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2007;22(3):146-152Sobocki P; Lekander I; Borgstrom F; Strom O; Runeson B
- Article: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2007;10(2):153-160Sobocki P; Ekman M; Agren H; Krakau I; Runeson B; Martensson B; Jonsson B
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2007;8(1):67-76Sobocki P; Ekman M; Agren H; Krakau I; Runeson B; Martensson B; Jonsson B
- Article: MEDICAL TEACHER. 2007;29(1):43-48Dahlin M; Joneborg N; Runeson B
- Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2007;61(1):40-46Dahlberg K; Forsell Y; Damstrom-Thakker K; Runeson B
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2006;60(7):791-798Sobocki P; Ekman M; Agren H; Runeson B; Joensson B
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2005;40(8):595-600Tidemalm D; Elofsson S; Stefansson CG; Waern M; Runeson B
- Article: MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2005;39(6):594-604Dahlin M; Joneborg N; Runeson B
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2004;144(4):449-454Anand KJS; Runeson B; Jacobson B
- Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2003;18(7):329-333Wallin U; Runeson B
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2003;160(8):1525-1526Runeson B; Åsberg M
- Journal article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2002;325(7373):1125-1126Runeson BS
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2002;324(7350):1355-1357Waern M; Rubenowitz E; Runeson B; Skoog I; Wilhelmson K; Allebeck P
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2002;159(3):450-455Wærn M; Runeson BS; Allebeck P; Beskow J; Rubenowitz E; Skoog I; Wilhelmsson K
- Article: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY. 2000;22(6):432-436Runeson B; Scocco P; DeLeo D; Meneghel G; Wasserman D
- Article: ANNALS OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 1999;11(4):223-231Thiblin I; Runeson B; Rajs J
- Article: LANCET. 1999;354(9182):917-918Waern M; Beskow J; Runeson B; Skoog I
- Article: ANNALS OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 1999;11(3):119-128Persson ML; Runeson BS; Wasserman D
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 1998;98(6):497-501Runeson BS
- Article: ANNALS OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 1998;10(2):69-73Runeson BS
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 1997;95(2):94-99Michel K; Runeson B; Valach L; Wasserman D
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 1996;313(7065):1118Waern M; Beskow J; Runeson B; Skoog I
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 1996;94(2):125-132Runeson B; Eklund G; Wasserman D
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 1996;93(1):35-42Runeson BS; Beskow J; Waern M
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All other publications
- Review: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(7):e0180292Runeson B; Odeberg J; Pettersson A; Edbom T; Adamsson IJ; Waern M
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:DHD4Lindh Å; Gothefors D; Runeson B
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(9-10):478-479Runeson B; Haglund A
- Published conference paper: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2012;169(3):309-315Wilcox HC; Kuramoto SJ; Brent D; Runeson B
- Meeting abstract: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2006;9(6):A315Sobocki P; Ekman M; Agren H; Runeson B; Jonsson B
- Meeting abstract: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2006;9(3):A69Sobocki P; Ekman M; Ågren H; Krakau I; Runeson B; Mårtensson B; Jönsson B
- Other: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2004;109(1):80Runeson B
Employments
- Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2028
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1996