Dorian Kern | Karolinska Institutet

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About me

Dorian Kern, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with a focus on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the development of digital interventions for chronic somatic conditions. He received his doctorate from Karolinska Institutet in 2024 with the dissertation "Psychological self-care in chronic conditions: development of digital interventions for type 1 diabetes and atopic dermatitis". Dorian has clinical experience in CBT treatment for a range of somatic diseases. He has also been involved in several published and ongoing clinical studies investigating internet-based CBT for atopic dermatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, atrial fibrillation, gambling addiction, alcohol abuse, among others.

Research

Medical psychology, behaviour medicine, digital interventions.

Teaching

Has been an examining teacher on the psychology program and the medical program +120 hours and also has a lecture on atopic dermatitis in the behavioral medicine course module on the psychology program.

Articles

Article: JAMA DERMATOLOGY. 2024
Self-Guided vs Clinician-Guided Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Kern D; Ljótsson B; Lönndahl L; Hedman-Lagerlöf E; Molander O; Liliequist B; Bradley M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
Article: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2024;36(3):e14744
Ashtangayoga for irritable bowel syndrome in a primary care setting: A feasibility study
Kern D; Lindfors E; Laler L; Lindfors A; Ljotsson B; Lindfors P
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:23104
[CBT administered via the internet].
Kraepelien M; Lindefors N; Hentati A; Kern D; Forsell E; Kaldo V; Ljótsson B
Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2023;34:100693
Transforming guided internet interventions into simplified and self-guided digital tools - Experiences from three recent projects
Kraepelien M; Hentati A; Kern D; Sundstrom C; Jernelov S; Lindefors N
Article: JMIR DERMATOLOGY. 2023;6:e42360
A Digital Self-help Intervention for Atopic Dermatitis: Analysis of Secondary Outcomes From a Feasibility Study.
Kern D; Ljótsson B; Lönndahl L; Hedman-Lagerlöf E; Bradley M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(2):e068908
Brief self-guided digital intervention versus a comprehensive therapist-guided online cognitive behavioural therapy for atopic dermatitis: a trial protocol for a randomised non-inferiority trial
Kern D; Ljotsson B; Lonndahl L; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Bradley M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2022;22(1):701
The 14-item short health anxiety inventory (SHAI-14) used as a screening tool: appropriate interpretation and diagnostic accuracy of the Swedish version
Osterman S; Axelsson E; Lindefors N; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Hedman-Lagerlof M; Kern D; Svanborg C; Ivanov VZ
Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2022;6(7):e32950
Online Guided Self-help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Exposure to Anxiety and Problem Solving in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Case Study
Kern D; Ljotsson B; Bonnert M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M

All other publications

Thesis / dissertation: 2024
Psychological self-care in chronic conditions : development of digital interventions in type 1 diabetes and atopic dermatitis
Kern, Dorian
Review: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2023;52(6):565-584
Psychological treatments for irritable bowel syndrome: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Axelsson E; Kern D; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Lindfors P; Palmgren J; Hesser H; Andersson E; Johansson R; Olen O; Bonnert M; Lalouni M; Ljotsson B
Letter: JAMA DERMATOLOGY. 2022;158(11):1325-1327
Optimized User Experience, Efficiency, and Resource Use in Online Self-Management of Atopic Dermatitis
Kern D; Ljotsson B; Lonndahl L; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Bradley M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2022
A Digital Self-help Intervention for Atopic Dermatitis: Analysis of Secondary Outcomes From a Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Kern D; Ljótsson B; Lönndahl L; Hedman-Lagerlöf E; Bradley M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022
The 14-Item Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) Used as a Screening Tool Appropriate Interpretation and Diagnostic Accuracy
Österman S; Axelsson E; Lindefors N; Hedman-Lagerlöf E; Hedman-Lagerlöf M; Kern D; Svanborg C; Ivanov VZ
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021
Online Guided Self-help Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Exposure to Anxiety and Problem Solving in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Case Study (Preprint)
Kern D; Ljótsson B; Bonnert M; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M

Grants

Early onset Psoriasis
Edvard Welanders Stiftelse och Finsenstiftelsen (Hudfonden)
30 June 2024 - 31 December 2025
Time to intervene - introducing a digital platform for psychological self-care for young people with psoriasis
Stiftelsen Psoriasisfonden
1 December 2023 - 31 December 2026
Time to intervene - introducing a digital platform for psychological self-care for young people with psoriasis
Edvard Welanders Stiftelse and Finsenstiftelsen (Hudfonden)
19 June 2023 - 31 December 2025

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Degree Of Master Of Science In Psychology, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
Degree Of Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2016

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