Dorian Kern
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
- Article: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2024;36(3):e14744
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:23104
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2023;34:100693
- Article: JMIR DERMATOLOGY. 2023;6:e42360
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2022;22(1):701
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2022;6(7):e32950
All other publications
- Review: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2023;52(6):565-584
- Letter: JAMA DERMATOLOGY. 2022;158(11):1325-1327
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2022
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022
Grants
- Early onset PsoriasisEdvard 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 psoriasisStiftelsen Psoriasisfonden1 December 2023 - 31 December 2026
- Time to intervene - introducing a digital platform for psychological self-care for young people with psoriasisEdvard 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