Erik Pettersson
About me
- I am an associate professor in epidemiology.
Education:
BA Psychology, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic
University (2004)
MA Psychology, College of William and Mary (2006)
PhD Psychology, University of Virginia (2012)
Current research grants (as PI):
Swedish Research Council
FORTE
Research
I study why individuals who receive one psychiatric diagnosis are more likely to receive all other psychiatric diagnoses (i.e., comorbidity). One hypothesis is that it might be beneficial to measure this comorbidity via a so-called general factor of psychopathology, which would allow for measuring both general as well as specific mental health problems. I also investigate the intergenerational transmission of mental health problems. To address these issues, we apply multivariate behavior genetic and quasi-causal methods to the Swedish population-based health registers and the Swedish Twin Register.
Current doctoral students:
Mengping Zhou (supervisor)Zhenxin Liao (supervisor)
Astrid Moell (co-supervisor)
Selected publications:
Opportunities of measuring hierarchical models of psychopathology
Pettersson, E
JCPP Advances
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38054064/
Associations Between General and Specific Psychopathology Factors and 10-Year Clinically Relevant Outcomes in Adult Swedish Twins and Siblings.
Pettersson E, Larsson H, D'Onofrio BM, Lichtenstein P.
JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 May 10:e231162.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37163290/
The general factor of psychopathology: a comparison with the general factor of intelligence with respect to magnitude and predictive validity.
Pettersson E, Larsson H, D'Onofrio BM, Bölte S, Lichtenstein P
World Psychiatry 2020 Jun- 19(2):206-213
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32394574/
Common psychiatric disorders share the same genetic origin: a multivariate sibling study of the Swedish population.
Pettersson E, Larsson H, Lichtenstein P
Mol Psychiatry 2016 May - 21(5):717-21
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26303662/
Teaching
- 2013-2020 Course director "Introduction to Behavior Genetics" (4, 5HP) at clinical psychology program at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2017-2020 Coordinator (considered equal in responsibility to a course director) at Medical degree program at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2012 Course director "Personality and Psychopathology" at the University of Virginia
Articles
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2024;65(10):1355-1368
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2024;29(10):2921-2928
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2024;25(8):104502
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2024;181(8):761-773
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2024;181(7):651-657
- Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;67:s221-s222
- Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;67:s76
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2024;25(4):58
- Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2023;3(4):e12187
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(12):e2348439
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2023;80(7):728-737
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2023;53(4):1510-1517
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2023;21(1):9
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(12):1513-1522
- Article: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2022;34(5):1781-1802
- Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2022;30(11):9461-9469
- Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2022;30(2):1315-1322
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2022;1:100769
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(8):e0273116
- Article: ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. 2021;28(12):7196-7205
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. 2021;69(2):272-279
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;62(7):834-841
- Article: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2021;9(3):524-532
- Article: THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. SUPPLEMENT. 2021;218(1):35-42
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;61(12):1309-1316
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2020;293:113384
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2020;25(8):1809-1821
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2020;88(2):169-184
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2020;61(7):798-806
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2020;25(7):1430-1446
- Article: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2020;19(2):206-213
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2020;50(6):2188-2200
- Article: JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;129(4):364-375
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(10):1713-1721
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(7):1218-1226
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(5):536-543
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(7):1166-1173
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(4):399-408
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2019;51(3):431-444
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2019;9(1):14
- Journal article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(7):1218-1226
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2018;59(9):957-965
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2018;57(6):372-383
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2018;50(5):668-681
- Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2018;1:163
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2017;47(8):2621-2627
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, PART B: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(7):958-970
- Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, PART B: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(7):i
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2016;21(5):717-721
- Article: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2016;46(2):170-182
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, PART B: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(2):153-159
- Article: EUROPEAN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2015;24(9):1049-1059
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2015;72(7):642-650
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2015;56(4):453-459
- Article: MULTIVARIATE BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH. 2014;49(4):372-389
- Article: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2014;44(4):295-313
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. 2014;26(2):433-446
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2014;44(6):1293-1302
- Journal article: ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;65:515-540
- Article: MOLECULAR AUTISM. 2014;5(1):55
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2013;54(12):1356-1365
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2013;105(2):285-300
- Article: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY. 2013;47(1):57-69
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY. 2012;26(3):292-302
- Article: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY. 2010;44(4):407-420
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All other publications
- Editorial comment: JCPP ADVANCES. 2022;2(4):e12122
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2022;52(6):351
- Editorial comment: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2021;20(1):68-69
- Conference publication: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2021;30(SUPPL 1):S69-S70
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2021;51(6):698
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2020
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020
- Conference publication: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2020;29(SUPPL 1):S122
- Letter: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2019;76(7):767-768
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):509
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):523
- Corrigendum: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(2):351
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2018;48(6):472-473
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):683-684
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):655
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):658-659
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):658
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):646
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2016;46(6):800-801
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):679
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):646-647
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):682
- Review: ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;65:515-540
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2014;44(6):677
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2013;43(6):536
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2021 - 30 November 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021