Lisa Dinkler

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About me

I am an assistant professor in psychiatric epidemiology at the Centre for Eating Disorders Innovation (CEDI) with primary research interest in eating disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders. My current research is mainly focused on avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

Using epidemiological and twin designs as well as genome-wide association studies, I am trying to understand the genetic and environmental causes of ARFID, its comorbidities (e.g., with autism, ADHD, and anxiety), and its course over time.

My research is currently supported by
- Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning (SSMF): Postdoctoral Grant
- Söderström-Königska Foundation, Swedish Society of Medicine (SLS)
- Hjärnfonden
- Fonden för Psykisk Hälsa
- Erik and Edith Fernström Foundation for Medical Research
- Fredrik och Ingrid Thurings Stiftelse

Awards

- Presenter in Top Newcomers Session, XXIXth EDRS Meeting, 2023
- Top-scoring Paper Abstract, AED ICED Meeting, 2022
- Presenter in Top Abstracts Session, XXVth EDRS Meeting, 2019
- IRIS stipend for progressive women, 2018
- Best poster award, ACE Centre 2nd International Conference, 2017

Education

PhD in Medical Science (2020), Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
MSc in Psychology (2014), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
BSc in Psychology (2012), Friedrich Schiller-University Jena, Germany

Research

Here are some articles and media featuring my research:

- Webinar “Understanding ARFID and its genetic and environmental causes” for F.E.A.S.T. (patient organization for eating disorders). [1]
- Article “ARFID: study shows genetics are a major factor in this condition” for The Conversation. [2]
- Podcast episode about ARFID and my research in Ätstörningspodden (in Swedish). [3]
- Blog article "11 things we now know about ARFID” for Gillberg’s Blog. [4]
- Podcast Episode about ARFID and my research in Puls på Vård o Vetenskap (in Swedish). [5]
- Virtual Journal Club CAMHS around the Campfire on “Autism and Eating Disorders” organized by ACAMH. [6]
- Profile about my PhD research. [7]
- Blog article "What have twin studies taught us about ESSENCE conditions?” for Gillberg’s Blog. [8]
- Video Abstract for ACAMH and Podcast Episode in Psychiatry Paper Chat about a study on anorexia nervosa and autism (published in JCPP). [9, 10]
- Video Abstract for ACAMH about our co-twin control study of maltreatment-associated neurodevelopmental disorders (published in JCPP). [11]

You can find my PhD thesis here: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/66196

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcFfPPRM8Pk
[2] https://theconversation.com/arfid-genetics-a-major-factor-in-this-little-known-eating-disorder-new-research-197324
[3] https://shows.acast.com/atstorningspodden/episodes/arfid-den-okanda-diagnosen
[4] https://tinyurl.com/6732hswd
[5] https://tinyurl.com/h2nydzt3
[6] https://tinyurl.com/ye24by87
[7] https://bit.ly/3lC476F
[8] https://www.gu.se/en/gnc/what-have-twin-studies-taught-us-about-essence-conditions
[9] https://bit.ly/3dXG8HD
[10] http://bit.ly/31wa770
[11] https://bit.ly/38szZlN

Articles

Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2024;113(11):2414-2422
Challenges of parenting children born before 24 weeks of gestation
Pivodic A; Hansson M; Loqvist C; Savman K; Elfvin A; Jacobson L; Dinkler L; Hallberg B; Ley D; Morsing E; Lundgren P; Gyllen J; Pfeiffer-Mosesson C; Hellstrom A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2024;57(11):2143-2155
Assessing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Symptoms Using the Nine Item ARFID Screen in >9000 Swedish Adults With and Without Eating Disorders
Presseller EK; Cooper GE; Thornton LM; Birgegard A; Abbaspour A; Bulik CM; Forsen Mantilla E; Dinkler L
Article: EUROPEAN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2024;:3481-3493
Mental and physical health in children of women with a history of anorexia nervosa
Dobrescu SR; Dinkler L; Gillberg C; Gillberg C; Rastam M; Wentz E
Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2023;23(1):863
ARFID Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): study protocol
Bulik CM; Micali N; Macdermod CM; Qi B; Munn-Chernoff MA; Thornton LM; White J; Dinkler L; Pisetsky EM; Johnson J; Devine KR; Ortiz SN; Silverman AE; Berthold N; Dumain A; Guintivano J; Halvorsen M; Crowley JJ
Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s62
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES OF CHILD-HOOD FUSSY EATING AND AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER (ARFID)
Dinkler L; Abdulkadir M; Herle M; Mulder R; Harris H; Jansen P; Qi B; Munn-Chernoff M; Thornton L; Pisetsky E; Johnson J; Halvorsen M; Crowley J; Micali N; Bulik C
Journal article: 2023
Etiology of the broad avoidant restrictive food intake disorder phenotype in Swedish twins aged 6 to 12 years
L D; ML W; P L; S L; H L; N M; MJ T; CM B
Article: EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW. 2023;31(3):433-442
Self-reported expertise and confidence in diagnosing and treating avoidant restrictive food intake disorder among Swedish clinicians
Dinkler L; Hedlund E; Bulik CM
Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2023;80(3):260-269
Etiology of the Broad Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Phenotype in Swedish Twins Aged 6 to 12 Years
Dinkler L; Wronski M-L; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Micali N; Taylor MJ; Bulik CM
Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:e11
HERITABILITY OF THE AVOIDANT/RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER (ARFID) PHENOTYPE IN 6- TO-12-YEAR-OLD SWEDISH TWINS
Dinkler L; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Micali N; Taylor M; Bulik C
Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:e200
T58. ASSOCIATION OF AUTISM DIAGNOSIS AND POLYGENIC SCORES WITH EATING DISORDER SEVERITY
Zhang R; Birgegard A; Fundin B; Landen M; Thornton L; Bulik C; Dinkler L
Article: EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW. 2022;30(5):442-458
Association of autism diagnosis and polygenic scores with eating disorder severity
Zhang R; Birgegard A; Fundin B; Landen M; Thornton LM; Bulik CM; Dinkler L
Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2022;2(3):e12094
Early neurodevelopmental problems and risk for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in 4-7-year-old children: A Japanese birth cohort study
Dinkler L; Yasumitsu-Lovell K; Eitoku M; Fujieda M; Suganuma N; Hatakenaka Y; Hadjikhani N; Bryant-Waugh R; Rastam M; Gillberg C
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2022;150:227-230
Validity of eating disorder diagnoses in the Swedish national patient register
Birgegard A; Mantilla EF; Dinkler L; Hedlund E; Savva A; Larsson H; Bulik CM
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS. 2022;111(4):820-824
Paediatric Acute onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Exploratory study finds no evidence of HLA class II association but high rate of autoimmunity in first-degree relatives
Fernell E; Sundin M; Fasth A; Dinkler L; Galazka M; Gillberg C; Johnson M
Article: JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2022;10(1):4
Effects of autism on 30-year outcome of anorexia nervosa
Nielsen S; Dobrescu SR; Dinkler L; Gillberg C; Gillberg C; Rastam M; Wentz E
Article: APPETITE. 2022;168:105735
Development of a parent-reported screening tool for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): Initial validation and prevalence in 4-7-year-old Japanese children
Dinkler L; Yasumitsu-Lovell K; Eitoku M; Fujieda M; Suganuma N; Hatakenaka Y; Hadjikhani N; Bryant-Waugh R; Rastam M; Gillberg C
Article: EUROPEAN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2021;30(12):1907-1915
Thirty years after anorexia nervosa onset, serum neurofilament light chain protein concentration indicates neuronal injury
Wentz E; Dobrescu SR; Dinkler L; Gillberg C; Gillberg C; Blennow K; Rastam M; Zetterberg H
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2021;22(10):800-804
No neurochemical evidence of neuronal injury or glial activation in children with Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. An explorative pilot study
Johnson M; Fernell E; Gillberg C; Fasth A; Dinkler L; Blennow K; Zetterberg H
Article: DYSLEXIA. 2021;27(3):277-293
The co-occurrence of neurodevelopmental problems in dyslexia
Brimo K; Dinkler L; Gillberg C; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Johnels JA
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2021;51(5):750-760
Association of etiological factors across the extreme end and continuous variation in disordered eating in female Swedish twins
Dinkler L; Taylor MJ; Rastam M; Hadjikhani N; Bulik CM; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Lundstrom S
Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;62(3):316-326
Anorexia nervosa and autism: a prospective twin cohort study
Dinkler L; Taylor MJ; Rastam M; Hadjikhani N; Bulik CM; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Lundstrom S
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2021;280(Pt A):450-456
Mania symptoms in a Swedish longitudinal population study: The roles of childhood trauma and neurodevelopmental disorders
Gajwani R; Dinkler L; Lundstrom S; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Minnis H
Article: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2021;9:780680
Feeding Problems Including Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Multiethnic Population
Nygren G; Linnsand P; Hermansson J; Dinkler L; Johansson M; Gillberg C
Article: THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. SUPPLEMENT. 2020;216(2):97-104
Anorexia nervosa: 30-year outcome
Dobrescu SR; Dinkler L; Gillberg C; Rastam M; Gillberg C; Wentz E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2019;52(6):691-700
Visual scanning during emotion recognition in long-term recovered anorexia nervosa: An eye-tracking study
Dinkler L; Dobrescu SR; Rastam M; Gillberg IC; Gillberg C; Wentz E; Hadjikhani N
Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2017;58(6):691-701
Maltreatment-associated neurodevelopmental disorders: a co-twin control analysis.
Dinkler L; Lundström S; Gajwani R; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Minnis H
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All other publications

Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
Assessing avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder symptoms using the Nine Item ARFID Screen in >9,000 Swedish adults with and without eating disorders
Presseller EK; Cooper GE; Thornton LM; Birgegård A; Abbaspour A; Bulik CM; Mantilla EF; Dinkler L
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIV
Co-existing mental and somatic conditions in Swedish children with the avoidant restrictive food intake disorder phenotype.
Wronski M-L; Kuja-Halkola R; Hedlund E; Martini MI; Lichtenstein P; Lundström S; Larsson H; Taylor MJ; Micali N; Bulik CM; Dinkler L
Preprint: RES SQ. 2023;RES SQ
Arfid Genes and Environment (ARFID-GEN): Study Protocol.
Bulik CM; Micali N; MacDermod CM; Qi B; Munn-Chernoff MA; Thornton LM; White J; Dinkler L; Pisetsky EM; Johnson J; Devine KR; Ortiz SN; Silverman AE; Berthold N; Dumain A; Guintivano J; Halvorsen M; James J
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
Mental and physical health in children of women with a history of anorexia nervosa
Dobrescu SR; Dinkler L; Gillberg C; Gillberg C; Råstam M; Wentz E
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
Genetic and environmental etiology of the broad avoidant restrictive food intake disorder phenotype in 6- to-12-year-old Swedish twins
Dinkler L; Lichtenstein P; Lundström S; Larsson H; Micali N; Taylor M; Bulik C
Review: JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2022;10(1):53
How genetic analysis may contribute to the understanding of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
Kennedy HL; Dinkler L; Kennedy MA; Bulik CM; Jordan J
Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2022;52(6):357
Heritability of the Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Phenotype in 6-to-12-Year-Old Swedish Twins
Dinkler L; Lichtenstein P; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Micali N; Taylor M; Bulik C
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
Early neurodevelopmental problems and risk for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in the general child population: a Japanese birth cohort study
Dinkler L; Yasumitsu-Lovell K; Eitoku M; Fujieda M; Suganuma N; Hatakenaka Y; Hadjikhani N; Bryant-Waugh R; Råstam M; Gillberg C
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;34(6):532-542
Assessment of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, pica and rumination disorder: interview and questionnaire measures
Dinkler L; Bryant-Waugh R
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
Development of a parent-reported screening tool for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): Initial validation and prevalence in 4-7-year-old Japanese children
Dinkler L; Yasumitsu-Lovell K; Eitoku M; Fujieda M; Suganuma N; Hatakenaka Y; Hadjikhani N; Bryant-Waugh R; Råstam M; Gillberg C
Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):504
Association of genetic risk factors for eating disorders and eating disorder traits: evidence for a dimensional model of eating disorders from a Swedish twin sample
Dinkler L; Taylor M; Hadjikhani N; Rastam M; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Lundstrom S
Conference publication: EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY. 2018;12:83
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - A Double Jeopardy for Juvenile Mania?
Gajwani R; Dinkler L; Lundstrom S; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Minnis H
Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2016;46(6):779-780
Maltreatment-associated neurodevelopmental problems: environment and genetics
Dinkler L; Lundstrom S; Gajwani R; Lichtenstein P; Gillberg C; Minnis H

Grants

3/3 Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative 2 (EDGI2)
National Institute of Mental Health
6 May 2024 - 28 February 2029
Creating clarity from chaos: A multi-method approach to elucidating the etiology of ARFID
Swedish Society for Medical Research
1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026
ARFID in adolescence: genetic etiology and relation to other eating disorders
Swedish Brain Foundation
1 July 2023 - 31 December 2025
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: ARFID InitiativE Sweden (ARIES)
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 November 2022 - 30 September 2026

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