Magnus Helgesson
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: magnus.helgesson@ki.se
Visiting address: Avd försäkringsmedicin, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Fm Mittendorfer-Rutz, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Division of Insurance Medicine at CNS
- Mental health and social integration (Mente) – Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz's research group
About me
- I have a PhD in medical science and a bachelor's degree in economics.
Currently I am as a post-doctoral research fellow working in a
multidisciplinary research groups called Mente, headed by Ellenor
Mittendorfer-Rutz, at the division of insurance medicine. I defended my
thesis entitled “Unemployment and sick leave at a young age and
associations with future health and work” in March 2015. The thesis dealt
with the relationship between periods of long-term unemployment and long-term
sickness and subsequent labour market marginalisation and mortality.
Research
- From February 1, 2019, I am the principal investigater for a four-year
AFA-funded project, "Hyperactivity disorders among young adults in the
private sector - how does diagnosis and medication affect later employment
and sickness absence?" Hyperactivity disorders such as ADHD have increased
sharply among young adults and the overall aim of the project is to
investigate how work engagement and sick leave have changed over time among
young adults (19-29 years) diagnosed with ADHD. An important sub study will
investigate whether work engagement is affected by ADHD medication?
Since July 1, 2020, I am the project manager for a project funded by AFA that
investigates work attachment among people with depression, anxiety and
stress-related illnesses and the role psychological treatment and drug
treatment play in the possibility of being able to work.
In addition, I am involved in several projects that are related to labour
market marginalisation, i.e. difficulties in getting and keeping a job, both
among immigrants and people with mental illness. Depression, anxiety and
stress disorders are common among immigrants and can create a vulnerable
situation on the labor market that can lead to periods of sick leave and
often sickness benefits (early retirement). I am part of REMAIN, which is a
collaboration between researchers in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and
Austria and which investigates young immigrants. I am also involved in a
Forte-funded program at Uppsala University with Magnus Svartengren as
principal investigator, which investigates work attachment and health among
immigrants of working age.
In addition to this, I have several projects at the Department of Public
Health and Health Sciences at Uppsala University, including a project where
we examine work attachment among young people diagnosed with
obsessive-compulsive disorder and one that is a ten-year follow-up of an
intervention for long-term sick leave (Vitalis).
Articles
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2025;379:822-834Stutaite G; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M; Kautzky A; Finnes A; Gemes K
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2025;60(6):1421-1435Amin R; Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2025;:1-10Helgesson M; Gustafsson K; Leineweber C
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):3558Berglund E; Anderzen I; Helgesson M; Lytsy P; Andersen A
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2024;24(1):623Helgesson M; Pettersson E; Lindsater E; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Cullen AE
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2024;81(3):136-141Tondel M; Nordquist T; Helgesson M; Svartengren M
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(3):e242859Taipale H; Bergstrom J; Gemes K; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(1):148-158Chen L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Bjorkenstam E; Rahman S; Gustafsson K; Kjeldgard L; Ekselius L; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Helgesson M
- Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2023;23:101444Helgesson M; Kjeldgard L; Bjorkenstam E; Rahman S; Gustafsson K; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;45(3):593-603Yang L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Amin R; Helgesson M
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2023;23(1):543Helgesson M; Gustafsson K; Leineweber C
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2023;14:1152286Gemes K; Taipale H; Bjorkenstam E; Rahman S; Gustafsson K; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33(2):272-278Amin R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Bjorkenstam E; Virtanen M; Helgesson M; Gustafsson N; Rahman S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33(2):264-271Bjoerkenstam E; Helgesson M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2023;53(4):1224-1232Helgesson M; Bjorkenstam E; Rahman S; Gustafsson K; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2023;9(2):e40Cullen AE; Lindsater E; Rahman S; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33(1):106-113Kirchner S; Amin R; Niederkrotenthaler T; Cullen AE; Gemes K; Helgesson M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;20(1):663Helgesson M; Brendler-Lindqvist M; Johansson B; Nordquist T; Tondel M; Svartengren M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(12):e0279096Stratmann M; Bjorkenstam E; Dorner TE; Chen L; Helgesson M; Cullen AE; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2022;48(8):632-640Brendler-Lindqvist M; Tondel M; Helgesson M; Nordqvist T; Svartengren M
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;63(4):277-282Virtanen M; Lallukka T; Alexanderson K; Helgesson M; Heikkila K; Ervasti J; Pentti J; Vahtera J; Kivimaki M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(12):7254Gemes K; Bjorkenstam E; Rahman S; Gustafsson K; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(5):e054351Helgesson M; Bjorkenstam E; Filatova S; Rahman SG; Cullen A; Dorner T; Gemes K; Amin R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;57(5):1097-1106Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Gustafsson K; Virtanen M; Hanson LLM; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2022;52(7):1365-1375Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Norredam M; Sijbrandij M; de Montgomery CJ; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS. 2022;26(5):723-734Chen L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Bjorkenstam E; Rahman S; Gustafsson K; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Helgesson M
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2021;294:831-837Taipale H; Niederkrotenthaler T; Tanskanen A; Cullen AE; Helgesson M; Berg L; Sijbrandij M; Klimek P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2021;30:e67Helgesson M; Rahman S; Bjorkenstam E; Gustafsson K; Amin R; Taipale H; Tanskanen A; Ekselius L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- 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: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31(4):809-815Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Gustafsson K; Virtanen M; Hanson LLM; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2021;15:100893Aronsson G; Marklund S; Leineweber C; Helgesson M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(17):8937Dorner TE; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M; Lallukka T; Ervasti J; Pazarlis K; Ropponen A; Svedberg P; Wang M; Rahman S
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2021;75(8):721-728Helgesson M; Rahman S; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer Rutz E
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;9:681971Helgesson M; Marklund S; Gustafsson K; Aronsson G; Leineweber C
- 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: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2021;63(6):514-520Helgesson M; Gustafsson K; Marklund S; Aronsson G; Leineweber C
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;56(6):1025-1034Di Thiene D; Helgesson M; Rahman S; Alexanderson K; Tiihonen J; La Torre G; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;56(3):463-474Taipale H; Niederkrotenthaler T; Helgesson M; Sijbrandij M; Berg L; Tanskanen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;56(2):237-246Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- 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: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30(6):1169-1175Amin R; Rahman S; Dorner TE; Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Norredam ML; Sijbrandij M; Sever CA; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2020;217(6):679-685Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Amin R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2020;77(11):782-789Leineweber C; Marklund S; Gustafsson K; Helgesson M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(20):E7427-7427Helgesson M; Marklund S; Gustafsson K; Aronsson G; Leineweber C
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;55(8):1061-1071Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Amin R; Lange T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;270:189-197Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Norredam M; Sijbrandij M; de Montgomery CJ; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;55(6):697-704Niederkrotenthaler T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Saboonchi F; Helgesson M
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;270:188Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Norredam M; Sijbrandij M; de Montgomery CJ; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(7):E2419-2419Gustafsson K; Marklund S; Leineweber C; Bergstrom G; Aboagye E; Helgesson M
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;266:563-571Bjorkenstam E; Helgesson M; Norredam M; Sijbrandij M; de Montgomery CJ; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(12):e033616Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Rahman SG; Helgesson M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(6):1055-1062Di Thiene D; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Rahman S; Wang M; Alexanderson K; Tiihonen J; La Torre G; Helgesson M
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(11):e030096Marklund S; Gustafsson K; Aronsson G; Leineweber C; Helgesson M
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):16086Bokenberger K; Rahman S; Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Helgesson M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: HELIYON. 2019;5(10):e02554Okenwa-Emegwa L; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M; Tinghog P
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(9):e029836Ropponen A; Rahman SG; Svedberg P; Helgesson M; Dorner TE; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(3):524-530Rahman S; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Dorner TE; Pazarlis K; Ropponen A; Svedberg P; Wang M; Helgesson M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(3):531-540Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Rahman S; Helgesson M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2019;73(5):407-415Helgesson M; Wang M; Niederkrotenthaler T; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;47(3):281-292Wang M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Dorner TE; Pazarlis KA; Ropponen A; Svedberg P; Helgesson M
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2019;49(6):1015-1024Perez-Vigil A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M; Fernandez de la Cruz L; Mataix-Cols D
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(3):e026972Helgesson M; Johansson B; Nordquist T; Vingard E; Svartengren M
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;18(1):1228Helgesson M; Tinghog P; Wang M; Rahman S; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):11811Dorner TE; Helgesson M; Nilsson K; Pazarlis KA; Ropponen A; Svedberg P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(3):445-451Di Thiene D; Rahman S; Helgesson M; Wang M; Alexanderson K; Tiihonen J; La Torre G; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(2):253-258Niederkrotenthaler T; Helgesson M; Rahman S; Wang M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2017;17(1):393Wang M; Helgesson M; Rahman S; Niederkrotenthaler T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;17(1):931Di Thiene D; Helgesson M; Alexanderson K; La Torre G; Tiihonen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;17(1):593Helgesson M; Tinghog P; Niederkrotenthaler T; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;52(5):549-558Niederkrotenthaler T; Wang M; Helgesson M; Wilcox H; Gould M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(3):e014431Werlen L; Helgesson M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;16:51Helgesson M; Johansson B; Wernroth L; Vingård E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;25(4):688-692Helgesson M; Johansson B; Nordqvist T; Lundberg I; Vingård E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(4):606-610Helgesson M; Johansson B; Nordqvist T; Lundberg I; Vingård E
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:845Johansson B; Helgesson M; Lundberg I; Nordquist T; Leijon O; Lindberg P; Vingard E
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