Marjan Vaez

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About me

Associate Professor in Public Health and member of the research group MENTE
"Mental health and social integration" at the Division of Insurance Medicine,
Karolinska Institutet

Research

Main research interest in the fields of public health with focus on
epidemiological studies of mental health as of well as diagnosis-specific
sickness absence, disability pension and work capacity.

Articles

Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2023;23(1):296
Trends in intentional and unintentional poisonings among older adults-A national register-based study in Sweden
Moeller J; Lindholm E; Fredlund P; Vaez M; Liang Y; Laflamme L
Article: ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH. 2023;27(2):401-414
Utilization of psychiatric services prior to suicide- a retrospective comparison of users with and without previous suicide attempts.
Probert-Lindström S; Vaez M; Fröding E; Ehnvall A; Sellin T; Ambrus L; Bergqvist E; Palmqvist-Öberg N; Waern M; Westrin Å
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022;22(1):664
Health care utilisation two years prior to suicide in Sweden: a retrospective explorative study based on medical records
Bergqvist E; Probert-Lindstrom S; Froding E; Palmqvist-Oberg N; Ehnvall A; Sunnqvist C; Sellin T; Vaez M; Waern M; Westrin A
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;57(2):255-266
Health-related quality of life in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study
Solberg O; Sengoelge M; Johnson-Singh CM; Vaez M; Eriksson A-K; Saboonchi F
Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(1):e0262889
Prevention of suicidal behavior in older people: A systematic review of reviews
Laflamme L; Vaez M; Lundin K; Sengoelge M
Article: STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 2021;46(12):2556-2567
Early work-environmental indicators of bullying in an academic setting: a longitudinal study of staff in a medical university
Bjorklund C; Vaez M; Jensen I
Article: BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;9(1):173
Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15-18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden
Winzer R; Vaez M; Lindberg L; Sorjonen K
Article: SAGE OPEN. 2021;11(3):21582440211031555
Exposure to Violence Among Syrian Refugee Women Preflight and During Flight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Sweden
Okenwa-Emegwa L; Tinghog P; Vaez M; Saboonchi F
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;49(3):268-276
Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden
Lovestad S; Vaez M; Love J; Hensing G; Krantz G
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH. 2020;130:109914
Asylum-seekers' psychosocial situation: A diathesis for post-migratory stress and mental health disorders?
Solberg O; Vaez M; Johnson-Singh CM; Saboonchi F
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;48(2):144-154
A follow-up of the introduction of a maximum entitlement period for receiving sickness benefits in Sweden: A nationwide register-based study
Vaez M; Leijon O; Wikman A; Nord T; Lidwall U; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Gonas L
Article: CONFLICT AND HEALTH. 2020;14(1):67
Children at risk: A nation-wide, cross-sectional study examining post-traumatic stress symptoms in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden between 2014 and 2018
Solberg O; Nissen A; Vaez M; Cauley P; Eriksson A-K; Saboonchi F
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(12):e033616
Sociodemographic, labour market marginalisation and medical characteristics as risk factors for reinfarction and mortality within 1 year after a first acute myocardial infarction: a register-based cohort study of a working age population in Sweden
Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Rahman SG; Helgesson M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):16086
Work disability patterns before and after incident acute myocardial infarction and subsequent risk of common mental disorders: A Swedish cohort study
Bokenberger K; Rahman S; Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Helgesson M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH. 2019;125:109814
Identifying subgroups of refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden based on multiple trauma exposures: A latent class analysis of trauma history and mental health outcomes
Sengoelge M; Johnson-Singh CM; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Vaez M; Saboonchi F
Article: BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 2019;19(1):28
Social support attenuates the link between torture exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among male and female Syrian refugees in Sweden
Gottvall M; Vaez M; Saboonchi F
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29(3):531-540
Risk factors for subsequent work disability in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Rahman S; Helgesson M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;47(3):348-356
Gender segregation of occupations and sustainable employment: A prospective population-based cohort study
Gonas L; Wikman A; Vaez M; Alexanderson K; Gustafsson K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;47(3):344-347
Changes in the gender segregation of occupations in Sweden between 2003 and 2011
Gonas L; Wikman A; Vaez M; Alexanderson K; Gustafsson K
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):351
Suicidal ideation and attempts in population-based samples of women: temporal changes between 1989 and 2015
Lovestad S; Love J; Vaez M; Waern M; Hensing G; Krantz G
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2018;32(2):715-724
Sickness absence following breast cancer surgery: a two-year follow-up cohort study
Petersson L-M; Vaez M; Nilsson MI; Saboonchi F; Alexanderson K; Olsson M; Wennman-Larsen A
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2018;39(7):578-585
Synergistic effect between ischaemic heart disease and common mental disorders and the risk of premature exit from the labour market: a nationwide register based study from Sweden
Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Ivert T; Vaez M; Dorner TE
Article: HEART. 2018;104(4):340-348
Trajectories and characteristics of work disability before and after acute myocardial infarction
Wang M; Vaez M; Dorner TE; Tiihonen J; Voss M; Ivert T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(10):E1175-1175
Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)-A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies
Sigvardsdotter E; Nilsson H; Malm A; Tinghog P; Gottvall M; Vaez M; Saboonchi F
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES. 2017;3(3):243-248
Regional differences in coronary revascularization procedures and outcomes: a nationwide 11-year observational study
Vaez M; Dalen M; Friberg O; Nilsson J; Frobert O; Lagerqvist B; Ivert T
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(4):350-356
Predictive validity of the Work Ability Index and its individual items in the general population
Lundin A; Leijon O; Vaez M; Hallgren M; Torgen M
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;17(1):335
Prevalence of intimate partner violence and its association with symptoms of depression; a cross-sectional study based on a female population sample in Sweden
Lovestad S; Love J; Vaez M; Krantz G
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(3):e014264
Ongoing university studies and the risk of suicide: a register-based nationwide cohort study of 5 million young and middle-aged individuals in Sweden, 1993-2011
Lageborn CT; Ljung R; Vaez M; Dahlin M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2017;60(1):121-130
Effects of psychosocial work factors and psychological distress on self-assessed work ability: A 7-year follow-up in a general working population
Leijon O; Balliu N; Lundin A; Vaez M; Kjellberg K; Hemmingsson T
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY. 2015;33(6):603-619
Trajectories of Anxiety Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Proxy for Adjustment from Acute to Transitional Survivorship
Saboonchi F; Petersson L-M; Wennman-Larsen A; Alexanderson K; Vaez M
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2015;45(8):1699-1707
Age-specific suicide mortality following non-fatal self-harm: national cohort study in Sweden
Tidemalm D; Beckman K; Dahlin M; Vaez M; Lichtenstein P; Langstrom N; Runeson B
Article: ONCOLOGY NURSING FORUM. 2015;42(2):145-155
Consistency of Breast and Arm Symptoms During the First Two Years After Breast Cancer Surgery
Wennman-Larsen A; Petersson L-M; Saboonchi F; Alexanderson K; Vaez M
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2015;25(1):52-64
A Prospective Study on Self-Assessed Mental Well-Being and Work Capacity as Determinants of All-Cause Sickness Absence
Bertilsson M; Vaez M; Waern M; Ahlborg GJ; Hensing G
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2015;22(3):304-311
Disability pension after coronary revascularization: a prospective nationwide register-based Swedish cohort study
Zetterstroem K; Vaez M; Alexanderson K; Ivert T; Pehrsson K; Hammar N; Voss M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(8):e0135277
Disability Pension at the Time of Coronary Revascularisation Is Associated with Higher Five-Year Mortality; A Swedish Nationwide, Register-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Zetterstrom K; Voss M; Alexanderson K; Ivert T; Pehrsson K; Hammar N; Vaez M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(1):e0115540
Prevalence of All-Cause and Diagnosis-Specific Disability Pension at the Time of First Coronary Revascularisation: A Population-Based Swedish Cross-Sectional Study
Zetterstrom K; Voss M; Alexanderson K; Ivert T; Pehrsson K; Hammar N; Vaez M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2014;18(6):598-604
Changes in caseness of anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients during the first year following surgery: Patterns of transiency and severity of the distress response
Saboonchi F; Petersson L-M; Wennman-Larsen A; Alexanderson K; Brannstrom R; Vaez M
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2014;49(1):163-171
Work-related violence and its association with self-rated general health among public sector employees in Sweden
Vaez M; Josephson M; Vingard E; Voss M
Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2013;22(12):2755-2762
Adjustment and social support at work early after breast cancer surgery and its associations with sickness absence
Nilsson MI; Petersson L-M; Wennman-Larsen A; Olsson M; Vaez M; Alexanderson K
Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2013;13:259
Self-assessed mental health problems and work capacity as determinants of return to work: a prospective general population-based study of individuals with all-cause sickness absence
Hensing G; Bertilsson M; Ahlborg GJ; Waern M; Vaez M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(7):e40952
Sickness Absence following Coronary Revascularisation. A National Study of Women and Men of Working Age in Sweden 1994-2006
Voss M; Ivert T; Pehrsson K; Hammar N; Alexanderson K; Nilsson T; Vaez M
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;46(4):299-310
Self-reported depression in first-year nursing students in relation to socio-demographic and educational factors: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Sweden
Christensson A; Vaez M; Dickman PW; Runeson B
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;10:343
Change in depressive symptoms over higher education and professional establishment - a longitudinal investigation in a national cohort of Swedish nursing students
Christensson A; Runeson B; Dickman PW; Vaez M
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2010;36(3):283-293
Methods for analysing individual changes in sick-leave diagnoses over time
Hagberg J; Vaez M; Alexanderson K
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2009;10:84
The panorama of future sick-leave diagnoses among young adults initially long-term sickness absent due to neck, shoulder, or back diagnoses. An 11-year prospective cohort study
Vaez M; Hagberg J; Alexanderson K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2009;19(3):343-349
Differences in sickness absence in Sweden and Denmark: the cross national HAKNAK study
Lund T; Christensen KB; Vaez M; Labriola M; Josephson M; Villadsen E; Voss M
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2009;123(5):384-389
Injury incidence, healthcare consumption and avenues for prevention: a household survey on injury in rural Twiserkan, Iran
Rezapur-Shahkolai F; Naghavi M; Vaez M; Shokouhi M; Laflamme L
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2009;48(1):93-98
Predictors of return to work ten months after primary breast cancer surgery
Johnsson A; Fornander T; Rutqvist L-E; Vaez M; Alexanderson K; Olsson M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2008;36(6):564-572
The influence of household work and of having children on sickness absence among publicly employed women in Sweden
Voss M; Josephson M; Stark S; Vaez M; Alexanderson K; Alfredsson L; Vingard E
Article: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY. 2008;36(2):183-195
Experienced stress, psychological symptoms, self-rated health and academic achievement: A longitudinal study of Swedish university students
Vaez M; Laflamme L
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2007;42(5):381-388
Sickness absence and disability pension in a cohort of employees initially on long-term sick leave due to psychiatric disorders in Sweden
Vaez M; Rylander G; Nygren A; Asberg M; Alexanderson K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INJURY CONTROL AND SAFETY PROMOTION. 2007;14(1):5-10
Car crash and injury among young drivers: contribution of social, circumstantial and car attributes.
Laflamme L; Vaez M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2007;35(2):133-139
Sex-specific suicide mortality in the South African urban context: The role of age, race, and geographical location
Burrows S; Vaez M; Laflamme L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INJURY CONTROL AND SAFETY PROMOTION. 2006;13(3):179-186
First car-to-car crashes involving young adult drivers: main patterns and their relation to car and driver characteristics.
Laflamme L; Hasselberg M; Kullgren A; Vaez M
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2006;26(2):167-177
Health-related determinants of perceived quality of life: a comparison between first-year university students and their working peers.
Vaez M; Ponce de Leon A; Laflamme L
Article: ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 2005;37(4):605-611
Impaired driving and motor vehicle crashes among Swedish youth: An investigation into drivers' sociodemographic characteristics
Vaez M; Laflamme L
Article: SAFETY SCIENCE. 2005;43(1):1-10
Car safety and social differences in traffic injuries among young adult drivers: a study of two-car injury-generating crashes in Sweden
Laflamme L; Vaez M; Hasselberg M; Kullgren A
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2005;60(2):287-295
Socioeconomic aspects of the circumstances and consequences of car crashes among young adults
Hasselberg M; Vaez M; Laflamme L
Article: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. 2004;68(2):221-234
Perceived quality of life and self-rated health among first-year university students - A comparison with their working peers
Vaez M; Kristenson M; Laflamme L
Article: RELATIONS INDUSTRIELLES-INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. 2004;59(3):569-584
Abusive events at work among young working adults - Magnitude of the problem and its effect on self-rated health
Vaez M; Ekberg K; Laflamme L
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2004;23(3):193-198
Ratings of health and quality of life by young working people: are there occupational or education-based differences?
Vaez M; Ekberg K; Laflamme L
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2003;57(9):668-672
Bicycle helmet campaigns and head injuries among children. Does poverty matter?
Farley C; Laflamme L; Vaez M
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2003;117(1):3-10
The share of suicide in injury deaths in the South African context: sociodemographic distribution
Burrows S; Vaez M; Butchart A; Laflamme L
Article: JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH. 2003;51(4):156-162
Health behaviors, self-rated health, and quality of life: A study among first-year Swedish university students
Vaez M; Laflamme L
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2002;19(1):71-80
First-year university students' health status and socio-demographic determinants of their self-rated health.
Vaez M; Laflamme L
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Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH. 2020;138:110254
'Asylum-seekers' psychosocial situation: A diathesis for post-migratory stress and mental health disorders? (vol 130, 109914, 2020)
Solberg O; Vaez M; Johnson-Singh CM; Saboonchi F
Review: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2020;93(7):823-838
Interventions for common mental disorders in the occupational health service: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis
Axen I; Bramberg EB; Vaez M; Lundin A; Bergstrom G
Review: PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS. 2016;37:10
Refugee trauma measurement: a review of existing checklists
Sigvardsdotter E; Malm A; Tinghog P; Vaez M; Saboonchi F
Review: TORTURE : QUARTERLY JOURNAL ON REHABILITATION OF TORTURE VICTIMS AND PREVENTIONOF TORTURE. 2016;26(2):41-73
Prevalence of torture and other warrelated traumatic events in forced migrants: A systematic review.
Sigvardsdotter E; Vaez M; Rydholm Hedman A-M; Saboonchi F
Thesis / dissertation: 2004
Health and quality of life during years at university : studies on their development and determinants
Vaez, Marjan

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2004

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