Mattias Strand

I am a researcher at the Centre for Psychiatry Research and senior psychiatrist at the Transcultural Centre in Stockholm, Sweden.

My main research areas are cultural and social psychiatry, trauma, and eating disorders. I also take great interest in medical humanities.

I am currently involved in the following research projects:

• "Inherited trauma: mental health and intergenerational trauma among Eritrean Swedes in Stockholm" with Meaza Yared Tesfamariam at the Transcultural Centre and professor Gloria Macassa at Högskolan i Gävle
• "International adoption and mental health: understanding and preventing suicide among foreign-born adoptees" with associate professor Tobias Hübinette at Karlstad University and associate professor Clara Iversen at Uppsala University (supported by funding from Forte)
• "Jews in Sweden: Mental health, transgenerational trauma, and cultural competence in healthcare" with Mirjam Katzin at Uppsala University
• "The history of transcultural psychiatry in Sweden"
• "Patient-controlled admissions for individuals with severe mental health disorders" – Emelie Allenius' PhD project to which I contribute as co-supervisor alongside Sigrid Salomonsson, Alexander Rozental, Lena Flyckt and Pernilla Omerov (supported by funding from the Swedish Research Council)
• "Strengthening emergency response for societal crises – appraisal of intercultural health communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic" with Sofie Bäärnhielm in collaboration with Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil and Önver Cetrez at Uppsala University (supported by funding from the Swedish Research Council)

Supervision to doctoral degree

• Emelie Allenius, Patient-controlled admissions for patients with severe mental health disorders, 2021-