Petter Tinghög

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* 2009 Fil. dr. in Tema Health and Society at Linköping University with
the dissertation "Migration Stress and Mental Ill Health: Post-migration
Factors and Experiences in the Swedish Context."
* 2003 MA International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Stockholm
University.
* 2003 BA Political Science, Stockholm University.

Articles

Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;5(5):e0003987
Housing during the asylum process and its association with healthcare utilization for common mental disorders among refugees in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study
Arwidson CVE; Holmgren J; Gottberg K; Tinghog P
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2025;60(5):1197-1209
Differences in mental health symptoms and treatment by sexual orientation and migration background in a population-based sample
Malm A; Tinghog P; Branstrom R
Article: CANCER. 2025;131(1):e35580
Future sick leave, disability pension, and unemployment among patients with cancer after returning to work: Swedish register-based matched prospective cohort study
Hiyoshi A; Alexanderson K; Tinghoeg P; Cao Y; Fall K; Montgomery S
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):622
(Over)crowded house: exploring asylum seekers' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic while living at accommodation centers in Sweden
Arwidson CVE; Holmgren J; Tinghog P; Eriksson H; Gottberg K
Article: TORTURE : QUARTERLY JOURNAL ON REHABILITATION OF TORTURE VICTIMS AND PREVENTIONOF TORTURE. 2024;34(3):54-63
Acceptability and Preliminary Effects of Intensive Brief Trauma-Focused PTSD Treatment for Refugees.
Tinghög P; Vågbratt L; Jennstål J; Bragesjö M; Möller N
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2023;24(8):1357-1371
Excess costs of multiple sclerosis: a register-based study in Sweden
Murley C; Tinghog P; Teni FS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
Article: CONFLICT AND HEALTH. 2022;16(1):47
Living a frozen life: a qualitative study on asylum seekers' experiences and care practices at accommodation centers in Sweden
Arwidson CVE; Holmgren J; Gottberg K; Tinghog P; Eriksson H
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2021;30:e62
Does country of resettlement influence the risk of suicide in refugees? A case-control study in Sweden and Norway
Amin 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(3):493-498
Iranian and Iraqi torture survivors in Finland and Sweden: findings from two population-based studies
Garoff F; Tinghog P; Suvisaari J; Lilja E; Castaneda AE
Article: PHARMACOECONOMICS. 2021;39(7):835-851
Cost-of-Illness Progression Before and After Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study in Sweden of People Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and a Population-Based Matched Reference Group
Murley C; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E; Karampampa 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: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH. 2021;20(1):131
Trajectories of antidepressant use before and after a suicide attempt among refugees and Swedish-born individuals: a cohort study
Amin R; Rahman S; Helgesson M; Bjorkenstam E; Runeson B; Tinghog P; Mehlum L; Qin P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;56(2):325-338
Healthcare use before and after suicide attempt in refugees and Swedish-born individuals
Amin 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):254-263
Suicide attempt and suicide in refugees in Sweden - a nationwide population-based cohort study
Amin R; Helgesson M; Runeson B; Tinghog P; Mehlum L; Qin P; Holmes EA; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(12):e039228
Types of working-life sequences among people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in Sweden: a nationwide register-based cohort study
Murley C; Tinghog P; Karampampa K; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: CONFLICT AND HEALTH. 2020;14(1):2
The refugee post-migration stress scale (RPMS) - development and validation among refugees from Syria recently resettled in Sweden
Malm A; Tinghog P; Narusyte J; Saboonchi F
Article: HELIYON. 2019;5(10):e02554
Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
Okenwa-Emegwa L; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Helgesson M; Tinghog P
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(7):e024836
Earnings among people with multiple sclerosis compared to references, in total and by educational level and type of occupation: a population-based cohort study at different points in time
Wiberg M; Murley C; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Palmer E; Hillert J; Stenbeck M; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2019;5(2):2055217319858383
Costs of illness progression for different multiple sclerosis phenotypes: a population-based study in Sweden
Gyllensten H; Kavaliunas A; Murley C; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Tinghog P; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2019;5(1):2055217318822134
Cognitive function predicts work disability among multiple sclerosis patients.
Kavaliunas A; Tinghög P; Friberg E; Olsson T; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karrenbauer VD
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;18(1):1228
Trajectories of work disability and unemployment among young adults with common mental disorders
Helgesson M; Tinghog P; Wang M; Rahman S; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2018;4(3):2055217318783352
Costs and quality of life by disability among people with multiple sclerosis: a register-based study in Sweden.
Gyllensten H; Kavaliunas A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Tinghög P; Friberg E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;33(6):591-599
Sexual orientation differences in outpatient psychiatric treatment and antidepressant usage: evidence from a population-based study of siblings
Branstrom R; Hatzenbuehler ML; Tinghog P; Pachankis JE
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(5):e020392
Trajectories of disposable income among people of working ages diagnosed with multiple sclerosis: a nationwide register-based cohort study in Sweden 7 years before to 4 years after diagnosis with a population-based reference group
Murley C; Mogard O; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Karampampa K; Friberg E; Tinghog P
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2018;24(4):520-528
Comparing costs of illness of multiple sclerosis in three different years: A population-based study
Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Friberg E; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2018;19(3):435-446
Costs of illness of multiple sclerosis in Sweden: a population-based register study of people of working age
Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Norlund A; Friberg E; Hillert J; Ernstsson O; Tinghog P
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(12):e018899
Prevalence of mental ill health, traumas and postmigration stress among refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden after 2011: a population-based survey
Tinghog P; Malm A; Arwidson C; Sigvardsdotter E; Lundin A; Saboonchi F
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: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;17(1):593
Labour-market marginalisation after mental disorders among young natives and immigrants living in Sweden
Helgesson M; Tinghog P; Niederkrotenthaler T; Saboonchi F; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2017;71(3):171-179
Discriminant validity of the 12-item version of the general health questionnaire in a Swedish case-control study
Lundin A; Ahs J; Asbring N; Kosidou K; Dal H; Tinghog P; Saboonchi F; Dalman C
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27(1):90-96
Disability pension due to common mental disorders and healthcare use before and after policy changes; a nationwide study
Rahman S; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Alexanderson K; Jokinen J; Tinghog P
Article: MDM POLICY & PRACTICE. 2017;2(1):2381468317692806
The External Validity of Mapping MSIS-29 on EQ-5D Among Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis in Sweden.
Ernstsson O; Tinghög P; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Burström K
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2016;6(11):e012731
How does work disability of patients with MS develop before and after diagnosis? A nationwide cohort study with a reference group
Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2016;367:319-325
Longitudinal changes in sickness absence and disability pension, and associations between disability pension and disease-specific and contextual factors and functioning, in people with multiple sclerosis
Chruzander C; Tinghog P; Ytterberg C; Holmqvist LW; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Johansson S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;44(6):580-586
The joint contribution of diabetes and work disability to premature death during working age: a population-based study in Sweden
Lallukka T; Ervasti J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tinghog P; Kjeldgard L; Pentti J; Virtanen M; Alexanderson K
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;51(7):1047-1054
Prescribed psychiatric medication among multiple sclerosis patients before and after disability pension: a register study with matched controls
Brenner P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Jokinen J; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2016;42(3):209-216
Contribution of comorbid conditions to the association between diabetes and disability pensions: a population-based nationwide cohort study
Ervasti J; Virtanen M; Lallukka T; Pentti J; Kjeldgard L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2016;53(2):421-428
Preventing alcohol problems and improving drinking habits among employees: An evaluation of alcohol education
Tinghog ME; Tinghog P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(1):e0146130
Medical and Social Determinants of Subsequent Labour Market Marginalization in Young Hospitalized Suicide Attempters
Niederkrotenthaler T; Tinghog P; Goldman-Mellor S; Wilcox HC; Gould M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2016;46(2):425-436
Synergistic effect between back pain and common mental disorders and the risk of future disability pension: a nationwide study from Sweden
Dorner TE; Alexanderson K; Svedberg P; Tinghog P; Ropponen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(12):e0145435
Earnings and Financial Compensation from Social Security Systems Correlate Strongly with Disability for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Kavaliunas A; Wiberg M; Tinghog P; Glaser A; Gyllensten H; Alexanderson K; Hillert J
Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2015;15:286
Is disability pension a risk indicator for future need of psychiatric healthcare or suicidal behavior among MS patients- a nationwide register study in Sweden?
Bjorkenstam C; Tinghog P; Brenner P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Hillert J; Jokinen J; Alexanderson K
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2015;21(13):1730-1741
Sources and level of income among individuals with multiple sclerosis compared to the general population: A nationwide population-based study
Wiberg M; Friberg E; Stenbeck M; Alexanderson K; Norlund A; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(10):e0139937
Trajectories of Work-Related Functional Impairment prior to Suicide
Wang M; Bjoerkenstam C; Alexanderson K; Runeson B; Tinghoeg P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: DIABETES CARE. 2015;38(10):1883-1890
Trends of Diagnosis-Specific Work Disability After Newly Diagnosed Diabetes: A 4-Year Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
Virtanen M; Ervasti J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tinghog P; Lallukka T; Kjeldgard L; Pentti J; Alexanderson K
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2015;1:2055217315595638
Heterogeneity of sickness absence and disability pension trajectories among individuals with MS.
Björkenstam C; Alexanderson K; Wiberg M; Hillert J; Tinghög P
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;105(6):e22-e29
Work Disability Before and After Diabetes Diagnosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Register Study in Sweden
Ervasti J; Virtanen M; Pentti J; Lallukka T; Tinghog P; Kjeldgard L; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Alexanderson K
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2015;69(5):467-473
Suicide among first-generation and second-generation immigrants in Sweden: association with labour market marginalisation and morbidity
Di Thiene D; Alexanderson K; Tinghog P; La Torre G; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2014;43(5):1520-1530
Future risk of labour market marginalization in young suicide attempters-a population-based prospective cohort study
Niederkrotenthaler T; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Dahlin M; Wang M; Beckman K; Gould M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e104165
Psychiatric Diagnoses, Medication and Risk for Disability Pension in Multiple Sclerosis Patients; a Population-Based Register Study
Brenner P; Alexanderson K; Bjorkenstam C; Hillert J; Jokinen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tinghog P
Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2014;14:117
Co-morbidities increase the risk of disability pension among MS patients: a population-based nationwide cohort study
Tinghog P; Bjorkenstam C; Carstensen J; Jansson C; Glaser A; Hillert J; Alexanderson K
Article: BMC GENETICS. 2014;15:12
Change in paternal grandmothers' early food supply influenced cardiovascular mortality of the female grandchildren
Bygren LO; Tinghog P; Carstensen J; Edvinsson S; Kaati G; Pembrey ME; Sjostrom M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2014;44(1):169-184
HORIZONTAL INEQUALITY IN RATIONING BY WAITING LISTS
Tinghog G; Andersson D; Tinghog P; Lyttkens CH
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2013;19(14):1923-1930
High prevalence of sickness absence and disability pension among multiple sclerosis patients: a nationwide population-based study
Tinghog P; Hillert J; Kjeldgard L; Wiberg M; Glaser A; Alexanderson K
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2011;73(5):744-751
Migration and mortality trajectories: A study of individuals born in the rural community of Overkalix, Sweden
Tinghog P; Carstensen J; Kaati G; Edvinsson S; Sjostrom M; Bygren LO
Article: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL. 2010;46(1):65-76
Cross-cultural equivalence of HSCL-25 and WHO (ten) Wellbeing index: findings from a population-based survey of immigrants and non-immigrants in Sweden.
Tinghög P; Carstensen J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY. 2010;56(1):74-93
THE ASSOCIATION OF IMMIGRANT- AND NON-IMMIGRANT-SPECIFIC FACTORS WITH MENTAL ILL HEALTH AMONG IMMIGRANTS IN SWEDEN
Tinghog P; Al-Saffar S; Carstensen J; Nordenfelt L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2009;37(2):122-130
Attitudes towards priority-setting and rationing in healthcare -- an exploratory survey of Swedish medical students.
Omar F; Tinghög G; Tinghög P; Carlsson P
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2007;42(12):990-996
To what extent may the association between immigrant status and mental illness be explained by socioeconomic factors?
Tinghog P; Hemmingsson T; Lundberg I
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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: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0159129
Cost of Illness of Multiple Sclerosis - A Systematic Review
Ernstsson O; Gyllensten H; Alexanderson K; Tinghog P; Friberg E; Norlund A
Review: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. 2014;51(9):563-572
Human transgenerational responses to early-life experience: potential impact on development, health and biomedical research.
Pembrey M; Saffery R; Bygren LO; Network in Epigenetic Epidemiology; Network in Epigenetic Epidemiology

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