Richard Bränström

2012-10-01 Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet
2003-09-26 PhD in Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
2002-09-21 License as Clinical Psychologist
1998-06-20 Master of Science in Psychology, Uppsala University

My main research interests are the study of social determinants of health
and health-related behaviors, as well as, the effects of internet-based
psychological treatments. In this research I draw upon my training both as
a clinical psychologist and as an epidemiologist in order to increase our
understanding of how psychological and social factors influence health, and
how these influences can be modified.
More specifically, I am studying how social, psychological and contextual
factors influence the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) individuals. In this research, I use both social epidemiological,
psychological, and socioecological models to understand the influence of
stigma and discrimination on physical and mental health disparities based on
sexual orientation.
Further, I am currently involved in a number of studies testing the efficacy
of internet-based psychological interventions to increase resilience and
decrease psychological distress both among different patient groups, and
among sexual minority adolescents and young adults.