Jan Bergdahl

Professor

Telefon (+47)
77 64 91 22/94 84 45 10/+46 705 686 645

E-mail
jbe004@asp.uit.no

Kontor/besøk
Teorifagbygget, hus 4, 5. etasje, rom 4569

Biografiske data
Professor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Diagnosis)
Associate Professor (Docent) of Psychology (Umeå University, Sweden)
BA (Umeå University)
DDS (Umeå University)
MSc in Psychology (Umeå University)
PhD in Odontology (Umeå University)
Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Psychotherapy (Umeå University)
Authorized Dentist
Authorized Psychologist
Authorized Cognitive Psychotherapist

Forskningsinteresser
Psychosomatics, Dental Anxiety, Health Psychology, Medical Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Psychological interventions

Forskningsprosjekter
The Betula Project (www.psy.umu.se/memory/Betula.html):

Teeth and edentulousness: Longitudinal analysis of the association with cognition and genotype in humans

Longitudinal analysis of amalgam fillings – cognition and health

Longitudinal analysis of stress, health and cognition

Metabolites in saliva: association with cognition, health and stress


Dental anxiety – psychological factors and outcome of intervention programmes
Mental load at work – symptoms, affects, personality, interpersonal relation patterns, organizational factors, neural correlates and hormones and outcome of affect-focused intervention programme (Affect School)
Follow-up studies of Environmental Illness/Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndromes
Psychological factors in patients with non-specific musculoskeletal disorders
Psychological and medical factors in patients with Vulva Vestibulitis Syndrome
Outcome of affect-focused intervention programme (Affect School and Script Analysis) on various psychosomatic diseases

Publikasjoner
Publications in journals with peer-review

Bergdahl J, Anneroth G. Burning mouth syndrome: literature review and model for research and management. J Oral Pathol Med 1993; 22: 433-8.

Bergdahl J, Anneroth G, Stenman E. Description of persons with symptoms presumed to be caused by electricity or visual display units - oral aspects. Scand J Dent Res 1994; 102: 41-5.

Bergdahl J, Anneroth G, Anneroth I. Clinical study of patients with burning mouth. Scand J Dent Res 1994; 102: 299-305.

Bergdahl J, Anneroth G, Perris H. Personality characteristics of patients with resistant burning mouth syndrome. Acta Odontol Scand 1995; 53: 7-11.

Bergdahl J, Anneroth G, Perris H. Cognitive therapy in the treatment of patients with resistant burning mouth syndrome: a controlled study. J Oral Pathol Med 1995; 24: 213-5.

Bergdahl J, Östman P-O, Anneroth G, Perris H, Skoglund A. Psychological aspects of patients with oral lichenoid reactions. Acta Odontol Scand 1995; 53: 236-41.

Bergdahl J. Psychological aspects of patients with symptoms presumed to be caused by electricity or visual diplay units. Acta Odontol Scand 1995; 53: 304-10.

Bergdahl M, Bergdahl J, Johansson I. Depressive symptoms in individuals with idiopathic subjective dry mouth. J Oral Pathol Med 1997;26:448-450.

Berglund A, Bergdahl J, Hansson Mild K. Influence of low frequency magnetic fields on the intraoral release of mercury vapor from amalgam restorations. Eur J Oral Sci 1998;106:671-674.

Bergdahl J, Tillberg A, Stenman E. Odontologic survey of referred patients with symptoms allegedly caused by electricity or visual display units. Acta Odontol Scand 1998;56:303-307.

Bergdahl M, Bergdahl J. Burning mouth syndrome: prevalence and associated factors. J Oral Pathol Med 1999;28:350-354

M Bergdahl, J Bergdahl. Low Unstimulated Salivary Flow and Subjective Oral Dryness Association with Medication, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress. J Dent Res, 2000;79:1652-1658.

Bergdahl J, Bergdahl M. Environmental illness: evaluation of salivary flow, symptoms, diseases, medications, and psychological factors. Acta Odontol Scand 2001;59:104-110

Bergdahl M, Bergdahl J. Perceived taste disturbance in adults: prevalence and association with oral and psychological factors and medication. Clin Oral Invest 2002;6, 145-149
Stenberg, B., Bergdahl, J., Edvardsson, B., Eriksson, N., Linden, G., Widman, L. Medical and social prognosis for patients with perceived hypersensitivity to electricity and skin symptoms related to the use of visual display terminals. Scand J Work Environ Health 2002;28, 349-357
Bergdahl, J., Bergdahl, M. Perceived stress in adults: prevalence and association of depression, anxiety and medication in a Swedish population. Stress and Health 2002;18: 235-241

Bergdahl M, Bergdahl J. Temperament and character in patients with dental anxiety. Eur J Oral Sci 2003; 111: 93-98

NylnderLundqvist E, Bergdahl J. Vulvar Vestibulitis: Evidence of depression and state anxiety in patients and partners. Acta Derm Venerol 2003; 83:1-5

Bergdahl J, Eriksson N, Lindén G, Stenberg B, Widman L. Coping and self-image in patients with VDU-related symptoms and perceived hypersensitivity to electricity. Int Arch Occupational Environ Health 2004; 77:538-542

Bergdahl J, Larsson A, Nilsson L-G, Riklund Åhlström K, Nyberg L. Treatment of chronic stress in employees: Subjective, cognitive, and neural correlates. Scand J Psychology 2005; 46:395-402

Bergdahl J, Mårell L, Bergdahl M, Perris H. Psychobiological personality dimensions in two environmental illness patient groups. Clin Oral Invest 2005; 9:251-256

Tillberg A, Berglund A, Mårell L, Bergdahl J, Eriksson N, Lindén G, Stenberg B, Widman L. Changes in health over time in patients with symptoms allegedly caused by their dental restorative materials. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2005; 33:427-437

NylanderLundqvist E, Bergdahl J. Vestibulodynia (former vulvar vestibulitis): Personality in affected women. J Psychosom Obstet Gynecol 2005; 26:251-256

NylanderLundqvist E, Wahlin Y, Bergdahl M, Bergdahl J. Psychological Health in Patients with Genital and Oral Erosive Lichen Planus. J Eur Academ Dermatol Venerol 2006 (In press)

Malmgren-Olsson E-B, Bergdahl J. Temperament and character personality dimensions in patients with non-specific musculoskeletal disorders. Clin J Pain 2006 (In press)

Westerberg K, Bergdahl J. Stress and health in women-dominated work: associations between work environment, family conditions and age in a Swedish municipality. 2006 (Accepted)

Bergdahl M, Habib R, Bergdahl J, Nyberg L, Nilsson L-G. Natural teeth and cognitive function in humans. 2006 (Accepted)

Öhman L, Nordin S, Bergdahl J, Slunga Birgander L, Stigsdotter-Neely A. Cognitive function in outpatients with perceived chronic stress. 2006 (Submitted)

Edvardsson B, Stenberg B, Bergdahl J, Eriksson N, Lindén G, Widman L. Medical and social prognosis of sick building syndrome – a follow up study. 2006 (Submitted)

Öhman L, Bergdahl J, Nyberg L, Nilsson L-G. Longitudinal analysis of the relation between moderate long-term stress and health. 2006 (Submitted)