Publications

Peer-reviewed articles and pre-prints. Most articles are published open access, but please e-mail me if you need a copy. You can also take a look at Google Scholar

Pre-prints

Flygare, O., Bjureberg, J., Wallert, J., Doering, S., Renberg, E. S., Waern, M., & Runeson, B. (2026). Risk factors for suicide and repeat self-harm: A cohort study of adults with hospital-presenting self-harm (p. 2026.06.15.26355458). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.15.26355458

Franke Föyen, L., Sennerstam, V., Kontio, E., Flygare, O., Boman, M., & Lindsäter, E. (2026). Prediction Models for Treatment Response in Stress-Related Disorders (Preprint). JMIR Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.109431

Peer-reviewed articles

2026

Flygare, O., Portillo Van Diest, A., Dymbe, K. J., Siqveland, J., Bhargav, M., López Fernández, M., Runeson, B., Qin, P., Alonso Caballero, J., Arensman, E., Mortier, P., Mehlum, L., & Bjureberg, J. (2026). A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention in Adults. Psychiatry Research, 366, 117465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117465

Ivanova, E., Birovecz, A., Andrén, P., Flygare, O., Mataix-Cols, D., Fernández de la Cruz, L., Ivanov, V. Z., Andersson, E., & Rück, C. (2026). Online behaviour therapy based on exposure with response prevention for adults with tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder: A feasibility trial. BMC Digital Health, 4(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s44247-026-00284-7

2025

Lindstedt, S., Rück, C., Hirvikoski, T., Hintze, E., Lundin Kleberg, J., Grossmann, L., Wallert, J., Bjureberg, J., & Flygare, O. (2025). Suicide and Self-Harm in Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 70(4), 364–374. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.70052

Bjureberg, J., Ojala, O., Rasmusson, B., Malmgren, J., Hellner, C., Sampaio, F., & Flygare, O. (2025). Cost-Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered Emotion Regulation Therapy for Adolescents With Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Within-Trial Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 12, e74303–e74303. https://doi.org/10.2196/74303

de Mathis, M. A., Flygare, O., Costa, D. L. C., Morais, I., Rocha, J., Borcato, S., Shavitt, R. G., Miguel, E. C., Batistuzzo, M. C., & Rück, C. (2025). Acceptability and feasibility of internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in Brazil. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2025.08.001

Pontén, M., Lee, M., Khoo, S., Nilsson, G., Nevin, E., Walldén, Y., Ougrin, D., Cummins, T. M., Flygare, O., & Bjureberg, J. (2025). Pain threshold and pain tolerance in young people with Self-Injurious Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychiatry Research, 116638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116638

Mataix-Cols, D., Andersson, P., Rautio, D., Flygare, O., Greenberg, J. L., Hoeppner, S. S., Weingarden, H., Jassi, A., Monzani, B., Hollander, E., Castle, D., Krebs, G., Rossell, S. L., Wilhelm, S., Rück, C., Phillips, K. A., Fernández De La Cruz, L., & Cervin, M. (2025). Empirically informed symptom severity cutoffs for body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 189, 382–387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.06.019

Johansson, F., Flygare, O., Bäckman, J., Fondberg, R., Axelsson, E., Forsell, E., Cervin, M., Kaldo, V., Rück, C., & Wallert, J. (2025). Early change in specific depression symptoms and later outcome in internet-delivered psychotherapy for depression: A cohort study and cross-lagged network analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 368, 420–428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.09.092

Karemyr, M., Bellander, M., Pontén, M., Ohlis, A., Flygare, O., Walldén, Y., Kuja-Halkola, R., Hadlaczky, G., Mataix-Cols, D., Asarnow, J. R., Hellner, C., Hughes, J. L., & Bjureberg, J. (2025). Preventing suicide with Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youths (SAFETY): A randomised feasibility trial. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2025-301575

Kohls, E., Baldofski, S., Scholl, J., Flygare, O., Lundström, L., Beyrich-Kolbus, U., Steinbrecher, M., Rück, C., & Rummel-Kluge, C. (2025). Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD-NET): A naturalistic pilot trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in a psychiatric outpatient department in Germany. BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06519-7

Franke Föyen, L., Sennerstam, V., Kontio, E., Flygare, O., Boman, M., & Lindsäter, E. (2025). Predicting Therapy Outcomes in Patients With Stress-Related Disorders: Protocol for a Predictive Modeling Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 14(1), e65790. https://doi.org/10.2196/65790

Cervin, M., Storch, E. A., Farrell, L., Andersson, E., Rück, C., Geller, D. A., Consortium, O. S. B., & Mataix-Cols, D. (2025). Minimal clinically important difference in obsessive-compulsive disorder. World Psychiatry, 24(1), 138–139. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.21287

The OCD Severity Benchmark Consortium includes, in addition to the authors: K. Aspvall, J. Bäckman, O. Cervin, E. de Schipper, L. Fernández de la Cruz, O. Flygare, . Lenhard, L. Lundström, E. Serlachius, J. Wallert (Sweden); W.K. Goodman, T.K. Murphy, Y. Omar, A. Palo, D.F. Tolin, S. Wilhelm (USA); J.J. Crowley (USA, Sweden)

2024

Pontén, M., Flygare, O., Bellander, M., Karemyr, M., Nilbrink, J., Hellner, C., Ojala, O., & Bjureberg, J. (2024). Comparison between clinician and machine learning prediction in a randomized controlled trial for nonsuicidal self-injury. BMC Psychiatry, 24(1), 904. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06391-x

Flygare, O., Ojala, O., Pontén, M., Klintwall, L., Karemyr, M., Sjöblom, K., Wallert, J., Hellner, C., Nilbrink, J., Bellander, M., & Bjureberg, J. (2024). Sub-groups of emotion dysregulation in youth with nonsuicidal self-injury: Latent profile analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 0(0), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2024.2407155

Lundström, L., Ivanova, E., Mataix-Cols, D., Flygare, O., Cervin, M., Rück, C., & Andersson, E. (2024). Incompleteness as a clinical characteristic and predictor of treatment outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 100880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100880

Mortier, P., Amigo, F., Bhargav, M., Conde, S., Ferrer, M., Flygare, O., Kizilaslan, B., Latorre Moreno, L., Leis, A., Mayer, M. A., Pérez-Sola, V., Portillo-Van Diest, A., Ramírez-Anguita, J. M., Sanz, F., Vilagut, G., Alonso, J., Mehlum, L., Arensman, E., Bjureberg, J., … Qin, P. (2024). Developing a clinical decision support system software prototype that assists in the management of patients with self-harm in the emergency department: Protocol of the PERMANENS project. BMC Psychiatry, 24(1), 220. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05659-6

2023

Ivanova, E., Fondberg, R., Flygare, O., Sannemalm, M., Asplund, S., Dahlén, S., Sampaio, F., Andersson, E., Mataix-Cols, D., Ivanov, V. Z., & Rück, C. (2023). Study protocol for a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial of 4-day intensive versus standard cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with obsessive–compulsive disorder. BMJ Open, 13(12), e076361. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076361

Flygare, O., Boberg, J., Rück, C., Hofmann, R., Leosdottir, M., Mataix-Cols, D., de la Cruz, L. F., Richman, P., & Wallert, J. (2023). Association of anxiety or depression with risk of recurrent cardiovascular events and death after myocardial infarction: A nationwide registry study. International Journal of Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.04.023

Lundström, L., Flygare, O., Ivanova, E., Mataix-Cols, D., Enander, J., Pascal, D., Chen, L.-L., Andersson, E., & Rück, C. (2023). Effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD-NET) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD-NET) in the Swedish public health system using the RE-AIM implementation framework. Internet Interventions, 31, 100608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100608

Flygare, O., Andersson, E., Glimsdal, G., Mataix-Cols, D., Pascal, D., Rück, C., & Enander, J. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for body dysmorphic disorder: Results from a randomised controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 100604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100604

Flygare, O., Wallert, J., Chen, L.-L., Fernández de la Cruz, L., Lundström, L., Mataix-Cols, D., Rück, C., & Andersson, E. (2023). Empirically Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Revised. Behavior Therapy, 54(1), 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.06.009

2022

Mataix-Cols, D., Andersson, E., Aspvall, K., Boberg, J., Crowley, J. J., Schipper, E. de, Cruz, L. F. de la, Flygare, O., Ivanova, E., Lenhard, F., Lundström, L., Rück, C., Serlachius, E., & Cervin, M. (2022). Operational Definitions of Treatment Response and Remission in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Capture Meaningful Improvements in Everyday Life. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1159/000527115

Wallert, J., Boberg, J., Kaldo, V., Mataix-Cols, D., Flygare, O., Crowley, J. J., Halvorsen, M., Ben Abdesslem, F., Boman, M., Andersson, E., Hentati Isacsson, N., Ivanova, E., & Rück, C. (2022). Predicting remission after internet-delivered psychotherapy in patients with depression using machine learning and multi-modal data. Translational Psychiatry, 12(1), 357. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02133-3

Rautio, D., Gumpert, M., Jassi, A., Krebs, G., Flygare, O., Andrén, P., Monzani, B., Peile, L., Jansson-Fröjmark, M., Lundgren, T., Hillborg, M., Silverberg-Mörse, M., Clark, B., Fernández de la Cruz, L., & Mataix-Cols, D. (2022). Effectiveness of multimodal treatment for young people with body dysmorphic disorder in two specialist clinics. Behavior Therapy, 53(5), 1037–1049. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.04.

Flygare, O., Lundström, L., Andersson, E., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rück, C. (2022). Implementing therapist-guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder in the UK’s IAPT programme: A pilot trial. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(4), 895–910. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12365

Lundström, L., Flygare, O., Andersson, E., Enander, J., Bottai, M., Ivanov, V. Z., Boberg, J., Pascal, D., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rück, C. (2022). Effect of Internet-Based vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(3), e221967. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1967

2021

Rautio, D., Vilaplana-Pérez, A., Gumpert, M., Ivanov, V. Z., Linde, J., Österman, S., Flygare, O., Isung, J., Isomura, K., Krig, S., Serlachius, E., Högström, J., Rück, C., Mataix-Cols, D., & Cruz, L. F. de la. (2021). Validity and reliability of the diagnostic codes for hypochondriasis and dysmorphophobia in the Swedish National Patient Register: A retrospective chart review. BMJ Open, 11(12), e051853. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051853

Chen, L. L., Flygare, O., Wallert, J., Enander, J., Ivanov, V. Z., Rück, C., & Djurfeldt, D. (2021). Executive functioning in body dysmorphic disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder. CNS Spectrums, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852921000705

Flygare, O., Ivanov, V. Z., Säll, R., Malaise, H., Ivanova, E., Rück, C., Jayaram-Lindström, N., & Martinsson, L. (2021). Subjective mental health and need for care among psychiatric outpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from an outreach initiative in Sweden. Psychiatry Research, 304, 114124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114124

Flygare, O., Chen, L.-L., Fernández de la Cruz, L., Enander, J., Mataix-Cols, D., Rück, C., & Andersson, E. (2021). Empirically defining treatment response and remission in body dysmorphic disorder using a short self-report instrument. Behavior Therapy, 52(4), 821–829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.10.006

2020

Flygare, O., Enander, J., Andersson, E., Ljótsson, B., Ivanov, V. Z., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rück, C. (2020). Predictors of remission from body dysmorphic disorder after internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy: A machine learning approach. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02655-4

Flygare, O., Andersson, E., Ringberg, H., Hellstadius, A.-C., Edbacken, J., Enander, J., Dahl, M., Aspvall, K., Windh, I., Russell, A., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rück, C. (2020). Adapted cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder: A clinical effectiveness study. Autism, 24(1), 190–199. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361319856974

2019

Gentile, A. J., La Lima, C., Flygare, O., Enander, J., Wilhelm, S., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rück, C. (2019). Internet-based, therapist-guided, cognitive–behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder with global eligibility for inclusion: An uncontrolled pilot study. BMJ Open, 9(3), e024693. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024693

Enander, J., Ljótsson, B., Anderhell, L., Runeborg, M., Flygare, O., Cottman, O., Andersson, E., Dahlén, S., Lichtenstein, L., Ivanov, V. Z., Mataix-Cols, D., & Rück, C. (2019). Long-term outcome of therapist-guided internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD-NET): A naturalistic 2-year follow-up after a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(1), e024307. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024307

Hamdeh, A. A., Bjureberg, J., Lenhard, F., Hedman-Lagerlöf, E., Flygare, O., Lundström, L., Ljótsson, B., Mataix-Cols, D., Rück, C., & Andersson, E. (2019). Sudden gains in internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 21, 75–81. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2018.12.005]( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd

2018

Rück, C., Lundström, L., Flygare, O., Enander, J., Bottai, M., Mataix-Cols, D., & Andersson, E. (2018). Study protocol for a single-blind, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial of internet-based versus face-to-face cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder. BMJ Open, 8(9), e022254. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022254

Jonsson, U., Olsson, N. C., Coco, C., Görling, A., Flygare, O., Råde, A., Chen, Q., Berggren, S., Tammimies, K., & Bölte, S. (2018). Long-term social skills group training for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1161-9

Ivanov, V. Z., Enander, J., Mataix-Cols, D., Serlachius, E., Månsson, K. N. T., Andersson, G., Flygare, O., Tolin, D., & Rück, C. (2018). Enhancing group cognitive-behavioral therapy for hoarding disorder with between-session Internet-based clinician support: A feasibility study. Journal of Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22589

2017

Olsson, N. C., Flygare, O., Coco, C., Görling, A., Råde, A., Chen, Q., Lindstedt, K., Berggren, S., Serlachius, E., Jonsson, U., Tammimies, K., Kjellin, L., & Bölte, S. (2017). Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 56(7), 585–592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.05.001

2016

Hasslinger, J., Sirviö, S., Berggren, S., Myers, L., Flygare, O., Tammimies, K., & Bölte, S. (2016). A comparative randomized controlled pragmatic trial of neurofeedback and working memory training for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Protocol. Translational Developmental Psychiatry, 4(1), 30556.

2013

Golkar, A., Selbing, I., Flygare, O., Ohman, A., & Olsson, A. (2013). Other People as Means to a Safe End. Psychol. Sci., 24(11), 2182–2190.