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My thesis, defended 1990 at Göteborgs university, concerned Suicide in youth and was based on interviews with next-of-kin. I continued with suicide research and clinical work in general psychiatry in the western region of Sweden.

Became 1997 associate professor at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in psychiatry, especially in suicidology. I started working 1999 at St Göran, with a responsibility for the psychiatry course of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ school and clinical work with patients with bipolar disorder.

From 2008 installed as professor of psychiatry at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, with a responsibility for education within the department. I am since 2021 professor emeritus. I have had a research group with focus on suicide, violence and mental ill-health in young people. The methods have included both clinical patient samples and national population registers. 

I started the national quality register for bipolar disorder (BipoläR) and have been responsible for clinical guidelines for suicide prevention on a national and regional level. I have been a scientific advisor within SBU (Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment) and the National Board of Health and Welfare, and as an advisor within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. I have previously been on the board of Swedish Medical Society for six years. i am since 2025 a member of the Ethics delegation at Swedish Medical Society.