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Andri Steinþór Björnsson

Andri Steinþór Björnsson (born 11 January 1973) is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Iceland. In addition to his work on body dysmorphic syndrome,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] he has hosted a series of radio programs on science and the scientific method broadcast by RÚV, as well as editing and writing books on science aimed at the general public.[citation needed]

Andri Steinþór Björnsson
Andri Steinþór Björnsson
Born (1973-01-11) January 11, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
University of Colorado Boulder
Scientific career
FieldsClinical psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Iceland

Education edit

Following his Bachelors and master's degrees[8] in psychology at the University of Iceland in 1998 and 2003, Björnsson attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he wrote a master's thesis on depression amongst college students and received his PhD degree in 2009 based on his doctoral thesis, the topic of which was a randomized clinical trial employing cognitive behavioral group therapy.[9] He worked as a clinical intern at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School where he developed an interest in body dysmorphic disorder, and joined a post-doctoral fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University where he participated in clinical studies of body dysmorphic disorder.

Writing edit

In addition to his published work on body dysmorphic syndrome and other research in psychology,[10][11][12] Björnsson has written or edited two books aimed at a general audience on the history of science and the scientific method,[13][14] and recently co-edited a book honoring the life and work of Vilhjálmur Rafnsson.[15]

Current work edit

Björnsson joined the faculty of the University of Iceland in 2011 as an associate professor, and was promoted to his current position as associate professor in 2014. His current research focuses on general anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorders, and panic disorders, with particular interest in obsessive and compulsive behavior within these disorders,[16][17][18][19] in addition to his work on body dysmorphic disorder.[20]

Radio programs edit

In 1998, Björnsson hosted a seven part series on the "Most important scientific theories of our time" broadcast by RÚV, aimed at educating the general public on topics including the big bang theory, the theory of evolution, and the theory of plate tectonics.

References edit

  1. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S.; Didie, Elizabeth R.; Phillips, Katharine A. (2010-01-01). "Body dysmorphic disorder". Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 12 (2): 221–232. doi:10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. ISSN 1294-8322. PMC 3181960. PMID 20623926.
  2. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S.; Didie, Elizabeth R.; Grant, Jon E.; Menard, William; Stalker, Emily; Phillips, Katharine A. (2013-10-01). "Age at onset and clinical correlates in body dysmorphic disorder". Comprehensive Psychiatry. 54 (7): 893–903. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.03.019. ISSN 1532-8384. PMC 3779493. PMID 23643073.
  3. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S.; Didie, Elizabeth R.; Phillips, Katharine A. (2010-06-01). "Body dysmorphic disorder". Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 12 (2): 221–232. doi:10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. ISSN 1294-8322. PMC 3181960. PMID 20623926.
  4. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S.; Dyck, Ingrid; Moitra, Ethan; Stout, Robert L.; Weisberg, Risa B.; Keller, Martin B.; Phillips, Katharine A. (2011-01-01). "The Clinical Course of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in the Harvard/ Brown Anxiety Research Project (HARP)". The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 199 (1): 55–57. doi:10.1097/NMD.0b013e31820448f7. ISSN 0022-3018. PMC 3667613. PMID 21206248.
  5. ^ "Anxiety Disorders: Bjornsson, Andri - Expertscape.com". www.expertscape.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  6. ^ "C-2 Andri Bjornsson". www.congress.is. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  7. ^ "Patients who loathe appearance often get better, but it could take years | News from Brown". news.brown.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  8. ^ Bjornsson, Andri; Carey, Gregory; Hauser, Monika; Karris, Alexis; Kaufmann, Vyga; Sheets, Erin; Craighead, W. Edward (2010-12-01). "The Effects of Experiential Avoidance and Rumination on Depression among College Students". International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. 3 (4): 389–401. doi:10.1521/ijct.2010.3.4.389. ISSN 1937-1209.
  9. ^ "Specific and Non-Specific Factors in the Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy of College Students with Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial". Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  10. ^ "Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  11. ^ "Andri Bjornsson - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.is. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  12. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S. (2010-01-01). "Avoidant Personality Disorder". The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0105. ISBN 9780470479216.
  13. ^ "Er vit í vísindum? | Háskólaútgáfan". haskolautgafan.hi.is. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  14. ^ "Vísindabyltingin | Háskólaútgáfan". haskolautgafan.hi.is. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  15. ^ "Af lífi - Greinasafn handa Vilhjálmi Rafnssyni | Háskólaútgáfan". haskolautgafan.hi.is. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  16. ^ Pérez Benítez, Carlos I.; Sibrava, Nicholas J.; Kohn-Wood, Laura; Bjornsson, Andri S.; Zlotnick, Caron; Weisberg, Risa; Keller, Martin B. (2014-12-15). "Posttraumatic stress disorder in African Americans: a two year follow-up study". Psychiatry Research. 220 (1–2): 376–383. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.020. ISSN 1872-7123. PMC 4351655. PMID 25086766.
  17. ^ Sigurjónsdóttir, Ólafía; Sigurðardóttir, Sólrún; Björnsson, Andri S.; Kristjánsson, Árni (2015-09-01). "Barking up the wrong tree in attentional bias modification? Comparing the sensitivity of four tasks to attentional biases". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 48: 9–16. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.01.005. ISSN 1873-7943. PMID 25665514.
  18. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S.; Sibrava, Nicholas J.; Beard, Courtney; Moitra, Ethan; Weisberg, Risa B.; Benítez, Carlos I. Pérez; Keller, Martin B. (2014-12-01). "Two-year course of generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder with agoraphobia in a sample of Latino adults". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 82 (6): 1186–1192. doi:10.1037/a0036565. ISSN 1939-2117. PMC 4197105. PMID 24731232.
  19. ^ Bjornsson, Andri S.; Phillips, Katharine A. (2013-11-08). "Do Obsessions and Compulsions Play a Role in Social Anxiety Disorder?". Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 22: 55–58. doi:10.1097/HRP.0000000000000009. ISSN 1465-7309. PMID 24216613. S2CID 11030303.
  20. ^ Ingolfsdottir, Gudrun; Asgeirsdottir, Bryndis Bjork; Gunnarsdottir, Thrudur; Bjornsson, Andri Steinthor (2014-09-01). "Changes in body image and dieting among 16-19-year-old Icelandic students from 2000 to 2010". Body Image. 11 (4): 364–369. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.05.006. ISSN 1873-6807. PMID 24995408.
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