Partner 1 – Lead Investigator
name
Anna Sarkadi
nationality
Swedish / Hungarian
institution
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital
department
Akademiska Children’s Hospital
city / country
Uppsala, Sweden
professional status
- Head of Central Child Public Health team, Akademiska Children’s Hospital
- Professor in social medicine, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala university
- Head of studies medical education, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala university
- Honorary Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
keywords
#child mental health #child public health #social medicine #access to care #early identification #school-based mental health #adverse childhood experiences (aces) #trauma-informed care #child health services #health equity #prevention and early intervention #co-creation #implementation science #community child health #parenting support
orcid
general expertise and its relevance for the project
Professor Anna Sarkadi is a medical doctor and Professor of Social Medicine at Uppsala University and Lead Physician for Child Health Services at Uppsala University Children’s Hospital. She is an internationally recognized researcher in child and adolescent mental health, social paediatrics, health equity, and access to care. Her work focuses on early identification, prevention, implementation science, and integrated models of support for vulnerable children and families. She has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary and international projects, including school- and community-based interventions for trauma-affected refugee children and adolescents, and has coordinated randomized and cluster-randomized trials. Professor Sarkadi has published more than 130 peer-reviewed papers and has secured substantial competitive funding. Her expertise in child mental health, trauma, public health, implementation, and cross-sector collaboration is directly relevant to the aims of the VOICE project.
awards received / other responsibilities
Professor Anna Sarkadi received the Hippocrates Award of the Swedish Medical Association and the Uppsala County Research Prize for her contributions to child health research. She is Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Swedish Medical Association, Chair of the Swedish Association of Social Medicine and Public Health, and a member of the Ethics Review Appeals Board. She previously chaired Review Panel 3 for Clinical Treatment Research at the Swedish Research Council. Professor Sarkadi is an elected member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala and the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Uppsala. She has served as Associate Editor of Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review and has extensive experience as a reviewer, panel chair, and external evaluator for national and international funding bodies and universities.
positions
2021 - present
Head of Central Child Public Health team
Akademiska Children’s Hospital
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
2019 - 2020
Coordinator for community paediatricians
Academic Children’s Hospital
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
2016 - 2018
Project leader
Vinnvård Clinical Quality Improvement Fellow, Sweden
2012 - 2016
Director of Research and Development
Unit for community paediatrics Uppsala Academic Children’s Hospital,
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
2012 - 2012
Specialist in Social Medicine
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
2011 - 2012
Clinical resident at Child Psychiatry
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
2006 - 2008
Community paediatrician
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
2002 - 2006
Research internship
Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden
education
2020
Associate Professor Social paediatric research
Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala university
2010 - 2016
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Uppsala university, Sweden
2006 - 2016
Researcher Department of Women’s and Children’s health
Uppsala university, Sweden
2002 - 2003
Postdoc research position at the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
2001
MD
Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala university
2001
PhD - PhD Thesis: The Borderland between Care and Self-Care
Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala university
1995
AUU 983, Bachelor of Medicine
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
additional information
Academic assignments
2021-2024 Committee chair Swedish Research Council Clinical Research 3 2020-2026 Ordinary member of the Ethics Review Appelas Board (ÖNEP) 2018-2020 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Swedish HTA Agency SBU
2017-2023 Member of the program committee of medical education. A committee making decisions about all educational matters, including curriculum and quality at Uppsala Medical School.
2015 - present PhD supervisor mentor: member of the mentor network. Receives PhD supervisors during their training course for auscultation and discussion.
2014-2019 Member of the Uppsala Regional Research Ethics Committee in medicine
2013-2019 Pedagogical mentor: helped participants with their assignment during the mandatory pedagogical course.
2011-2014 Member of Equal Chances committee at Uppsala Medical Faculty
Honours and awards
2018 Hippocrates Award of the Swedish Medical Association for high ethical standards in professional and academic conduct
2017 First prize (shared) at the Uppsala Scifest speaking contest
2016 Chilren’s Rights Award 2016 in Uppsala County
2014-present Honorary Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
2013 Research Prize of the year, Uppsala County Council, “For research on children’s health, especially factors in the family, healthcare, and society that affect young children’s health”.
Membership
2017-present Elected member of the Royal Scientific Society in Uppsala (KVS) 2012 Elected member of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Uppsala (KVSU)
Recognitions
2023 Top cited paper in Journal of research on Adolescents 2008 Most cited article of the year in Acta Paediatrica
2016 Most downloaded article of the month of May, Children and Youth Services Review
2019 Invited speaker at the Queen’s Jubilee Fund 25-year celebration
Invited expert, round-table discussion with Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Lena Hallengren
Invited expert, round-table discussion with Minister of Education, Anna Ekström
publications up to five most important achievements, publications, IP (e.g. patents) relevant to the proposal
2024 - Durbeej N, Salari R, Sarkadi A, et al. Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques intervention among newcomer students in Swedish schools: a randomised controlled trial turned into a feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 24, 1921.
2023 - Sarkadi A, Thell M, Fängström K, Dahlberg A, Fäldt A, Pérez-Aronsson A, Warner G, Eriksson M. Are We Ready to Really Hear the Voices of Those Concerned? Lessons Learned from Listening to and Involving Children in Child and Family Psychology Research. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 26(4):994–1007.
2021 - McDiarmid S, Durbeej N, Sarkadi A, Osman F. Schools' and teachers' roles and challenges in supporting the mental wellbeing of refugee youths: A qualitative study with Swedish teachers. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 17(1):2007568.
2021 - Durbeej N, McDiarmid S, Sarkadi A, et al. Evaluation of a school-based intervention to promote mental health of refugee youth in Sweden (The RefugeesWellSchool Trial): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 22, 98.
2020 - Warner G, Durbeej N, Salari R, Sarkadi A, et al. Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques community-based intervention for accompanied refugee children experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (ASsIST): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10:e035459.
complete list of publications
Flores S, Fäldt A, Grönqvist E, Sampaio F, Sarkadi A. Targeting equity in early childhood: resource allocation in Sweden's Extended Home Visiting Program. Int J Equity Health. 2026.
Gjertsson S, Sarkadi A, Fäldt A. "Maybe rape is illegal?" How adolescents with intellectual disabilities experience a sexual violence prevention intervention. Res Dev Disabil. 2026.
Salari R, Sarkadi A, Fabian H, Malek S, Dahlberg A. Applying the principles of direct-to-consumer marketing to recruit mothers and fathers to parenting programs: a randomized controlled trial. Behav Ther. 2026.
Gupta Löfving S, Alsaqa F, Sarkadi A, Inge E, Pérez-Aronsson A, Tökés A, Warner G. Balancing ethical and practical dilemmas: feasibility of a cluster randomised internal pilot trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques with accompanied refugee children in Sweden. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2026.
Pérez-Aronsson A, Al-Adhami M, Sarkadi A, Warner G. A survey of course leaders' perceptions of the organizational readiness to respond to gender-based violence at Swedish civic orientation for refugees. Violence Against Women. 2025.
Johansson N, Sarkadi A, Isaksson D, Warner G. Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Healthier Wealthier Families in Sweden: results from the Ameliorating Child Poverty through Connecting Economic Services with Child Health Services (ACCESS) pilot study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025.
Spiritus-Beerden E, Verelst A, Devlieger I, Botelho Guedes F, Chiarenza A, De Maesschalck S, Durbeej N, Garrido R, Gaspar de Matos M, Ioannidi E, Langer Primdahl N, Murphy R, Osman F, Oulahal R, Padilla B, Paloma V, Sarkadi A, Shehadeh A, Sturm G, van den Muijsenbergh M, van Loenen T, Vassilikou K, Watters C, Willems S, Skovdal M, Derluyn I. Coping strategies of people with a refugee or migration background during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with mental health. Health Educ Res. 2025.
Lönnberg G, Leissner J, Warner G, Sarkadi A. A safe bridge: parents' and staff's experiences of an antenatal visit introducing a home visiting program in disadvantaged areas. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025.
Varotsis G, Hammar U, Bonander C, Lundmark P, Kennedy B, Gomez MF, Martinell M, Dyar OJ, Sarkadi A, Kristiansson R, Svaleryd H, Fall T. Effect of COVID-19 vaccination appointment letters on uptake by sociodemographic characteristics: a regression discontinuity analysis in Sweden, December 2020 to September 2021. Eur J Public Health. 2025;35(4):795-802. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaf097.
Gjertsson S, Thell M, Sarkadi A. "The Earth Is Becoming a Coronavirus": children's perceptions, knowledge, and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic as presented in their drawings. Qual Health Res. 2025. doi:10.1177/10497323251334247.
Hermann V, Dahlberg A, Sarkadi A, Hansson L, Karlsson AC, Durbeej N. Evaluation of a modified version of the Attitudes About Mental Illness and Its Treatment instrument: psychometric assessment and attitudes among adolescents in Sweden. Nord J Psychiatry. 2025;79(6):450-461. doi:10.1080/08039488.2025.2526555.
Aalto S, Punamäki RL, Osman F, Sarkadi A, Durbeej N, Soye E, Peltonen K, et al. Patterns of mental health problems and resilience among immigrant and refugee adolescents: a latent profile analysis. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025;16(1):2479924.
doi:10.1080/20008066.2025.2479924.
Nayeb L, Lagerberg D, Sarkadi A, Salameh EK, Eriksson M. Screening accuracy and developmental language disorder remain stable between 2.5 and 3 years. Acta Paediatr. 2025;114(3):611-618. doi:10.1111/apa.17483.
Szelei N, Langer Primdahl N, Skovdal M, Aalto S, Osman F, Hilden PK, Kankaanpää R, Andersen AJ, Sarkadi A, Watters C, Derluyn I. "If we don't adapt, we lose some parents": collaborations with migrant families in the context of student wellbeing. Pastoral Care Educ. 2024. doi:10.1080/02643944.2024.2382272.
Gupta Löfving S, Sarkadi A, Warner G. "There is a mental resistance": experiences of involving refugee parents in a youth trauma recovery program from the perspective of participating youth, parents and facilitators. J Child Fam Stud. 2024;33:3767-3781.
Spaas C, Osman F, Skovdal M, Hilden PK, et al. Negotiating futures: how schools shape belonging for young newcomers in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. J Child Fam Stud. 2024;33:3500-3515.
Hermann V, Osman F, Durbeej N, Sarkadi A. How to analyze focus group interactions: development of a coding scheme. Int J Qual Methods. 2024. doi:10.1177/1609406924128684.
Flores S, Sarkadi A. Experiences of central child health services teams regarding a special governmental investment in child health services. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):1046. doi:10.1186/s12913-024-11492-0.
Pérez-Aronsson A, Inge E, Alanbari H, Alsalamah I, Ghannoum M, Mohammad ZA, Metso FJ, Holmqvist F, Belachew J, Filén T, Hennoks FP, Sarkadi A, Warner G. Co-design workshops to develop a psychosocial support service model for refugees in Sweden affected by gender-based violence. Health Expect. 2024;27(4):e14177. doi:10.1111/hex.14177.
Durbeej N, Salari R, Sarkadi A, Kankaanpää R, Derluyn I, Verelst A, Osman F. Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques intervention among newcomer students in Swedish schools: a randomised controlled trial turned into a feasibility study. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1):1921. doi:10.1186/s12889-024-19412-x.
Johansson N, Warner G, Avogadri N, Sarkadi A. Screening for economic hardship at child health care centres: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the Healthier Wealthier Families model in Sweden. Scand J Public Health. 2024. doi:10.1177/14034948241252227.
Hjern A, Lindfors A, Sarkadi A, Bergqvist K, Bergström M. Child behaviour is a main concern for parents of 3-year-olds. Acta Paediatr. 2024;113(8):1860-1867. doi:10.1111/apa.17233. Hermann V, Söderqvist F, Karlsson AC, Sarkadi A, Durbeej N. Mental health status according to the dual-factor model in Swedish adolescents: a cross-sectional study highlighting associations with stress, resilience, social status and gender. PLoS One. 2024;19(3):e0299225. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299225.
Durbeej N, Ssegonja R, Salari R, Dahlberg A, Fabian H, Sarkadi A. Preschool-level socio-economic deprivation in relation to emotional and behavioural problems among preschool children in Sweden. Scand J Public Health. 2024. doi:10.1177/14034948231218040.
Abdi S, Akinsulure-Smith AM, Sarkadi A, Fazel M, Ellis BH, Gillespie S, Juang LP, Betancourt TS. Promoting positive development among refugee adolescents. J Res Adolesc. 2023;33(4):1064-1084. doi:10.1111/jora.12890.
Inge E, Pérez-Aronsson A, Ibrahim K, Aljeshy R, Sarkadi A, Warner G. Ameliorating epistemic injustice in practice: communication strategies in a research project with refugee youth co-researchers. Health Expect. 2023;27(1):e13926. doi:10.1111/hex.13926.
Dahlberg A, Sarkadi A, Fängström K. "They yell and I yell back": preschoolers' descriptions of conflict-laden interactions at home. J Child Fam Stud. 2023.
Sarkadi A, Thell M, Fängström K, Dahlberg A, Fäldt A, Pérez-Aronsson A, Warner G, Eriksson M. Are we ready to really hear the voices of those concerned? Lessons learned from listening to and involving children in child and family psychology research. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2023;26(4):994-1007. doi:10.1007/s10567-023-00453-4.
Heltne UM, Sarkadi A, Lien L, Dybdahl R. Training non-specialists in Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice. Int J Equity Health. 2023;22(1):187. doi:10.1186/s12939-023-01999-z.
Kristenson M, Sarkadi A. The specialty of social medicine and public health in Sweden: challenges and future directions. Scand J Public Health. 2023;51(4):509-512. doi:10.1177/14034948231157882.
Sarkadi A, Thell M, Jirblom K. Perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic as demonstrated in drawings of Swedish children aged 4-6 years. Acta Paediatr. 2023;112(6):1275-1283. doi:10.1111/apa.16706.
Lygnegård F, Thell M, Sarkadi A. Adolescent co-researchers identified the central role of social media for young people during the pandemic. Acta Paediatr. 2023;112(4):787-793. doi:10.1111/apa.16670.
McDiarmid S, Osman F, Sarkadi A, Durbeej N. Associations between social factors and school belonging among newcomer and non-newcomer youth in Sweden. PLoS One. 2023;18(2):e0280244. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0280244.
Hermann V, Durbeej N, Karlsson AC, Sarkadi A. "Feeling down one evening doesn't count as having mental health problems": Swedish adolescents' conceptual views of mental health. J Adv Nurs. 2023;79(8):2886-2899. doi:10.1111/jan.15496.
Johansson N, Sarkadi A, Feldman I, Price AMH, Goldfeld S, Salonen T, Wijk K, Isaksson D, Kolic E, Stenquist S, Elg M, Lönn E, Wennelin J, Lindström L, Medina M, Åberg S, Viklund J, Warner G. Ameliorating Child Poverty through Connecting Economic Services with Child Health Services (ACCESS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the Healthier Wealthier Families model in Sweden. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):2181. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-14424-x.
Lampa E, Sarkadi A, Osman F, Kihlbom U, Warner G. Tracking involvement over time: a longitudinal study of experiences among refugee parents involved as public contributors in health research. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022;17(1):2103137.
Hermann V, Durbeej N, Karlsson AC, Sarkadi A. Feeling mentally unwell is the "new normal": a qualitative study on adolescents' views of mental health problems and related stigma. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2022;143:106660.
Sarkadi A, Lampa E, Warner G. Promoting an understanding of forced migration among host country children and exploring their views on refugee children's needs. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023;25(1):237-240. doi:10.1007/s10903-022-01395-9.
Dyar O, Haglund B, Melder C, Skillington T, Kristensson M, Sarkadi A. Rainbows over the world's public health: determinants of health models in the past, present, and future. Scand J Public Health. 2022;50(7):1047-1058. doi:10.1177/14034948221113147.
Rondung E, Leiler A, Sarkadi A, Bjärtå A, Lampa E, Gupta Löfving S, Calam R, Oppedal B, Keeshin B, Warner G. Feasibility of a randomised trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques with refugee youth: results from a pilot of the Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial (SUPpORT). Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022;8(1):40. doi:10.1186/s40814-022-00998-1.
Coscini N, Heyes P, Bedford H, Cohen E, D'Aprano A, Goldfeld S, Hargreaves D, Loveday S, Nejat S, Roberts G, Sarkadi A, Saunders NR, Woolfenden S, Milner K. Multi-country review: developmental surveillance, assessment and care by outpatient paediatricians. Arch Dis Child. 2023;108(3):153-159. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2021-322799.
Dahlberg A, Salari R, Fängström K, Fabian H, Sarkadi A. Successful implementation of parenting support at preschool: a process evaluation of Triple P in Sweden. PLoS One. 2022;17(4):e0265589. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265589.
Fäldt A, Klint F, Warner G, Sarkadi A. Experiences of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022;6(1):e001398.
Spaas C, Verelst A, Devlieger I, Aalto S, Andersen AJ, Durbeej N, Hilden PK, Kankaanpää R, Primdahl NL, Opaas M, Osman F, Peltonen K, Sarkadi A, Skovdal M, Jervelund SS, Soye E, Watters C, Derluyn I, Colpin H, De Haene L. Mental health of refugee and non-refugee migrant young people in European secondary education: the role of family separation, daily material stress and perceived discrimination in resettlement. J Youth Adolesc. 2022;51(5):848-870. doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01515-y.
McDiarmid S, Durbeej N, Sarkadi A, Osman F. Schools' and teachers' roles and challenges in supporting the mental wellbeing of refugee youths: a qualitative study with Swedish teachers. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2021;17(1):2007568.
Pérez-Aronsson A, Sarkadi A, Warner G. Training allied professionals to hold mental health support groups for children who have experienced trauma: can online education meet the need? Acad Psychiatry. 2021. doi:10.1007/s40596-021-01529-5.
Marchi J, Johansson N, Sarkadi A, Warner G. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and societal infection control measures on children and adolescents' mental health: a scoping review. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:711791.
Sarkadi A, Pérez-Aronsson A, Warner G. Children's expressions of worry during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021;46(8):939-949.
Warner G, Osman F, McDiarmid S, Sarkadi A. Giving schools a nudge: can behavioural insights improve recruitment of schools to randomised controlled trials? BMC Res Notes. 2021;14(1):99.
Durbeej N, McDiarmid S, Sarkadi A, Feldman I, Punamäki RL, Kankaanpää R, Andersen A, Hilden PK, Verelst A, Derluyn I, Osman F. Evaluation of a school-based intervention to promote mental health of refugee youth in Sweden (The RefugeesWellSchool Trial): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021;22(1):98.
Gupta Löfving S, Wijk K, Warner G, Sarkadi A. Readiness of allied professionals to join the mental health workforce: exploring trained lay trauma counsellors' experiences when refugee youth disclose suicidal ideation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(4):1486. Sarkadi A, Dahlberg A, Leander K, Johansson M, Zahlander J, Fäldt A, Kristiansson RS, Johansen K. An integrated care strategy for pre-schoolers with suspected developmental disorders: the Optimus co-design project that has made it to regular care. Int J Integr Care. 2021;21(2):3. doi:10.5334/ijic.5494.
Lampa E, Sarkadi A, Warner G. Implementation and maintenance of a community-based intervention for refugee youth reporting symptoms of post-traumatic stress: lessons from successful sites. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(1):43.
Edvinsson Sollander S, Fabian H, Sarkadi A, Salari R, Fält E, Dahlberg A, Feldman I, Durbeej N. Asthma and allergies correlate with mental health problems in preschool children. Acta Paediatr. 2020.
Warner G, Durbeej N, Salari R, Fängström K, Lampa E, Baghdasaryan Z, Osman F, Gupta Löfving S, Pérez-Aronsson A, Feldman I, Sampaio F, Ssegonja R, Bjärtå A, Rondung E, Leiler A, Wasteson E, Calam R, Oppedal B, Keeshin B, Sarkadi A. Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques community-based intervention for accompanied refugee children experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Accompanied refugeeS In Sweden Trial; ASsIST): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2020;10(7):e035459.
Ssegonja R, Sampaio F, Alaie I, Philipson A, Hagberg L, Murray K, Sarkadi A, Langenskiöld S, Jonsson U, Feldman I. Cost-effectiveness of an indicated preventive intervention for depression in adolescents: a model to support decision making. J Affect Disord. 2020;277:789-799.
Nayeb L, Lagerberg D, Sarkadi A, Salameh EK, Eriksson M. Identifying language disorder in bilingual children aged 2.5 years requires screening in both languages. Acta Paediatr. 2020.
Warner G, Keeshin B, Sarkadi A. Mapping trauma support onto the shifting landscape of seeking refuge in Sweden: insights from an ongoing programme of research on refugee minors' mental health. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020.
Sarkadi A, Dahlberg A, Fängström K, Warner G. Children want parents to ask for permission before "sharenting". J Paediatr Child Health. 2020;56(6):981-983.
Fält E, Salari R, Fabian H, Sarkadi A. Facilitating implementation of an evidence-based method to assess the mental health of 3-5-year-old children at child health clinics: a mixed-methods process evaluation. PLoS One. 2020;15(6):e0234383.
Abdikerim A, Sarkadi A, Warner G, Osman F. Somali immigrant adolescents' experiences with factors that support or hinder their sense of belonging in school and society. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2020;15(Suppl 2):1784532.
Sarkadi A, Warner G. "When you talk about it, something in your heart becomes lighter." Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020;29(5):573-574.
Bergström M, Gebreslassie M, Hedqvist M, Lindberg L, Sarkadi A, Hjern A. Narrative review of interventions suitable for well-baby clinics to promote infant attachment security and parents' sensitivity. Acta Paediatr. 2020;109(9):1745-1757.
Sarkadi A, Warner G, Salari R, Fängström K, Durbeej N, Lampa E, et al. Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques community-based intervention for unaccompanied refugee youth experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial; SUPpORT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2020;21(1):63.
Fängström K, Dahlberg A, Ådahl K, Rask H, Salari R, Sarkadi A, et al. Is the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire with a Trauma Supplement a valuable tool in screening refugee children for mental health problems? J Refug Stud. 2019;32(Suppl 1):i122-i140.
Dahlberg A, Fält E, Sarkadi A, Ghaderi A, Salari R. Swedish norms for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for children aged 3–5 years rated by parents and preschool teachers. Scand J Psychol. 2019.
Durbeej N, Abrahamsson N, Papadopoulos FC, Beijer K, Salari R, Sarkadi A. Outside the norm: mental health, school adjustment and community engagement in non-binary youth. Scand J Public Health. 2019.
Warner G, Bagdasaryan Z, Osman F, Sarkadi A. "I felt like a human being": an exploratory multi-method study of refugee involvement in the development of mental health intervention research. Health Expect. 2019.
Ssegonja R, Alaie I, Philipson A, Hagberg L, Sampaio F, Möller M, von Knorring L, Sarkadi A, Langenskiöld S, von Knorring AL, Bohman H, Jonsson U, Feldman I. Depressive disorders in adolescence, recurrence in early adulthood, and healthcare usage in mid-adulthood: a longitudinal cost-of-illness study. J Affect Disord. 2019;258:33-41.
Nayeb L, Lagerberg D, Westerlund M, Sarkadi A, Lucas S, Eriksson M. Modifying a language screening tool for three-year-old children identified severe language disorders six months earlier. Acta Paediatr. 2019;108(9):1642-1648. doi:10.1111/apa.14790.
Bergström M, Sarkadi A, Hjern A, Fransson E. "We also communicate through a book in the diaper bag": separated parents' ways to coparent and promote adaptation of their 1–4-year-olds in equal joint physical custody. PLoS One. 2019;14(4):e0214913.
Ssegonja R, Nystrand C, Feldman I, Sarkadi A, Langenskiöld S, Jonsson U. Indicated preventive interventions for depression in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Prev Med. 2019;118:7-15.
Sarkadi A, Bjärtå A, Leiler A, Salari R. Is the Refugee Health Screener a useful tool when screening 14–18-year-old refugee adolescents for emotional distress? J Refug Stud. 2019;32(Suppl 1):i141-i150.
Perez A, Sarkadi A, Warner G, Osman F. "I'm a mother who always tries to give my children hope": refugee women's experiences of their children's mental health. Front Psychiatry. 2019;10:789.
Fält E, Wallby T, Sarkadi A, Salari R, Fabian H. Agreement between mothers', fathers', and teachers' ratings of behavioural and emotional problems in 3–5-year-old children. PLoS One. 2018;13(11):e0206752. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0206752.
Dahlberg A, Ghaderi A, Sarkadi A, Salari R. SDQ in the hands of fathers and preschool teachers: psychometric properties in a non-clinical sample of 3–5-year-old children. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2019;50(1):132-141.
Sarkadi A, Stenvall E, Ssegonja R, Batti H, Gavra H, Fängström K, Salari R. Teaching Recovery Techniques: a pilot study of a group intervention for unaccompanied refugee minors with symptoms of PTSD in Sweden. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018;27(4):467-479.
Quach J, Sarkadi A, Napiza N, Wake M, Loughman A, Goldfeld S. Do fathers' home reading practices at age 2 predict child language and literacy at age 4? Acad Pediatr. 2018;18(2):179-187.
Bergström M, Fransson E, Fabian H, Sarkadi A, Hjern A, Salari R. Preschool children with joint physical custody show fewer psychological symptoms than those living mostly or only with one parent. Acta Paediatr. 2018;107(2):294-300.
Gulenc A, Butler E, Sarkadi A, Hiscock H. Paternal psychological distress, parenting and child behaviour: a population-based cross-sectional study. Child Care Health Dev. 2018;44:892-900.
Salari R, Malekian C, Linck L, Kristiansson R, Sarkadi A. Screening for PTSD symptoms in unaccompanied refugee minors: a test of the CRIES-8 questionnaire in routine care. Scand J Public Health. 2017;45(6):605-611.
Fängström K, Salari R, Eriksson M, Sarkadi A. The computer-assisted interview In My Shoes can benefit shy preschool children's communication. PLoS One. 2017;12(8):e0182978.
Johansen K, Persson K, Sonnander K, Magnusson M, Sarkadi A, Lucas S. Clinical utility of the Structured Observation of Motor Performance in Infants within child health services. PLoS One. 2017;12(7):e0181398.
Otterman G, Jalsenius M, Maguire S, Sarkadi A, Janson S. Paediatric approaches to child maltreatment are subject to wide organisational variations across Europe. Acta Paediatr. 2017. doi:10.1111/apa.13779.
Fält E, Sarkadi A, Fabian H. Exploring nurses', preschool teachers' and parents' perspectives on information sharing using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Swedish setting: a qualitative study using grounded theory. PLoS One. 2017;12(1):e0168388.
Åhman A, Sarkadi A, Lindgren P, Rubertsson C. "It made you think about your opinion": women's perception of a web-based decision aid concerning screening for fetal anomalies. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016;16:267.
Le HND, Gulenc A, Gold L, Sarkadi A, Ukoumunne OC, Bayer J, Wake M, Hiscock H. Utility-based quality of life in mothers of children with behaviour problems: a population-based study. J Paediatr Child Health. 2016.
Fängström K, Bokström P, Dahlberg A, Calam R, Sarkadi A. In My Shoes: validation of a computer-assisted method for interviewing children. Child Abuse Negl. 2016;58:160-172.
Cederblad M, Engsheden N, Ghaderi A, Enebrink P, Englund G, Nevéus T, Sarkadi A. No difference in relationship satisfaction between parents of children with enuresis and normative data. J Child Fam Stud. 2016;25(4):1345-1351.
Wells MB, Sarkadi A, Salari R. Mothers' and fathers' participation in a community-based practitioner-led universal parent support program in Sweden: is there a threshold to attend? Scand J Public Health. 2016;44(3):247-280.
Fransson E, Sarkadi A, Hjern A, Bergström M. Why should they live more with one of us when they are children to us both? Child Youth Serv Rev. 2016;66:154-160.
Johansen K, Lucas S, Persson K, Sonnander K, Magnusson M, Sarkadi A. "Now I use words like asymmetry and unstable": nurses' experiences using a standardized assessment for motor performance within routine child healthcare. J Eval Clin Pract. 2016;22(2):227-234.
Bokström P, Fängström K, Calam R, Lucas S, Sarkadi A. "I felt a little bubbly in my tummy": eliciting preschoolers' accounts of their health visit using a computer-assisted interview method. Child Care Health Dev. 2016;42(1):87-97.
Sarkadi A, Goldfeld S, Efron D. How the system failed Dylan: about the effects of fragmented community child health care services on patient safety. J Paediatr Child Health. 2015;51(12):1148-1151.
Fabian H, Sarkadi A, Åhman A. Challenges and benefits of conducting parental classes in Sweden: midwives' perspectives. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2015;6(4):236-242.
Johansen K, Persson K, Sarkadi A, Sonnander K, Magnusson M, Lucas S. Can nurses be key players in assessing early motor development using a structured method in the child health setting? J Eval Clin Pract. 2015;21(4):681-687.
Sampaio F, Feldman I, Zethraeus N, Sarkadi A. The costs and effects of a universally delivered parenting program for families of preschoolers. Eur J Public Health. 2015.
Cederblad M, Englund G, Sarkadi A, Nevéus T. No effect of basic bladder advice in enuresis: a randomised controlled trial. J Pediatr Urol. 2015.
Wells MB, Engman J, Sarkadi A. Gender equality in Swedish child health centers: an analysis of their physical environments and parental behaviours. Semiotica. 2015;204:1-20.
Sarkadi A, Gulenc A, Hiscock H. Maternal- and child health nurses' self-perceived confidence in dealing with child behaviour problems. Child Care Health Dev. 2015;41(2):324-328.
Nayeb L, Wallby T, Westerlund M, Salameh EK, Sarkadi A. Child health nurses' perceptions about bilingual children's language development are associated with inadequate screening practices. Acta Paediatr. 2015;104(2):198-205.
Feldman I, Sarkadi A, Sampaio F, Kelly MP. Response to invited commentary: methods to address control for confounding and nonperfect randomization when using outcome distribution curves to estimate the population-level impact of a public health intervention. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014;67(11):1286-1288.
Salari R, Wells MB, Sarkadi A. Child behavioural problems, parenting behaviours and parental adjustment in mothers and fathers in Sweden. Scand J Public Health. 2014;42(7):547-553.
Cederblad M, Englund G, Sarkadi A, Nevéus T. Infrequent enuresis: the uninvestigated majority—comparisons between children with enuresis of varying severity. J Pediatr Urol. 2014.
Sarkadi A. The invisible father: how can we help fathers feel less alienated in child health care services? Acta Paediatr. 2014;103(3):234-235.
Sarkadi A, Sampaio F, Kelly MP, Feldman I. A novel approach using outcome distribution curves to estimate the population-level impact of a public health intervention. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014;67(7):785-792.
Åhman A, Maras G, Axelsson O, Rubertsson C, Sarkadi A, Lindgren P. Ultrasonographic fetal soft markers in an unselected population: incidence and association with trisomies and invasive tests. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2014;93(4):367-373.
Rahmqvist J, Wells MB, Sarkadi A. Conscious parenting: a qualitative study of Swedish parents' motives to participate in Triple P, the Positive Parenting Program. J Child Fam Stud. 2014;23(5):934-944.
Engsheden N, Sarkadi A, Fabian H. Offering the Preventive Marital Educational Program (PREP) for couples during pregnancy: self-selection patterns. Fam Relat. 2013;62.
Salari R, Fabian H, Prinz R, Lucas S, Feldman I, Fairchild A, Sarkadi A. The Children and Parents in Focus project: a population-based cluster randomised controlled trial to prevent behavioural and emotional problems in children. BMC Public Health. 2013;13:961.
Cederblad M, Nevéus T, Åhman A, Efraimsson EÖ, Sarkadi A. "Nobody ever asked us if we needed help!" Swedish parents' experience of enuresis in their child. J Pediatr Urol. 2013.
Wells MB, Varga G, Kerstis B, Sarkadi A. Swedish child health nurses' views of early father involvement: a qualitative study. Acta Paediatr. 2013;102(7):755-761.
Abbasian S, Sarkadi A. Co-producing parenting support in sparsely populated areas: a successful Swedish example. Barn. 2012;30(4):129-148.
Salari R, Terreros C, Sarkadi A. Parenting Scale: which version should we use? J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2012;34(2):268-281.
Widarsson M, Kerstis B, Sundquist K, Engström G, Sarkadi A. Support needs of expectant mothers and fathers: a qualitative study. J Perinat Educ. 2012;21(1):36-44.
Wells MB, Sarkadi A. Do father-friendly parental leave policies promote early father involvement? A review of Swedish fathers' participation in parental leave and child health services. J Child Fam Stud. 2012;21(1):25-31.
Stenhammar C, Wells MB, Åhman A, Edlund B, Sarkadi A. "Children are exposed to temptation all the time": parents' lifestyle-related discussions in focus groups. Acta Paediatr. 2012;101(2):208-215.
Åhman A, Lindgren P, Sarkadi A. Facts first, then reaction: expectant fathers' experiences of an ultrasound screening identifying soft markers. Midwifery. 2012;28(5):e667-e675.
Åhman A, Runestam K, Sarkadi A. Did I really want to know this? Pregnant women's reaction to detection of a soft marker during ultrasound screening. Patient Educ Couns. 2010;81(1):87-93.
Sarkadi A, Kristiansson R, Oberklaid F, Bremberg S. Fathers' involvement and children's developmental outcomes: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Acta Paediatr. 2008;97(2):153-158.
Stenhammar C, Sarkadi A, Edlund B. The role of parents' educational background in lifestyle attitudes and practices for their 6-year-olds. Public Health Nutr. 2007.
Jiang J, Rosenqvist U, Wang H, Greiner T, Lian G, Sarkadi A. Influence of grandparents on eating behaviours of young children in Chinese three-generation families. Appetite. 2007;48(3):377-383.
Vég A, Rosenqvist U, Sarkadi A. Variation of patients' views of type 2 diabetes management over time. Diabet Med. 2007;24(4):408-414.
Vég A, Rosenqvist U, Sarkadi A. Self-management profiles and metabolic outcomes in type 2 diabetes. J Adv Nurs. 2006;56(1):44-54.
Sarkadi A, Vég A, Rosenqvist U. The influence of participants' self-perceived role on metabolic outcomes in a diabetes group education program. Patient Educ Couns. 2005;58:137-145.
Sarkadi A, Bremberg S. Socially unbiased parenting support on the Internet: a cross-sectional study of users of a large Swedish parenting website. Child Care Health Dev. 2005;31(1):43-52.
Sarkadi A, Widmark C, Tishelman C, Törnberg S. The "hows", "whos", and "whens" of screening: gynaecologists' perspectives on cervical cancer screening in urban Sweden. Soc Sci Med. 2004;58(6):1097-1108.
Sarkadi A, Rosenqvist U. Experience-based group education in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2004;53:291-298.
Sarkadi A, Rosenqvist U. Intimacy in women with type 2 diabetes: an exploratory study using focus group interviews. Diabetes Educ. 2003;29(4).
Sarkadi A, Rosenqvist U. Social network and role demands in women with diabetes: a model. Health Care Women Int. 2002;23(6-7):600-611.
Sarkadi A, Rosenqvist U. Contradictions in the medical encounter: female sexual dysfunction in primary care contacts. Fam Pract. 2001;18(2):161-166.
Sarkadi A, Rosenqvist U. Field test of a group education program for type 2 diabetes: measures and predictors of success on individual and group levels. Patient Educ Couns. 2001;44:129-139.
Sarkadi A, Rosenqvist U. Study circles at the pharmacy: a new model for diabetes education in groups. Patient Educ Couns. 1999;37:89-96.
