Dr Mats Hallgren - PA | SB | Mental Health | Coronavirus pandemic

2020-07-06

[Apologies for the sound quality - had all possible problems during the recording] Dr Mats Hallgren is Assistant Professor in Epidemiology of Psychiatric Conditions, Substance use and Social Environment (EPiCSS); Department of Global Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet. He leads research focusing on links between physical activity/inactivity and mental health. His current projects include exercise as treatment for alcohol use disorder ('FitForChange'), and yoga-based exercise to promote ...

[Apologies for the sound quality - had all possible problems during the recording]

Dr Mats Hallgren is Assistant Professor in Epidemiology of Psychiatric Conditions, Substance use and Social Environment (EPiCSS); Department of Global Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet.

He leads research focusing on links between physical activity/inactivity and mental health. His current projects include exercise as treatment for alcohol use disorder ('FitForChange'), and yoga-based exercise to promote healthy ageing and wellbeing ('FitForAge').

He also work with Swedish register data exploring relationships of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health. Completed projects include exercise for depression ('Regassa') and first episode psychosis ('FitForLife'). Committed to translating research into clinical and public health practice.

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