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Piet, J., Fjorback, L. & Santorelli, S. (2016). What is Required to Teach Mindfulness Effectively in MBSR and MBCT. In E. Shonin, W. Van Gordon & M. D. Griffiths (Eds.), Mindfulness and Buddhist-Derived Approaches in Mental Health and Addiction: Advances in Mental Health and Addiction (pp. 61-83). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22255-4_4
Hansen, N. H. (2017). Vi skal til at tale om compassion. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin, 32-34.
Hansen, N. H., Dixon, A. & Kurpius, S. (2010). Variations in the Implementation of Ethical Guidelines among Mental Health Professionals in the United States and Denmark. Journal for International Counselor Education, 2(1), 42-59.
Bjerregaard, A. A., Petersen, M. W., Gormsen, L., Skovbjerg, S., Jørgensen, T. & Dantoft, T. M. (2025). Use of welfare benefits in multiple chemical sensitivity when compared to a general population – A registry and population-based cohort study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 199, Article 112431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112431
Gudmundsson, E. F., Dobies, B., Laxdal, B., Olafsdottir, I. V., Davidsdottir, I., Bragadottir, H. B., Sigurdardottir, S., Isberg, A. P., Grannell, A., Libungan, B., Mogensen, B. A., Halldorsdottir, H., Gudmundsdottir, M. V., Kaernested, B., Thorgeirsson, T., Oddsson, S. J. & Arnar, D. O. (2026). Use of a digital health solution after percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised controlled trial. Frontiers in Digital Health , 8, Article 1851777. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2026.1851777
Fjorback, L. O., Hansen, N. H. & Eckardt, J. P. D. (2021). Træning i compassion hjælper pårørende viser ny dansk forskning. Ugeskrift for Læger, 907.
Berg Pedersen, L., Ramsdal, N. B., Fjorback, L. O., Ravn, S. L., Kolls, M. & Skovbjerg, S. (2025). "This program has made it easier for me to embrace myself and my son” A qualitative study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for psychosocially vulnerable pregnant women. Poster session presented at Nordic Midwifery Congress 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark.
King, S., Quist-Møller, S. & Fjorback, L. O. (2023). The neuroscience of ethics: Does yoga, meditation, and mindfulness training make you a better person? In Arts and Mindfulness Education for Human Flourishing (pp. 238-257). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003158790-18
Knudsen, R. K., Ammentorp, J., Storkholm, M. H., Skovbjerg, S., Tousig, C. G. & Timmermann, C. (2023). The influence of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the work life of healthcare professionals: A qualitative study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 53, 101805. Article 101805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101805
Andreasen, S. M., Nielsen, S., Fjorback, L. O., Jensen, T. K. & Juul, L. (2024). The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health in Danish school children in 5th to 7th grade. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 52(3), 336-344. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948241228907
Young, K. S., van der Velden, A. M., Craske, M. G., Pallesen, K. J., Fjorback, L., Roepstorff, A. & Parsons, C. E. (2018). The impact of mindfulness-based interventions on brain activity: A systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 84(January), 424-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.08.003
Bonde, E. H., Mikkelsen, E. G., Fjorback, L. O. & Juul, L. (2023). The impact of an organizational-level mindfulness-based intervention on workplace social capital and psychological safety: A qualitative content analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1112907. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1112907
Juul, L., Brorsen, E., Gøtzsche, K., Nielsen, B. L. & Fjorback, L. O. (2021). The Effects of a Mindfulness Program on Mental Health in Students at an Undergraduate Program for Teacher Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Real-Life. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 722771. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722771
Piet, J. (2014). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy for cancer patients: The most recent meta-analysis. Abstract from 12th Annual International Scientific Conference , Greater Boston, United States.
Piet, J. & Hougaard, E. (2011). The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of relapse in recurrent major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract from 9th Annual International Scientific Conference, United States.
Hansen, N. H., Bjerrekær, L., Pallesen, K. J., Juul, L. & Fjorback, L. O. (2022). The effect of mental health interventions on psychological distress for informal caregivers of people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 949066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.949066
Skovbjerg, S., Sumbundu, A., Kolls, M., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A. & Fjorback, L. (2023). The effect of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program on mental health, maternal bonding and birth outcomes in psychosocially vulnerable pregnant women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 23(1), Article 364. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04194-3
Bonde, E. H., Fjorback, L. O., Frydenberg, M. & Juul, L. (2022). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction for school teachers: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Public Health, 32(2), 246-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab223
Fjorback, L. O. & Elmholdt Jegindø, E. M. D. (2016). Teaching individuals in chronic pain. In D. McCown, D. Reibel & M. S. Micozzi (Eds.), Resources for Teaching Mindfulness: An International Handbook (pp. 307-321). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30100-6_16
Juul, L., Frydenberg, M., Beck, M. S. & Fjorback, L. O. (2021). Stress-free Everyday LiFe for Children and Adolescents REsearch (SELFCARE): a protocol for a cluster randomised trial testing a school teacher training programme to teach mindfulness (".b"). BMC Psychology, 9(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00530-9
Fjorback, L. O., Arendt, M. & Munk-Jørgensen, P. (2006). Social profile of young people seeking treatment for cannabis abuse 2006 Feb 6;168(6):570-3. Danish. PubMed PMID: 16476217. Ugeskrift for Læger, 168(6), 570-3.
Ahrendt Bjerregaard, A., Schovsbo, S. U., Gormsen, L. K., Skovbjerg, S., Eplov, L. F., Linneberg, A., Cedeño-Laurent, J. G., Jørgensen, T. & Dantoft, T. M. (2023). Social economic factors and the risk of multiple chemical sensitivity in a Danish population-based cross-sectional study: Danish Study of Functional Disorders (DanFunD). BMJ Open, 13(3), Article e064618. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064618
Gehrt, T. B., Macoveanu, J., Bailey, C., Fisher, P., Pallesen, K. J. & Frostholm, L. (2023). Resting-state connectivity and neural response to emotional images in patients with severe health anxiety: An fMRI study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 324, 370-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.138
Juul, L., Rowlands, G. & Maindal, H. T. (2018). Relationships between health literacy, motivation and diet and physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes participating in peer-led support groups. Primary Care Diabetes, 12(4), 331-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2018.02.005
Hauch, D., Fjorback, L. O. & Juul, L. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale in a sample of Danish schoolchildren. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 51(8), 1214-1221. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221110002
Bo, A., Pouwer, F., Juul, L., Nicolaisen, S. K. & Maindal, H. T. (2020). Prevalence and correlates of diabetes distress, perceived stress and depressive symptoms among adults with early-onset Type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional survey results from the Danish DD2 study. Diabetic Medicine, 37(10), 1679-1687. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14087
Diachenko, M., Smith, K. K., Fjorback, L., Hansen, N. V., Linkenkaer-Hansen, K. & Pallesen, K. J. (2021). Pre-retirement Employees Experience Lasting Improvements in Resilience and Well-Being After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 699088. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.699088
Juul, L. & Maindal, H. T. (2015). Prædiabetes projekt med lovende resultater. BestPractice Nordic. https://bestprac.dk/2016/07/11/praediabetes-projekt-med-lovende-resultater/
Bonde, E. H. (2023). Population-based approaches to mental health promotion and prevention: Investigating a mindfulness-based intervention in workplace contexts. [PhD dissertation, Aarhus University].
Bjerregaard, A. A., Petersen, M. W., Skovbjerg, S., Gormsen, L. K., Cedeño-Laurent, J. G., Jørgensen, T., Linneberg, A. & Dantoft, T. M. (2022). Physiological Health and Physical Performance in Multiple Chemical Sensitivity-Described in the General Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), Article 9039. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159039
Beck, M. S., Juul, L., Frydenberg, M. & Fjorback, L. O. (2023). On Top of Everything: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing a teacher training programme to teach mindfulness among students in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, 24(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06920-7
Baena-Ruiz, E., Hansen, N. H., Abelleira-Vidal, C., Garcia-Ortega, M., Sánchez-Padilla, J. A. & Quintana-Castello, F. C. (2023). Online Family Interventions for caregivers of persons with severe mental disorder. In Online Family Interventions for caregivers of persons with severe mental disorder Independently published.
Dantoft, T. M., Nordin, S., Andersson, L., Petersen, M. W., Skovbjerg, S. & Jørgensen, T. (2021). Multiple chemical sensitivity described in the Danish general population: Cohort characteristics and the importance of screening for functional somatic syndrome comorbidity-The DanFunD study. PLoS One, 16(2), Article e0246461. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246461
Hansen, N. H. & Sorgenfrei Blom, E. (2011). Mindfulness, Yoga, og Dialektisk Adfærdsterapi: Metodeudvikling af mindfulness-træning gennem Yoga. In Psyke og Logos: Tema: Mindfulness og Meditation (pp. 189-202). Dansk Psykologisk Forlag med støtte fra Københavns Universitet.
van der Velden, A. M., Scholl, J., Elmholdt, E.-M., Fjorback, L. O., Harmer, C. J., Lazar, S. W., O'Toole, M. S., Smallwood, J., Roepstorff, A. & Kuyken, W. (2023). Mindfulness Training Changes Brain Dynamics During Depressive Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry, 93(3), 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.06.038
Juul, L., Frydenberg, M., Bonde, E. H., Beck, M. S., Goetzsche, K., Nielsen, H. B. & Fjorback, L. O. (2025). Mindfulness in the school curriculum? A nationwide cluster-randomized trial of the effectiveness of implementing a mindfulness-based intervention for 9-16-year-olds students in Danish elementary schools. Social Science & Medicine, 378, Article 118117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118117
Dahlgaard, J., Jørgensen, M. M., van der Velden, A. M., Sumbundu , A., Gregersen, N., Olsen, R. K. J. & Mehlsen, M. Y. (2018). Mindfulness, Health, and Longevity. In S. I. S. Rattan & M. Kyriazis (Eds.), The Science of Hormesis in Health and Longevity (pp. 243-255). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814253-0.00022-X
Piet, J. & Fjorback, L. (2014). Mindfulness er langt fra navlepilleri. Dagbladet Information, (16. oktober 2014).
Piet, J. (2017). Mindfulness-baseret stressreduktion (MBSR). Abstract from Stressbehandlingskonferencen 2017, København, Denmark.
Piet, J. & Hecksher, M. (2013). Mindfulness-baseret psykologisk intervention. In B. Møhl & M. Kjølbye (Eds.), Psykoterapiens ABC PsykiatriFonden.
van der Velden, A. M., Piet, J., Møller, A. B. & Fjorback, L. O. (2017). Mindfulness-baseret kognitiv terapi er effektiv i behandlingen af tilbagevendende depression. Ugeskrift for Læger, 179(V04160291), 686-690.
van der Velden, A. M., Piet, J., Møller, A. B. & Fjorback, L. (2017). Mindfulness-baseret kognitiv terapi: Statusartikel. Ugeskrift for Læger, 179, Article V04160291.
Skovbjerg, S., Kolls, M., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A. & Fjorback, L. O. (2025). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction adapted to pregnant women with psychosocial vulnerabilities - a randomized feasibility trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), Article 86. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01670-0
Skovbjerg, S., Birk, D., Bruggisser, S., Wolf, A. L. A. & Fjorback, L. (2021). Mindfulness-based stress reduction adapted to pregnant women with psychosocial vulnerabilities: a protocol for a randomized feasibility study in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00860-w
Fjorback, L. O., Pedersen, L. B., Osowo, A., Ramsdal, N. B. & Elsgaard, M. (2026). Mindfulness-Based Loneliness Reduction. Dansk Center for Mindfulness. http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://mindfulness.au.dk/fileadmin/mindfulness.au.dk/Publikationer/Manual_Ensomme_unge_3juni26.pdf
Hauge, C. R., Rasmussen, A., Piet, J., Bonde, J. P., Jensen, C., Sumbundu, A. & Skovbjerg, S. (2015). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS): Results from a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79, 628-643.
Velden, A. M. V. D., Piet, J., Møller, A. B. & Fjorback, L. (2017). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is efficient in the treatment of recurrent depression. Ugeskrift for Læger, 179(4).
Piet, J. & Fjorback, L. O. (2012). Mindfulness. In Kognitiv terapi (1 ed.). Hans Reitzels Forlag.
Hansen, N. H. (2021). Mental sundhed kan trænes hos pårørende til psykisk syge. Best Practice Nordic.
Sigurðardóttir, S., Aspelund, T., Guðmundsdóttir, D. G., Fjorback, L., Hrafnkelsson, H., Hansdóttir, I. & Juul, L. (2023). Mental health and sociodemographic characteristics among Icelanders, data from a cross-sectional study in Iceland. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04504-y

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