Örjan Frans
Visiting researcher at Department of Psychology; Emotion Psychology
- E-mail:
- Orjan.Frans@psyk.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Von Kraemers allé 1A och 1C
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 1225
751 42 UPPSALA
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Short presentation
Associate Professor
Research
My research focus is in clinical psychology, mainly reactions after experienced traumatic events such as Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I also conduct some research in psychometrics and psychological testing.
Publications
Selection of publications
- Distance to Threat and Risk of Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Bank Robbery (2018)
- Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits (2018)
- Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing (2017)
- Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion (2017)
- Neurokinin-1 Receptor Availability in the Amygdala is Positively Associated with Neuroticism and Negatively Associated with Extraversion. (2015)
- Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with post-abortion posttraumatic stress (2014)
- Cognitive abilities of street children (2013)
- Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion (2013)
- Testing Practices in the 21st Century Developments and European Psychologists' Opinions (2012)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder among women requesting induced termination of pregnancy (2012)
- Arousal modulation of memory and amygdala-parahippocampal connectivity (2011)
- The effects of medial temporal lobe resections on verbal threat and fear conditioning (2010)
- Cortico-Striatal Substance P Release Correlates with Phobia Related Trait Anxiety (2010)
- Chronic whiplash symptoms are related to altered regional cerebral blood flow in the resting state (2009)
- Disentangling the web of fear (2009)
- In a nervous voice (2008)
- Symptom provocation in specific phobia affects the substance P neurokinin-1 receptor systems (2007)
- Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population (2005)
- Amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex activation during affective startle modulation (2003)
- Neurofunctional correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (2002)
- The human startle reflex and pons activation (2002)
- Brain function in a patient with torture related post-traumatic stress disorder before and after fluoxetine treatment (2001)
- The human startle response and activation of the pons. (2001)
- Neurofunctional correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (1999)
Recent publications
- Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder (2020)
- Distance to Threat and Risk of Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Bank Robbery (2018)
- Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits (2018)
- Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing (2017)
- Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion (2017)
All publications
Articles
- Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder (2020)
- Distance to Threat and Risk of Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Bank Robbery (2018)
- Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits (2018)
- Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing (2017)
- Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion (2017)
- Alterations in the serotonergic and substance P systems in posttraumatic stress disorder (2016)
- Overlapping expression of serotonin transporters and neurokinin-1 receptors in posttraumatic stress disorder (2016)
- Serotonin Synthesis and Reuptake in Social Anxiety Disorder (2015)
- Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with post-abortion posttraumatic stress (2014)
- Cognitive abilities of street children (2013)
- Posttraumatic stress among women after induced abortion (2013)
- The prevalence of posttraumatic stress among women requesting induced abortion (2013)
- Age, sex and NK1 receptors in the human brain (2012)
- Testing Practices in the 21st Century Developments and European Psychologists' Opinions (2012)
- Amygdala Subregions Tied to SSRI and Placebo Response in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder (2012)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder among women requesting induced termination of pregnancy (2012)
- Neural Correlates of Anxiety States in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder (2011)
- Arousal modulation of memory and amygdala-parahippocampal connectivity (2011)
- Comment on "Decreased Neurokinin-1 (Substance P) Receptor Binding in Patients with Panic Disorder (2010)
- The effects of medial temporal lobe resections on verbal threat and fear conditioning (2010)
- Chronic whiplash symptoms are related to altered regional cerebral blood flow in the resting state (2009)
- Disentangling the web of fear (2009)
- A Link between Serotonin-Related Gene Polymorphisms, Amygdala Activity, and Placebo-Induced Relief from Social Anxiety (2008)
- In a nervous voice (2008)
- Symptom provocation in specific phobia affects the substance P neurokinin-1 receptor systems (2007)
- Effective brain connectivity in social anxiety disorder (2007)
- Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in the general population (2005)
- Amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex activation during affective startle modulation (2003)
- Neurofunctional correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (2002)
- The human startle reflex and pons activation (2002)
- Brain function in a patient with torture related post-traumatic stress disorder before and after fluoxetine treatment (2001)
- The human startle response and activation of the pons. (2001)
- Arousal gates amygdala interaction with the parahippocampal cortex during encoding of phobic pictures
Conferences
- Neurokinin-1 Receptor Availability in the Amygdala is Positively Associated with Neuroticism and Negatively Associated with Extraversion. (2015)
- Differences in Amygdala Responsivity Between Responders and Nonresponders to SSRIs in Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder (2011)
- Cortico-Striatal Substance P Release Correlates with Phobia Related Trait Anxiety (2010)
- Decreased regional cerebral blood flow in the prefrontal cortex during fear provocation: A PET study of specific phobia [CD-ROM] (2002)
- Neurofunctional correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (1999)
