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Anton Käll

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My research focuses on how perceptions of the social world affect people's well-being and on developing interventions when this creates problems. The methods used are both internet-based interventions and experimental studies.

The social world and mental health 

The social world and how it is perceived is of great importance for understanding many mental health problems

My research focuses on understanding the role of the social world in mental health. My primary research interest is in understanding the phenomenon of loneliness and why it becomes a lasting problem for some people. For my Ph.D. I investigated whether internet-based psychological treatments can be of help for this group. With the help of the research group’s prior knowledge about internet-based treatments we have created and tested two interventions targeting loneliness. One of these is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and the other makes use of another one form of psychotherapy called interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT).

Currently I serve as the lead on an experimental study studying how morphine affects social cognition.

Publications

2025

Tom Cawthorne, Pamela Qualter, Sophie Bennett, Anton Käll, Gerhard Andersson, Roz Shafran (2025) Editorial Perspective: How can we develop effective and timely interventions for young people with chronic loneliness? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 66, p. 767-770 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Benjamin T. Kaveladze, Sara F. Gastelum, Dong-Anh C. Ngo, Paul Delacruz, Katherine A. Cohen, Anton Käll, Gerhard Andersson, Jessica L. Schleider, Stephen M. Schueller (2025) A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Brief Online Self-Guided Interventions for Loneliness Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 93, p. 54-63 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anton Käll, Malin Bäck, Olivia Fahlroth, Erik Ekeflod, Arvid Lundberg, Nils Viberg, Gerhard Andersson (2025) Internet-based therapist-supported interpersonal psychotherapy for depression: A randomized controlled trial Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 369, p. 188-194 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2024

Anton Käll, Ieva Biliunaite, Gerhard Andersson (2024) Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for affective disorders, anxiety disorders and somatic conditions: An updated systematic umbrella review Digital Health, Vol. 10, Article 20552076241287643 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Anton Käll, Gerhard Andersson (2024) Suicidal ideation following internet-delivered tailored CBT for depression - a secondary analysis of a factorial design trial Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol. 15, Article 1341495 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

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The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

The research group works with many different areas such as anxiety, depression and health problems. Many of the projects work with internet-based CBT, and the group carries out randomised controlled clinical trials.

News

He studies how to treat loneliness – with online therapy

Some 5% of the Swedish population report that they feel alone – often or always. Doctoral student and LiU graduate Anton Käll is studying methods used in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for helping people with loneliness.

Organisation

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Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.

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