Hugo Hesser
Title: Professor School/office: School of Law, Psychology and Social Work
Email:
Phone: +46 19 303548
Room: L2632
Research Projects
Research Projects
- Psychological and physiological factors predicting tolerability and weight loss of intragastric balloon in combination with low energy diet and group treatment in adults with obesity
- Transdiagnostic emotion focused treatment for emotional and somatic comorbidity. An RCT on implementation and effectiveness in primary care
Publications
Publications
Articles in journals |
Books |
Chapters in books |
Articles in journals
Forsström, D. , Lindner, P. , Jansson-Fröjmark, M. , Hesser, H.
& Carlbring, P. (2020). GamTest: Psychometric Evaluation in a Low-Gambling General Population. Journal of Gambling Issues (44), 77-102.
Käll, A. , Jägholm, S. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, F. , Mathaldi, A. , Norkvist, B. T. , Shafran, R.
& Andersson, G. (2020). Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Loneliness: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavior Therapy, 51 (1), 54-68.
Axelsson, E. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, E. , Ljotsson, B.
& Hedman-Lagerlöf, E. (2020). Mediators of treatment effect in minimal-contact cognitive behaviour therapy for severe health anxiety: A theory-driven analysis based on a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 69.
Södermark, M. , Linton, S. J. , Hesser, H. , Flink, I. , Gerdle, B.
& Boersma, K. (2020). What Works? Processes of Change in a Transdiagnostic Exposure Treatment for Patients with Chronic Pain and Emotional Problems. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 36 (9), 648-657.
Boersma, K. , Södermark, M. , Hesser, H. , Flink, I. , Gerdle, B.
& Linton, S. J. (2019). Efficacy of a transdiagnostic emotion-focused exposure treatment for chronic pain patients with comorbid anxiety and depression: a randomized controlled trial. Pain, 160 (8), 1708-1718.
Santoft, F. , Salomonsson, S. , Hesser, H. , Lindsäter, E. , Ljótsson, B. , Lekander, M. , Kecklund, G. , Öst, L.
& et al.
(2019). Mediators of Change in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Clinical Burnout. Behavior Therapy, 50 (3), 475-488.
Santoft, F. , Salomonsson, S. , Hesser, H. , Lindsäter, E. , Ljótsson, B. , Lekander, M. , Kecklund, G. , Öst, L.
& et al.
(2019). Processes in cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder: Predicting subsequent symptom change. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 67.
Vernmark, K. , Hesser, H. , Topooco, N. , Berger, T. , Riper, H. , Luuk, L. , Backlund, L. , Carlbring, P.
& et al.
(2019). Working alliance as a predictor of change in depression during blended cognitive behaviour therapy. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 48 (4), 285-299.
Hesser, H. , Hedman-Lagerlöf, E. , Andersson, E. , Lindfors, P.
& Ljótsson, B. (2018). How does exposure therapy work? A comparison between generic and gastrointestinal anxiety-specific mediators in a dismantling study of exposure therapy for irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86 (3), 254-267.
Molander, P. , Hesser, H. , Weineland, S. , Bergwall, K. , Buck, S. , Jäder Malmlöf, J. , Lantz, H. , Lunner, T.
& et al.
(2018). Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy for psychological distress experienced by people with hearing problems: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 47 (2), 169-184.
Forsström, D. , Jansson-Fröjmark, M. , Hesser, H.
& Carlbring, P. (2017). Experiences of Playscan: Interviews with users of a responsible gambling tool. Internet Interventions, 8, 53-62.
Johansson, R. , Hesslow, T. , Ljótsson, B. , Jansson, A. , Jonsson, L. , Färdig, S. , Karlsson, J. , Hesser, H.
& et al.
(2017). Internet-based affect-focused psychodynamic therapy for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up. Psychotherapy, 54 (4), 351-360.
Hesser, H. , Axelsson, S. , Bäcke, V. , Engstrand, J. , Gustafsson, T. , Holmgren, E. , Jeppsson, U. , Pollack, M.
& et al.
(2017). Preventing intimate partner violence via the Internet: A randomized controlled trial of emotion-regulation and conflict-management training for individuals with aggression problems. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 24 (5), 1163-1177.
Hedman, E. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, E. , Axelsson, E.
& Ljótsson, B. (2017). The mediating effect of mindful non-reactivity in exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy for severe health anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 50, 15-22.
Hesser, H. , Hedman, E. , Lindfors, P. , Andersson, E.
& Ljótsson, B. (2017). The specific effect of systematic exposure in irritable bowel syndrome: Complier average causal effect analysis using growth mixture modeling. Psychological Medicine, 47 (15), 2653-2662.
Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. , Pugh, N. E. , Hesser, H.
& Andersson, G. (2017). Therapeutic Alliance in Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression or Generalized Anxiety. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 24 (2), 451-461.
Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. , Pugh, N. E. , Hesser, H.
& Andersson, G. (2016). Predicting Response to Therapist-Assisted Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression or Anxiety Within an Open Dissemination Trial. Behavior Therapy, 47 (2), 155-165.
Kemani, M. K. , Hesser, H. , Olsson, G. L. , Lekander, M.
& Wicksell, R. K. (2016). Processes of change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Applied Relaxation for long-standing pain. European Journal of Pain, 20 (4), 521-531.
Forsström, D. , Hesser, H.
& Carlbring, P. (2016). Usage of a responsible gambling tool: A descriptive analysis and latent class analysis of user behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32 (3), 889-904.
Hesser, H. , Bånkestad, E.
& Andersson, G. (2015). Acceptance of tinnitus as an independent correlate of tinnitus severity. Ear and Hearing, 36 (4), e176-e182.
Weineland, S. M. , Andersson, G. , Lunner, T. , Carlbring, P. , Hesser, H. , Ingo, E. , Molander, P. , Nordqvist, P.
& et al.
(2015). Bridging the gap between hearing screening and successful rehabilitation: Research protocol of a randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing via internet. American Journal of Audiology, 24 (3), 302-306.
El Alaoui, S. , Hedman, E. , Kaldo, V. , Hesser, H. , Kraepelien, M. , Andersson, E. , Rück, C. , Andersson, G.
& et al.
(2015). Effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive-behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder in clinical psychiatry. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83 (5), 902-914.
Kemani, M. K. , Olsson, G. L. , Lekander, M. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, E.
& Wicksell, R. K. (2015). Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and applied relaxation for longstanding pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 31 (11), 1004-1016.
Molander, P. , Hesser, H. , Weineland, S. , Bergwall, K. , Buck, S. , Hansson-Malmlöf, J. , Lantz, H. , Lunner, T.
& et al.
(2015). Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy for psychological distress experienced by people with hearing problems: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Audiology, 24 (3), 307-310.
Blom, K. , Tarkian Tillgren, H. , Wiklund, T. , Danlycke, E. , Forssén, M. , Söderström, A. , Johansson, R. , Hesser, H.
& et al.
(2015). Internet-vs. group-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 70, 47-55.
Dirkse, D. , Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. , Hesser, H.
& Barak, A. (2015). Linguistic Analysis of Communication in Therapist-Assisted Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 44 (1), 21-32.
Hesser, H. (2015). Modeling individual differences in randomized experiments using growth models: Recommendations for design, statistical analysis and reporting of results of internet interventions. Internet Interventions, 2 (2), 110-120.
Andersson, E. , Ljótsson, B. , Hedman, E. , Hesser, H. , Enander, J. , Kaldo, V. , Andersson, G. , Lindefors, N.
& et al.
(2015). Testing the Mediating Effects of Obsessive Beliefs in Internet-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 22 (6), 722-732.
Hesser, H. , Westin, V. Z.
& Andersson, G. (2014). Acceptance as a mediator in internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavior therapy for tinnitus. Journal of behavioral medicine, 37 (4), 756-767.
Jungert, T. , Hesser, H.
& Träff, U. (2014). Contrasting two models of academic self-efficacy - domain-specific versus cross-domain - in children receiving and not receiving special instruction in mathematics. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55 (5), 440-447.
Hesser, H.
& Andersson, G. (2014). Dimensional or Categorical Approach to Tinnitus Severity: an Item Response Mixture Modeling Analysis of Tinnitus Handicap. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21 (6), 982-988.
Hedman, E. , Ljótsson, B. , Kaldo, V. , Hesser, H. , El Alaoui, S. , Kraepelien, M. , Andersson, E. , Rück, C.
& et al.
(2014). Effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in routine psychiatric care. Journal of Affective Disorders, 155 (1), 49-58.
Ivarsson, D. , Blom, M. , Hesser, H. , Carlbring, P. , Enderby, P. , Nordberg, R.
& Andersson, G. (2014). Guided internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 1 (1), 33-40.
Ljótsson, B. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, E. , Lackner, J. M. , El Alaoui, S. , Falk, L. , Aspvall, K. , Fransson, J.
& et al.
(2014). Provoking symptoms to relieve symptoms: A randomized controlled dismantling study of exposure therapy in irritable bowel syndrome. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 55 (1), 27-39.
Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. , Pugh, N. E. , Nugent, M. M. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, G. , Ivanov, M. , Butz, C. G. , Marchildon, G.
& et al.
(2014). Therapist-assisted Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for depression and anxiety: Translating evidence into clinical practice. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28 (8), 884-893.
Andersson, G. , Hesser, H. , Hummerdal, D. , Bergman-Nordgren, L.
& Carlbring, P. (2013). A 3.5-year follow-up of Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for major depression. Journal of Mental Health, 22 (2), 155-164.
Weise, C. , Kleinstäuber, M. , Hesser, H. , Westin, V. Z.
& Andersson, G. (2013). Acceptance of Tinnitus: Validation of the Tinnitus Acceptance Questionnaire. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 42 (2), 100-115.
Johansson, R. , Björklund, M. , Hornborg, C. , Karlsson, S. , Hesser, H. , Ljótsson, B. L. , Rousseau, A. , Frederick, R. J.
& et al.
(2013). Affect-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression and anxiety through the internet: A randomized controlled trial. PeerJ, 2013 (1).
Andersson, G. , Hesser, H. , Cima, R. F. F.
& Weise, C. (2013). Autobiographical Memory Specificity in Patients with Tinnitus Versus Patients with Depression and Normal Controls. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 42 (2), 116-126.
Hesser, H. , Molander, P. , Jungermann, M.
& Andersson, G. (2013). Costs of Suppressing Emotional Sound and Countereffects of a Mindfulness Induction: An Experimental Analog of Tinnitus Impact. PLoS ONE, 8 (5).
Andersson, G. , Sarkohi, A. , Karlsson, J. , Bjärehed, J.
& Hesser, H. (2013). Effects of two forms of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for depression on future thinking. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37 (1), 29-34.
Ljótsson, B. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, E. , Lindfors, P. , Hursti, T. , Rück, C. , Lindefors, N. , Andersson, G.
& et al.
(2013). Mechanisms of change in an exposure-based treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81 (6), 1113-1126.
Hedman, E. , Mörtberg, E. , Hesser, H. , Clark, D. M. , Lekander, M. , Andersson, E.
& Ljótsson, B. (2013). Mediators in psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder: Individual cognitive therapy compared to cognitive behavioral group therapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 51 (10), 696-705.
Ljótsson, B. , Andersson, E. , Lindfors, P. , Lackner, J. M. , Grönberg, K. , Molin, K. , Norén, J. , Romberg, K.
& et al.
(2013). Prediction of symptomatic improvement after exposure-based treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. BMC Gastroenterology, 13 (1).
Andersson, G. , Hesser, H. , Veilord, A. , Svedling, L. , Andersson, F. , Sleman, O. , Mauritzson, L. , Sarkohi, A.
& et al.
(2013). Randomised controlled non-inferiority trial with 3-year follow-up of internet-delivered versus face-to-face group cognitive behavioural therapy for depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151 (3), 986-994.
Hesser, H.
& Hesser, H. (2013). Special Issue on Tinnitus. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 42 (2), 81-83.
Weise, C. , Hesser, H. , Andersson, G. , Nyenhuis, N. , Zastrutzki, S. , Kröner-Herwig, B.
& Jäger, B. (2013). The role of catastrophizing in recent onset tinnitus: Its nature and association with tinnitus distress and medical utilization. International Journal of Audiology, 52 (3), 177-188.
Hesser, H. , Gustafsson, T. , Lundén, C. , Henrikson, O. , Fattahi, K. , Johnsson, E. , Zetterqvist Westin, V. , Carlbring, P.
& et al.
(2012). A randomized controlled trial of Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of tinnitus. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80 (4), 649-661.
Johansson, R. , Hesser, H. , Ljótsson, B. , Frederick, R. J.
& Andersson, G. (2012). Transdiagnostic, affect-focused, psychodynamic, guided self-help for depression and anxiety through the internet: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 2 (6).
Hesser, H. , Weise, C. , Westin, V. Z.
& Andersson, G. (2011). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral therapy for tinnitus distress. Clinical Psychology Review, 31 (4), 545-553.
Brinkborg, H. , Michanek, J. , Hesser, H.
& Berglund, G. (2011). Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of stress among social workers: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49 (6-7), 389-398.
Westin, V. Z. , Schulin, M. , Hesser, H. , Karlsson, M. , Noe, R. Z. , Olofsson, U. , Stalby, M. , Wisung, G.
& et al.
(2011). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in the treatment of tinnitus: A randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49 (11), 737-747.
Bendelin, N. , Hesser, H. , Dahl, J. , Carlbring, P. , Nelson, K. Z.
& Andersson, G. (2011). Experiences of guided Internet-based cognitive-behavioural treatment for depression: A qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry, 11.
Ljótsson, B. , Hedman, E. , Andersson, E. , Hesser, H. , Lindfors, P. , Hursti, T. , Rydh, S. , Rück, C.
& et al.
(2011). Internet-delivered exposure-based treatment vs. Stress management for irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized trial. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 106 (8), 1481-1491.
Hesser, H. , Weise, C. , Rief, W.
& Andersson, G. (2011). The effect of waiting: A meta-analysis of wait-list control groups in trials for tinnitus distress. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 70 (4), 378-384.
Hesser, H. (2010). Methodological considerations in treatment evaluations of tinnitus distress: A call for guidelines. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 69 (3), 305-307.
Hesser, H. , Westin, V. , Hayes, S. C.
& Andersson, G. (2009). Clients' in-session acceptance and cognitive defusion behaviors in acceptance-based treatment of tinnitus distress. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47 (6), 523-528.
Hesser, H. , Pereswetoff-Morath, C. E.
& Andersson, G. (2009). Consequences of Controlling Background Sounds: The Effect of Experiential Avoidance on Tinnitus Interference. Rehabilitation Psychology, 54 (4), 381-389.
Hesser, H.
& Andersson, G. (2009). The role of anxiety sensitivity and behavioral avoidance in tinnitus disability. International Journal of Audiology, 48 (5), 295-299.
Books
Hesser, H.
& Andersson, G. (2015). Introduktion till metaanalys och systematiska översikter. Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Chapters in books
Hesser, H. (2019). Tinnitus.
In:
Ali Sarkohi, Gerhard Andersson, Somatisk sjukdom: ett biopsykosocialt perspektiv (pp. 217-243).
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB.
Andersson, G. , Hesser, H.
& McKenna, L. (2016). Psychological mechanisms and tinnitus.
In:
David M Baguley, Marc Fagelson, Tinnitus: Clinical and research perspectives (pp. 63-73).
San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc..