Forskningsenhed for børn, unge og neurodiversitet

Nogle neurodivergente børn og unge mistrives. Formålet med vores forskningsenhed er at blive klogere på hvorfor samt undersøge, hvordan disse børn og unge bedst støttes.

Børn er forskellige. Det gælder også neurodivergente børn. Nogle har indre og ydre ressourcer, som kan støtte dem på deres vej i livet – andre kæmper. I forskningsenheden arbejder vi derfor med at undersøge de mange faktorer, som kan spille ind på, hvordan et barns udviklingssti forløber. Vi undersøger de udfordringer, som kan optræde sammen med ADHD (f.eks. relateret til eksekutive funktioner, sprog, søvn og adfærd), og hvordan disse udfordringer kan spille ind på dagligdagsfunktionen. Vi prøver også at udfordre traditionelle neuropsykologiske og medicinske modeller af psykopatologi samt tilknyttede udredningsmetoder. Endelig undersøger vi, hvordan neurodivergente børn samt deres familier og omgivelser bedst støttes. Vi anerkender diversitet i alle dens former og forsøger at fostre et inklusivt forskningsmiljø, hvor alle uanset baggrund, perspektiver eller erfaring bliver hørt. Vi samarbejder bl.a. med flere børne- og ungdomspsykiatriske hospitaler samt en række anerkendte internationale forskere.

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Andreassen, A. K., Lambek, R., Hemager, N., Knudsen, C. B., Veddum, L., Carlsen, A. H., Bundgaard, A. F., Søndergaard, A., Brandt, J. M., Gregersen, M., Krantz, M. F., Burton, B. K., Jepsen, J. R. M., Thorup, A. A. E., Nordentoft, M., Mors, O., Bliksted, V. F. & Greve, A. (2023). Working memory heterogeneity from age 7 to 11 in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder– The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 332, 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.011

Arildskov, T. W., Sørensen, A. V., Thomsen, P. H. & Lambek, R. (2023). Validation of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale (WFIRS-P) as a Functional Impairment Measure in a General Population of Schoolchildren. Assessment, 30(8), 2533-2544. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231154501

Jepsen, I. B., Brynskov, C., Thomsen, P. H., Rask, C. U., Jensen de López, K. & Lambek, R. (2024). The Role of Language in the Social and Academic Functioning of Children With ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 28(12), 1542-1554. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547241266419

Arildskov, T. W., Virring, A., Lambek, R., Carlsen, A. H., Sonuga-Barke, E., Østergaard, S. D. & Thomsen, P. H. (2022). The factor structure of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 125, 104220. Artikel 104220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104220

Johnsen, D. B., Lomholt, J. J., Heyne, D., Jensen, M. B., Jeppesen, P., Silverman, W. K. & Thastum, M. (2024). The Effectiveness of Modular Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Treatment as Usual for Youths Displaying School Attendance Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 52(9), 1397–1412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01196-8

Andreassen, A. K., Lambek, R., Greve, A., Hemager, N., Knudsen, C. B., Veddum, L., Birk, M., Søndergaard, A., Brandt, J. M., Gregersen, M., Falkenberg-Krantz, M., Spang, K. S., Ohland, J., Burton, B. K., Jepsen, J. R. M., Thorup, A. A. E., Nordentoft, M., Mors, O. & Bliksted, V. F. (2024). The development in rating-based executive functions in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder from age 7 to age 11: the Danish high risk and resilience study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(2), 549-560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02177-w

Lambek, R., Thomsen, P. H., Sonuga-Barke, E., Jennum, P. & Sørensen, A. V. (2022). The Association between Sleep Problems and Neuropsychological Deficits in Medication-naïve Children with ADHD. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 20(4), 429-441. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2021.1931222

Jepsen, I., Brynskov, C., Thomsen, P. H., Rask, C. U. & Lambek, R. (2025). The Association Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Narrative Language: What is the Role of Executive Function? JCCP Advances, 5(4), Artikel e70007. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70007

Kilburn, T. R., Rapee, R. M., Lyneham, H. J., Thastum, M. & Thomsen, P. H. (2023). Testing a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for Anxiety in Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum: A feasibility study.. Abstract fra 10th World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies., Seoul, Sydkorea.

Kilburn, T. R., Rapee, R. M., Lyneham, H. J., Thastum, M. & Thomsen, P. H. (2023). Testing a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy pro-gram for Anxiety in Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum: A feasibility study.. Poster-session præsenteret på 20th International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Copenhagen, Danmark.

Kilburn, T. R., Rapee, R. M., Lyneham, H. J., Thastum, M. & Thomsen, P. H. (2024). Testing a cognitive behavioural therapy program for anxiety in autistic adolescents: a feasibility study. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 78(5), 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2024.2338206

Valmyr Bania, E., Sørheim Nilsen, T., Thastum, M., Ingul, J. M. & Havik, T. (2025). Teachers’ experiences with the Back2School intervention: A pilot study addressing problematic school absenteeism. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, Artikel 1608184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1608184

Trap Wolf, R., Puggaard, L. B., Agner Pedersen, M. M., Pagsberg, A. K., Silverman, W. K., Correll, C. U., Jessica Plessen, K., Neumer , S.-P., Gyrd-Hansen, D., Thastum, M., Bilenberg, N., Thomsen, P. H. & Jeppesen, P. (2022). Systematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 31(5), 781-793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01718-5

Johnsen, D. B., Lomholt, J. J., Heyne, D., Jeppesen, P., Jensen, M. B., Silverman, W. K. & Thastum, M. (2022). Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of youths and parents seeking psychological treatment for school attendance problems. PLoS One, 17(1), Artikel e0261449. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261449

Thastum, M. (red.), Lomholt, J. J. (red.), Nielsen, A., Laybourn, C. & Sørensen, N. M. (2024). Social angst hos børn og unge: Håndbog til forældre. Dansk Psykologisk Forlag.

Borg, B., Lambek, R., Jørgensen, C. S., Otto, M., Pedersen, M. J., Rittig, S., Juul, K. V., Thomsen, P. H. & Kamperis, K. (2025). SLEEP AND NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN NOCTURNAL ENURESIS. Abstract fra ESPU ICCS 2025, Vienna, Østrig.

Borg, B., Lambek, R., Jørgensen, C. S., Otto, M., Pedersen, M. J., Rittig, S., Juul, K. V., Thomsen, P. H. & Kamperis, K. (2025). Sleep and neurocognitive functioning in nocturnal enuresis. Abstract fra ESPN 2025, Athens, Grækenland.

Nielsen, K. & Thastum, M. (2023). School Absence Seen from a School Perspective and a Parent Perspective. Nordic Studies in Education, 43(4), 325-343. https://doi.org/10.23865/nse.v43.4080

Marks, K. P., Pouwer, F., Jensen, M. B., Ibfelt, E. H., Kristensen, L. J., Thastum, M. & Birkebæk, N. H. (2023). Responses to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire predict HbA1c trajectories in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a population-based study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 11(6), Artikel e003479. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003479

Sandhaug, M., Palmu, L., Jakobsen, S., Strömbeck, J., Nordby, M.-J., Friberg, P., Berg, J., Fensbo, L., Sjostrom, J. & Thastum, M. (2022). Recording, Reporting, and Utilizing School Attendance Data in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway: A Nordic Comparison. ORBIS SCHOLAE, 16(2-3), 173-186. https://doi.org/10.14712/23363177.2022.12

Strömbeck, J., Friberg, P., Lax, I. S., Hill, O., Palmu, I., Sjöström, J., Thastum, M., Fensbo, L., Hansen, R. B., Ezzaaf, N., Hejl, C., Tjäder, H. G., Nordby, M.-J. & Sandhaug, M. (2022). Problematic School Absenteeism: Improving Systems and Tools. Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships. A Nordic Collaboration Nr. Report 2. November 2022 https://www.statped.no/contentassets/0f3128f2f88b42578b059263b03f9847/rapport-2-erasmus-sap.pdf

Bertie, L. A., Quiroz, J. C., Berkovsky, S., Arendt, K., Bögels, S., Coleman, J. R. I., Cooper, P., Creswell, C., Eley, T. C., Hartman, C., Fjermestadt, K., In-Albon, T., Lavallee, K., Lester, K. J., Lyneham, H. J., Marin, C. E., McKinnon, A., McLellan, L. F., Meiser-Stedman, R. ... Hudson, J. L. (2024). Predicting remission following CBT for childhood anxiety disorders: A machine learning approach. Psychological Medicine, 54(16), 4612-4622. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724002654

Bertie, L.-A., Arendt, K., Coleman, J. R. I., Cooper, P., Creswell, C., Eley, T. C., Hartman, C., Heiervang, E. R., In-Albon, T., Krause, K., Lester, K. J., Marin, C. E., Nauta, M., Rapee, R. M., Schneider, S., Schniering, C., Silverman, W. K., Thastum, M., Thirlwall, K. ... Hudson, J. L. (2024). Patterns of sub-optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 65(12), 1612-1623. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14009

Lambek, R., Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S., Lange, A. M., Carroll, D. J., Daley, D. & Thomsen, P. H. (2023). Parent Training for ADHD: No Generalization of Effects From Clinical to Neuropsychological Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(1), 98-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547221130108

Vassard, D., Rimvall, M. K., Wolf, R. T., Christensen, R., Nielsen, S. M., Plessen, K. J., Verhulst, F. C., Bilenberg, N., Thomsen, P. H., Thastum, M., Neumer , S.-P., Pagsberg, A. K., Silverman, W. K., Correll, C. U. & Jeppesen, P. (2026). Outcome and cost-effectiveness of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy compared with management as usual for youth with common mental health problems: Long-term results from the Mind-My-Mind randomized trial. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70128

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Mentale lidelser og sygdomsbyrde blandt børn og unge. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin, 11(1), 6.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Hvis angsten ikke forsvinder. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin, 11(1), 6-7.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Skolefraværsproblemer. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin, 11(1), 7.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Psykoterapi - hvad har vi lært? P - Psykologernes fagmagasin, 11(1), 7.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Effekten af OurRelationship-programmet sammenlignet med biblioterapi for forældre i parforholdsproblemer. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: “The Mattering Citizen”. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Bekymrende skolefravær set fra skolens og forældrenes perspektiv. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin.

Thastum, M. (2025). Ny forskning: Effekten af kognitiv adfærdsterapi (KAT) for angstlidelser hos børn og unge. P - Psykologernes fagmagasin.

Knudsen, C. B., Greve, A. N., Jepsen, J. R. M., Lambek, R., Andreassen, A. K., Veddum, L., Brandt, J. M., Gregersen, M., Krantz, M. F., Søndergaard, A., Carlsen, A. H., Steffensen, N. L., Bundgaard, A. F., Burton, B. K., Thorup, A. A. E., Nordentoft, M., Mors, O., Bliksted, V. F. & Hemager, N. (2023). Neurocognitive Subgroups in Children at Familial High-risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar disorder: Subgroup Membership Stability or Change From Age 7 to 11-The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(1), 185–195. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac134

Knudsen, C. B., Hemager, N., Greve, A. N., Lambek, R., Andreassen, A. K., Veddum, L., Brandt, J. M., Gregersen, M., Krantz, M. F., Søndergaard, A., Steffensen, N. L., Birk, M., Stadsgaard, H. B., Ohland, J., Burton, B. K., Jepsen, J. R. M., Thorup, A. A. E., Nordentoft, M., Mors, O. & Bliksted, V. F. (2022). Neurocognitive Development in Children at Familial High Risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(6), 589-599. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0465

Arildskov, T. W., Thomsen, P. H., Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S., Lambek, R., Østergaard, S. D. & Virring, A. (2024). Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) a dimension or a category? What does the relationship between ADHD traits and psychosocial quality of life tell us? Journal of Attention Disorders, 28(7), 1035–1044. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231222228

Arildskov, T. W., Thomsen, P. H., Sonuga-Barke, E., Lambek, R., Østergaard, S. D. & Sørensen, A. V. (2023). Is ADHD a dimension or a category? What does the relationship between ADHD traits and quality of life tell us?. Poster-session præsenteret på Psykiatriens Forskningsdag, Skejby, Danmark.

Sørensen, N. M., Skaarnes, H., Mathiasen, K., McLellan, L. F., Thastum, M. & Lomholt, J. J. (2025). Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) for adolescents with anxiety disorders delivered with different types of therapist support: a randomized feasibility trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1-24. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2025.2522995

Skaarnes, H., Sørensen, N. M., Houe Wisnewski, A., Lomholt, J. J., Thastum, M., McLellan, L. F. & Mathiasen, K. (2024). Internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention for adolescents with anxiety disorders: a study protocol for a parallel three armed randomized controlled trial. Trials, 25, Artikel 674. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08511-0

Hansen, K. E., Lambek, R., Røssaak , K., Egekvist, A. G., Marschall, H. D., Forman, A. & Kesmodel, U. (2022). Health-related quality of life in women with endometriosis: Psychometric validation of the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 Questionnaire using confirmatory factor analysis. Human Reproduction Open, 2022(1), Artikel hoab042. https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoab042

Kilburn, T. R., Sørensen, M. J., Thastum, M., Rapee, R. M., Rask, C. U., Arendt, K. B., Carlsen, A. H. & Thomsen, P. H. (2023). Group Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial in a General Child Psychiatric Hospital Setting. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(2), 525-538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04471-x

Langenskiöld, J., Thastum, M. & Alanko, K. (2025). Feasibility of a revised version of the Back2School intervention: a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention for school attendance problems. Nordic Psychology, 1-26. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2025.2571698

Rimvall, M. K., Vassard, D., Nielsen, S. M., Wolf, R. T., Plessen, K. J., Bilenberg, N., Thomsen, P. H., Thastum, M., Neumer, S.-P., Puggaard, L. B., Pedersen, M. M. A., Pagsberg, A. K., Silverman, W. K., Correll, C. U., Christensen, R. & Jeppesen, P. (2023). Effect modification of an effective transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in youths with common mental health problems: Secondary analyses of the randomized mind-my-mind trial. European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 74, 64-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.05.004

Knudsen, C. B., Hemager, N., Jepsen, J. R. M., Gregersen, M., Greve, A. N., Andreassen, A. K., Veddum, L., Brandt, J. M., Krantz, M. F., Søndergaard, A., Burton, B. K., Thorup, A. A. E., Nordentoft, M., Lambek, R., Mors, O. & Bliksted, V. F. (2023). Early Childhood Neurocognition in Relation to Middle Childhood Psychotic Experiences in Children at Familial High Risk of Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder and Population-Based Controls: The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(3), 756–767. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac198

Agersnap, T. N., Hougaard, E., Jensen, M. B. & Thastum, M. (2022). Diagnosis-Specific Group CBT Treating Social Anxiety in Adolescents: A Feasibility Study. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 10(1), 89-101. https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0010

Sørensen, N. M., Skaarnes, H., Mathiasen, K., Thastum, M. & Lomholt, J. J. (2025). Developing an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders: Design, Usability, and Initial Evaluation of the CoolMinds Intervention. JMIR formative research, 9, Artikel e66966. https://doi.org/10.2196/66966

Wolf, R. T., Jeppesen, P., Pedersen, M. M. A., Puggaard, L. B., Thastum, M., Bilenberg, N., Thomsen, P. H., Silverman, W. K., Plessen, K. J., Neumer, S.-P., Correll, C. U., Pagsberg, A. K. & Gyrd-Hansen, D. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapy program for youth with common mental health problems. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), Artikel 819. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08187-9

Sørensen, N. M., Lambek, R. & Thastum, M. (2023). Co-SPACE Denmark: Mental health in Danish families during COVID-19 Organizing data and preliminary analyses of the complete dataset. Poster-session præsenteret på Lorentz Center workshop, Leiden.

Agersnap, T. N., Lomholt, J. J., Jensen, M. B. & Thastum, M. (2026). Comparison of Disorder-Specific Group CBT and Generic Group CBT in Treating Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 54, Artikel 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01412-z

Jakobsen, S., Tølbøll, K. B., Thastum, M. & Lomholt, J. J. (2025). Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for School Attendance Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-025-01847-x

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Samarbejde

Aarhus Universitetshospital, Børne- ungdomspsykiatrisk afdeling.
Det Børne- og Ungdomspsykiatriske Hus, Odense Universitetshospital.
Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, School of Academic Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK, & Honorary Skou professor, Forskningsafsnittet på Børne- og Ungdomspsykiatrisk Afdeling, Skejby, Aarhus Universitetshospital, DK.
Professor David Daley, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Professor Mark Shevlin, Ulster University (Magee), Ireland, & Honorary Professor, Syddansk Universitet, DK.
Dr. Rosemary Tannock, Brain and Behaviour Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Professor Cathy Creswell, Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, Oxford University, UK.

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