During the past 20 years I have worked with eating disorders and I have combined the clinical work with research on eating disorders and perfectionism. My doctoral thesis “Flawless beyond reach and reason – Aspects of perfectionism in eating disorders” examines perfectionism as conceptualized by the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) Perfectionism scale and patients’ descriptions of perfectionism. During my years as a psychologist, I have also worked with patients with myocardial infarction and pain in parallel with my psychiatric work. At present I conduct an Randomized controlled trial-study on manual based group treatment, the Affect school, as a complimentary treatment of eating disorders, and also a nine year follow-up study on predictors for long term eating disorders.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Petersson, S., Gullbing, L., Perseius, K. (2021). Just like fireworks in my brain : a Swedish interview study on experiences of emotionsin female patients with eating disorders. Journal of eating disorders. 9.
- Petersson, S., Clinton, D., Brudin, L., Perseius, K., Norring, C. (2018). Perfectionism in Eating Disorders : Are Long-Term Outcomes Influenced by Extent and Changeability in Initial Perfectionism?. Journal for Person-Oriented Research. 4. 1-14.
- Petersson, S., Johnsson, P., Perseius, K. (2017). A sisyphean task : experiences of perfectionism in patients with eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders. 5. 1-11.
- Petersson, S., Perseius, K., Johnsson, P. (2014). Perfectionism and sense of coherence among patients with eating disorders. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 68. 409-415.