MEDIA | Prof. Emily A. Holmes

Kanstrup, M., Singh, L., Leehr, E. J., Göransson, K. E., Pihlgren, S. A., Iyadurai, L., Dahl,O.,  Falk, A., Lindström, V., Hadziosmanovic, N., Gabrysch, K., Moulds. M. L.,  & Holmes, E. A. (2024). A guided single session intervention to reduce intrusive memories of work-related trauma: a randomised controlled trial with healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC medicine, 22(1), 403. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03569-8

as reported in:

Dagens Medicin TT (2024, September 23) Forskarnas upptäckt: Tetris som behandling. Dagens Medicin. https://www.dagensmedicin.se/alla-nyheter/forskning/forskarnas-upptackt-tetris-som-behandling/

BBC Radio 4. (2022) Interview presented by Al-Khalili, J. (Host). (2022, August 20). Emily Holmes on how to treat trauma [Audio broadcast episode]. In The Life Scientific. BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c6fw This interview was picked up as a BBC Radio 4 – Pick of the Week, Claudia Hammond.
Also available via: BBC Sounds

Forskning.se (2024, September 23) Datorspel kan mildra traumatiska minnen. Forskning.se
https://www.forskning.se/2024/09/23/ptsd-symptom-kan-minskas-med-datorspelsbehandling/

Dagens Medicin TT (2024, September 23) Forskarnas upptäckt: Tetris som behandling. Dagens Medicin. https://www.dagensmedicin.se/alla-nyheter/forskning/forskarnas-upptackt-tetris-som-behandling/

Sydsvenskan. Petra Hedblom/TT (2024, September 21) Forskarnas upptäckt: Tetris som behandling. Sydsvenska
https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2024-09-21/forskarnas-upptackt-tetris-som-behandling/

Aftonbladet, Petra Hedblom/TT (2024, September 21) Forskarnas upptäckt: Tetris som behandling. Aftonbladet.
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/63BAEe/forskarnas-upptackt-tetris-som-behandling

SVD (Svenska Dagbladet) Petra Hedblom/TT (2024, September 21) Forskarnas upptäckt: Tetris som behandling. SVD. https://www.svd.se/a/pPnjqE/forskarnas-upptackt-tetris-som-behandling

Daily Mail. Chris Pollard. (2024, June 13).Tetris eases PTSD for Covid medics. Daily Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13523073/Tetris-help-NHS-staff-PTSD-Covid.html

National Geographic, Science feature article (September 19th 2023 interview with Emily Holmes by Sara Kuta) Tetris might actually be good for your mental health: Tetris remains wildly popular—and now researchers suspect it may also have a healing effect on our traumatic memories. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/tetris-ptsd-treatment-video-game-trauma

Modern Psykologi. Interview with Holmes, E. A. by Åkerö, E. (2021, October 15). Sinne utan bilder. Modern Psykologi, Hjärnan, så funkar den, 09/2021, pp 20-25. https://modernpsykologi.se/forskning/sinne-utan-bilder/

Dagens Nyheter. by Nilsson, J. (2021, October 10). Depressioner ökade mest i Sverige jämfört med de nordiska länderna. Dagens Nyheter. https://www.dn.se/vetenskap/kraftig-okning-av-psykisk-ohalsa-under-pandemin/

Scientific American. Stix, G. (2021, October 10). Pandemic Year 1 Saw a Dramatic Global Rise in Anxiety and Depression. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pandemic-year-one-saw-a-dramatic-global-rise-in-anxiety-and-depression/

Uppsala Universitets Magasin. Interview by Malmberg, Å. (2021). Pandemin slår ojämnt mot den psykiska hälsan. Uppsala Universitets Magasin 2021/2022, 34-39. https://issuu.com/nyahorisonter/docs/21-0195_uu_magasin_2021-22_digital_sve/34

Kommunalarbetaren. Interview by Swahn, C. (2021, June 15). Nytt larm om risk för sjukskrivningar i vården efter pandemin. Kommunalarbetaren. https://ka.se/2021/06/15/nytt-larm-om-risk-for-sjukskrivningar-i-varden-efter-pandemin/

Vårdfokus. (2021, online). Interview by Mirsch, H. (2021, June 11). Stark oro för hur vårdpersonalen mår’. Vårdfokus. https://www.vardfokus.se/nyheter/stark-oro-for-vardpersonalens-psykiska-halsa/

Uppsala Universitet Nyhetsbrevet. (2021, online). Interview by Malmberg, Å. (2021, May 04). Phone app can help traumatized health professionals. https://www.uu.se/en/news/article/?id=16876&typ=artikel&lang=en

Upsala Nya Tidning. Interview by Gadd, J. (2021, April 06). Pandemins vårdpersonal mer stressade än soldater i krig. UNT. https://unt.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/r290qdpl

Suntarbetsliv. Interview by Wettergård, A. (2021, February 22). Enkel metod kan stoppa återkommande minnen. Suntarbetsliv. https://www.suntarbetsliv.se/forskning/organisatorisk-och-social-arbetsmiljo/stoppa-corona-flashbacks/

Läkartidningen. Interview by Ström, M. (2021, January 11). Ny metod ska hjälpa vårdpersonal med trauman kopplat till covid-19. Läkartidningen. https://lakartidningen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/2021/01/ny-metod-ska-hjalpa-vardpersonal-med-trauman-kopplat-till-covid-19/

Upsala Nya Tidning. Interview by Göransson, B. (2020, December 09). Minnesbilder kan plåga vårdpersonalen i åratal. UNT. https://unt.se/nyheter/artikel/forskarna-minnesbilder-kan-plaga-vardpersonal-i-aratal/lqneg2el

Modern Psykologi. Interview by Maja Lundbäck. (2020, December 3, pp 41-47). ’Så påverkar trauma. Möt forskarna som jagar metoder för att förebygga långvarigt lidande efter traumatiska upplevelser.’ Modern Psykologi. https://modernpsykologi.se/forskning/sa-paverkar-trauma/

1177 Vårdguiden. Interview by Fröjdh, M. (2020, December 03, pp 28-30). Skrämmande upplevelser i repris. 1177 Vårdguiden. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/pc5hghr3/paper/29

Läkartidningen. Wassermann, D., Bragesjö, M., Dalman, C., Ekblad, S., Franck, J., Hedman-Lagerlöf, E., … Wicksell, R. (2020, April 27). Fysisk distansering – korrekt begrepp för att minska smittan. Läkartidningen. https://lakartidningen.se/opinion/debatt/2020/04/fysisk-distansering-korrekt-begrepp-for-att-minska-smittan/

BBC News. Philippa Roxby. (2020, April 16). Coronavirus: ‘Profound’ mental health impact prompts calls for urgent research. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52295894

The Japan Times. (2020, April 16). Coronavirus to have ‘profound’ mental health fallout as billions struggle with isolation. The Japan Times.

The Guardian. Nicola Davis. (2020, April 15). Urgent studies needed’ into mental health impact of coronavirus. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/15/urgent-studies-needed-mental-health-coronavirus-lockdown

Daily Mail. Joe Pinkstone. (2020, April 15). Scientists call for urgent research to protect frontline workers and the vulnerable from the ‘profound and pervasive impact’ of coronavirus lockdown on mental health. Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8222305/Research-urgently-needed-protect-against-mental-health-issues-lockdown.html

Norsk Forening for kognitiv terapi. (2019, November 25). Nye muligheter med mentale bilder. Newsletter. https://www.kognitiv.no/nye-muligheter-med-mentale-bilder/

Upsala Nya Tidning. Dahlbäck, J. (2019, September 03).Pengaregn över fyra Uppsalaforskare. Fyra forskare vid Uppsala Universitet prisas under tisdagen av Kungliga Vetenskaps-Societeten. UNT. https://www.unt.se/nyheter/uppsala/pengaregn-over-fyra-uppsalaforskare-5397694.aspx

The Oxford Scientist (OxSci). (2019). Tetris in the Lab: The Surprising Link between PTSD and Tetris. Prathiba Rai. HT 2019, page 10-11.

New Scientist. Cossins, D. (2019, June 8). Inside the mind’s eye. New Scientist, 38-41. 08.

The Lancet. A Snapshot of a Mental Health Scientist. Jules Morgan. Volume 5 No 5. May 1st 2018.  Online at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(18)30145-7/fulltext

Medical Science (2018, March). Karolinska Institutet’s English language popular science magazine. Translated interview by Cecilia Odlind, ‘The psychic power of images’. Medical Science, pp 24-27. https://ki.se/en/research/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words

Medicinsk Vetenskap / Medical Science (2017). ’Bildens makt över psyket’. Interview with Emily Holmes by Cecilia Odlind. Medicinsk Vetenskap, No. 1, 30-33. [Sweden]

Yale Scientific Magazine (2017) Tetris as Therapy by Yulan Zhang. Yale Scientific Magazine, http://www.yalescientific.org/2017/11/tetris-as-therapy/

Time (2017, April 17). Playing Tetris after trauma can help prevent PTSD. ‘This Just In’ news section. Time Magazine, Vol. 189, No.14.

New Scientist. Phillips, H. (2017, Feb 4). Mental Blocks. New Scientist (3111), 36-39. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0262407917302270

Nature. Abbott, A. (2016). The troubled mind of migrants. Nature, 538, 158-160. doi: 0.1038/538158a. Also available online at http://www.nature.com/news/the-mental-health-crisis-among-migrants-1.20767?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews

Sveriges Radio. Ekot. (2024, September 21) Spelet Tetris med sina färgglada fallande block fyller en viktig funktion i en behandling som lindrar symptom på posttraumatisk stress. https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/2448294

ABC News Australia, All in the Mind (2024) Interview with Shelby Traynor. Hosted with Sana Qadar (27 July 2024) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/allinthemind/why-people-playing-tetris-treat-trauma/104040532

WNYC Studios. Radiolab (2024) Interview with Gnanasambandan, S. (Host) (14 June 2024) Aphantasia. https://radiolab.org/podcast/aphantasia

BBC Radio 4. All in the Mind (2024) Interview with Highfield, J., King, S., and Hammond, C. (Host) 2024, June 11). Tetris as therapy; internet addiction and teens; the psychology of secrets [Audio broadcast episode]. In All in the Mind. BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002020d

BBC World Service. (2023) Interview with Zeman, A., Pearson, J., Gabias, P., Peters, M., Fisher, H. Glanville, J., & Jagatia A. (Host). (2023, June 16). Why can’t I see images in my head? [Audio broadcast episode].  In Crowd Science. BBC World Service. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4y44

BBC Radio 4. (2022) Interview presented by Al-Khalili, J. (Host). (2022, August 20). Emily Holmes on how to treat trauma [Audio broadcast episode]. In The Life Scientific. BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c6fw This interview was picked up as a BBC Radio 4 – Pick of the Week, Claudia Hammond.
Also available via: BBC Sounds

Uppsala University. (2022, online). Interview by Vice-Chancellor Hagfledt, A. and Borgegård, J. (2022, May 19). “Rektorspodden” on “Emily Holmes on mental imagery” [pod episode] https://rektorspodden.podbean.com/e/emily-holmes-om-bilder-i-hjarnan/

BBC Radio 4. (2022) Sijbrandij, M., Chaban, O.; Seth, A., MacPherson, F., O’Connor, D. & Hammond, C. (Host). (2022, May 10). Treating refugee mental health; Improving personal growth; Dreamachine [Audio broadcast episode]. In All in the Mind. BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001745l

BBC World Service. (2022) Yule, B., Ventevogel, P. (Panel) with Iryna Frankova, Orest Suvalo & Hammond, C. (Host). (2022, April 2). War trauma and mental health [Audio broadcast episode]. In The Evidence. BBC World Service. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4286 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0byr56p

Vox. (2022) Interview with Emily Holmes on mental imagery, sight, and emotion. Nguyen, M. (2022, March 30). Making sense: Sight unseen. (No. 5) [podcast]. https://open.spotify.com/episode/097YA18Uk43deUzoreZpSQ?si=8191aef152714e3e&nd=1

Sveriges Radio. (2021) Interview on the KVA report ’Psykiska problem för personalen i coronans spår’. Nyheter från Ekot. Friday, 02 July 2021, Broadcast 04.03, 02:00 minutes. Swedish local time. Download via https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/psykiska-problem-for-personalen-i-coronans-spar

BBC Radio 4. (2020) The Anatomy of Melancholy. Terrors and affrights? Episode 4 of 12. Thursday 14 May 2020, broadcast 13.45 UK local time [series repeat: Sunday 21 March 2020, Broadcast 14.45 UK local time]. Download via https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j1jp.

The Mental Elf podcast. (2018) Coverage related to the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Psychological treatments research in tomorrow’s science. Download via https://www.nationalelfservice.net/treatment/psychotherapy/lancet-psychiatry-commission-psychological-treatments-seeingfurther/

BBC Radio 4. (2017) Today Programme. Interview with Sarah Montague on our 2017 Molecular Psychiatry paper [29 March 2017 – aired 06:55 GMT] Timings on BBC iPlayer: 54:06 – 57:56

BBC World Service Newsday (2016) Interview. Wednesday 12 October 2016, broadcast 03.06 UK local time. Timings of Interview: 12:40 to 15:50.

Sveriges Radio. Terapiformen som erövrar varlden. Vetandets Värld: Interview. 09 September, 2016. On CBT and EABCT conference. https://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/776709?programid=412 [Swedish radio]

Från psykisk ohälsa i spåren av covid-19 till att föreställa sig en positiv framtid, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin (KVA), Stockholm (May 2022), Youtube

Understanding and working with intrusive memories after trauma — Emily Holmes and Sofiia Lahutina, ECNP Traumatic Stress Network Virtual Meeting “Hot topics”, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), online, Youtube

Part 1 – Using Mental Images in the Treatment of Depression, SSCP Translating Science to Practice, online (2021), Youtube ; Part 2 – Takeaway #2: Assessing for Future Positive Imagery, Youtube

Mental Imagery and Emotion: Psychology from lab to clinic, Extreme Imagination Conference 2019, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, (April, 2019), Youtube

Mental imagery and imaging mental disorders, The Brain Forum. Lausanne, Switzerland (May, 2016), Youtube

SVT NYHETER (2021, May 24). Traumatiserad vårdpersonal ska få hjälp i ny studie – via mobilen. Interview with Emily Holmes. [Swedish television broadcast]. Online text: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/ny-metod-ska-hjalpa-vardpersonal-med-posttraumatisk-stress-genom-mobilen

Sveriges Utbildningsradio, UR Samtiden, Kunskapskanalen. (2019). Behandling mot flashbacks. [Psykologikonferensen 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.] 28 March 2019, 52 minutes. [Swedish television broadcast]. Available at https://urplay.se/program/211919-ur-samtiden-psykologikonferensen-2019-behandling-mot-flashbacks.

CNN [Cable Network News]. (2017). Playing Tetris can reduce onset of PTSD after trauma, study shows. M. Senthilingam. 29 March 13:06 GMT. [USA television]. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/29/health/ptsd-tetris-computer-games-trnd/.

SVT NYHETER (2017) Tetris på akuten. T. Leffler, 28 March 2017, 14:03. svt.se/vetenskap [Swedish Science program, Swedish television broadcast]. Online text: www.svt.se/vetenskap and http://www.svt.se/nyheter/vetenskap/tetris-pa-akuten.

TV4-nyheterna [Swedish TV4] (2017), Bearbeta trafikolyckan med hjälp av dataspelet Tetris. Interview with Emily Holmes and Anneli Megner Arn. 28 March 2017, 22:00. Available at. [Swedish television broadcast]

Lilla Aktuellt [Swedish television news for children]. ‘Tetris kan hjälpa efter olyckor’/‘Tetris can help after accidents’ 28 March, 2017. [Swedish television broadcast].