Tommy Björkman

Summary

Affiliation: Lund University
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Experiences of stigma among people with severe mental illness. Reliability, acceptability and construct validity of the Swedish versions of two stigma scales measuring devaluation/discrimination and rejection experiences
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Nord J Psychiatry 61:332-8. 2007
  2. ncbi Quality of life in people with severe mental illness. Reliability and validity of the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA)
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, SE 221 00, Lund, Sweden
    Nord J Psychiatry 59:302-6. 2005
  3. ncbi Case management for individuals with a severe mental illness: a 6-year follow-up study
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, Sweden
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 53:12-22. 2007
  4. ncbi Test-retest reliability of two instruments for measuring public attitudes towards persons with mental illness
    Bengt Svensson
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, PO Box 157 221 00 Lund, Sweden
    BMC Psychiatry 11:11. 2011
  5. ncbi Stigma, discrimination, empowerment and social networks: a preliminary investigation of their influence on subjective quality of life in a Swedish sample
    Bertil Lundberg
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 54:47-55. 2008
  6. ncbi Sociodemographic and clinical factors related to devaluation/discrimination and rejection experiences among users of mental health services
    Bertil Lundberg
    Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, 22100, Lund, Sweden
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:295-300. 2007
  7. ncbi Outcome of case management based on the strengths model compared to standard care. A randomised controlled trial
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 37:147-52. 2002
  8. ncbi Are factors associated with subjective quality of life in people with severe mental illness consistent over time?--A 6-year follow-up study
    Lars Hansson
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, PO Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden
    Qual Life Res 16:9-16. 2007
  9. ncbi Empowerment in people with a mental illness: reliability and validity of the Swedish version of an empowerment scale
    Lars Hansson
    Department of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 19:32-8. 2005
  10. ncbi Attitudes towards people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study among nursing staff in psychiatric and somatic care
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 22:170-7. 2008

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Experiences of stigma among people with severe mental illness. Reliability, acceptability and construct validity of the Swedish versions of two stigma scales measuring devaluation/discrimination and rejection experiences
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Nord J Psychiatry 61:332-8. 2007
    ..It is concluded that the Swedish versions of the Devaluation and Discrimination scale and the Rejection experiences scale may well be used in further studies of stigma among people with mental illness...
  2. ncbi Quality of life in people with severe mental illness. Reliability and validity of the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA)
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, SE 221 00, Lund, Sweden
    Nord J Psychiatry 59:302-6. 2005
    ..The construct of validity of the scale was satisfactory insofar as associations with validation measures were of considerable magnitude and in expected directions...
  3. ncbi Case management for individuals with a severe mental illness: a 6-year follow-up study
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, Sweden
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 53:12-22. 2007
    ..The present study was designed to provide information about client outcomes over a 6-year follow-up period...
  4. ncbi Test-retest reliability of two instruments for measuring public attitudes towards persons with mental illness
    Bengt Svensson
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, PO Box 157 221 00 Lund, Sweden
    BMC Psychiatry 11:11. 2011
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate test-retest reliability of the Swedish versions of the questionnaires: FABI and "Changing Minds" and to examine the internal consistency of the two instruments...
  5. ncbi Stigma, discrimination, empowerment and social networks: a preliminary investigation of their influence on subjective quality of life in a Swedish sample
    Bertil Lundberg
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 54:47-55. 2008
    ..Studies investigating the importance of social network, empowerment and experiences of stigma on subjective quality of life among persons with mental illness are rare...
  6. ncbi Sociodemographic and clinical factors related to devaluation/discrimination and rejection experiences among users of mental health services
    Bertil Lundberg
    Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 157, 22100, Lund, Sweden
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:295-300. 2007
    ..A major goal in mental health research and policy is to identify ways to reduce stigma among persons with mental illness...
  7. ncbi Outcome of case management based on the strengths model compared to standard care. A randomised controlled trial
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 37:147-52. 2002
    ..The aim of the present study was to investigate the outcome of a strengths model of case management service (SCM) compared to standard care...
  8. ncbi Are factors associated with subjective quality of life in people with severe mental illness consistent over time?--A 6-year follow-up study
    Lars Hansson
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, PO Box 157, Lund, SE 221 00, Sweden
    Qual Life Res 16:9-16. 2007
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  9. ncbi Empowerment in people with a mental illness: reliability and validity of the Swedish version of an empowerment scale
    Lars Hansson
    Department of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 19:32-8. 2005
    ..In conclusion, the Swedish version Making Decisions may well be used in further studies of empowerment among people with a mental illness...
  10. ncbi Attitudes towards people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study among nursing staff in psychiatric and somatic care
    Tommy Björkman
    Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 22:170-7. 2008
    ....
  11. ncbi Influence of a lifestyle intervention among persons with a psychiatric disability: a cluster randomised controlled trail on symptoms, quality of life and sense of coherence
    Karl A Forsberg
    The Department of Nursing, Umea University, Umeå and The Vårdal Institute, The Swedish Institute for Health Sciences, Lund, Sweden
    J Clin Nurs 19:1519-28. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate how a lifestyle intervention programme influences psychiatric and psychosocial factors among persons with psychiatric disabilities...
  12. ncbi Empowerment in supported employment research and practice: is it relevant?
    Ulrika Bejerholm
    The Vardal Institute, The Swedish Institute for Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 57:588-95. 2011
    ....