The Unit of Medical Psychology

University of Copenhagen

The Unit of Medical Psychology does research and teaching in a broad range of topics in the fields of psychology that are particularly relevant for medicine and other health sciences. The aim is to create and disseminate knowledge about the psychological causes and effects of disease and psychological factors in health promotion.

 

The Unit of Medical Psychology is conducting a number of research projects related to health psychology.

The research is organised within two groups:

 

 

The Unit of Medical Psychology is responsible for teaching health psychology in several programmes within the Faculty of Health Sciences:
  • Bachelor/Master of Science in Medicine
  • Bachelor/Master of Science in Public Health
  • Master Science in Health Science
  • Master of Science in Odontology

 

 

The staff in the Unit of Medical Psychology supervise student projects with topics within the field of health psychology including bachelor’s, master’s and PhD projects from the Faculty of Health Sciences.

 

Research Group Leaders

Trine Flensborg-Madsen
Associate Professor
E-mailtfma@sund.ku.dk
Phone: +45 35 32 79 29

Gert Martin Hald
Associate Professor
E-mailghald@sund.ku.dk
Phone: +45 35 33 72 13 / +45 28 73 13 17

Gitta Wörtwein
Associate Professor
E-mail
giwo@sund.ku.dk
Phone: +45 35 32 74 84 / +45 40 93 11 03

 

 

Researchers

Name Title Phone E-mail
Camilla Stine Øverup Associate Professor +4535335174 E-mail
Gert Martin Hald Professor +4535337213 E-mail
Gitta Wörtwein Associate Professor +4535327484 E-mail