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Anton Käll

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My research focus on how perceptions of the social world affect well-being and on developing interventions when this perception causes problems. I study this using both clinical trials and experimental paradigms. 

The social world and mental health 

The social world and how it is perceived is of great importance for understanding many mental health problems.

My research focuses on understanding the role of the social world in mental health. My primary research interest is in understanding the phenomenon of loneliness and why it becomes a lasting problem for some people. For my Ph.D. I investigated whether internet-based psychological treatments can be of help for this group. The SOLUS intervention that we have developed has now been used successfully in different iterations both in Sweden and abroad.

Additionally, I have recently served as the lead in an experimental study studying how morphine affects social cognition. Understanding the neurobiological basis and mechanisms of such processes can hopefully help gain a broader understanding of how perceptions of the social world ties into mental health in general and substance use disorders in particular.

I am currently also involved in two studies on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. The first of these (led by Dr. Rebecca Böhme) targets complicated grief, while the second (led by Dr. Leah Mayo) focuses on treating social anxiety in people who have not been helped by other treatment options. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has received a lot of attention in recent years, with studies showing significant symptom reduction for a range of conditions, but there are many questions surrounding the results and for whom this type of treatment would be an option.

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MSc in clinical psychology, 2016, Linköping University.

Board certification as a clinical psychologist by the National Board of Health and Welfare in 2017.

PhD, 2021, Linköping University. Supervisor: Professor Gerhard Andersson.

  • Thesis: Internet-Based Interventions for Loneliness Efficacy and Latent Psychopathological Profiles of Treatment Seekers.



Publications

2026

Vivien Foong Yee Tang, Da Jiang, Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, Henry C. Y. Ho, Izzy Yi Jian, Namkee G. Choi, Tegan Cruwys, Joyce Hoi Sze You, Lisa M. Warner, Noemi Seewer, Xue Bai, Anton Käll, Gerhard Andersson, Tobias Krieger, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Kee Lee Chou (2026) Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 14, Article 1741422 (Article in journal)
Gerhard Andersson, Anton Käll, Manja Enström, Lena Jonsson, Karolina Ehnsio, Elisabeth Nilsson-Ihrfelt, Per Carlbring, Marie-Louise Fjallskog (2026) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Article in journal)
Tomas Lindegaard, Anton Käll (2026) Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 395, Article 120732 (Article in journal)

2025

Anton Käll, Ram P. Sapkota, Alayna Gretton, Andrew Wilhelms, Marcie Nugent, Gerhard Andersson, Blake Dear, Nick Titov, Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos (2025) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 93, p. 663-676 (Article in journal)
Tom Cawthorne, Pamela Qualter, Sophie Bennett, Anton Käll, Gerhard Andersson, Roz Shafran (2025) Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 66, p. 767-770 (Article in journal)

Research

Current projects

I am involved in a number of ongoing research projects:

  • PSILOSAD (PI: Dr. Leah Mayo), which investigates whether psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy can be helpful for people suffering from social anxiety disorder when other treatments have not been effective.
  • MOR-STRESS-SI (PI: Professor Markus Heilig), which investigates how opioids affect people's social cognition. The study aims to investigate whether the use of opioids can serve a social function in people with substance use disorder.
  • ISAC (PI: Professor Gerhard Andersson), which investigates whether an internet-based support program based on CBT can be helpful for men affected by prostate cancer who suffer from psychological problems related to the cancer.
  • PGD-Psi (PI: Rebecca Böhme), which investigates the possibility of treating prolonged grief with psilocybin.

In addition to these, I have also been involved in several other projects, mainly related to internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy.

Markus Heilig.

The Heilig Translational Psychiatry Lab: Clinical group

We use brain imaging, behavior analysis and pharmacology to study how a breakdown of coping with stress and regulating negative emotions results in disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress and addiction.

Teaching

I have over 2,300 teaching hours at a undergraduate and graduate level, mainly related to the clinical psychology programme and the psychotherapist training programme.



News

He studies how to treat loneliness – with online therapy

Some 5% of the Swedish population report that they feel alone – often or always. Doctoral student and LiU graduate Anton Käll is studying methods used in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for helping people with loneliness.

Organisation

researcher applies a very thin filament to the hand to measure properties of nerve cells in the skin

Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN)

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