Anja Beno

Tel: 031-342 07 00
anja.beno@vgregion.se

Research area

In my clinical work as a doctor in General Medicine, I have always been interested in working with patients with mental illness. My interest in stress-related illness and fatigue syndrome was sparked during my ST internship in General Medicine and the desire to deepen my knowledge in the area in order to better understand and be able to help patients.

My research in my doctoral internship focuses primarily on long-term follow-up of patients who have been treated for fatigue syndrome at the Institute for Stress Medicine (ISM). Among other things, I will look at remaining symptoms, stressors and what changes the patients have made in their working lives up to 7-10 years after becoming ill.

I also work with the PRIMA project, a research project where, by involving the employer of patients with stress-related mental illness early, we want to contribute to patients returning to work.

Teaching

I lecture to medical students in semesters seven and ten about stress-related illness and lifestyle. I also lecture to AT/ST physicians on stress-related mental health, burnout syndrome, and physician stress.

Published

Beno A, Jonsdottir IH, Lindegård A. Facilitating Return to Work through a Broader Perspective on Vocational Rehabilitation: Insights from Patients with Stress-Related Disorders. J Occup Rehabil. 2025 Jul 30. doi: 10.1007/s10926-025-10311-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40739051. Swedish summary

Beno A, Bertilsson M, Holmgren K, Glise K, Pousette A, Segerfelt K, Björk L. Does employer involvement in primary health care enhance return to work for patients with stress-related mental disorders? a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Prim Care. 2023 Sep 20;24(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02151-0. PMID: 37730561; PMCID: PMC10512560.

Beno A, Hensing G, Lindegård A, Jonsdottir IH. Self-reported changes in work situation - a cross-sectional study of patients 7 years after treatment for stress-related exhaustion. BMC Public Health. 2021