Diego Yacamán Méndez
Epidemiologist, Center for Epidemiology and Community Medicine for Region Stockholm
Doctoral researcher, Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet
My research and teaching are focused on studying the different determinants of health in order to identify, implement, and evaluate interventions to improve health at a population level.
SWEDISH PROGRAM COURSE
The COVID 19 pandemic: A study in cultural epidemiology
EDUCATION
M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Karolinska Institutet, Expected graduation Feb. 2023
FUN FACTS
Originally from Mexico, I have been living in Sweden since 2016. In my free time I enjoy reading, music, playing the guitar, ice skating during the winter and traveling.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Physical exercise is associated with a reduction in inflammatory biomarkers in first-episode psychosis: A pilot study of CRP, SAA, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1. Lavebratt, C., Stiernborg, M., Kumar, P., Yacaman-Mendez, D., Skott, M., Melas, P. A., & Forsell, Y. (2021). Schizophrenia research, 228, 316-318.
The Effect of Smartphone Apps Versus Supervised Exercise on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Body Composition Among Individuals With Mild-to-Moderate Mobility Disability: Randomized Controlled Trial. Berglind D, Yacaman-mendez D, Lavebratt C, Forsell Y. JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH 2020;8(2):e14615.
Childhood adversities, negative life events and outcomes of non-pharmacological treatments for depression in primary care: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Yacaman-mendez D, Hallgren M, Forsell Y. Journal of psychiatric research 2019;110():152-158.
Association of adherence to epilepsy quality standards with seizure control. Moura Lmvr, Mendez DY, De Jesus J, Andrade Ra, Weissman Js, Vickrey Bg, Hoch Db. EPILEPSY RESEARCH 2015;:35-41.
Quality care in epilepsy: Women’s counseling and its association with folic acid prescription or recommendation. Moura Lmvr, Mendez DY, De Jesus J, Andrade Ra, Hoch Db. EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR 2015;:151-4.