Dr. Ursula Werneke
Umeå University, Sweden
Associate Professor
Email: uwerneke@gmail.com
Qualifications
2012 FRCPsych., Royal College of Psychiatrists
1999 MRCPsych., Royal College of Psychiatrists
1993 M.Sc., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medcine, Health Services Management
1990 M.D., Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Medicine
Publications (selected)
1. Lieber, Ingrid & Werneke, Ursula. (2024).
Use of mental health services and psychotropic drugs and suicide rates in
Sweden before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. International Review of
Psychiatry. 1-11. 10.1080/09540261.2024.2435985.
2. Toussaint, Anne & Weigel, Angelika & Löwe, Bernd
& Blanch, Jordi & Bogaerts, Katleen & Burton, Christopher &
Cosci, Fiammetta & Engelmann, Petra & Fink, Per & Fischer, Susanne
& Frisch, Stephan & Frostholm, Lisbeth & Gormsen, Lise & Greco,
Monica & Kallesøe, Karen & Hartman, Tim & Hechler, Tanja &
Hennemann, Severin & Witthöft, Michael. (2024). The overlooked burden of
persistent physical symptoms: a call for action in European healthcare. The
Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 48. 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101140.
3. Ott, Michael & Werneke, Ursula. (2024).
Metformin-associated lactic acidosis may be treatable with thiamine. Medical
Hypotheses. 189. 111416. 10.1016/j.mehy.2024.111416.
4. Truedson, Petra & Ott, Michael & Wahlström, Lisa
& Lundqvist, Robert & Maripuu, Martin & Lindmark, Krister &
Lieber, Ingrid & Werneke, Ursula. (2024). Serious adverse drug events
associated with psychotropic treatment of bipolar or schizoaffective disorder:
a 17-year follow-up on the LiSIE retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in
Psychiatry. 15. 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1358461.
5. Gibbs, Anna & Maripuu, Martin & Öhlund,
Louise & Widerström, Micael & Nilsson, Niklas & Werneke, Ursula.
(2024). COVID-19-associated mortality in individuals with serious mental
disorders in Sweden during the first two years of the pandemic– a
population-based register study. BMC Psychiatry. 24.
10.1186/s12888-024-05629-y.
6. Gunnerlind, Oscar & Lundqvist, Robert &
Ott, Michael & Werneke, Ursula. (2023). Alcohol consumption under lockdown
measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in three Nordic countries. The
International journal of social psychiatry. 70. 207640231194486.
10.1177/00207640231194486.
7. Bhugra, Dinesh & Smith, Alexander & Ventriglio,
Antonio & Hermans, Marc & Ng, Roger & Chumakov, Egor & Kar,
Anindya & Ruiz, Roxanna & Oquendo, Maria & Chisolm, Margaret &
Werneke, Ursula & Suryadevara, Uma & Jibson, Michael & Hobbs,
Jacqueline & Castaldelli-Maia, João & Nair, Muralidharan &
Seshadri, Shekhar & Subramanyam, Alka & Liebrenz Rosenstock, Michael.
(2023). World Psychiatric Association-Asian Journal of Psychiatry Commission on
Psychiatric Education in the 21st century. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 88.
103739. 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103739.
8. Lieber, Ingrid & Feltz-Cornelis, Christina
& Razvi, Salman & Moriarty, Andrew & Wilkes, Scott & Ott,
Michael & Mannchen, Julie & Eliasson, Mats & Werneke, Ursula.
(2023). Treating subclinical hypothyroidism in individuals with or without
mental health problems –A Delphi based expert consensus study in two countries.
Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 10.3389/fendo.2023.1204842.
9. Ott, Michael & Werneke, Ursula. (2023).
Comment on Liu et al. Hemodialysis Treatment for Patients with Lithium
Poisoning. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 10044. International
Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. 5843.
10.3390/ijerph20105843.
10. Lieber, Ingrid & Ott, Michael &
Lundqvist, Robert & Eliasson, Mats & Werneke, Ursula. (2023). Incidence
of hyperthyroidism in patients with bipolar or schizoaffective disorder with or
without lithium: 21-year follow-up from the LiSIE retrospective cohort study.
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 13. 204512532311515.
10.1177/20451253231151514.
11. Truedson, Petra & Ott, Michael & Lindmark, Krister
& Ström, Malin & Maripuu, Martin & Lundqvist, Robert & Werneke,
Ursula. (2022). Effects of Toxic Lithium Levels on ECG—Findings from the LiSIE
Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11. 5941.
10.3390/jcm11195941.
12. Fransson, Filip & Werneke, Ursula &
Harju, Vesa & Öhlund, Louise & de Man Lapidoth, Julia & Jonsson, P.
Andreas & Stegmayr, Bernd & Renberg, Ellinor & Ott, Michael.
(2022). Kidney function in patients with bipolar disorder with and without
lithium treatment compared with the general population in northern Sweden:
results from the LiSIE and MONICA cohorts. The Lancet Psychiatry. 9.
10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00265-6.
13. Ott, Michael & Mannchen, Julie &
Werneke, Ursula. (2022). Comment on the serotonin toxidrome: shortfalls of
current diagnostic criteria for related syndromes. Clinical Toxicology. 60.
1-2. 10.1080/15563650.2022.2101471.
14. Lieber, Ingrid & Ott, Michael &
Lundqvist, Robert & Eliasson, Mats & Sandlund, Mikael & Werneke,
Ursula. (2022). Elevated Thyroxine Concentration and Lithium Intoxication—An
Analysis Based on the LiSIE Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical
Medicine. 11. 3041. 10.3390/jcm11113041.
15. Öhlin, Jerry & Toots, Annika &
Littbrand, Håkan & Wennberg, Patrik & Olofsson, Birgitta &
Gustafson, Yngve & Hörnsten, Carl & Werneke, Ursula & Nordström,
Peter & Niklasson, Johan & Soderberg, Stefan. (2022). Physical Activity
in Late Middle-to Older-Aged People and Dementia, Cognitive, and Physical
Function Two Decades Later Öhlin et al. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive
Disorders. 51. 10.1159/000523726.
16. Werneke, Ursula & Feltz-Cornelis, Christina
& Löwe, Bernd & Ventriglio, Antonio & Bhugra, Dinesh. (2022).
Editorial: Outbreak Investigation: Mental Health in the Times of Coronavirus
(COVID-19). Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.854388.
17. Werneke, Ursula & Feltz-Cornelis, Christina
& Löwe, Bernd & Ventriglio, Antonio & Bhugra, Dinesh. (2022).
Outbreak investigation: mental health in the times of coronavirus (COVID-19)
Covid-19 may be en route to endemicity, but there are lessons for future
pandemics. Frontiers in psychiatry.
18. Lieber, Ingrid & Ott, Michael & Öhlund,
Louise & Lundqvist, Robert & Eliasson, Mats & Sandlund, Mikael
& Werneke, Ursula. (2021). Patterns of Thyroid Hormone Prescription in
Patients with Bipolar or Schizoaffective Disorder: Findings from the LiSIE
Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10. 5062.
10.3390/jcm10215062.
19. Öhlin, Jerry & Toots, Annika &
Almevall, Albin & Håkan, Littbrand & Mia, Conradsson & Carl,
Hörnsten & Werneke, Ursula & Johan, Niklasson & Olofsson, Birgitta
& Yngve, Gustafson & Patrik, Wennberg & Soderberg, Stefan. (2021).
Concurrent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire
adapted for adults aged ≥ 80 years (IPAQ-E 80+) - tested with
accelerometer data from the SilverMONICA study. Gait & Posture. 92.
10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.11.019.
20. Nilsson, Niklas & Bendix, Marie &
Öhlund, Louise & Widerström, Micael & Werneke, Ursula & Maripuu,
Martin. (2021). Increased Risks of Death and Hospitalization in
Influenza/Pneumonia and Sepsis for Individuals Affected by Psychotic Disorders,
Bipolar Disorders, and Single Manic Episodes: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional
Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10. 4411. 10.3390/jcm10194411.
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