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Katarzyna Brimo
About our researcher Katarzyna Brimo
About Katarzyna Brimo
Katarzyna Brimo is a Research Assistant at Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, GU. She holds a master’s degree in psychology (University of Gothenburg) and bachelor’s in business administration (National Louis University, USA).
Katarzyna is currently involved in a project researching avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). The project focuses on validating a new screening tool AFRID-Brief Screener, estimating prevalence, studying comorbidities of ARFID and validating effectiveness of a family-based treatment for ARFID. An additional perspective will be highlighted in a qualitative study, namely the experience of living with ARFID from a family perspective. By providing basic knowledge on the epidemiology and etiology of the condition, this research will help to appropriately organize screening and implement ARFID treatments in Sweden.
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Research interests
Katarzyna is interested in neuropsychiatric/ ESSENCE conditions in children and adolescents such as autism, ADHD, motor coordination disorder (DCD), intellectual disability, selective mutism, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder ARFID and how they overlap with each other. She is also studying nutrition science, with a focus on the connection between gut microbiota and mental health. Sensorimotor rehabilitation or sensory re-education is another area of her interest, i.e., how to improve neurological body function and open new pathways for cognitive, behavioral, and physical development by using sensorimotor therapies. Sensorimotor re-education relies on a process called neuroplasticity: the brain’s natural ability to reorganize and rewire itself and learn new functions.