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Anne Bjertrup is a Visiting Researcher at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in cognitive neuropsychiatry, developmental psychology, and attachment. Her current research focuses on the core characteristics of bipolar disorder, particularly the difficulties individuals experience in regulating emotions and recognizing, interpreting, and understanding others' intentions and feelings. Bjertrup's PhD project, MIPAD (Mother-infant interaction, affective cognition attachment Postpartum new mothers bipolar affective Disorder), investigates whether mothers with bipolar disorder process emotional information differently at cognitive and brain levels, and how this relates to early mother-child interactions and the child's development. Her work has significant implications for understanding the hereditary nature of bipolar disorder and the impact of the early parent-child relationship on psychological and social development.
Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.