Mette Trøllund Rask

Mette Trøllund Rask serves as Associate Professor and Senior Researcher at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark. Her research focuses on functional somatic disorders and persistent physical symptoms within primary care settings, with particular emphasis on developing and evaluating interventions for patients with medically unexplained symptoms.

Her research interests span several critical areas in psychosomatic medicine:

• Functional somatic disorders and medically unexplained symptoms
• Digital health interventions for symptom management
• Qualitative studies of patient experiences with persistent symptoms
• Systematic reviews of behavioral interventions
• General practice and primary care clinical management
• Cross-cultural comparisons of symptom presentation and management

Her recent publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on systematic reviews and qualitative methodologies examining persistent physical symptoms, with increasing emphasis on digital health solutions. Her work frequently explores the intersection of psychological factors and physical symptom presentation, particularly in primary care contexts across European settings.

Dr. Rask is actively involved in several significant research projects:

• Principal Investigator for 'My symptoms: Support for general practice' (2025-2028), developing a digital self-help program for long-term symptoms in general practice
• Participant in 'Joined Inclusion' project (2021-2023) focused on improving management of persons with functional somatic disorders in Danish job centres
• Participant in 'Medically unexplained symptoms and functional disorders in primary care' (2011-2013)

She regularly presents her work at conferences and workshops, with recent activities including presentations on personalized interventions for persistent somatic symptoms and participatory design of patient support programs. Her research has established important connections between personality traits, symptom presentation, and effective management strategies for functional disorders in primary care settings.