Elsebeth Stenager

Elsebeth Stenager is a Physician Scientist at the Department of Regional Health Research affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark. She specializes in suicide research, social psychiatric research, and neurological research, with expertise in psychiatric and somatic comorbidities, healthcare patterns, and clinical interventions.

Her research spans interdisciplinary domains including psychiatry, neuroscience, endocrinology, and public health. Recent work focuses on suicidal behavior, schizophrenia-diabetes comorbidity, and clinical trials for metabolic and mental health outcomes. She employs methodologies ranging from nationwide registry analyses to participatory design and randomized trials.

Her supervision includes PhD projects on dementia detection, cognitive disturbances in cardiac arrest survivors, and suicide prevention. She actively participates in academic committees and peer reviews, particularly at institutions like the University of Copenhagen.