Lene Halling Hastrup

Lene Halling Hastrup is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Southern Denmark, affiliated with the Danish Centre for Health Economics (DaCHE). Her research spans mental health, psychiatry, and public health economics, with a focus on severe mental disorders and health service evaluation.

Her research interests include borderline personality disorder, child and adolescent mental health, early intervention, and comorbidity between mental and somatic diseases. She frequently utilizes national register-based data and prospective cohort studies to investigate prevalence, incidence, and treatment outcomes.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in clinical trial protocols, cost-effectiveness analyses, and epidemiological studies on personality and psychotic disorders in Denmark. Her work often involves collaborations across major Danish research institutions and psychiatric centers.

She actively contributes to the scientific community through peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and participates in public dissemination, including media outreach for recruitment in psychiatric research.

Lene Halling Hastrup is involved in research projects related to youth mental health (headspace Denmark), depression treatment (DEPRE-ST trial), and national mental health surveillance. She collaborates extensively within Denmark and contributes to shaping mental health policy through evidence-based research.