Mia Beck Lichtenstein

Mia Beck Lichtenstein is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark. She leads research within the INSIDE and Clinical Psychology VIP initiatives, with an ORCID profile (0000-0002-7885-9187) reflecting extensive scholarly activity.

Her research spans critical areas in clinical psychology including eating disorders (particularly anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder), psychometrics, quality of life assessment, cognitive behavioral therapy applications, elite athlete psychology, and social anxiety disorders. She investigates intersections between mental health and physical conditions like bone density issues in athletes and diabetes comorbidities.

Analysis of her 150+ publications reveals strong focus on athlete mental health, with recent work examining virtual reality therapies for anxiety, nutritional-psychological interfaces in sports, and comparative risk profiles between elite/sub-elite athletes. Her publications span high-impact journals in sports medicine, psychiatry, and clinical psychology.

Professor Lichtenstein actively disseminates research through 72 documented activities including conference presentations, workshops, and guest lectures on topics like exercise addiction and eating disorders in competitive sports. She maintains significant public engagement through 289 press/media contributions discussing mental health issues.

She supervises academic work (2 supervised projects documented) and collaborates internationally across sports medicine and psychology domains. Her research group INSIDE focuses on digital interventions in psychiatric contexts, particularly using emerging technologies for anxiety treatment.