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Sofia Åkerman is a doctoral student and researcher at the Department of Law, Lund University, specializing in health law and public law. She is affiliated with the Health Law environment and the Norma Research Programme, with her work partially funded by the Craaford Foundation. Her research focuses on accountability in medical malpractice, analyzing the balance between individual responsibility and systemic approaches.
- Supervised by Titti Mattsson and Sverker Jönsson
- Active since June 3, 2019
- Contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (Social Sciences, Law)
Her research output includes peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and consultation responses addressing compulsory psychiatric care, patient rights, and legal adjudication in healthcare. Current projects explore the impact of coercion on self-harm and suicide risk in individuals with borderline personality disorder, alongside systemic versus individual perspectives in patient safety.
Åkerman teaches health law and has participated in public lectures, such as the 2023 panel debate on "Tio år med vårdåklagare." Her collaborations span national and international networks, emphasizing legal consequences in healthcare governance and psychiatric care regulation.
