Clara Hellner
Adjunct Professor
E-mail: clara.hellner@ki.se
Visiting address: Norra Stationsgatan 69, plan 7, 11364 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF Bjureberg, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Centre for Psychiatry Research at CNS
- ESSI – Emotion regulation, Self-injury, Suicide, and Intervention – Johan Bjureberg's research group
About me
- Adjunct Professor and licensed specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry.
2012-2017 Director of Centre for Psychiatry Research, the unit for research,
education and development of clinical psychiatry in Stockholm
(www.psykiatriforskning.se). Since October 2017 R&D Director at Stockholm
County Health Care Area.
Medical degree from Karolinska Institutet in 1987, PhD from the same
university 2001. Licensed to practice medicine in 1992, specialist degree in
child and adolescent psychiatry in 2003.
Research
- My research is focused on problems associated with impulsivity and emotion
regulation and its associated negative outcomes in adolescence and young
adulthood (substance use, problem gambling, antisocial behavior, disruptive
behaviors as well as self harm and harm against others).
Articles
- Journal article: JMIR MENTAL HEALTH. 2025;12:e74303
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2025;29(6):e70057
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2025;8(6):e2514871
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2025;98(2):322-341
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;151(5):625-633
- Article: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2025;13(3):614-631
- Article: BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2025;28(1):e301575
- Article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2025;54(2):231-245
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2024;24(1):904
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(11):e0313961
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2024;362:96-103
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2024;81(9):863-869
- Journal article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;4(1):100155
- Article: CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2024;55(1):164-181
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2023;80(12):1218-1225
- Article: CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2023;54(4):1112-1126
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2023;79(8):1091-1105
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(7):e2322069
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2023;96(2):410-425
- Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2023;9(1):76
- Article: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;42(13):10987-10998
- Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2023;9(1):26
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2023;80(2):167-175
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:1012650
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2022;146(4):370-380
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(8):3452-3459
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2022;63(8):921-928
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2022;146(1):51-63
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2022;14(1):17
- Article: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;47(4):817-823
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;78(2):201-217
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2022;1:100179
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2021;21(1):630
- Article: JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES. 2021;37(4):1277-1290
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2021;303:114076
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2021;5(7):e17910
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2021;21(1):598
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(3):999-1008
- Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2021;7(1):44
- Article: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS. 2021;25(3):312-321
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 2021;35(1):102-112
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2021;296:113662
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(1):341-349
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2020;12(1):44
- Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2020;29(12):1741-1746
- Article: ADDICTION. 2020;115(7):1330-1342
- Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2020;36:1-9
- Article: JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES. 2019;35(4):1127-1145
- Article: JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;87(9):802-814
- Article: BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;7(1):50
- Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;28(8):1137-1145
- Article: JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;128(6):585-595
- Article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2019;48(4):322-336
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2019;19(1):142
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2019;60(3):295-304
- Article: RESEARCH ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 2019;47(3):447-457
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2019;19(1):51
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2018;28(9):637-645
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2018;175(10):970-978
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2018;84(5):324-331
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2018;15(8):e1002635
- Article: JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES. 2018;34(2):539-559
- Article: BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2018;103:43-52
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2017;17(1):411
- Article: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW. 2017;82:466-476
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(10):e016220
- Article: RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. 2017;27(6):683-694
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2017;56(6):491-497.e2
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(6):615-621
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2016;134(6):533-545
- Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(7):i
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(7):958-970
- Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT. 2016;38(2):284-296
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2016;171(2):153-159
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0137475
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0137780
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2015;12(9):e1001875
- Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2015;24(9):1049-1059
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2015;350:h2388
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2015;45(6):1766-1773
- Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2015;18(3):256-265
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;25(3):413-418
- Journal article: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE: DUAL DIAGNOSIS. 2014;7(4):431-445
- Article: JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. 2014;46(5):574-583
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2014;44(6):1293-1302
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(6):204-205
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS. 2014;114(1):93-103
- Journal article: OPEN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2014;2014(01):79-90
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2013;13:233
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:866
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e69140
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. 2013;52(5):606-612
- Article: GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2013;12(3):305-310
- Journal article: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE: DUAL DIAGNOSIS. 2013;6(1):15-28
- Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2013;16(1):317-329
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2013;76(1):23-30
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(10):e46284
- Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2011;14(6):495-508
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2011;41(11):2423-2433
- Article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES & RESEARCH. 2011;38(4):497-509
- Article: CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2010;20(5):323-334
- Article: JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. 2010;39(4):364-377
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY. 2010;33(5-6):398-405
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2010;122(1):47-55
- Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY RESEARCH. 2010;12(2):125-140
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2010;177(1-2):206-210
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH. 2010;9(2):82-92
- Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2010;25(S1):674
- Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2010;25(S1):32
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY. 2009;32(6):377-382
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH. 2009;8(1):2-8
- Article: ASSESSMENT. 2006;13(3):356-367
- Journal article: CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2006;16(2):134-135
- Article: CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW. 2006;28(6):654-672
- Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2006;60(6):438-446
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY. 2005;28(4):442-456
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY CRIME & LAW. 2005;11(2):199-222
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2002;99(24):2734-2738
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY CRIME & LAW. 2002;8(1):77-92
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY CRIME & LAW. 2002;8(1):59-75
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. 2001;16(10):1048-1065
- Journal article: EXPERT EVIDENCE. 2000;7(4):279-314
- Journal article: CHILD MALTREATMENT. 1999;4(4):343-352
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All other publications
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;64(6):825-837
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2022;31:95
- Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2022;137:104647
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2021;53:S636-S637
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2021;28(SUPPL 1):S51
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2020;40:S93
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2020;40:S149-S150
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
- Corrigendum: BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2020;126:103536
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:S367
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:S172
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;58(10):S214
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2017;56(10):S206-S207
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2016;55(10):S252
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):682
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):646-647
- Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2012;71(8):150S-151S
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2010;25
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2010;25
- Book chapter: HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY IN LEGAL CONTEXTS. 2003;p. 515-531
- Review: CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT. 2001;25(11):1497-1516
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2023 - 30 November 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2023 - 30 November 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018
Employments
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2016-2027
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2001