Håkan Wall

Dr. Håkan Wall is a researcher at the Karolinska Institutet, affiliated with the Department of Clinical Neuroscience. His work primarily focuses on gambling behaviors, addiction, and the development of digital interventions to support individuals with gambling problems. Dr. Wall has contributed significantly to the understanding of gambling behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and has explored the effectiveness of brief online interventions for concerned gamblers.

Key Publications:

• Wall, H., et al. (2025). Digitalisation of gambling harm? Gambling consumption, negative consequences, and clinical characteristics among Swedish help-seekers. Addictive Behaviors.
• Wall, H., et al. (2024). Harmful types of gambling: changes and emerging trends in longitudinal helpline data. European Journal of Public Health.
• Wall, H., et al. (2023). Gambling helpline contacts during COVID-19-related availability restrictions: an interrupted time series analysis. Public Health.
• Wall, H., et al. (2021). Gambler clusters and problem gambling severity: A cluster analysis of Swedish gamblers accessing an online problem gambling screener. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Contact Information:

• Email: hakan.wall@ki.se
• Visiting Address: Norra Stationsgatan 69, plan 7, 11364 Stockholm
• Postal Address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF Gripenberg, 171 77 Stockholm