Sara Wallhed Finn
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Centre for Psychiatry Research at CNS
- Psychological treatment of addiction – Anders Hammarberg and Nitya Jayaram-Lindström's research group
About me
I am an Associate Professor of public health (docent) in the group Epidemiology of Psychiatric Conditions, Substance use and Social Environment (EPICSS), at the department for Global Public Health. I am also a clinical psychologist and work clinically in specialist addiction care at Riddargatan 1, mottagningen för alkohol och hälsa at Stockholm Centre for Dependency Disorders (www.riddargatan1.se [1]).
Awards
First price Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly (Systembolagets) Junior scholarship for alcohol research 2019
Price second best abstract.”Treatment for alcohol dependence in primary care compared to specialist treatment – a randomised controlled trial”.
International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA). Conference New York 2017. Wallhed Finn, S., Hammarberg, A., Andreasson, S.Price best poster.
“Treatment of alcohol dependence: A randomized controlled trial comparing treatment in primary care with specialized
addiction treatment”. European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Conference Stockholm 2016. Wallhed Finn, S., Hammarberg, A., Andreasson, S.Price best poster. ”Treatment for alcohol dependence in primary care compared to specialist treatment – a randomised controlled trial”.
Swedish association for Alcohol and Drug research (Svenska föreningen för Alkohol- och Drogforskning). Conference Norrköping 2016. Wallhed Finn, S., Hammarberg, A., Andreasson, S.
Books
Hammarberg, A. & Wallhed Finn, S. (2015). Controlled drinking – a treatment manual (Åter till kontrollerat drickande – en handbok för kliniker).
Studentlitteratur.
Johansson, K. & Wallhed Finn, S. (2012). ”Prescription drug dependence” (Läkemedelsberoende) in ”Psychology of dependence”(Missbrukspsykologi). Ed. Fahlke, C. Liber.
Research
My research focuses around development, effects and long-term outcomes of health care intervention to prevent and treat alcohol use disorders. My main focus is on individuals with moderate severity of alcohol dependence.
Moreover, I lead projects on the utilization of evidence-based treatments. I am also interested in treatment seeking for alcohol use disorders and interventions to increase treatment seeking with special focus on stigma.
Teaching
My teaching mainly focusses around epidemiology, prevention and treatment of
alcohol use disorders.
I teach at:
- Clinical Psychologist program at Karolinska Institutet
- Center for Psychiatry Research in Stockholm, mainly health care staff
Articles
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL. 2025;59(1):2533825Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjoerck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lofman IH; Braunschweig F; Lidin M; Finn SW
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 2025;30(3):e70008Oldham M; Yang J; Okpako T; Kale D; Morris J; Garnett C; Finn SW; Naughton F; Brown J
- Article: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;47(3):404-413Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lofman IH; Braunschweig F; Lidin M; Wallhed Finn S
- Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2025;18(1):373Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lofman IH; Braunschweig F; Lidin M; Finn SW
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(8):e0328990Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lofman IH; Braunschweig F; Lidin M; Finn SW
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2025;:zvaf109Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lofman IH; Nilsson O; Braunschweig F; Lidin M; Wallhed Finn S
- Journal article: SUCHT. 2025;71(1):17-30Behrendt S; Kuerbis A; Finn SW; Mejldal A; Andersen K; Nielsen AS
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2024;23(6):668-674Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lidin M; Lofman IH; Birath CS; Nilsson O; Braunschweig F; Finn SW
- Article: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2024;85(5):674-681Mejldal A; Nielsen ANETTES; Finn SW
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;15:1374339Lundkvist JE; Georgsson K; Carlbring P; Johansson R; Ljungberg T; Finn SW; Anderbro T
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2024;31(Supplement_1):zwae175.127Finn SW; Welfordsson P; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lidin M; Lofman IH; Braunschweig F; Danielsson AK
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2024;31(Supplement_1):zwae175.342Welfordsson P; Danielsson AK; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lidin M; Lofman IH; Braunschweig F; Finn SW
- Article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2024;19(1):41Mansson A; Danielsson A-K; Sjoqvist H; Glatz T; Lundin A; Wallhed Finn S
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):1302Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Bjorck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Lidin M; Lofman IH; Finn SW
- Article: ADDICTION. 2024;119(1):86-101Hammarberg SI; Finn SW; Rosendahl I; Andreasson S; Jayaram-Lindstroem N; Hammarberg A
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS NURSING. 2024;35(1):28-35Jirwe M; Andreasson S; Wallhed Finn S
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):1919Finn SW; Mejldal A; Baskaran R; Nielsen AS
- Article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;18(1):46Wallhed Finn S; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
- Article: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2023;151:105185Mellentin AI; Finn SW; Skok L; Thaysen-Petersen D; Mistarz N; Fink-Jensen A; Nielsen DG
- Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2023;248:109910Finn SW; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
- Article: ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;81(1):65Finn SW; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2023;23(1):76Finn SW; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
- Article: SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;16(1):11-15Palma-alvarez RF; Barta C; Carpentier PJ; Carruthers S; Crunelle CL; Demetrovics Z; Dom G; V. Faraone S; Franck J; Johnson B; Kapitany-Foveny M; Kaye S; Konstenius M; Matthys F; Moggi F; Moller M; Schellekens A; Skutle A; van de Glindu G; Oortmerssen KVE-V; Verspreet S; Schoevers RA; Wallhed S; Levin FR; Grau-Lopez L; Casas M; Brink WVD; Ramos-Quiroga JA
- Article: SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 2022;57(7):1082-1096Finn SW; Mejldal A; Baskaran R; Nielsen AS
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2022;83(2):296-297DE Bejczy A; Finn SW; Soderpalm B; Andreasson S
- Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2021;227:108964Finn SW; Lundin A; Sjoqvist H; Danielsson A-K
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2021;39(1):51-59Finn SW; Hammarberg A; Andreasson S; Jirwe M
- Article: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2020;81(3):300-310Finn SW; Andreasson S; Hammarberg A
- Journal article: ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2019;54(6):667Andreasson S; Wallhed-Finn S; Hammerberg A
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E67PWallhed Finn S
- Article: ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2018;53(4):376-385Finn SW; Hammarberg A; Andreasson S
- Journal article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2017;12(Suppl 1):25Holloway AS; Ferguson J; Landale S; Cariola L; Newbury-Birch D; Flynn A; Knight JR; Sherritt L; Harris SK; O’Donnell AJ; Kaner E; Hanratty B; Loree AM; Yonkers KA; Ondersma SJ; Gilstead-Hayden K; Martino S; Adam A; Schwartz RP; Wu L-T; Subramaniam G; Sharma G; McNeely J; Berman AH; Kolaas K; Petersén E; Bendtsen P; Hedman E; Linderoth C; Müssener U; Sinadinovic K; Spak F; Gremyr I; Thurang A; Mitchell AM; Finnell D; Savage CL; Mahmoud KF; Riordan BC; Conner TS; Flett JAM; Scarf D; McRee B; Vendetti J; Gallucci KS; Robaina K; Clark BJ; Jones J; Reed KD; Hodapp RM; Douglas I; Burnham EL; Aagaard L; Cook PF; Harris BR; Yu J; Wolff M; Rogers M; Barbosa C; Wedehase BJ; Dunlap LJ; Mitchell SG; Dusek KA; Gryczynski J; Kirk AS; Oros MT; Hosler C; O’Grady KE; Brown BS; Angus C; Sherborne S; Gillespie D; Meier P; Brennan A; de Vargas D; Soares J; Castelblanco D; Doran KM; Wittman I; Shelley D; Rotrosen J; Gelberg L; Edelman EJ; Maisto SA; Hansen NB; Cutter CJ; Deng Y; Dziura J; Fiellin LE; O’Connor PG; Bedimo R; Gibert C; Marconi VC; Rimland D; Rodriguez-Barradas MC; Simberkoff MS; Justice AC; Bryant KJ; Fiellin DA; Giles EL; Coulton S; Deluca P; Drummond C; Howel D; McColl E; McGovern R; Scott S; Stamp E; Sumnall H; Vale L; Alabani V; Atkinson A; Boniface S; Frankham J; Gilvarry E; Hendrie N; Howe N; McGeechan GJ; Ramsey A; Stanley G; Clephane J; Gardiner D; Holmes J; Martin N; Shevills C; Soutar M; Chi FW; Weisner C; Ross TB; Mertens J; Sterling SA; Shorter GW; Heather N; Bray J; Cohen HA; McPherson TL; Adam C; López-Pelayo H; Gual A; Segura-Garcia L; Colom J; Ornelas IJ; Doyle S; Donovan D; Duran B; Torres V; Gaume J; Grazioli V; Fortini C; Paroz S; Bertholet N; Daeppen J-B; Satterfield JM; Gregorich S; Alvarado NJ; Muñoz R; Kulieva G; Vijayaraghavan M; Adam A; Cunningham JA; Díaz E; Palacio-Vieira J; Godinho A; Kushir V; O’Brien KHM; Aguinaldo LD; Sellers CM; Spirito A; Chang G; Blake-Lamb T; LaFave LRA; Thies KM; Pepin AL; Sprangers KE; Bradley M; Jorgensen S; Catano NA; Murray AR; Schachter D; Andersen RM; Rey GN; Vahidi M; Rico MW; Baumeister SE; Johansson M; Sinadinovic C; Hermansson U; Andreasson S; O’Grady MA; Kapoor S; Akkari C; Bernal C; Pappacena K; Morley J; Auerbach M; Neighbors CJ; Kwon N; Conigliaro J; Morgenstern J; Magill M; Apodaca TR; Borsari B; Hoadley A; Scott Tonigan J; Moyers T; Fitzgerald NM; Schölin L; Barticevic N; Zuzulich S; Poblete F; Norambuena P; Sacco P; Ting L; Beaulieu M; Wallace PG; Andrews M; Daley K; Shenker D; Gallagher L; Watson R; Weaver T; Bruguera P; Oliveras C; Gavotti C; Barrio P; Braddick F; Miquel L; Suárez M; Bruguera C; Brown RL; Capell JW; Paul Moberg D; Maslowsky J; Saunders LA; McCormack RP; Scheidell J; Gonzalez M; Bauroth S; Liu W; Lindsay DL; Lincoln P; Hagle H; Wallhed Finn S; Hammarberg A; Andréasson S; King SE; Vargo R; Kameg BN; Acquavita SP; Van Loon RA; Smith R; Brehm BJ; Diers T; Kim K; Barker A; Jones AL; Skinner AC; Hinman A; Svikis DS; Thacker CL; Resnicow K; Beatty JR; Janisse J; Puder K; Bakshi A-S; Milward JM; Kimergard A; Garnett CV; Crane D; Brown J; West R; Michie S; Rosendahl I; Andersson C; Gajecki M; Blankers M; Donoghue K; Lynch E; Maconochie I; Phillips C; Pockett R; Phillips T; Patton R; Russell I; Strang J; Stewart MT; Quinn AE; Brolin M; Evans B; Horgan CM; Liu J; McCree F; Kanovsky D; Oberlander T; Zhang H; Hamlin B; Saunders R; Barton MB; Scholle SH; Santora P; Bhatt C; Ahmed K; Hodgkin D; Gao W; Merrick EL; Drebing CE; Larson MJ; Sharma M; Petry NM; Saitz R; Weisner CM; Young-Wolff KC; Lu WY; Blosnich JR; Lehavot K; Glass JE; Williams EC; Bensley KM; Chan G; Dombrowski J; Fortney J; Rubinsky AD; Lapham GT; Forray A; Olmstead TA; Gilstad-Hayden K; Kershaw T; Dillon P; Weaver MF; Grekin ER; Ellis JD; McGoron L; McGoron L
- Article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2017;12(1):14Glass JE; Andreasson S; Bradley KA; Finn SW; Williams EC; Bakshi A-S; Gual A; Heather N; Tiburcio Sainz M; Benegal V; Saitz R
- Journal article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2016;11(Suppl 1):13Watson R; Morris J; Isitt J; Barrio P; Ortega L; Gual A; Conner K; Stecker T; Maisto S; Paroz S; Graap C; Grazioli VS; Daeppen J-B; Collins SE; Bertholet N; McNeely J; Kushnir V; Cunningham JA; Crombie IK; Cunningham KB; Irvine L; Williams B; Sniehotta FF; Norrie J; Melson A; Jones C; Briggs A; Rice P; Achison M; McKenzie A; Dimova E; Slane PW; Grazioli VS; Collins SE; Paroz S; Graap C; Daeppen J-B; Baggio S; Dupuis M; Studer J; Gmel G; Magill M; Grazioli VS; Tait RJ; Teoh L; Kelty E; Geelhoed E; Mountain D; Hulse GK; Renko E; Mitchell SG; Lounsbury D; Li Z; Schwartz RP; Gryczynski J; Kirk AS; Oros M; Hosler C; Dusek K; Brown BS; Finnell DS; Holloway A; Wu L-T; Subramaniam G; Sharma G; Wallhed Finn S; Andreasson S; Dvorak RD; Kramer MP; Stevenson BL; Sargent EM; Kilwein TM; Harris SK; Sherritt L; Copelas S; Knight JR; The Partnership for Adolescent Substance Use Resea; Mdege ND; McCambridge J; Bischof G; Bischof A; Freyer-Adam J; Rumpf H-J; Fitzgerald N; Schölin L; Toner P; Böhnke JR; Veach LJ; Currin O; Dongre LZ; Miller PR; White E; Williams EC; Lapham GT; Bobb JJ; Rubinsky AD; Catz SL; Shortreed S; Bensley KM; Bradley KA; Milward J; Deluca P; Khadjesari Z; Watson R; Fincham-Campbell S; Drummond C; Angus K; Bauld L; Baumann S; Haberecht K; Schnuerer I; Meyer C; Rumpf H-J; John U; Gaertner B; Barrault-Couchouron M; Béracochéa M; Allafort V; Barthélémy V; Bonnefoi H; Bussières E; Garguil V; Auriacombe M; Saint-Jacques M; Dorval M; M’Bailara K; Segura-Garcia L; Ibañez-Martinez N; Mendive-Arbeloa JM; Anoro-Perminger M; Diaz-Gallego P; Piñar-Mateos MA; Colom-Farran J; Deligianni M; Yersin B; Adam A; Weisner C; Chi F; Lu W; Sterling S; Kraemer KL; McGinnis KA; Fiellin DA; Skanderson M; Gordon AJ; Robbins J; Zickmund S; Korthuis PT; Edelman EJ; Hansen NB; Cutter CJ; Dziura J; Fiellin LE; O’Connor PG; Maisto SA; Bedimo R; Gilbert C; Marconi VC; Rimland D; Rodriguez-Barradas M; Simberkoff M; Justice AC; Bryant KJ; Berman AH; Shorter GW; Bray JW; Barbosa C; Johansson M; Hester R; Campbell W; Souza Formigoni MLO; Andrade ALM; Sartes LMA; Sundström C; Eék N; Kraepelien M; Kaldo V; Fahlke C; Hernandez L; Becker SJ; Jones RN; Graves HR; Spirito A; Diestelkamp S; Wartberg L; Arnaud N; Thomasius R; Gaume J; Grazioli V; Fortini C; Malan Z; Mash B; Everett-Murphy K; Grazioli VS; Studer J; Mohler-Kuo M; Bertholet N; Gmel G; Doi L; Cheyne H; Jepson R; Luna V; Echeverria L; Morales S; Barroso T; Abreu Â; Aguiar C; Stewart D; Abreu A; Brites RM; Jomar R; Marinho G; Parreira P; Seale JP; Johnson JA; Henry D; Chalmers S; Payne F; Tuck L; Morris A; Gonçalves C; Besser B; Casajuana C; López-Pelayo H; Balcells MM; Teixidó L; Miquel L; Colom J; Hepner KA; Hoggatt KJ; Bogart A; Paddock SM; Hardoon SL; Petersen I; Hamilton FL; Nazareth I; White IR; Marston L; Wallace P; Godfrey C; Murray E; Sovinová H; Csémy L
- Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:DWHLWåhlin S; Finn SW; Andréasson S
- Article: EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH. 2015;21(4):188-194Wapp M; van de Glind G; van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Dom G; Verspreet S; Carpentier PJ; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Skutle A; Bu E-T; Franck J; Konstenius M; Kaye S; Demetrovics Z; Barta C; Fatseas M; Auriacombe M; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Levin FR; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Koeter MWJ; van den Brink W; Moggi F
- Article: SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 2014;49(6):762-769Finn SW; Bakshi A-S; Andreasson S
- Article: ADDICTION. 2014;109(2):262-272vanEmmerik-van Oortmerssen K; van de Glind G; Koeter MWJ; Allsop S; Auriacombe M; Barta C; Bu ETH; Burren Y; Carpentier P-J; Carruthers S; Casas M; Demetrovics Z; Dom G; Faraone SV; Fatseas M; Franck J; Johnson B; Kapitany-Foeveny M; Kaye S; Konstenius M; Levin FR; Moggi F; Moller M; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Schillinger A; Skutle A; Verspreet S; van den Brink W; Schoevers RA
- Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2014;134:158-166van de Glind G; Konstenius M; Koeter MWJ; van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Carpentier P-J; Kaye S; Degenhardt L; Skutle A; Franck J; Bu E-T; Moggi F; Dom G; Verspreet S; Demetrovics Z; Kapitany-Foveny M; Fatseas M; Auriacombe M; Schillinger A; Moller M; Johnson B; Farone SV; Antoni Ramos-Quiroga J; Casas M; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Wallhed S; Barta C; Alleman P; Levin FR; van den Brink W
- Article: ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2013;48(6):694-699Andreasson S; Danielsson A-K; Wallhed-Finn S
- Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2013;132(3):587-596van de Glind G; van den Brink W; Koeter MWJ; Carpentier P-J; van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Kaye S; Skutle A; Bu E-TH; Franck J; Konstenius M; Moggi F; Dom G; Verspreet S; Demetrovics Z; Kapitany-Foeveny M; Fatseas M; Auriacombe M; Schillinger A; Seitz A; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Casas M; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Bartar C; Schoevers RA; Levin FR
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2013;22(3):232-244De Glind GV; Oortmerssen KVE-V; Carpentier PJ; Levin FR; Koeter MWJ; Barta C; Kaye S; Skutle A; Franck J; Konstenius M; Bu E-T; Moggi F; Dom G; Demetrovics Z; Fatseas M; Schillinger A; Kapitany-Foeveny M; Verspreet S; Seitz A; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Grp IR; Van den Brink W
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All other publications
- Conference publication: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;18(SUPPL 1)Finn SW; Mejldal A
- Conference publication: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2022;17(SUPPL 1)Finn SW; Nielsen AS
- Conference publication: ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;46:227AIngesson S; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Andreasson S; Finn SW; Hammarberg A
- Doctoral thesis: 2018Wallhed Finn S
Employments
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2027
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2026
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2018