Yasmina Molero

I am a researcher at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (Centre for Psychiatry Research) and affiliated with the Department of Medical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at KI.

My work focuses on psychiatric epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology, utilizing data from Swedish national registers, the Swedish Twin Registry, and Swedish cohort studies. My research primarily explores:

• The relationship between traumatic brain injury and psychiatric and behavioral health, including pharmacological treatment for individuals with  traumatic brain injury.
• Pharmacological treatment strategies for individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder.
• Psychiatric and behavioral risks and benefits of pharmacological treatments, with a focus on suicide, overdoses, accidents, and violence.

I also contribute to epidemiological studies on psychiatric and behavioral health, including alcohol and drug addiction, gambling disorder, gaming, and risk assessment tools for psychiatry.

I earned my PhD from the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at KI and completed postdoctoral fellowships at both the Department of Medical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at KI. I also undertook a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, followed by a two-year role as a visiting researcher.

My research is funded by VR, ALF Medicin, Karolinska Institutet Funds, and Systembolagets Alkoholforskningsråd.

Current Supervision

• Anders Nilsson (Postdoc, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, KI): Research on gaming and mental health.
• Andrea Klang (PhD Student, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University): Co-supervisor for PhD project on long-term outcomes and rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury.
• Charlotte Wesslén (PhD Student, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University): Co-supervisor for PhD project on the role of genetic variation in traumatic brain injury outcomes.
• Andreas Hurme-Lundin (PhD Student, Department of Neuroscience, KI): Co-supervisor for PhD project for traumatic brain injury susceptibility and long-term outcomes.

Previous Supervision

• Eva Norén Selinus (Department of Clinical Neuroscience, KI): Co-supervisor for PhD project on ADHD and psychosocial outcomes.
• Remus-Giulio Anghel (Oxford Brookes University, UK): Supervisor for BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science degree project on pharmacoepidemiology.
• Sandra Tegvik (Medicine Programme, KI): Supervisor for medical degree project on pharmacoepidemiology in pediatric traumatic brain injury.