Yasmina Molero
- 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 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 at the University of Oxford, followed by a two-year role as a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford.
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.
Articles
- Article: ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 2025;166:108308Jangard S; Olsson A; Molero Y; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Raninen J
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2025;:1-8Lagerberg T; Gustafsson TT; Molero Y; Forton J; Sariaslan A; Chang Z; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Fazel S
- Article: BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;27(1):e301180Fazel S; Vazquez-Montes MDLA; Lagerberg T; Molero Y; Walker J; Sharpe M; Larsson H; Runeson B; Lichtenstein P; Fanshawe TR
- Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE. 2024;74(4):91Lafta MS; Rukh G; Hamdeh SA; Molero Y; Sokolov AV; Rostami E; Schioth HB
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2024;339:115990Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Ploner A; Kuja-Halkola R; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(7):1391-1402Mansson V; Pettersson E; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Guterstam J; Berman AH; Jayaram-Lindstroem N; Molero Y
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2024;15:1339290Molero Y; Sharp DJ; D'Onofrio BM; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Fazel S; Rostami E
- Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2023;3(4):e12179Nilsson A; Kuja-Halkola R; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Lundstrom S; Fatouros-Bergman H; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Molero Y
- Article: NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR. 2023;37(11-12):763-774Klang A; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; D'Onofrio BM; Marklund N; Oldenburg C; Rostami E
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(7):e2325494Yu R; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Prescott-Mayling L; Howard LM; Fazel S
- Article: BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;26(1):e300673Fazel S; Vazquez-Montes MDLA; Molero Y; Runeson B; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Walker J; Sharpe M; Fanshawe TR
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2023;20(1):e1004164Molero Y; Kaddoura SM; Kuja-Halkola R; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; D'Onofrio B; Fazel S
- Article: JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 2022;82:101935Yu R; Molero Y; Langstrom N; Fanshawe T; Yukhnenko D; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Fazel S
- Article: BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE. 2022;10(5):e003036Newby D; Linden AB; Fernandes M; Molero Y; Winchester L; Sproviero W; Ghose U; Li QS; Launer LJ; van Duijn CM; Nevado-Holgado AJ
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(5):e0267941Yu R; Langstrom N; Forsman M; Sjolander A; Fazel S; Molero Y
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2021;92(5):519-527Molero Y; Sharp DJ; Onofrio BMD; Larsson H; Fazel S
- Article: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2020;7(11):982-990Molero Y; Cipriani A; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; D'Onofrio BM; Fazel S
- Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2020;36:1-9Lagerberg T; Fazel S; Molero Y; Franko MA; Chen Q; Hellner C; Lichtenstein P; Chang Z
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2019;16(12):e1002995Yu R; Nevado-Holgado AJ; Molero Y; D'Onofrio BM; Larsson H; Howard LM; Fazel S
- Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2019;28(8):1137-1145Lagerberg T; Molero Y; D'Onofrio BM; Fernandez de la Cruz L; Lichtenstein P; Mataix-Cols D; Ruck C; Hellner C; Chang Z
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2019;365:l2147Molero Y; Larsson H; D'Onofrio BM; Sharp DJ; Fazel S
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2018;175(10):970-978Molero Y; Zetterqvist J; Binswanger IA; Hellner C; Larsson H; Fazel S
- Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;10:1339-1347Molero Y; Zetterqvist J; Lichtenstein P; Almqvist C; Ludvigsson JF
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2018;15(8):e1002635Sidorchuk A; Isomura K; Molero Y; Hellner C; Lichtenstein P; Chang Z; Franck J; Fernandez de la Cruz L; Mataix-Cols D
- Article: SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN. 2017;3(1):31Molero Y; Bakshi A-S; Gripenberg J
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2017;74(6):615-621Sahlin H; Kuja-Halkola R; Bjureberg J; Lichtenstein P; Molero Y; Rydell M; Hedman E; Runeson B; Jokinen J; Ljotsson B; Hellner C
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2016;134(6):533-545Selinus EN; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Anckarsater H; Lundstrom S; Bottai M; Gumpert CH
- Article: BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2016;8:36Molero Y; Gripenberg J; Bakshi A-S
- Article: CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2015;25(5):416-428Molero Y; Larsson A; Tengstrom A; Eklund J
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0137475Selinus EN; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Larson T; Lundstrom S; Anckarsater H; Gumpert CH
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2015;12(9):e1001875Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Zetterqvist J; Gumpert CH; Fazel S
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2015;350:h2388Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Zetterqvist J; Gumpert CH; Fazel S
- Article: GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR. 2013;12(3):305-310Molero Y; Gumpert C; Serlachius E; Lichtenstein P; Walum H; Johansson D; Anckarsater H; Westberg L; Eriksson E; Halldner L
- Article: AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR. 2011;37(4):338-348Molero Y; Larsson A; Larm P; Eklund J; Tengstrom A
- Article: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR. 2010;37(2):158-174Samuelson YM; Hodgins S; Larsson A; Larm P; Tengstrom A
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2009;119(6):484-493Hodgins S; Larm P; Molero-Samuleson Y; Tengstrom A; Larsson A
- Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2008;96(1-2):79-89Larm P; Hodgins S; Larsson A; Samuelson YM; Tengstrom A
- Journal article:Digital Tools to Predict Reoffending Risk in Men Convicted of Sexual OffencesYu R; Molero Y; Langstrom N; Fanshawe TR; Yukhnenko D; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Fazel S
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All other publications
- Preprint: RES SQ. 2025;RES SQGong T; Frans E; Ohlis A; Yao S; Zhang R; Nilsson A; Molero Y; Mosing M; Brikell I; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Thorell L; Magnusson P; Kuja-Halkola R; Lu Y
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Wang X; Chang Z; Molero Y; Isomura K; de la Cruz LF; Lichtenstein P; Kuja-Halkola R; D’Onofrio BM; Quinn PD; Larsson H; Brikell I; Hellner C; Hasselström J; Jayaram-Lindström N; Mataix-Cols D; Sidorchuk A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s72-s73Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Kuja-Halkola R; Ploner A; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022Newby D; Linden A; Fernandes M; Winchester L; Molero Y; Sproviero W; Ghose U; Li Q; Launer LJ; van dujn C; Nevado-holgado A
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022Yu R; Molero Y; Langstrom N; Fanshawe TR; Yukhnenko D; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Fazel S
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2020;40:S93Lagerberg T; Fazel S; Molero Y; Franko MA; Chen Q; Hellner C; Lichtenstein P; Chang Z
- Doctoral thesis: 2011Molero Samuelson Y
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2025 - 31 December 2028Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) affects over 60 million people annually worldwide, leading to significant disabilities and increasing the risk of dementia. Despite TBI´s heterogeneity and varying outcomes among similarly injured patients, current treatment relies on a uniform, one-size-fits-all approach, often resulting in suboptimal care. This one-size-fits-all approach fails to accommodate the individual variations and complexities inherent in each case of TBI, leading to suboptimal outcomes. Recognizing the need for personalized treatment strategies, this project proposes the integration of clinical variables, head CT-scans, biological, high-resolution physiological data, and genetic variations, cognitive reserve, harnessing comprehensive Swedish and international TBI datasets, bolstered by extensive Swedish linkage registers. Employing machine learning algorithms, this approach strives for customized interventions and accurate prognosis tools, transforming care in neurointensive clinics. Additionally, addressing the gap between animal studies and human trials, we introduce a humanized in vivo model for TBI research, essential for testing neuroprotective drugs and understanding human cell responses. Combining clinical and experimental efforts with advanced data-driven techniques, our project targets the discovery of effective drug targets to improve TBI recovery, underscored by a humanized model for direct relevance to patient care.
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2011