Yvonne Forsell
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: yvonne.forsell@ki.se
Visiting address: Solnavägen 1 E, 11365 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Möller, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Member in EPHIR - Epidemiology and Public Health Intervention Research [1].
Long clinical background in Psychiatry and Geriatrics.
My main current interest is physical exercise and the effects on the brain.
M.D., Specialist in Psychiatry and Geriatrics
[1] https://ki.se/en/gph/epidemiology-and-public-health-intervention-research-ephir
Research
- *Psychiatric epidemiological studies and intervention studies*.
1. Regassa- RCT with internet based cognitive behavioural therapy, physical
exercise and treatment as usual for mild to moderate depression in primary
care. It was a collaboration between 6 Regions in Sweden, Lunds university
and KI. 946 patients were included.
2. Founder of the PART study- a longitudinal population based study aiming at
exploring risk and protective factors for mental health.
3. Since 2015 the *Fitforlife* study which aims at increasing functioning
(biological, cognitive and social) in persons affected by psychosis by
using physical exercise. Affected persons are educated as physical exercise
trainers and run sessions for fellow patients. Currently 3 Regions in Sweden
and 16 units are involved.
Collaboration with Center of Molecular Medicine with the aim of looking at
inflammatory markers and epigenetics.
Teaching
- Teaching at Applied Epidmeiology II: Main teaching areas; epidemiology,
psychiatric disorders, physical exercise.
Articles
- Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2026;19(1):187Pegelow AC; Skott M; Ekblom O; Lavebratt C; Forsell Y
- Article: LIFE-BASEL. 2025;15(10):1637Forsell Y; Skott M; Bektash BY; Syvertsen A; Ekblom O; Lavebratt C
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2025;375:118-128Spulber S; Ceccatelli S; Forsell Y
- Article: PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2025;7(1):44-52Ortmann J; Möller J; Forsell Y; Liang Y
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):17566Cai W; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C; Melas PA
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2024;117:298-309Stiernborg M; Prast-Nielsen S; Melas PA; Skott M; Millischer V; Boulund F; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C
- Article: OBESITY FACTS. 2024;17(1):72-80Meyer E; Loennroth K; Forsell Y; Lagerros YT
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2023;32(4):e1966Lundin A; Moller J; Forsell Y
- Article: GENES. 2023;14(9):1826Bornscheuer L; Lundin A; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C; Melas PA
- Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2023;77(6):574-580Hogstedt C; Forsell Y; Hayes JF; Torgen M; Svartengren M; Lundin A
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(6):913-918Raffetti E; Donato F; Triolo F; Andersson F; Forsell Y; Galanti MR
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2022;64(11):970-975Samuelsson J; Johansson G; Forsell Y; Moller J
- Article: APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL. 2022;12(13):6436Fu Y; Hu Y; Sundstedt V; Forsell Y
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(6):e2218178Chen H; Li J; Wei D; Rostila M; Janszky I; Forsell Y; Hemmingsson T; Laszlo KD
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):4963Bornscheuer L; Lundin A; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C; Melas PA
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(2):e0263173Kumar P; Stiernborg M; Fogdell-Hahn A; Mansson K; Furmark T; Berglind D; Melas PA; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C
- Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS. 2022;25:101658Bondesson E; Joud A; Stigmar K; Ringqvist A; Kraepelien M; Kaldo V; Wettermark B; Forsell Y; Petersson IF; Schelin MEC
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(1):e2145719Kong L; Chen X; Liang Y; Forsell Y; Gissler M; Lavebratt C
- Article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2021;44(5):622-629Lampousi A-M; Moller J; Liang Y; Berglind D; Forsell Y
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2021;8(9):808Nordman A; Friberg M; Forsell Y
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All other publications
- Corrigendum: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2026;26(1):346Borjesson M; Kristenson M; Jerden L; Forsell Y
- Review: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):3288Borjesson M; Kristenson M; Jerdén L; Forsell Y
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:23178Kristenson M; Börjesson M; Forsell Y; Jerdén L
- Review: EUROPEAN SURGERY-ACTA CHIRURGICA AUSTRIACA. 2022;54(2):66-73Hoffsten J; Forsell Y
- Review: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2021;78(4):361-371Karyotaki E; Efthimiou O; Miguel C; Bermpohl FMG; Furukawa TA; Cuijpers P
- Letter: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2021;228:316-318Lavebratt C; Stiernborg M; Kumar P; Yacaman-Mendez D; Skott M; Melas PA; Forsell Y
- Corrigendum: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):1268Deleskog A; Ljung R; Forsell Y; Nevriana A; Almas A; Moller J
- Review: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW. 2018;63:80-92Karyotaki E; Ebert DD; Donkin L; Riper H; Twisk J; Burger S; Rozental A; Lange A; Williams AD; Zarski AC; Geraedts A; van Straten A; Kleiboer A; Meyer B; Ince BBU; Buntrock C; Lehr D; Snoek FJ; Andrews G; Andersson G; Choi I; Ruwaard J; Klein JP; Newby JM; Schroder J; Laferton JAC; Van Bastelaar K; Imamura K; Vernmark K; Boss L; Sheeber LB; Kivi M; Berking M; Tito N; Carlbring P; Johansson R; Kenter R; Perini S; Moritz S; Nobis S; Berger T; Kaldo V; Forsell Y; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M; Bjorkelund C; Kawakami N; Cuijpers P
- Study protocol: TRIALS. 2018;19(1):258Berglind D; Nyberg G; Willmer M; Persson M; Wells M; Forsell Y
- Review: OBESITY REVIEWS. 2017;18(2):195-213Nooijen CFJ; Galanti MR; Engstrom K; Moller J; Forsell Y
- Editorial: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2017;40:1-3Hallgren M; Stubbs B; Vancampfort D; Lundin A; Jaakallio P; Forsell Y
- Letter: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2015;226(1):405-406Liu JJ; Lavebratt C; Lou F; Forsell Y
- Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;42(7):658-659Hallgren M; Ahlin J; Forsell Y; Ojehagen A
- Dataset: KI DATA REPOSITORY. 2012Forsell Y; Lundberg I; Lavebratt C
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2008;23:S248Forsner T; Wistedt AA; Brommels M; Forsell Y
- Letter: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2008;77(2):129-131Alderling M; de la Torre B; Forsell Y; Lundberg I; Sondergaard HP; Theorell T
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2007;22:s221Airaksinen E; Wahlin A; Forsell Y; Larsson M
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2007;22:s314-s315Hansson A; Hilleras P; Forsell Y; Lundberg I
- Letter: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 1997;62(3):294-295Forsell Y; Winblad B
Employments
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026
- Specialist, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2024
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2022
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2012-2020
- Professor, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-2012
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1999
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree
- Buse Bektash, 2024-
- Miranda Stiernborg, Exploring the gut microbiome in ADHD and schizophrenia spectrum disorder, 2024
- Linghua Kong, Prenatal metabolic risks for offspring neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, 2021
- Liu Yang, Exploring the gut-brain axis in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, 2020
- Yabin Wei, Novel mechanisms in depression: Focus on telomere biology and epigenetic regulation, 2015
- Andres Fandino Losada, Social environment and genetics as determinants of depression occurrence and its chronicity, 2013
- Philippe Melas, Depression: Genetic, epigenetic and DNA biobank studies, 2012
- Louise Sjöholm, Gene-environmental factors in depressive disorders with a focus on circadian genes, 2010