Erik Forsell
- Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap
- Centrum för psykiatriforskning vid CNS
- Psykologiska interventioner - innovation, förbättring och implementering – Viktor Kaldos forskargrupp
Om mig
Jag är legitimerad psykolog, postdoktor och forsknings- och utvecklingsansvarig vid Internetpsykiatri i Stockholm (internetpsykiatri.se).
Mitt forskningsfokus är att implementera, leverera och optimera internetbehandling inom hälso- och sjukvårdssystem för att nå så många behövande som möjligt och erbjuda behandlingar som är så effektiva som de kan vara.
Jag gick psykologprogrammet vid Linköpings universitet mellan 2009-2014 där min magisteruppsats handlade om ICBT för prokrastinering inom ett forskningsprojekt. Detta var min första erfarenhet av att erbjuda internetinterventioner. Efter examen flyttade jag tillbaka till Stockholm och kom till Internetpsykiatri som blivande doktorand och psykolog. Där forskade jag i fem olika randomiserade kontrollerade studier av ICBT för sömnlöshet, komorbid sömnlöshet och depression samt depression under graviditet. Fokus för min doktorsavhandling var adaptiva behandlingsstrategier i ICBT där patienter övervakas under de tidiga stadierna av behandlingen och de som riskerar att inte dra nytta av behandlingen får riktat extra stöd och resurser. Jag försvarade min avhandling i maj 2020, mestadels via Zoom förstås...
Sedan dess har jag arbetat som forsknings- och utvecklingsansvarig vid Internetpsykiatrikliniken och delat min tid mellan forskning, klinisk utveckling och ledning.
Årets doktorsavhandling 2020: Beteendeterapeutiska föreningen
Bästa muntliga presentation SweSRII 2022: Swedish Society for Research on
Internet Interventions
Psykologexamen, 2014, Linköpings Universitet, Institutionen för
Beteendevetenskap och Lärande
Doktorsexamen, 2020, Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för Klinisk
Neurovetenskap.
Forskningsbeskrivning
- Internetbaserad Kognitiv Beteendeterapi (IKBT) för...
* Depression under graviditeten
* Insomni
* Komorbid insomni och depression
* Prokrastinering
och
* Automatiska prediktionssystem för behandlingsutfall inom IKBT
Undervisning
Jag undervisar främst på psykologprogrammet vid Karolinska Institutet där mitt fokus huvudsakligen är forskningsdesign och vetenskapsfilosofi samt kognitiv beteendeterapi, internetbaserade behandlingar och modeller över psykologiska mekanismer. Jag handleder och bihandleder också flera doktorander.
Utvalda publikationer
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2025;40:100817Huhn V; Andersson E; Wahlund T; Forsell E
- Article: JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2025;93(3):176-190Forsell E; Mattsson S; Hentati Isacsson N; Kaldo V
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2024;38:100773Isacsson NH; Zantvoort K; Forsell E; Boman M; Kaldo V
- Article: COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE. 2024;4(1):196Isacsson NH; Ben Abdesslem F; Forsell E; Boman M; Kaldo V
- Article: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS. 2024;93(2):100-113Blom K; Forsell E; Hellberg M; Svanborg C; Jernelöv S; Kaldo V
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2022;29:100554Forsell E; Jernelov S; Blom K; Kaldo V
- Article: JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;88(4):311-321Forsell E; Isacsson N; Blom K; Jernelov S; Ben Abdesslem F; Lindefors N; Boman M; Kaldo V
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2019;257:615-622Forsell E; Kraepelien M; Blom K; Isacsson N; Jernelov S; Svanborg C; Rosen A; Kaldo V
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2019;176(4):315-323Forsell E; Jernelov S; Blom K; Kraepelien M; Svanborg C; Andersson G; Lindefors N; Kaldo V
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2017;221:56-64Forsell E; Bendix M; Hollandare F; von Schultz BS; Nasiell J; Blomdahl-Wetterholm M; Eriksson C; Kvarned S; van der Linden JL; Soderberg E; Jokinen J; Wide K; Kaldo V
Artiklar
- Article: SLEEP. 2025;48(8):zsaf093Jernelov S; Rosen A; Forsell E; Blom K; Ivanova E; Maurex L; Jansson-Frojmark M; Akerstedt T; Kaldo V
- Journal article: NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE. 2025;8(1):416Hentati A; Isacsson NH; Rosen A; Jernelov S; Kaldo V; Ljotsson B; Forsell E; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2025;40:100816Bjurner P; Isacsson NH; Ben Abdesslem F; Boman M; Forsell E; Kaldo V
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2025;120(4):856-863Wallen H; Ljotsson B; Lindfors P; Forsell E; Hesser H; Svanborg C
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2025;368:420-428Johansson F; Flygare O; Backman J; Fondberg R; Axelsson E; Forsell E; Cervin M; Kaldo V; Ruck C; Wallert J
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2024;38:100780Osterman S; Axelsson E; Forsell E; Svanborg C; Lindefors N; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Ivanov VZ
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:23104Kraepelien M; Lindefors N; Hentati A; Kern D; Forsell E; Kaldo V; Ljótsson B
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(12):e077376Osterman S; Hentati A; Forsell E; Axelsson E; Hedman-Lagerlof E; Lindefors N; Ivanov VZ; Kraepelien M
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(10):e069427Boberg J; Kaldo V; Mataix-Cols D; Crowley JJ; Roelstraete B; Halvorsen M; Forsell E; Isacsson NH; Sullivan PF; Svanborg C; Andersson EH; Lindefors N; Kravchenko O; Mattheisen M; Danielsdottir HB; Ivanova E; Boman M; Fernandez de la Cruz L; Wallert J; Ruck C
- Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2023;32(2):e13759Jernelov S; Forsell E; Westman H; Dufva YE; Lindefors N; Kaldo V; Kraepelien M
- Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2022;8(2):e43Hentati A; Forsell E; Ljotsson B; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
- Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2022;31(1):e13448Kraepelien M; Forsell E; Blom K
- Article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2022;51(1):72-88Jernelov S; Blom K; Isacsson NH; Bjurner P; Rosen A; Kraepelien M; Forsell E; Kaldo V
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2021;26:100448Hentati A; Forsell E; Ljotsson B; Kaldo V; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2021;5(10):e31722Hentati A; Forsell E; Ljotsson B; Kraepelien M
- Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2021;30(5):e13376Blom K; Hentati Isacsson N; Forsell E; Rosen A; Kraepelien M; Jernelov S; Kaldo V
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;12:676962Jernelov S; Forsell E; Kaldo V; Blom K
- Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2021;81:365-374Kraepelien M; Blom K; Forsell E; Isacsson NH; Bjurner P; Morin CM; Jernelov S; Kaldo V
- Journal article: PROGRESS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 2019;8(4):475-485Boman M; Ben Abdesslem F; Forsell E; Gillblad D; Gornerup O; Isacsson N; Sahlgren M; Kaldo V
- Journal article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2019;24(4):484-490Andersson E; Crowley JJ; Lindefors N; Ljótsson B; Hedman-Lagerlöf E; Boberg J; El Alaoui S; Karlsson R; Lu Y; Mattheisen M; Kähler AK; Svanborg C; Mataix-Cols D; Mattsson S; Forsell E; Kaldo V; Schalling M; Lavebratt C; Sullivan PF; Rück C
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(8):e023281Heinonen E; Szymanska-von Schultz B; Kaldo V; Nasiell J; Andersson E; Bergmark M; Blomdahl-Wetterholm M; Forsberg L; Forsell E; Forsgren A; Froojd S; Goldman A; Nordenadler E-M; Sklivanioti M; Blennow M; Wide K; Gustafsson LL
- Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2018;4(4):282-284Kraepelien M; Forsell E; Karin E; Johansson R; Lindefors N; Kaldo V
- Article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2017;46(3):177-195Rozental A; Forsell E; Svensson A; Andersson G; Carlbring P
- Article: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY. 2015;44(6):480-490Rozental A; Forsell E; Svensson A; Forsstrom D; Andersson G; Carlbring P
- Article: JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2015;83(4):808-824Rozental A; Forsell E; Svensson A; Andersson G; Carlbring P
- Article: BMC PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;2(1):54Rozental A; Forsell E; Svensson A; Forsström D; Andersson G; Carlbring P
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Alla övriga publikationer
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;33Tamm S; Jernelov S; Forsell E; Maurex L; de Oliveira AH; Kaldo V; Blom K
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2024Bjurner P; Isacsson NH; Abdesslem FB; Boman M; Forsell E; Kaldo V
- Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2024Johansson F; Flygare O; Bäckman J; Fondberg R; Axelsson E; Forsell E; Cervin M; Kaldo V; Ruck C; Wallert J
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023Isacsson NH; Abdesslem FB; Forsell E; Boman M; Kaldo V
- Corrigendum: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2022;29:100550Hentati A; Forsell E; Ljotsson B; Kaldo V; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
- Corrigendum: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2022;8(4):e115Hentati A; Forsell E; Ljotsson B; Lindefors N; Kraepelien M
- Conference publication: NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY. 2022;92Wide K; Heinonen E; Blennow M; Blomdahl-Wetterholm M; Forsell E; Gustafsson LL; Hovstadius M; Kaldo V; Nordenadler E-M; Nasiell J
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2021Hentati A; Forsell E; Ljótsson B; Kraepelien M
- Review: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2021;8(6):500-511Furukawa TA; Suganuma A; Ostinelli EG; Andersson G; Beevers CG; Shumake J; Berger T; Boele FW; Buntrock C; Carlbring P; Choi I; Christensen H; Mackinnon A; Dahne J; Huibers MJH; Ebert DD; Farrer L; Forand NR; Strunk DR; Ezawa ID; Forsell E; Kaldo V; Geraedts A; Gilbody S; Littlewood E; Brabyn S; Hadjistavropoulos HD; Schneider LH; Johansson R; Kenter R; Kivi M; Bjorkelund C; Kleiboer A; Riper H; Klein JP; Schroder J; Meyer B; Moritz S; Bucker L; Lintvedt O; Johansson P; Lundgren J; Milgrom J; Gemmill AW; Mohr DC; Montero-Marin J; Garcia-Campayo J; Nobis S; Zarski A-C; O'Moore K; Williams AD; Newby JM; Perini S; Phillips R; Schneider J; Pots W; Pugh NE; Richards D; Rosso IM; Rauch SL; Sheeber LB; Smith J; Spek V; Pop VJ; Unlu B; van Bastelaar KMP; van Luenen S; Garnefski N; Kraaij V; Vernmark K; Warmerdam L; van Straten A; Zagorscak P; Knaevelsrud C; Heinrich M; Miguel C; Cipriani A; Efthimiou O; Karyotaki E; Cuijpers P
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;64:S20Kaldo V; Isacsson N; Forsell E; Bjurner P; Ben Abdesslem F; Boman M
- Review: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2021;78(4):361-371Karyotaki E; Efthimiou O; Miguel C; Bermpohl FMG; Furukawa TA; Cuijpers P
- Doctoral thesis: 2020Forsell E
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:S908-S909Hagen EA; Crowley J; Kahler A; Karlsson R; Mattheisen M; Schalling M; Lavebratt C; Boberg J; Forsell E; El Alaoui S; Hedman E; Kaldo V; Lindefors N; Sullivan P; Ruck C
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2018;27Blom K; Jernelov S; Forsell E; Lindefors N; Kaldo V
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2018;27Rosen A; Jernelov S; Kaldo V; Forsell E; Akerstedt T; D'onofrio P
Forskningsbidrag
- Utveckling och utvärdering av två behandlingsprogram för överdriven oro i reguljär psykiatrisk vård: internetbaserad behandling för vuxna med generaliserat ångestsyndrom (gad)CIMED junioransökan1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2025 - 31 December 2028Self-injury is a growing health crisis among youth, and the strongest risk factor for suicide attempts. Scalable treatments are needed but lacking. We have recently shown that a brief digital treatment, IERITA (Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents), can be efficacious and cost-effective. However, not all patients respond sufficiently to the standard treatment procedure. Now we aim to implement and evaluate IERITA within regular health services and optimize treatment outcomes. First, we will develop and validate a classification tool to predict non-remission (continued self-injury after treatment). This tool will subsequently be used in the second step: a randomized controlled trial (N=341) between 2025 to 2028, which compares adaptable to standard IERITA. Adolescents allocated to adaptable IERITA and classified as likely non-remission in treatment week four will recieve adapted IERITA (e.g., personalized dose and treatment delivery) for the remaining eight weeks. We will (1) follow participants one- three- and twelve-month post-treatment(2) use self-reports and blinded assessments(3) study distal effects in national registers(4) investigate several clinically relevant outcomesand (5) conduct cost-effectiveness analyses. If successful, more patients could receive evidence-based treatment for self-injury, and treatment outcomes could be improved. In extension, queues to care may be reduced, and suicide attempts and suicides prevented.
- Optimizing outcome and improving accessibility to psychological treatment for adolescent self-injurySwedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025Research idea and purposeSelf-injury is a growing and urgent health crisis among youth and the strongest risk factor for suicide attempts. Scalable and evidence-based treatments are needed but lacking. We have recently shown that a brief digital treatment, IERITA (Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents), can be efficacious compared to treatment as usual only. However, not all patients respond sufficiently to the standard treatment procedure, and established efficacy does not guarantee successful uptake in regular care. This project aims to implement and evaluate IERITA in real-world settings and optimize treatment outcomes. A planning grant creates opportunities to test the project´s feasibility, an essential part of preparation for a large-scale study.Work plan, methods and project realisationFirst, a classification tool to predict continued self-injury after treatment (non-remission) will be developed and subsequently used in a randomized controlled pilot trial (N=30) comparing adaptable to standard IERITA. Adolescents allocated to adaptable IERITA and classified as likely non-remission in treatment week four will change to adapted IERITA (e.g., personalized dose and treatment delivery) for the remaining eight weeks. Feasibility will be evaluated through the number of completed treatment parts, degree of participation in data collection, satisfaction, adherence, and therapist time. Clinically relevant outcomes will also be measured, which include remission (primary clinical outcome), frequency of self-injurious behaviour, suicidality and level of functioning. Participants will be followed up one- and three months post-treatment. The project will be conducted within regular health care services in several regions which we have collaborated with previously. Patient organizations and health professionals will contribute to increasing relevance and feasibility. The budget includes salaries for the project manager and patient organization, and a smaller part for operating costs.Societal relevance and utilisationSelf-injury is rapidly increasing, posing severe risks for youths. The queue to healthcare services is long, and current treatments are costly and not widely or equally accessible. If this project is successful, more youths across the country could receive effective early intervention for self-injury, with the hope of reduced waiting times, equal care, and suicide preventive effects.
- Utveckling och utvärdering av två behandlingsprogram för överdriven oro i reguljär psykiatrisk vård: internetbaserad behandling för vuxna med generaliserat ångestsyndrom (gad)ALF-medicin projektmedel1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
- Utveckling och utvärdering av två behandlingsprogram för överdriven oro i reguljär psykiatrisk vård: internetbaserad behandling för vuxna med generaliserat ångestsyndrom (gad)ALF-medicin projektmedel1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
- Utveckling och utvärdering av två behandlingsprogram för överdriven oro i reguljär psykiatrisk vård: Internetbaserad behandling för vuxna med generaliserat ångestsyndrom (GAD)Region Stockholm stöd för klinisk postdoktor1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025
- Utveckling och utvärdering av två behandlingsprogram för överdriven oro i reguljär psykiatrisk vård: internetbaserad behandling för vuxna med generaliserat ångestsyndrom (gad)ALF-medicin projektmedel1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022
- Utveckling och utvärdering av två behandlingsprogram för överdriven oro i reguljär psykiatrisk vård: internetbaserad behandling för vuxna med generaliserat ångestsyndrom (gad)CIMED junioransökan1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
Anställningar
- Postdoktorala Studier, Klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Examina och utbildning
- Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2020