Sara Wallhed Finn

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About me

I am a post doctoral fellow 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]). 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: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2024;:zvae033

Feasibility of alcohol interventions in cardiology: A qualitative study of clinician perspectives in Sweden.

Welfordsson P; Danielsson A-K; Björck C; Grzymala-Lubanski B; Hambraeus K; Lidin M; Haugen Löfman I; Scheffel Birath C; Nilsson O; Braunschweig F; Wallhed Finn S
Article: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2024

Seasonal variations in treatment seeking for Alcohol Use Disorder in the total Danish population.

Mejldal A; Nielsen PAS; Finn SW
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS NURSING. 2024;35(1):28-35

Alcohol Dependence, Treatment Seeking, and Treatment Preferences Among Elderly: A Qualitative Study.

Jirwe M; Andreasson S; Wallhed Finn S
Article: ADDICTION. 2024;119(1):86-101

Behavioural self-control training versus motivational enhancement therapy for individuals with alcohol use disorder with a goal of controlled drinking: A randomized controlled trial.

Hammarberg SI; Wallhed Finn S; Rosendahl I; Andréasson S; Jayaram-Lindström N; Hammarberg A
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):1919

Effects of media campaign videos on stigma and attitudes towards treatment seeking for alcohol use disorder: a randomized controlled study.

Wallhed Finn S; Mejldal A; Baskaran R; Nielsen AS
Article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;18(1):46

The associations between public stigma and support for others' help-seeking for alcohol use disorder: a cross sectional study in the general Danish population.

Wallhed Finn S; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
Article: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2023;151:105185

The effectiveness of oxytocin for treating substance use disorders:A systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials.

Mellentin AI; Finn SW; Skøt L; Thaysen-Petersen D; Mistarz N; Fink-Jensen A; Nielsen DG
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2023;248:109910

The impact of an annual mass media campaign on treatment seeking for alcohol use disorders in the Danish population: An interrupted time-series analysis.

Wallhed Finn S; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
Article: ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;81(1):65

Perceived barriers to seeking treatment for alcohol use disorders among the general Danish population - a cross sectional study on the role of severity of alcohol use and gender.

Finn SW; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2023;23(1):76

Public stigma and treatment preferences for alcohol use disorders.

Finn SW; Mejldal A; Nielsen AS
Article: SPAN J PSYCHIATRY MENT HEALTH. 2023;16(1):11-15

Validity of the ADHD module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview PLUS for screening of adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients: ADHD screening with MINI-Plus.

Palma-Álvarez RF; Barta C; Carpentier PJ; Carruthers S; Crunelle CL; Demetrovics Z; Dom G; Faraone SV; Franck J; Johnson B; Kapitány-Fövény M; Kaye S; Konstenius M; Matthys F; Moggi F; Møller M; Schellekens A; Skutle A; van de Glind G; van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Verspreet S; Schoevers RA; Wallhed S; Levin FR; Grau-López L; Casas M; van den Brink W; Ramos-Quiroga JA; IASP Research Group
Article: SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 2022;57(7):1082-1096

The Danish RESPEKT Campaign: Impact of a National Mass Media Campaign Aiming to Increase Treatment Seeking for Alcohol Use Disorders.

Wallhed Finn S; Mejldal A; Baskaran R; Søgaard Nielsen A
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2021;227:108964

Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorders - Unequal provision across sociodemographic factors and co-morbid conditions. A cohort study of the total population in Sweden.

Wallhed Finn S; Lundin A; Sjöqvist H; Danielsson A-K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2021;39(1):51-59

Treating alcohol use disorders in primary care - a qualitative evaluation of a new innovation: the 15-method.

Wallhed Finn S; Hammarberg A; Andreasson S; Jirwe M
Article: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2020;81(3):300-310

Treatment of Alcohol Dependence in Primary Care Compared With Outpatient Specialist Treatment: Twelve-Month Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial, With Trajectories of Change.

Wallhed Finn S; Andréasson S; Hammarberg A
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E67P

Fler kan få beroendebehandling om den integreras i primärvård - De med riskbruk och skadligt bruk kan nås med rådgivning.

Wallhed Finn S
Article: ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2018;53(4):376-385

Treatment for Alcohol Dependence in Primary Care Compared to Outpatient Specialist Treatment-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Wallhed Finn S; Hammarberg A; Andreasson S
Journal article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2017;12(Suppl 1):25

Proceedings of the 14th annual conference of INEBRIA

Holloway 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):14

Rethinking alcohol interventions in health care: a thematic meeting of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA).

Glass JE; Andréasson S; Bradley KA; Finn SW; Williams EC; Bakshi A-S; Gual A; Heather N; Sainz MT; Benegal V; Saitz R
Journal article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2016;11(Suppl 1):13

Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA.

Watson 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
Article: EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH. 2015;21(4):188-194

Risk Factors for Borderline Personality Disorder in Treatment Seeking Patients with a Substance Use Disorder: An International Multicenter Study.

Wapp 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; Fatséas M; Auriacombe M; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Levin FR; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Koeter MWJ; van den Brink W; Moggi F; IASP Research Group
Article: SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 2014;49(6):762-769

Alcohol consumption, dependence, and treatment barriers: perceptions among nontreatment seekers with alcohol dependence.

Wallhed Finn S; Bakshi A-S; Andréasson S
Article: ADDICTION. 2014;109(2):262-272

Psychiatric comorbidity in treatment-seeking substance use disorder patients with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: results of the IASP study.

van Emmerik-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; Kapitány-Fövény M; Kaye S; Konstenius M; Levin FR; Moggi F; Møller M; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Schillinger A; Skutle A; Verspreet S; IASP research group; van den Brink W; Schoevers RA
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2014;134:158-166

Variability in the prevalence of adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients: results from an international multi-center study exploring DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria.

van 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; Kapitány-Fövény M; Fatséas M; Auriacombe M; Schillinger A; Møller M; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Casas M; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Wallhed S; Barta C; Alleman P; IASP Research Group; Levin FR; van den Brink W
Article: ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2013;48(6):694-699

Preferences regarding treatment for alcohol problems.

Andréasson S; Danielsson A-K; Wallhed-Finn S
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2013;132(3):587-596

Validity of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) as a screener for adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients.

van 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; Kapitány-Fövény M; Fatséas M; Auriacombe M; Schillinger A; Seitz A; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Casas M; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Barta C; Schoevers RA; IASP Research Group; Levin FR
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2013;22(3):232-244

The International ADHD in Substance Use Disorders Prevalence (IASP) study: background, methods and study population.

van de Glind G; Van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; 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; Fatséas M; Schillinger A; Kapitány-Fövény M; Verspreet S; Seitz A; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Iasp Research Group; van den Brink W
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Conference publication: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;18(SUPPL 1)

Barriers to seeking treatment for alcohol use disorders: the role of severity of alcohol use and gender

Finn SW; Mejldal A
Other: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2022;83(2):296-297

Outcome Measures in Alcohol Studies: A Comment on the ORBITAL Core Outcome Set (Shorter et al., 2021).

de Bejczy A; Wallhed Finn S; Söderpalm B; Andreasson S
Conference publication: ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;46:227A

BEHAVIORAL SELF-CONTROL TRAINING VERSUS MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER WHO AIM FOR CONTROLLED DRINKING: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL

Ingesson S; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Andreasson S; Finn SW; Hammarberg A
Conference publication: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2022;17(SUPPL 1)

The RESPEKT campaign-does it work? Effects of a multi component mass media campaign to increase treatment seeking and reduce stigma of alcohol dependence

Finn SW; Nielsen AS
Letter: ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM. 2019;54(6):667

Comment on the Paper by Berglund et al. (2019) "Outcome in Relation to Drinking Goals in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals: A Follow-Up Study 2.5 and 5 Years After Treatment Entry".

Andreasson S; Wallhed-Finn S; Hammerberg A
KI thesis / dissertation: 2018

Alcohol dependence : barriers to treatment and new approaches in primary care

Wallhed Finn, Sara
Letter: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:DWHL

[Stop stigmatizing alcohol problems].

Wåhlin S; Finn SW; Andréasson S

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Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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