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Nils Lindefors

Nils Lindefors

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Neuroscience

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72
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17825
World Ranking
2312
National Ranking
42

Overview

Nils Lindefors is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, focusing on research primarily within the fields of psychology and medicine. Their work encompasses subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, dermatology, psychiatry, and mental health. The breadth of their research includes topics like digital mental health interventions, mental health research topics, dermatology and skin diseases, anxiety, depression, psychometrics and treatment, cognitive processes, the impact of technology on adolescents, asthma and respiratory diseases, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Lindefors has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with recent papers addressing various aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy and digital interventions. These include:

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, 2021, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis, 2021, published in JAMA Dermatology
  • The effect of user interface on treatment engagement in a self-guided digital problem-solving intervention: A randomized controlled trial, 2021, published in Internet Interventions
  • Individually Tailored Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Daily Functioning in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, published in Journal of Parkinson's Disease
  • Internet delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with ADHD - A randomized controlled trial, 2023, published in Internet Interventions

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Internet Interventions, JAMA Dermatology, BMJ Open, UNC Libraries, and BJPsych Open. Their collaborative network includes coauthors with whom they have multiple joint publications, among them Martin Kraepelien, Erik Forsell, Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, Brjánn Ljótsson, and Viktor Kaldo.

Their research contributions span significant topics in digital mental health, with a focus on cognitive behavioral therapy delivered through internet platforms for a range of conditions including depression, atopic dermatitis, Parkinson's disease, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This multidisciplinary focus integrates psychological theory, clinical treatment modalities, and technological applications.

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder: an open randomised clinical trial

    René S. Kahn;W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker;Han Boter;Michael Davidson

  • Cognitive behavior therapy via the Internet: a systematic review of applications, clinical efficacy and cost–effectiveness

    Erik Hedman;Brjánn Ljótsson;Nils Lindefors

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.

    Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Orestis Efthimiou;Orestis Efthimiou;Clara Miguel;Clara Miguel;Frederic Maas Genannt Bermpohl

  • Increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA in rat hippocampus is associated with improved spatial memory and enriched environment.

    Torkel Falkenberg;Abdul K. Mohammed;Bengt Henriksson;Håkan Persson

  • Cognitive Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs in First-Episode Schizophrenia and Schizophreniform Disorder: A Randomized, Open-Label Clinical Trial (EUFEST)

    Michael Davidson;Silvana Galderisi;Mark Weiser;Nomi Werbeloff

  • Hippocampal damage and kainic acid injection induce a rapid increase in mRNA for BDNF and NGF in the rat brain.

    Montserrat Ballarín;Patrik Ernfors;Nils Lindefors;Håkan Persson

  • Internet Interventions for Adults with Anxiety and Mood Disorders: A Narrative Umbrella Review of Recent Meta-Analyses.

    Gerhard Andersson;Per Carlbring;Nickolai Titov;Nils Lindefors

  • Internet-delivered exposure and mindfulness based therapy for irritable bowel syndrome--a randomized controlled trial.

    Brjánn Ljótsson;Lisa Falk;Amanda Wibron Vesterlund;Erik Hedman

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs. Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial

    Erik Hedman;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson;Erik Andersson

  • Do guided internet-based interventions result in clinically relevant changes for patients with depression? An individual participant data meta-analysis.

    Eirini Karyotaki;David Daniel Ebert;Liesje Donkin;Heleen Riper

  • Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder: a randomized controlled trial

    Erik Andersson;Jesper Enander;Per Andrén;Erik Hedman

  • Effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in routine psychiatric care.

    Erik Hedman;Brjánn Ljótsson;Viktor Kaldo;Hugo Hesser

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among longer-term prison inmates is a prevalent, persistent and disabling disorder

    Ylva Ginsberg;Tatja Hirvikoski;Nils Lindefors

  • Internet administration of self-report measures commonly used in research on social anxiety disorder: A psychometric evaluation

    Erik Hedman;Brjánn Ljótsson;Christian Rück;Tomas Furmark

  • Internet-versus group-administered cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder in a psychiatric setting: a randomised trial

    Jan Bergström;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson;Christian Rück

  • Internet-based cognitive–behavioural therapy for severe health anxiety: randomised controlled trial

    Erik Hedman;Gerhard Andersson;Erik Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson

  • Tachykinin multiplicity in rat central nervous system as studied using antisera raised against substance P and neurokinin A

    Ernst Brodin;Nils Lindefors;Carl-Johan Dalsgaard;Elvar Theodorsson-Norheim

  • Differential effects of single and repeated ketamine administration on dopamine, serotonin and GABA transmission in rat medial prefrontal cortex.

    N Lindefors;S Barati;W.T O'Connor

  • Cost-effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy vs. cognitive behavioral group therapy for social anxiety disorder: results from a randomized controlled trial.

    Erik Hedman;Erik Andersson;Brjánn Ljótsson;Gerhard Andersson;Gerhard Andersson

  • Physical exercise and internet-based cognitive–behavioural therapy in the treatment of depression: randomised controlled trial

    Mats Hallgren;Martin Kraepelien;Agneta Öjehagen;Nils Lindefors

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Christian Rück
Christian Rück Karolinska Institute
Brjánn Ljótsson
Brjánn Ljótsson Karolinska Institute
Erik Hedman
Erik Hedman Karolinska Institute
Viktor Kaldo
Viktor Kaldo Karolinska Institute
Håkan Persson
Håkan Persson Läkemedelsverket
Stefan Brené
Stefan Brené Karolinska Institute
Ernst Brodin
Ernst Brodin Karolinska Institute
Per Carlbring
Per Carlbring Stockholm University
Mats Lekander
Mats Lekander Karolinska Institute

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