Fredrik Åhs

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Artiklar i tidskrifter

Markant, A. , Tabrizi, F. , Grönvall, H. , Speed, D. & Åhs, F. (2025). Association Between Polygenic Risk Scores and Treatment Response to Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, and Antihistamines in Anxiety and Depression. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, vol. 5: 3    

Balbuena, L. , Åhs, F. , Peters, E. , Mendes-Silva, A. & Speed, D. (2025). Does the Path From Cigarette Smoking to Suicide Death Go Through the Hospital? : A Causal Mediation Analysis in a National Canadian Sample. TOBACCO USE INSIGHTS, vol. 18    

Tabrizi, F. , Rosén, J. , Grönvall, H. , Rahimzadeh William-Olsson, V. , Arner, E. , Magnusson, P. K. , Palm, C. , Larsson, H. & et al. (2025). Heritability and polygenic load for comorbid anxiety and depression. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 15: 1    

Radua, J. , Savage, H. S. , Vilajosana, E. , Jamieson, A. , Abler, B. , Åhs, F. , Beckers, T. , Cardoner, N. & et al. (2025). Neural correlates of human fear conditioning and sources of variability in 2199 individuals. Nature Communications, vol. 16: 1    

Martensson, G. , Johansson, F. , Buhrman, M. , Åhs, F. & Clason van de Leur, J. (2024). A network analysis of exhaustion disorder symptoms throughout treatment. BMC Psychiatry, vol. 24: 1    

Bruin, W. B. , Zhutovsky, P. , van Wingen, G. A. , Bas-Hoogendam, J. M. , Groenewold, N. A. , Hilbert, K. , Winkler, A. M. , Zugman, A. & et al. (2024). Brain-based classification of youth with anxiety disorders : transdiagnostic examinations within the ENIGMA-Anxiety database using machine learning. Nature Mental Health, vol. 2: 1, ss. 104-118.  

Haim-Nachum, S. , Sopp, M. R. , Lüönd, A. M. , Afzal, N. , Åhs, F. , Allgaier, A. -. , Arévalo, A. , Asongwe, C. & et al. (2024). Childhood maltreatment is linked to larger preferred interpersonal distances towards friends and strangers across the globe. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 14: 1    

Hilbert, K. , Boeken, O. J. , Langhammer, T. , Groenewold, N. A. , Bas-Hoogendam, J. M. , Aghajani, M. , Zugman, A. , Åhs, F. & et al. (2024). Cortical and Subcortical Brain Alterations in Specific Phobia and Its Animal and Blood-Injection-Injury Subtypes : A Mega-Analysis From the ENIGMA Anxiety Working Group. American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 181: 8, ss. 728-740.  

Wen, Z. , Pace-Schott, E. F. , Lazar, S. W. , Rosén, J. , Åhs, F. , Phelps, E. A. , LeDoux, J. E. & Milad, M. R. (2024). Distributed neural representations of conditioned threat in the human brain. Nature Communications, vol. 15: 1    

Sarling, A. , Sundin, Ö. , Åhs, F. , Gu, J. & Jansson, B. (2024). Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Swedish version of the Sussex-Oxford Compassion Scales (SOCS). Nordic Psychology, vol. 76: 1, ss. 78-96.  

Clason van de Leur, J. , Johansson, F. , McCracken, L. M. , Åhs, F. , Brodda Jansen, G. & Buhrman, M. (2024). Mediators during a Multimodal intervention for stress-induced exhaustion disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, vol. 53: 3, ss. 235-253.  

Gedin, F. , Blomé, S. , Kastrati, G. , Lalouni, M. , Åhs, F. , Fransson, P. , Rosén, J. , Thompson, W. H. & et al. (2024). Predicting long-term pain by combining brain imaging, genetics and health questionnaire data with Swedish national registries using a prospective superstruct design. Molecular Pain, vol. 20    

Fares-Otero, N. E. , Sharp, T. H. , Balle, S. R. , Quaatz, S. M. , Vieta, E. , Åhs, F. , Allgaier, A. -. , Arévalo, A. & et al. (2024). Social support and (complex) posttraumatic stress symptom severity : does gender matter?. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 15: 1    

Clason van de Leur, J. , Johansson, F. , McCracken, L. M. , Åhs, F. , Brodda Jansen, G. & Buhrman, M. (2023). Predictors and sub-groups in the treatment of stress-induced exhaustion disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, vol. 52: 4, ss. 397-418.  

Tabrizi, F. , Larsson, A. , Grönvall, H. , Söderstrand, L. , Hallén, E. , Champoux-Larsson, M. , Lundgren, T. , Sundström, F. & et al. (2023). Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, vol. 52: 4, ss. 295-316.  

Rosén, J. , Kastrati, G. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Larsson, H. & Åhs, F. (2022). A neuroimaging study of interpersonal distance in identical and fraternal twins.. Human Brain Mapping, vol. 43: 11, ss. 3508-3523.  

Frick, A. , Björkstrand, J. , Lubberink, M. , Eriksson, A. , Fredrikson, M. & Åhs, F. (2022). Dopamine and fear memory formation in the human amygdala. Molecular Psychiatry, vol. 27: 3, ss. 1704-1711.    

Kastrati, G. , Rosén, J. , Thompson, W. H. , Chen, X. , Larsson, H. , Nichols, T. E. , Tracey, I. , Fransson, P. & et al. (2022). Genetic Influence on Nociceptive Processing in the Human Brain-A Twin Study. Cerebral Cortex, vol. 32: 2, ss. 266-274.    

Kastrati, G. , Rosén, J. , Fredrikson, M. , Chen, X. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Larsson, H. , Jensen, K. B. & Åhs, F. (2022). Genetic influences on central and peripheral nervous system activity during fear conditioning.. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 12: 1  

Tabrizi, F. , William-Olsson, V. R. , Rosén, J. , Grönvall, H. , Arner, E. , Magnusson, P. K. E. , Palm, C. , Larsson, H. & et al. (2022). P117. Predicting Genetic Risk for Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Biological Psychiatry, vol. 91  

Vinberg, K. , Rosén, J. , Kastrati, G. & Åhs, F. (2022). Whole brain correlates of individual differences in skin conductance responses during discriminative fear conditioning to social cues.. eLIFE, vol. 11    

Weis, J. , Persson, J. , Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Versluis, M. & Alamidi, D. (2021). GABA quantification in human anterior cingulate cortex. PLOS ONE, vol. 16: 1  

Björkstrand, J. , Agren, T. , Frick, A. , Hjorth, O. , Furmark, T. , Fredrikson, M. & Åhs, F. (2020). Decrease in amygdala activity during repeated exposure to spider images predicts avoidance behavior in spider fearful individuals.. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 10: 1    

Björkstrand, J. , Karlsson, B. , Rosen, J. , Olsson, E. , Åhs, F. , Fredrikson, M. & Frick, A. (2020). High Unconditioned Stimulus Intensity Results in Stronger Threat Conditioning Than Low Intensity. Biological Psychiatry, vol. 87: 9, ss. S181-S181.

Costache, M. E. , Frick, A. , Månsson, K. , Engman, J. , Faria, V. , Hjorth, O. , Hoppe, J. M. , Gingnell, M. & et al. (2020). Higher- and lower-order personality traits and cluster subtypes in social anxiety disorder.. PLOS ONE, vol. 15: 4    

van de Leur, J. C. , Buhrman, M. , Åhs, F. , Rozental, A. & Jansen, G. B. (2020). Standardized multimodal intervention for stress-induced exhaustion disorder : an open trial in a clinical setting.. BMC Psychiatry, vol. 20: 1    

Rosén, J. , Kastrati, G. , Reppling, A. , Bergkvist, K. & Åhs, F. (2019). The effect of immersive virtual reality on proximal and conditioned threat. Scientific Reports, vol. 9: 1    

Hoppe, J. M. , Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Linnman, C. , Appel, L. , Jonasson, M. , Lubberink, M. , Långström, B. & et al. (2018). Association between amygdala neurokinin-1 receptor availability and anxiety-related personality traits. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 8: 1    

Åhs, F. , Rosén, J. , Kastrati, G. , Fredrikson, M. , Agren, T. & Lundström, J. N. (2018). Biological preparedness and resistance to extinction of skin conductance responses conditioned to fear relevant animal pictures : A systematic review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 95, ss. 430-437.  

Mårtensson, J. , Lätt, J. , Åhs, F. , Fredrikson, M. , Söderlund, H. , Schiöth, H. B. , Kok, J. , Kremer, B. & et al. (2018). Diffusion tensor imaging and tractography of the white matter in normal aging : The rate-of-change differs between segments within tracts.. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 45, ss. 113-119.  

Frans, Ö. , Åhs, J. , Bihre, E. & Åhs, F. (2018). Distance to threat and risk of acute and posttraumatic stress disorder following bank robbery : A longitudinal study. Psychiatry Research, vol. 267, ss. 461-466.  

Rosén, J. , Kastrati, G. & Åhs, F. (2017). Social, proximal and conditioned threat. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, vol. 142: Pt B, ss. 236-243.  

Björkstrand, J. , Agren, T. , Åhs, F. , Frick, A. , Larsson, E. , Hjorth, O. , Furmark, T. & Fredrikson, M. (2017). Think twice, it's all right : Long lasting effects of disrupted reconsolidation on brain and behavior in human long-term fear. Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 324, ss. 125-129.  

Åhs, F. , Gingnell, M. , Furmark, T. & Fredrikson, M. (2017). Within-session effect of repeated stress exposure on extinction circuitry function in social anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Research, vol. 261, ss. 85-90.    

Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Palmquist, Å. M. , Pissiota, A. , Wallenquist, U. , Fernandez, M. , Jonasson, M. , Appel, L. & et al. (2016). Alterations in the serotonergic and substance P systems in posttraumatic stress disorder. Molecular Psychiatry, vol. 21: 10  

Björkstrand, J. , Agren, T. , Åhs, F. , Frick, A. , Larsson, E. , Hjorth, O. , Furmark, T. & Fredrikson, M. (2016). Disrupting Reconsolidation Attenuates Long-Term Fear Memory in the Human Amygdala and Facilitates Approach Behavior.. Current Biology, vol. 26: 19, ss. 2690-2695.  

Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Palmquist, Å. M. , Pissiota, A. , Wallenquist, U. , Fernandez, M. , Jonasson, M. , Appel, L. & et al. (2016). Overlapping expression of serotonin transporters and neurokinin-1 receptors in posttraumatic stress disorder : a multi-tracer PET study. Molecular Psychiatry, vol. 21: 10, ss. 1400-7.  

Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Appel, L. , Jonasson, M. , Wahlstedt, K. , Bani, M. , Merlo Pich, E. , Bettica, P. & et al. (2016). Reduced serotonin synthesis and regional cerebral blood flow after anxiolytic treatment of social anxiety disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 26: 11, ss. 1775-1783.  

Parma, V. , Ferraro, S. , Miller, S. S. , Åhs, F. & Lundström, J. N. (2015). Enhancement of Odor Sensitivity Following Repeated Odor and Visual Fear Conditioning. Chemical Senses, vol. 40: 7, ss. 497-506.    

Åhs, F. , Frick, A. , Furmark, T. & Fredrikson, M. (2015). Human serotonin transporter availability predicts fear conditioning. International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 98: 3 Pt 2, ss. 515-9.  

Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Linnman, C. , Jonasson, M. , Appel, L. , Lubberink, M. , Långström, B. , Fredrikson, M. & et al. (2015). Increased neurokinin-1 receptor availability in the amygdala in social anxiety disorder : a positron emission tomography study with [11C]GR205171. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 5    

Åhs, F. , Kragel, P. A. , Zielinski, D. J. , Brady, R. & LaBar, K. S. (2015). Medial prefrontal pathways for the contextual regulation of extinguished fear in humans. NeuroImage, vol. 122, ss. 262-71.  

Frick, A. , Åhs, F. , Engman, J. , Jonasson, M. , Alaie, I. , Björkstrand, J. , Frans, Ö. , Faria, V. & et al. (2015). Serotonin Synthesis and Reuptake in Social Anxiety Disorder : A Positron Emission Tomography Study.. JAMA psychiatry, vol. 72: 8, ss. 794-802.  

Åhs, F. , Dunsmoor, J. E. , Zielinski, D. & LaBar, K. S. (2015). Spatial proximity amplifies valence in emotional memory and defensive approach-avoidance. Neuropsychologia, vol. 70, ss. 476-85.  

Juran, S. A. , Lundström, J. N. , Geigant, M. , Kumlien, E. , Fredrikson, M. , Åhs, F. & Olsson, M. J. (2015). Unilateral Resection of the Anterior Medial Temporal Lobe Impairs Odor Identification and Valence Perception. Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 6    

Faria, V. , Åhs, F. , Appel, L. , Linnman, C. , Bani, M. , Bettica, P. , Pich, E. M. , Fredrikson, M. & et al. (2014). Amygdala-frontal couplings characterizing SSRI and placebo response in social anxiety disorder. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 17: 8, ss. 1149-57.    

Bergman, O. , Åhs, F. , Furmark, T. , Appel, L. , Linnman, C. , Faria, V. , Bani, M. , Pich, E. M. & et al. (2014). Association between amygdala reactivity and a dopamine transporter gene polymorphism. Translational Psychiatry, vol. 4  

Dunsmoor, J. E. , Åhs, F. , Zielinski, D. J. & LaBar, K. S. (2014). Extinction in multiple virtual reality contexts diminishes fear reinstatement in humans. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, vol. 113, ss. 157-164.  

Åhs, F. , Davis, C. F. , Gorka, A. X. & Hariri, A. R. (2014). Feature-based representations of emotional facial expressions in the human amygdala.. Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, vol. 9: 9, ss. 1372-1378.    

Åhs, F. , Engman, J. , Persson, J. , Larsson, E. , Wikström, J. , Kumlien, E. & Fredrikson, M. (2014). Medial temporal lobe resection attenuates superior temporal sulcus response to faces. Neuropsychologia, vol. 61, ss. 291-298.  

Åhs, F. , Miller, S. S. , Gordon, A. R. & Lundström, J. N. (2013). Aversive learning increases sensory detection sensitivity. Biological Psychology, vol. 92: 2, ss. 135-41.  

Zuurbier, L. A. , Nikolova, Y. S. , Åhs, F. & Hariri, A. R. (2013). Uncinate fasciculus fractional anisotropy correlates with typical use of reappraisal in women but not men. Emotion, vol. 13: 3, ss. 385-390.  

Hillert, L. , Jovanovic, H. , Åhs, F. & Savic, I. (2013). Women with multiple chemical sensitivity have increased harm avoidance and reduced 5-HT(1A) receptor binding potential in the anterior cingulate and amygdala. PLOS ONE, vol. 8: 1  

Thayer, J. F. , Åhs, F. , Fredrikson, M. , Sollers, J. J. & Wager, T. D. (2012). A meta-analysis of heart rate variability and neuroimaging studies : implications for heart rate variability as a marker of stress and health.. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 36: 2, ss. 747-56.  

Engman, J. , Åhs, F. , Furmark, T. , Linnman, C. , Pissiota, A. , Appel, L. , Frans, Ö. , Långström, B. & et al. (2012). Age, sex and NK1 receptors in the human brain -- a positron emission tomography study with [¹¹C]GR205171. European Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 22: 8, ss. 562-8.  

Faria, V. , Appel, L. , Åhs, F. , Linnman, C. , Pissiota, A. , Frans, Ö. , Bani, M. , Bettica, P. & et al. (2012). Amygdala subregions tied to SSRI and placebo response in patients with social anxiety disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 37: 10, ss. 2222-32.  

Danfors, T. , Åhs, F. , Appel, L. , Linnman, C. , Fredrikson, M. , Furmark, T. & Kumlien, E. (2011). Increased neurokinin-1 receptor availability in temporal lobe epilepsy : a positron emission tomography study using [(11)C]GR205171. Epilepsy Research, vol. 97: 1-2, ss. 183-9.  

Dunsmoor, J. E. , Åhs, F. & Labar, K. S. (2011). Neurocognitive mechanisms of fear conditioning and vulnerability to anxiety. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 5  

Laukka, P. , Åhs, F. , Furmark, T. & Fredrikson, M. (2011). Neurofunctional correlates of expressed vocal affect in social phobia. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 11: 3, ss. 413-25.  

Åhs, F. , Kumlien, E. & Fredrikson, M. (2010). Arousal enhanced memory retention is eliminated following temporal lobe resection. Brain and Cognition, vol. 73: 3, ss. 176-179.  

Palmquist, A. M. , Pissiota, A. , Frans, O. , Åhs, F. , Långström, B. , Bergström, M. & Fredrikson, M. (2010). Comment on "Decreased Neurokinin-1 (Substance P) Receptor Binding in Patients with Panic Disorder : Positron Emission Tomographic Study With [(18)F]SPA-RQ". Biological Psychiatry, vol. 67: 4, ss. e25-e26.  

Åhs, F. , Frans, Ö. , Tibblin, B. , Kumlien, E. & Fredrikson, M. (2010). The effects of medial temporal lobe resections on verbal threat and fear conditioning. Biological Psychology, vol. 83: 1, ss. 41-46.  

Åhs, F. , Pissiota, A. , Michelgård, Å. , Frans, Ö. , Furmark, T. , Appel, L. & Fredrikson, M. (2009). Disentangling the web of fear : amygdala reactivity and functional connectivity in spider and snake phobia. Psychiatry Research, vol. 172: 2, ss. 103-108.  

Furmark, T. , Henningsson, S. , Appel, L. , Åhs, F. , Linnman, C. , Pissiota, A. , Faria, V. , Oreland, L. & et al. (2009). Genotype over-diagnosis in amygdala responsiveness : affective processing in social anxiety disorder. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, vol. 34: 1, ss. 30-40.

Ahs, F. , Sollers, J. J. , Furmark, T. , Fredrikson, M. & Thayer, J. F. (2009). High-frequency heart rate variability and cortico-striatal activity in men and women with social phobia. NeuroImage, vol. 47: 3, ss. 815-20.  

Furmark, T. , Appel, L. , Henningsson, S. , Åhs, F. , Faria, V. , Linnman, C. , Pissiota, A. , Frans, O. & et al. (2008). A link between serotonin-related gene polymorphisms, amygdala activity, and placebo-induced relief from social anxiety. Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 28: 49, ss. 13066-74.  

Åhs, F. , Furmark, T. , Michelgård, Å. , Långström, B. , Appel, L. , Wolf, O. T. , Kirschbaum, C. & Fredrikson, M. (2006). Hypothalamic blood flow correlates positively with stress-induced cortisol levels in subjects with social anxiety disorder. Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 68: 6, ss. 859-62.  

Furmark, T. , Appel, L. , Michelgård, Å. , Wahlstedt, K. , Åhs, F. , Zancan, S. , Jacobsson, E. , Flyckt, K. & et al. (2005). Cerebral blood flow changes after treatment of social phobia with the neurokinin-1 antagonist GR205171, citalopram, or placebo. Biological Psychiatry, vol. 58: 2, ss. 132-142.  

Artiklar, forskningsöversikter

Bas-Hoogendam, J. M. , Groenewold, N. A. , Aghajani, M. , Freitag, G. F. , Harrewijn, A. , Hilbert, K. , Jahanshad, N. , Thomopoulos, S. I. & et al. (2022). ENIGMA-anxiety working group : Rationale for and organization of large-scale neuroimaging studies of anxiety disorders. Human Brain Mapping, vol. 43: 1, ss. 83-112.    

Pfaltz, M. C. , Halligan, S. L. , Haim-Nachum, S. , Sopp, M. R. , Åhs, F. , Bachem, R. , Bartoli, E. , Belete, H. & et al. (2022). Social Functioning in Individuals Affected by Childhood Maltreatment : Establishing a Research Agenda to Inform Interventions. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, vol. 91: 4, ss. 238-251.    

Konferensbidrag

Tabrizi, F. , Bernhardsson, J. , Rosén, J. , Grönvall, H. , Jansson, B. , Sundin, Ö. & Åhs, F. (2023). PHYSIOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO THE TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST. Paper presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research - Annual Meeting 2023  

Åhs, F. , Mozelius, P. & Espvall, M. (2022). Preparing Psychologists and Social Workers for the Daily Use of AI. I Proceedings of European Conference on the Impact of AI and Robotics. (Proceedings of the European conference on the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics). S. 1--5.  

Tabrizi, F. , Rahimzadeh William-Olsson, V. , Rosén, J. , Grönvall, H. , Arner, E. , Magnusson, P. K. , Palm, C. , Larsson, H. & et al. (2021). Prediction of anxiety and depression from polygenic scores in Swedish twins. I Abstracts of the WASAD Congress 2021 : an International Congress of the World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders, Vienna, Austria, September 20–22, 2021... S. 1802--1803.  

Åhs, F. , Mozelius, P. & Dobslaw, F. (2020). Artificial Intelligence Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Speech Anxiety in Virtual Reality Environments. I Proceedings of the European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Reading, UK :    

Bjärtå, A. , Bernhardsson, J. , Tjernberg, M. , Åhs, F. & Sundin, Ö. (2019). Brief Intervention For Distress Related To Difficult And Traumatic Memories. I Libro de Actas. Granada : . S. 268-