1. Curriculum Vitae
CHRISTER SANDAHL
Present Post
Senior Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences with particular emphasis on Health Care Science,
Medical Management Centre (MMC), Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics
(LIME), Karolinska Institutet.
Qualifications
− Professor of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Karolinska Institutet, 2009 –
− Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Karolinska Institutet, 1993
− Dr.Med.Sc, 1988, Alcohol and drug addiction research, Title: Psychological assessment in the
treatment of alcohol dependence
− MA in psychology, 1974
− Licensed psychologist, 1978
− Licensed psychotherapist, 1988
− Specialist in clinical psychology, 1997
− Specialist in organisational psychology, 1997
− Supervisor and teacher of psychotherapy, 1999
Employments
− Guest Professor, Swedish Defence College (20%), 2013
− Guest Professor, School of Economics, Lund University (50%), 2010-2012
− Deputy director, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, 2009 -
− Research Group Leader: Leadership evaluation and organisational development (LEAD), 2004-2014
− Head of the Section for Psychotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
− Senior lecturer, MMC/LIME, Karolinska Institutet, 2001-
− Director and consultant (80%), Sandahl Partners Stockholm Ltd, 1985-2001
President of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes (IAGP) 2003-
2006 (www.iagp.com).
Major funding
Communication in team-work. Funding: Johnson & Johnson, Amount: 250 000 SEK, Year: 2003; Support
groups for first line managers (The Stockholm Project). Funding: City of Stockholm, The Competence
Fund, Amount: 1.8 MSEK, Year: 2004; Therapeutic alliance and communication in group therapy. Funding
Boethius Foundation, Amount: 100 000 SEK, Year: 2005; he integration of structured treatment and
social interventions for demanding patients in social care. Funding: City of Stockholm, Amount: 150 000
SEK, Year: 2006; The relation between management support, work related stress among personnel and
quality of care (The KI-LIME Project).Funding: AFA Insurance, Amount: 1.59 MSEK, Year: 2006; Intensive
rehabilitation of patients on long term sick leave. Funding: AFA Insurance and Stockholm County Council,
Amount: 480 000 SEK. Year: 2008; Treatment of depression in primary care. Funding: Lundbeck, Amount:
5.4 MSEK, Year: 2007, (Shared with PI Ingvar Krakau.); Effects of leader development in health care.
Funding: AFA Insurance, Amount: 5.9 MSEK, Year 2011; Is teamwork the key to a better work
environment for physicians? Funding: AFA Insurance, Amount: 3.0 MSEK, Year: 2013 (In collaboration
with Per Odenrick, Lund University); Effects of individual and group focused leadership education,
Funding: AFA Insurance, Amount: 2.5 MSEK, Year: 2013.

2. Selected publications
1. Palm, K., Ullström, S., Sandahl, C. & Bergman, D. (2015). Employee perceptions of managers’
leadership over time. Leadership in Health Services, 28, 4, 266-280.
2. Richter Sundberg, L. Nyström, M., Krakau, I. & Sandahl, C. (2014) Improving treatment of
depression in primary health care: A case study of obstacles to perform a clinical trial
designed to implement practice guidelines .Primary Health Care Research &
Development, Jun 27, 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1463423614000243.
3. Ulhassan W., Westerlund, H., Thor, J., Sandahl, C. & Schwarz U. (2014). Does lean
implementation interact with group functioning? Journal of Health Organization and
Management. 2, 196-213.
4. Widmark, C., Sandahl, C., Piuva, K., & Bergman, D. (2013). Patients’ experiences of collaboration
between welfare professionals regarding children with anxiety or depression – an explorative
study. Int J Integr Care 2013; Oct–Dec; URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-114753
5. Wannheden, C., Westling, K., Savage, C., Sandahl, C & Ellenius, J. (2013). HIV and tuberculosis
coinfection: a qualitative study of treatment challenges faced by care providers.The
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 17, 8, 1029-1035.
6. Meurling, L., Hedman, L., Sandahl, C., Felländer-Tsai, L. & Wallin, C-J. (2013). Systematic
simulation-based team training in a Swedish intensive care unit: a diverse response among
critical care professions. BMJ Qual Saf doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000994
7. Ulhassan, W., Sandahl, C., Westerlund, H., Henriksson, P., Bennermo, M., von Thiele Schwarz, U.,
& Thor, J. (2013). Antecedents and Characteristics of Lean Thinking Implementation in a Swedish
Hospital: A Case Study. Quality management in health care, 22(1), 48-61. doi:
10.1097/QMH.0b013e31827dec5a
8. Sandahl, C., Gustafsson, H., Wallin, C-J., Meurling, L., Ovretveit, J., Brommels, M. & Hansson, J.
(2013). Simulation team training for improved teamwork in an intensive care unit. International
Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26:2, 174-188.
9. Widmark, C., Sandahl, C., Piuva, K., Bergman, D. (2011). Barriers to collaboration between health
care, social services and schools. International Journal of Integrated Care,Jul;11:e124. Epub Sep
16.
10. Johansson, G., Sandahl, C. & Andershed, B. (2011). Authentic and congruent leadership providing
excellent work environment in palliative care. Leadership in Health Services, 24, 2, 135-149.
11. Johansson, G., Sandahl, C. & Hasson, D., (2011). Role stress among first-line nurse managers and
registered nurses – a comparative study. Journal of Nursing Management, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-
2834.2011.01311.x
12. Sandahl,C., Lundberg, U., Lindgren, A., Rylander, G., Herlofsson, J., Nygren, Å. & Åsberg., M.
(2011) Two forms of group therapy and individual treatment for work-related depression: A one
year follow-up study. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 61, 4, 539-555.
13. Sandahl, C & Karlson, B. (2011). Arbetsplatsen – fokus för interventioner vid utbrändhet.
Läkartidningen, 108, 36, 1696-1699.
14. Sandahl, C., Falkenström, E., von Knorring, M. (2010). Chef med känsla och förnuft. Om
professionalism och etik i ledarskapet. Stockholm: Natur och Kultur.

3. 15. Johansson, G., Andersson, L & Sandahl, C. (2010). Between being and doing - the nature of
leadership of first-line nurse managers and registered nurses. The Journal of Clinical Nursing. 19,
2619-2628.
16. Bergman, D., Savage, C., Wahlström, R. & Sandahl, C. ( 2009). Learning from dialogue groups –
physicians’ perception of role. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 23:2, 225-239.
17. Bergman, D., Fransson Sellgren, S., Wahlström, R. & Sandahl, C. (2009). Healthcare leadership –
impact of short-term intensive and long-term less intensive training programs. Leadership in
Health Services, 22:2, 161-175.