Andre
Sourander
Professor, Child Psychiatry
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Areas of expertise
Child psychiatry
adolescent psychiatry
epidemiology
intervention studies
implementation studies
service-use
Biography
Professor of Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University. The focus of his work for the last 30 years has been to identify early psychosocial and biological risk factors for the causes of mental health disturbances, as well as to find keys to the development of selective interventions focused on children at risk.
Teaching
Dr. Sourander is responsible for teaching medical students and residents at the Department of Child Psychiatry. He has been the Primary Supervisor of 19 finalized thesis. He is the Primary Supervisor of 6 post-doc researchers and 9 PhD /Dr Med Sc students.
Publications
Varhaiset mielenterveyttä tukevat interventiot ovat sijoitus tulevaisuuteen (2026)
(D4 Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti tai -selvitys )Changes in suicide attempt, suicidal ideation, and self-harm among Indian adolescents: comparison of cross-sectional surveys before (2016) and after (2023) COVID-19 pandemic (2026)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Patterns of loneliness among high school students: A sociodemographic analysis in Kenya (2026)
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Risk for Autism Across Generations (2026)
Biological Psychiatry
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
A comparative study on the intensity of loneliness among Kenyan youth in school and home environments (2026)
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Parental traumatic brain injuries and their association with major depressive disorder in offspring: A study based on national registers in Finland (2026)
Journal of Affective Disorders
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Parental immigration status and offspring mental health service use for anxiety and depression: A Finnish nationwide register study (2026)
Journal of Affective Disorders
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Tic Disorder, and Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder in Individuals With Eating Disorders and Their Siblings: A Nationwide Finnish Cohort Study (2026)
International Journal of Eating Disorders
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Mental health of Ukrainian children and youth during the Russian-Ukrainian war: a scoping review (2026)
BMJ Global Health
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)
Forecasting stress transitions using ecological momentary assessment data and machine learning (2026)
Internet interventions
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )