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
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Telephone Coaching for Anxiety in Children (2026)
JAMA Network Open
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Long-Term Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Including Pre- and Post-COVID Periods (2026)
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)
Suicides, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among children and young people exposed to war: a scoping review (2026)
BMJ Open
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)
Toward integrating clinical and non-clinical associates of suicidality to inform potential intervention points among youth in Nairobi metropolitan, Kenya (2026)
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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 )