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
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 )
SSRI use during pregnancy and maternal depression – a nationwide birth cohort study on risks to the mother and the newborn (2026)
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Is fatigue associated with adolescents’ mental health? A pre- vs. post-COVID-19 cross-sectional survey comparison (2026)
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Predictors of Outcomes of Parent Training Targeting Disruptive Behavior in Children Aged 4 Years at 6-Month Follow-Up: Results From a Large Prospective Cohort Implementation Study (2026)
Journal of Medical Internet Research
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Telephone Coaching for Anxiety in Children (2026)
JAMA Network Open
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )