University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (UPD)

Team

• 3 Ph.D. collaborators

• 1 Postdoctoral research collaborator

• Research assistants

Research focuses

• Adolescent biopsychosocial development

• Developmental epidemiology of psychopathology

• Stress and mental health

• Risk-taking behaviors (e.g., substance use, violence)

• Self-harm

Methods

• Prospective-longitudinal statistical modeling

• Population-based and clinical data

• Self-report, observational, and biological data

• Ecological momentary assessments

Short description

We investigate how stressful experiences and developmental processes in the social, psychological, and biological domains are linked to adolescent mental health. A special focus is on the emergence, maintenance, and cessation of risk-taking behaviors and self-harm. We aim to generate new insights into relevant risk factors and protective factors, to advance the early detection and prevention of self-harm and associated emotional and behavioral problems among adolescents.

Further information

Research group’s website