Professor Dennis Ougrin is a distinguished expert in child and adolescent psychiatry, renowned for his contributions to mental health care, particularly in the areas of self-harm prevention and intensive community treatment for young people.
Professor Ougrin holds the position of Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Global Mental Health at Queen Mary University of London, where he leads the Youth Resilience Unit. He also serves as a visiting professor at King’s College London and is an honorary consultant psychiatrist at East London NHS Foundation Trust.
After graduating from medical school in Ukraine in 1998, Professor Ougrin relocated to the UK. He completed his higher training in child and adolescent psychiatry at Guy’s and Maudsley hospitals. He obtained a PhD from King’s College London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from the University of Oxford.
Professor Ougrin is the developer of Therapeutic Assessment, an innovative model designed to engage young individuals who self-harm. He also pioneered the Supported Discharge Service, an intensive community care model for adolescents with severe psychiatric conditions. This model was evaluated in the first randomised controlled trial of its kind in the UK, influencing the development of similar services both nationally and internationally. His research interests encompass:
- Self-harm and suicide in young people
- Intensive community care services for adolescents with severe psychiatric disorders
- The pathophysiology of self-harm
Professor Ougrin has led major studies funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Medical Research Council (MRC), and major international charities. Committed to global mental health, Professor Ougrin leads initiatives aimed at developing community mental health services in Ukraine and other low- and middle-income countries. He is also involved in programs facilitating information exchange between the UK and Ukraine.
