David Gyllenberg
MD, PhD
Areas of expertise
developmental psychiatry; epidemiology; register-based research
developmental psychiatry; epidemiology; register-based research
Biography
I received my MD and PhD degrees from the University of Helsinki in 2009 and 2012, respectively. Between 2013 and 2015, I did a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Columbia University in New York. In 2017 I received the title of docent in developmental psychiatry at the University of Turku.
Research
My main research interests include studying the service use and early risk factors of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental problems among young people. In a current project we are applying data-driven analytic methods to population-based cohorts.
Teaching
At the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, I hold journal club sessions for residents in child psychiatry and various workshops related to research in developmental psychiatry.
Publications
- Methylphenidate Treatment and Risk of Psychotic Disorder (2026)
- JAMA Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 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 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Systematic review: Efficacy of off-label antipsychotic use in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive, mood dysregulation, depression, anxiety, and sleep-related disorders (2026)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Temporal trends in diagnoses and mental healthcare utilisation in child and adolescent psychiatry from 2013 to 2023 (2026)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Children and Young Adults Who Used Medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Faced Increased Cardiac Risks (2025)
- Acta Paediatrica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Psykiatrisen hoidon tarve (2025) Lastenpsykiatria ja nuorisopsykiatria Gyllenberg, David; Marttunen, Mauri; Sourander, Andre
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Self‐reported changes in adolescent mental health, deliberate self‐harm, substance use, and help‐seeking behavior before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic – A Finnish time‐trend study (2025)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Autismikirjon yhteys kehityksellisiin ja psykiatrisiin häiriöihin sekä itsetuhoisuuteen (2024)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Enrollment and completion rates of a nationwide guided digital parenting program for children with disruptive behavior before and during COVID-19 (2024)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Incidence and trend of cardiac events among children and young adults exposed to psychopharmacological treatment (2006–2018): A nationwide register‐based study (2024)
- British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



