Sanju Silwal
PhD
sanju.silwal@utu.fi Office: 3rd floor ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9834-1019 |
Areas of expertise
mental health, psychiatric epidemiology, trauma, health economics
mental health, psychiatric epidemiology, trauma, health economics
Research community or research topic
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Biography
I completed my PhD in 2021 from University of Turku. Now, working as a Post-doctoral researcher at the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku.
Research
Silwal's research interests include identifying determinants of mental health studied from epidemiological perspective. In a current project, she is examining the impact of disaster and war on mental health and functioning of adolescents.
Publications 
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- 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 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Mental health of Ukrainian children and youth during the Russian-Ukrainian war: a scoping review (2026)
- BMJ Global Health
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Bullying victimization among adolescents during the early phase of war in Ukraine : A comparative cross-sectional study in 2016-2017 (2025)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Cross-national research on adolescent mental health: a systematic review comparing research in low, middle and high-income countries (2025)
- BMJ Global Health
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Editorial Perspective: Prioritizing child and adolescent mental health research in the context of war (2025)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal) - Mental health consequences for adolescents during the Russian invasion of Ukraine: protocol for the Ukraine Adolescent Mental Health Study (2025)
- Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Mental Health of Ukrainian Adolescents After Russian Invasions (2025)
- JAMA Pediatrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Maternal vitamin B12 during pregnancy and schizophrenia in offspring (2024)
- Psychiatry Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring schizophrenia (2024)
- Schizophrenia Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Suicidality and Self-Harm Behavior of Adolescents During the Early Phase of the War in Ukraine (2024)
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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