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Hans-Christoph Steinhausen

Hans-Christoph Steinhausen

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Psychology
Denmark
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
103
Citations
53169
World Ranking
538
National Ranking
2

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
52137
World Ranking
7224
National Ranking
78

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Hans-Christoph Steinhausen is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Additional subfields include Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Education.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Steinhausen's publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • "Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder-specific systematic review, meta-analysis and multivariable meta-regression analysis" (2024), published in World Psychiatry
  • "Risk variants and polygenic architecture of disruptive behavior disorders in the context of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "The validity of child and adolescent depression diagnoses in the Danish psychiatric central research register" (2020), published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • "Medication adherence and persistence in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a systematic review and qualitative update" (2024), published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth-rated problems and strengths in 38 societies" (2022), published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Their frequent coauthors include Tobias Banaschewski, Jan K. Buitelaar, Niels Bilenberg, Mikkel Højlund, and Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga.

Hans-Christoph Steinhausen has contributed publications to several venues, with notable frequencies in:

  • World Psychiatry
  • Nature Communications
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies

Their book publications include a title published by the University of Basel:

  • KOMPASS - Zürcher Kompetenztraining für Jugendliche mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen: Ein Praxishandbuch für Gruppen- und Einzelinterventionen (2021)

Best Publications

  • The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    H.U. Wittchen;F. Jacobi;J. Rehm;J. Rehm;Anders Gustavsson

  • The outcome of Anorexia nervosa in the 20th century

    Hans-Christoph Steinhausen

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen

  • Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    Anders Gustavsson;Mikael Svensson;Frank Jacobi;Christer Allgulander

  • Comparative efficacy and tolerability of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Samuele Cortese;Nicoletta Adamo;Cinzia Del Giovane;Christina Mohr-Jensen

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder

    Stephen V. Faraone;Tobias Banaschewski;David Coghill;Yi Zheng

  • European clinical guidelines for hyperkinetic disorder-first upgrade

    Eric Taylor;Manfred Döpfner;Joseph Sergeant;Philip Asherson

  • Multicultural assessment of child and adolescent psychopathology with ASEBA and SDQ instruments : research findings, applications, and future directions

    Thomas M. Achenbach;Andreas Becker;Manfred Döpfner;Einar Heiervang

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes.

    K. Brookes;X. Xu;W. Chen;K. Zhou

  • The quality of life of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review

    Marina Danckaerts;Edmund J. S. Sonuga‐Barke;Tobias Banaschewski;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Sarah E. Medland;Sarah E. Medland;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Philip Asherson

  • Outcome of Eating Disorders

    Hans-Christoph Steinhausen

  • Genome-wide association scan of quantitative traits for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder identifies novel associations and confirms candidate gene associations

    Jessica Lasky-Su;Benjamin M. Neale;Barbara Franke;Richard J.L. Anney

  • Testing the 8-syndrome structure of the child behavior checklist in 30 societies

    Masha Y Ivanova;Anca Dobrean;Manfred Dopfner;Nese Erol

  • Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies

    Leslie Rescorla;Thomas Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Levent Dumenci

  • Long-acting medications for the hyperkinetic disorders: a systematic review and European treatment guideline

    Tobias Banaschewski;David Coghill;Paramala Santosh;Alessandro Zuddas

  • European guidelines on managing adverse effects of medication for ADHD.

    J. Graham;T. Banaschewski;J.K. Buitelaar;D. Coghill

  • Emotional lability in children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): clinical correlates and familial prevalence.

    Esther Sobanski;Tobias Banaschewski;Philip Asherson;Jan Buitelaar

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes

    Keeley J. Brookes;Xiaohui Xu;Wai Chen;Kaixin Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London
Aribert Rothenberger
Aribert Rothenberger University of Göttingen
Philip Asherson
Philip Asherson King's College London
Jan K. Buitelaar
Jan K. Buitelaar Radboud University
Christa Winkler Metzke
Christa Winkler Metzke University of Zurich
Herbert Roeyers
Herbert Roeyers Ghent University
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Ana Miranda
Ana Miranda University of Valencia
Michael Gill
Michael Gill Trinity College Dublin

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