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Overview

Paul Ramchandani is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology, social sciences, and medicine.

Their work often focuses on several subfields including clinical psychology, education, public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as sociology and political science.

Main research topics covered in their publications include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, early childhood education and development, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, family and disability support research, infant development and preterm care, children's rights and participation, and child development and digital technology.

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Paul Ramchandani are:

  • Christine O'Farrelly
  • Eloise Stevens
  • Stephen Scott
  • Kelsey Graber
  • Beth Barker

They have published multiple papers in several key academic journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • International Journal of Play
  • BMJ Open
  • Health Technology Assessment
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Child Care Health and Development

Notable recent publications by Paul Ramchandani include:

  • "Father-child play: A systematic review of its frequency, characteristics and potential impact on children's development" (2020) in Developmental Review
  • "Can guidance during play enhance children's learning and development in educational contexts? A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022) in Child Development
  • "Expanding the international conversation with fathers' mental health: toward an era of inclusion in perinatal research and practice" (2021) in Archives of Women s Mental Health
  • "Play interventions for paediatric patients in hospital: a scoping review" (2021) in BMJ Open
  • "A rapid review of the impact of quarantine and restricted environments on children's play and the role of play in children's health" (2020) in Child Care Health and Development

Best Publications

  • Paternal depression in the postnatal period and child development : A prospective population study

    Paul Ramchandani;Alan Stein;Jonathan Evans;Thomas G. O'connor

  • Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines

    Anthony Cleare;Carmine Pariante;Allan Young;I M Anderson

  • Maternal depression during pregnancy and the postnatal period: risks and possible mechanisms for offspring depression at age 18 years

    Rebecca M Pearson;Jonathan Evans;Daphne-Zacharenia Kounali;Glyn Lewis

  • Depression in Men in the Postnatal Period and Later Child Psychopathology: A Population Cohort Study

    Paul G. Ramchandani;Alan Stein;Thomas G. O'connor;Jon Heron

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow's science

    Emily A Holmes;Ata Ghaderi;Catherine J Harmer;Catherine J Harmer;Paul G Ramchandani

  • Paternal psychiatric disorders and children's psychosocial development.

    Paul Ramchandani;Lamprini Psychogiou

  • Do early father–infant interactions predict the onset of externalising behaviours in young children? Findings from a longitudinal cohort study

    Paul G Ramchandani;Jill Domoney;Vaheshta Sethna;Lamprini Psychogiou

  • Prevalence of child mental health problems in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

    Melissa A. Cortina;Anisha Sodha;Mina Fazel;Paul G. Ramchandani

  • The effects of pre- and postnatal depression in fathers: a natural experiment comparing the effects of exposure to depression on offspring

    Paul G Ramchandani;Thomas G O'Connor;Jonathan Evans;Jon E Heron

  • Maternal depression and mental health in early childhood: an examination of underlying mechanisms in low-income and middle-income countries.

    Catherine M Herba;Vivette Glover;Paul G Ramchandani;Marta B Rondon

  • Risk factors for recurrence of maltreatment: a systematic review

    Nick Hindley;Paul Ramchandani;David Ph Jones

  • Depression in fathers in the postnatal period: assessment of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a screening measure.

    Olivia J.H. Edmondson;Lamprini Psychogiou;Haido Vlachos;Elena Netsi

  • Paternal depression: an examination of its links with father, child and family functioning in the postnatal period

    Paul G. Ramchandani;Lamprini Psychogiou;Haido Vlachos;Jane Iles

  • Maternal postnatal depression and children's growth and behaviour during the early years of life: exploring the interaction between physical and mental health

    Bilal Avan;Linda M Richter;Paul G Ramchandani;Shane A Norris

  • Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms predict infant NR3C1 1F and BDNF IV DNA methylation

    EC Braithwaite;M Kundakovic;PG Ramchandani;SE Murphy

  • A systematic review of treatments for settling problems and night waking in young children.

    Paul Ramchandani;Luci Wiggs;Vicky Webb;Gregory Stores

  • Parental depression and child temperament: Assessing child to parent effects in a longitudinal population study

    Lucy Hanington;Paul Ramchandani;Alan Stein

  • Cognitive‐behavioural interventions for children who have been sexually abused

    Geraldine Macdonald;Julian P T Higgins;Paul Ramchandani;Jeffrey C Valentine

  • The timing of maternal depressive symptoms and child cognitive development: a longitudinal study.

    Jonathan Evans;Roberto Melotti;Jon E Heron;Paul Ramchandani

  • Parental depression and child outcomes--is marital conflict the missing link?

    L Hanington;Jon E Heron;A Stein;P Ramchandani

  • A question of balance.

    Paul Ramchandani

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Stein
Alan Stein University of Oxford
Lynne Murray
Lynne Murray University of Reading
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Thomas G. O'Connor
Thomas G. O'Connor University of Rochester
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn University College London
Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans University of Glasgow
Emily A. Holmes
Emily A. Holmes Uppsala University
Mike J. Crawford
Mike J. Crawford Imperial College London
Daniel Stahl
Daniel Stahl King's College London
Paul Moran
Paul Moran University of Bristol

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