Vladislav Ruchkin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor at the Dept. of Child Psychiatry, Uppsala University, SwedenAbout
Titles
Associate Professor at the Dept. of Child Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden; Forensic psychiatrist at the Forensic Psychiatric Clinic Sater, Sweden
Biography
Vladislav Ruchkin, MD, PhD, is a child psychiatrist, psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist. He received his MD at the Arkhangelsk State Medical Institute, Russia, and his PhD in psychiatric epidemiology from Umea University, Sweden. He came to Yale as a Fulbright scholar in 1999, conducted his postdoctoral studies at the Child Study Center in 1999-2003 and has been a member of the faculty at the CSC since 2003.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Clinical Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry
- The National Board of Forensic Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden (2011)
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Child Psychiatry
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (2003)
- PhD
- Umeå University (1998)
- PhD
- Arkhangelsk State Medical Institute (1997)
- Clinical and Research Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Arkhangelsk State Medical Academy, Arkhangelsk, Russia (1996)
- Resident in Psychiatry
- Regional Psychiatric Hospital #1, Arkhangelsk region, Russia (1994)
- MD
- Arkhangelsk State Medical Institute (1993)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-2510-6798
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Denis Sukhodolsky, PhD
Andrés S Martin, MD, PhD
Robert King, MD
Walter S. Gilliam, PhD
Child Behavior Disorders
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Child Rearing
Personality
Mental Health
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Publications
2024
The severity of perceived stress associated with community violence exposure and its role in future posttraumatic stress: findings from a longitudinal study of U.S. adolescents
Isaksson J, Nyman S, Schwab-Stone M, Stickley A, Ruchkin V. The severity of perceived stress associated with community violence exposure and its role in future posttraumatic stress: findings from a longitudinal study of U.S. adolescents. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2024, 18: 121. PMID: 39322966, PMCID: PMC11423508, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00813-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderViolence exposurePTSD symptom levelsExposed to community violenceLongitudinal study of U.S. adolescentsCommunity violence exposureLevels of perceived stressStudy of U.S. adolescentsAssociated with poor mental healthDegree of perceived stressStress disorderU.S. adolescentsSymptom levelsPosttraumatic stressPoor mental healthCommunity violenceLongitudinal associationsStress severityMental healthSituational factorsLongitudinal studyEarly interventionAdolescentsSymptomsLoneliness and posttraumatic stress in U.S. adolescents: A longitudinal study
Stickley A, Isaksson J, Koposov R, Schwab-Stone M, Sumiyoshi T, Ruchkin V. Loneliness and posttraumatic stress in U.S. adolescents: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 361: 113-119. PMID: 38852860, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stressChild post-traumatic stressAssociated with posttraumatic stressPath analysisPost-traumatic stressAssociated with lonelinessSingle-item measureYear 1Single-item questionCPTS-RIU.S. school studentsDegree of lonelinessReaction IndexLongitudinal associationsLongitudinal researchYear 2Assess lonelinessReduce lonelinessLonelinessAdolescentsLongitudinal studySchool studentsU.S. adolescentsTime associationWordsEnuresis in young offenders – a study on prevalence and mental health comorbidity
Koposov R, Stickley A, Isaksson J, Ruchkin V. Enuresis in young offenders – a study on prevalence and mental health comorbidity. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1328767. PMID: 38559400, PMCID: PMC10978753, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1328767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung offendersMental health problemsDelinquent youthComorbid psychopathologySemi-structured psychiatric interviewAssociated with increased mental health problemsComprehensive mental health screeningIncarcerated young offendersJuvenile justice systemMale young offendersComorbid psychiatric diagnosesClinical diagnostic interviewsSelf-reported mental health problemsSchool-age periodMental health comorbidityMental health screeningJustice systemDelinquent behaviorDiagnostic InterviewPsychiatric comorbidityPsychiatric interviewPsychiatric diagnosisSuicidal ideationOffendersSuicidal thoughtsAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Anger and Aggression in Russian Adolescents
Isaksson J, Sukhodolsky D, Koposov R, Stickley A, Ramklint M, Ruchkin V. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Anger and Aggression in Russian Adolescents. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderLevels of ADHD symptomsComponents of aggressionTrait angerADHD symptomsConduct problemsAttention-deficit/hyperactivityComorbid problemsSocial aggressionHigher levels of trait angerLevels of trait angerTreat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderLevels of social aggressionClinically significant levelsAnger ruminationSelf-reported dataProactive aggressionLinear model analysisDisorder symptomsAggressive beliefsIndependent of comorbidityVerbal aggressionAggressive behaviorGeneral linear model analysisLongitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms
Isaksson M, Isaksson J, Schwab-Stone M, Ruchkin V. Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms. Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 12: 6. PMID: 38212849, PMCID: PMC10785541, DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-00965-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity violence exposurePosttraumatic stress symptomsED symptomsPosttraumatic stressCommunity violenceViolence exposureVictims of community violenceSelf-rating instrumentAdolescent functioningStress symptomsTraumatic eventsEmotional abuseMediation analysisCity of New HavenPotential mediatorsLongitudinal associationsBackgroundEating disordersModerating roleAdolescent studentsTreated individualsModerating effectAssociated with different typesPhysical violenceSymptomsModerately
2023
Psychological distress and voting behaviour in nine countries of the former Soviet Union
Stickley A, Sumiyoshi T, Kondo N, Leinsalu M, Inoue Y, Ruchkin V, Shin J, McKee M. Psychological distress and voting behaviour in nine countries of the former Soviet Union. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 22709. PMID: 38123608, PMCID: PMC10733372, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49071-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptoms and anger and aggression in Russian adolescents
Ruchkin V, Stickley A, Koposov R, Sukhodolsky D, Isaksson J. Depressive symptoms and anger and aggression in Russian adolescents. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2023, 17: 130. PMID: 37974287, PMCID: PMC10652468, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-023-00677-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid mental health problemsMental health problemsAnger ruminationComorbid problemsDepressive symptomsTypes of angerAggressive behaviorOvert aggressive behaviorLevel of depressionAggression variablesVerbal aggressionSocial aggressionRussian adolescentsAngerGeneral population sampleDepressive episodeAggressionInconsistent findingsAdolescentsHealth problemsCurrent major depressive episodeSubthreshold depressive symptomsRuminationMajor depressive episodeSignificant depressive episodeCommunity Violence Exposure and Eating Disorder Symptoms among Belgian, Russian and US Adolescents: Cross-Country and Gender Perspectives
Isaksson J, Isaksson M, Stickley A, Vermeiren R, Koposov R, Schwab-Stone M, Ruchkin V. Community Violence Exposure and Eating Disorder Symptoms among Belgian, Russian and US Adolescents: Cross-Country and Gender Perspectives. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-10. PMID: 37606867, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01590-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity violence exposureMore ED symptomsED symptomsDisorder symptomsViolence exposureEating Disorder SymptomsSelf-reported dataPosttraumatic stressAdverse childhood experiencesComorbid symptomsChildhood experiencesAdolescentsGender differencesPresent cross-sectional studyDifferent culturesUS adolescentsCommon adverse childhood experiencesAnxietySymptomsComorbid conditionsDepressionAssociationGirlsBoysGender perspectiveEvaluation of Birth Weight and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Among Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins
Isaksson J, Ruchkin V, Ljungström T, Bölte S. Evaluation of Birth Weight and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Among Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2321165. PMID: 37389871, PMCID: PMC10314302, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderLow birth weightBirth weightHigh birth weightLower oddsNeurodevelopmental conditionsIntellectual disabilityFetal growth restrictionCase-control studyMonozygotic twinsDizygotic twinsTwin pairsMedian ageGrowth restrictionMAIN OUTCOMEGenetic predispositionEarly identificationCo-twin studyMonozygotic pairsDiagnostic assessmentHyperactivity disorderParticipant visitsGenetic riskADHD diagnosisDizygotic pairsBulimia symptoms and anger and aggression among adolescents
Koposov R, Stickley A, Sukhodolsky D, Ruchkin V. Bulimia symptoms and anger and aggression among adolescents. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 833. PMID: 37147644, PMCID: PMC10161674, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15664-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAnger ruminationBulimia symptomsBN symptomsEating Disorder Diagnostic ScaleState-Trait Anger Expression InventoryAggressive behaviorTrait Anger Expression InventoryDisorder Diagnostic ScaleSelf-report scalesAnger Rumination ScaleCommunity-based adolescentsAnger Expression InventoryBulimia nervosa diagnosisTrait Anger ScaleSocial aggressionPhysical aggressionRumination ScaleHigh angerAngerAnger ScaleRuminationAggression scoresDiagnostic ScaleAggressionAdolescents
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Children of the Street in Mexico-city: Exposure to Violence and Mental Health
ResearchDetails01/01/2004 - 01/01/2008MexicoAbstract/SynopsisRandomized Controlled Study of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children at Risk for Homelessness in Mexico City
activity Community-based epidemiological studies of youth
ResearchDetails01/01/1998 - 01/01/2005Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium; Prague, Praha, Czech Republic; Germany +4 moreAbstract/SynopsisThe Social and Health Assessment (SAHA) - a school-based survey, addressing multiple aspects of adolescent health and functioning.
activity Child development and attachment problems in institutionalized children
ResearchDetails01/01/2002 - PresentArkhangel'sk, Arkhangelskaya, RussiaAbstract/SynopsisAssessment of child social and emotional development and of attachment problems in institutionalized children in Russia
activity Early precursors of behavior problems in Russian preschool children
ResearchDetails01/01/1999 - 01/01/2000Arkhangel'sk, Arkhangelskaya, RussiaAbstract/SynopsisParent-based survey of 2-4 year old children in Russian kindergartens
activity Psychopathology in Russian juvenile delinquents
ResearchDetails01/01/1995 - 01/01/1999Arkhangel'sk, Arkhangelskaya, RussiaAbstract/SynopsisStructured psychiatric assessment and psychological testing of incarcerated youth.