Dennis Ougrin

Dr Ougirn graduated from a medical school in Ukraine in 1998 and came to England to undertake his post-graduate training. He completed his higher training in child and adolescent psychiatry at Guy’s and Maudsley and is currently a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry leading Supported Discharge Service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Ougrin is also a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry. Dr Ougrin leads a programme of information exchange between the UK and Ukraine and organises annual conferences on psychiatric services’ development in Ukraine. His main professional interests include prevention of Borderline Personality Disorder and effective interventions for self-harm. Dr Ougrin is an author of Therapeutic Assessment, a novel model of assessment for the young people presenting with self-harm in emergency. He is the chief investigator of a randomised controlled trial of Supported Discharge Service versus Treatment as Usual in adolescents admitted for in-patient care. Dr Ougrin is a mental health theme editor of London Journal of General Practice and an honorary research and audit consultant at NHS Brent.

Activities and interests

MSc in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Academic tutor

Teaching activities

Project Lead

Therapeutic Assessment for self harm

Publications

OUGRIN D (2005) Political Use of Psychiatry in the USSR: History and Legacy Ukrainian Journal of Human Rights (in Ukrainian)

OUGRIN D, NG A (2005) Presentations of Self Harm in Accident & Emergency – Is there scope for Cognitive Analytic Therapy based intervention during assessment? Proceedings of the RCPsych psychotherapy faculty annual residential meeting

OUGRIN D, BANARSEE R (2006) A Guide to Clinical Audit British Medical Journal Career Focus 333:68-69

OUGRIN D, NG A (2006) Engagement with the community follow-up after a hospital presentation with Self-Harm Proceedings of the RCPsych child and adolescent faculty annual residential meeting

OUGRIN D, BANARSEE R, FERGUSON P (2006) NICE Guidelines: is it all about the money or do we need an interpreter? (http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/333/7560/170#138118)

OUGRIN D, GLUZMAN S, DRATCU L (2006) Psychiatry in post-communist Ukraine: dismantling the past, paving the way for the future Psychiatric Bulletin 30: 456-459

OUGRIN D, BANARSEE R (2006) Principles of the organisation of psychiatric services in the UK Therapia 64: 123-126 (in Ukrainian)

OUGRIN D, BANARSEE R (2007) FEATURE: How to publish audit British Medical Journal Career Focus 334: gp26 - gp27

OUGRIN D (2007) Excel for Auditors British Medical Journal Career Focus 334:222

BANARSEE R, OUGRIN D (2008) Clinical Guidelines British Medical Journal Career Focus 335: 189

OUGRIN D (2008) Mental Health Services in Metropolitan Primary Care. The Unique Challenges and Opportunities London Journal of Primary Care 2: 24-26

OUGRIN D (2008) Demise of Soviet polyclinics - is there a lesson to be learnt? (http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/336/7654/1164#196141)

OUGRIN D, NG A, LOW J Therapeutic Assessment Based on Cognitive Analytic Therapy for the Young People Presenting with Self Harm in Emergency. Pragmatic Pilot Study. Psychiatric Bulletin 32: 423-426.

MARTSENKOVSKY I, MARTINJUK V, OUGRIN D (2009)Delivering psychiatric services in primary care: is this the right way to go for Ukraine? International Psychiatry 6: 2-5

OUGRIN D, BANARSEE R (2008) Depression in young people. A UK perspective NeuroNews (in Russian)

RAZNAHAN A, OUGRIN D (2009) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in: SAUER J (ed.) MRCPsych: Passing the CASC Exam. London: Hodder Arnold

OUGRIN D, NG A, ZUNDEL T (2009) Therapeutic Assessment Based on Cognitive Analytic Therapy. London: Abacus

OUGRIN D (2009) The extraordinary potential of primary care to improve mental health London Journal of Primary Care

OUGRIN D, ZUNDEL T, NG A (2009) Self-harm in Young People: A Therapeutic Assessment Manual. London: Hodder Arnold

OUGRIN D (2009) Therapeutic Assessment for adolescents presenting with self harm. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 66: 573-573

OUGRIN D, CHATTERTON A, BANARSEE R (2010) ADHD: Review for Primary Care Practitioners London Journal of Primary Care 3: 45–51

OUGRIN D, LATIF S (2011) Engagement with Specific Psychological Treatment versus Treatment As Usual in Adolescents with Self Harm: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis CRISIS 32(2):74-80

OUGRIN D, ZUNDEL T, NG A, BANARSEE R, BOTTLE A, TAYLOR E. (2011) Trial of Therapeutic Assessment in London (TOTAL): Randomised Controlled Trial of Therapeutic Assessment versus Standard Psychosocial Assessment in Adolescents Presenting with Self-Harm. Archives of Disease in Childhood Feb;96(2):148-53

OUGRIN D, BANARSEE R, DUNN-TOROOSIAN V, MAJEED A. (2011) Suicide Survey in a London Borough. Primary Care and Public Health Perspectives. Journal of Public Health Sep;33(3):385-91

OUGRIN D (2011) Adding group psychotherapy to routine care does not improve outcomes in adolescents who repeatedly self-harm Evidence Based Mental Health Aug;14(3):84.

OUGRIN D, ZUNDEL T, KYRIAKOPOULOS M, BANARSEE R, STAHL D, TAYLOR E. (2011) Adolescents with Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-harm: Clinical Characteristics and Response to Therapeutic Assessment Psychological Assessment Aug 22 Epub ahead of print

OUGRIN D, ZUNDEL T, NG A, GABEL S, LATIF S. (in press) Teaching Therapeutic Assessment for Self-Harm in Adolescents: Training Outcomes Evaluation Psychology and Psychotherapy

OUGRIN D (under review) Efficacy of Exposure versus Cognitive Therapy in Anxiety Disorders. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis BMC Psychiatry

OUGRIN D, ZUNDEL T (under review) Therapeutic Assessment for Adolescents Presenting with Self Harm. ACAMH Occasional Paper