About me
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and Ph.D. in Psychology. I'm employed as University Lecturer at the Faculty Social Sciences / Psychology. My teaching focuses on mental health psychology and professional skills of future psychologists. My main areas of research interest are psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders, psychological treatments, (autobiographical) memory, as well as psychopharmacology and psychedelics. I also aspire to support scientific research and availability of research-based information about my research topics through activities in scientific societies and media appearances.
Responsibilities
Teaching related to clinical psychology, mental health, and professional skills of psychologists, and supervision of academic theses in psychology.
I'm on research leave from my position as University Lecturer for 01/08/2023-31/07/2024, working as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology of Maastricht University.
Main positions of trust
Finnish Psychotrauma Society, vice chairperson
Finnish Association for Psychedelic Research, member of executive board
Research topics
Trauma, PTSD, war, psychological treatments and their mechanisms of action, autobiographical memory, psychedelics
Research fields
Clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, psychopharmacology
Funding
Selected publications
de Haan, A., ..., Kangaslampi, S., ..., & Dalgleish, T. (2023). Efficacy and moderators of efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapies with a trauma focus in children and adolescents – an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00253-5
Kangaslampi, S., & Zijlmans, J. (2023). MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in adolescents: rationale, potential, risks, and considerations. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02310-9
Vänskä, M., Kangaslampi, S., Lindblom, J., Heikkinen, M., Heikkilä, L., Punamäki, R.-L., Tiitinen, A., & Flykt, M. (2023). How is mental health associated with adolescent alpha-amylase and cortisol reactivity and coordination? International Journal of Behavioral Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254231208965
Kangaslampi, S. (2023). Association between mystical-type experiences under psychedelics and improvements in well-being or mental health – a comprehensive review of the evidence. Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 7(1), 18–28. https://doi.org/10.1556/2054.2023.00243
Kangaslampi, S., Peltonen, K., & Hall., J. (2022). Posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic stress – A network analysis among Syrian and Iraqi refugees. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2), 2117902. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2117902
Kangaslampi, S., & Peltonen, K. (2022). Mechanisms of change in psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress symptoms: A systematic review with recommendations. Current Psychology, 41(1), 258–275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00478-5
Kangaslampi, S., Garoff, F., Golden, S., & Peltonen, K. (2021). A network analysis of posttraumatic stress symptoms among help-seeking refugees in Kenya. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 78, 102358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102358
Kangaslampi, S. (2020). Uncovering psychological mechanisms mediating the effects of drugs: some issues and comments using the example of psychedelic drugs. Psychopharmacology, 237(12), 3799-3802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-020-05703-9
Kangaslampi, S., Hausen, A., Rauteenmaa, T. (2020). Mystical experiences in retrospective reports of first times using a psychedelic in Finland. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 52(4), 309-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2020.1767321
Peltonen, K. & Kangaslampi, S. (2019). Treating children and adolescents with multiple traumas: a randomized clinical trial of narrative exposure therapy. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1), 1558708. https://https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1558708
Full list at https://kangaslampi.net/research/