Larissa van Bodegom

Larissa van Bodegom is a Researcher at Erasmus MC specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. Her work focuses on mental health service transitions for young people, particularly examining care pathways as adolescents reach the upper age limits of child mental health services.

Her primary research interests include Mental Health Service delivery, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Health Care Pathways, and clinical aspects of Psychotic Experiences. She employs longitudinal cohort studies and multicountry qualitative approaches to investigate service user experiences during critical transition periods.

Her recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on European mental health systems, with recurring themes in depression treatment trajectories, validation of transition assessment tools, and continuity of care for youth with emerging psychotic symptoms. The work consistently involves multinational collaborations across 15+ European institutions.

Her research output demonstrates methodological expertise in longitudinal data analysis, scale validation (including Cronbach Alpha coefficients), and mixed-methods approaches to mental health service evaluation. Key publications address depressive symptom trajectories, transition experiences, and clinician decision-making in service referrals.