Birgitte Bugge

Birgitte Bugge serves as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with research focused on pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Her primary research interests include:

• Development of evidence-based psychological interventions for youth OCD
• Family-centered therapeutic approaches
• Comparative efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy versus relaxation techniques
• Implementation of randomized clinical trials in child psychiatry

Dr. Bugge co-leads the TECTO trial, a multi-center Danish study evaluating family-based treatments for pediatric OCD through rigorous clinical methodology. This collaborative effort involves psychiatrists, psychologists, and researchers across multiple institutions, aiming to establish standardized treatment protocols for youth mental health disorders.