Søren Dinesen Østergaard

Søren Dinesen Østergaard
Born1980 (age 45–46)
AwardsLundbeckfonden’s Research Prize for Young Scientists
Academic background
Alma materAarhus University, Aarhus University
Academic work
InstitutionsAarhus University

Søren Dinesen Østergaard (born 1980) is a full professor at Aarhus University. He leads the research unit at the Department of Affective Disorders at Aarhus University Hospital.

Østergaard's main research focus is on using psychometrics and artificial intelligence to develop, validate and implement clinical tools to improve the treatment of severe mental disorders. He is also known for being the first to suggest the idea of that AI chatbots might lead vulnerable people to develop psychosis, often referred to as AI psychosis. In 2020 he won the Young Investigator Prize from the Lundberg foundation for his research on developing new tools for measuring the severity of psychiatric diseases.

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