Senior researcher
Dr. C. (Cyril) Boonmann
Area(s) of expertise:
(Forensic) Child and Adolescent Psychology/Psychiatry
(Forensic) Child and Adolescent Psychology/Psychiatry
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Introduction
My name is Cyril Boonmann and I am a senior researcher and psychotherapist at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Curium, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). I am also a senior researcher at the Regional Expertise Network of the Province of South Holland (BREN).
After studying psychology at Leiden University, I obtained my Ph.D. in 2015 from VUmc Amsterdam in the field of forensic child and adolescent psychiatry (thesis: Mental health problems and juvenile sexual offending behavior). I then worked for seven years as a senior researcher and psychotherapist in (forensic) child and adolescent psychiatry at the University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel and the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel. In 2021 I completed my training as a (child and adolescent) psychotherapist in Switzerland.
Currently I am still involved in various scientific projects at the UPK Basel, the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel and the Knowledge Center Forensic Care | CrimeLab of Arkin.
After studying psychology at Leiden University, I obtained my Ph.D. in 2015 from VUmc Amsterdam in the field of forensic child and adolescent psychiatry (thesis: Mental health problems and juvenile sexual offending behavior). I then worked for seven years as a senior researcher and psychotherapist in (forensic) child and adolescent psychiatry at the University Psychiatric Clinics (UPK) Basel and the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel. In 2021 I completed my training as a (child and adolescent) psychotherapist in Switzerland.
Currently I am still involved in various scientific projects at the UPK Basel, the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel and the Knowledge Center Forensic Care | CrimeLab of Arkin.
Scientific research
I am currently involved as a co-supervisor in several PhD research projects on personality functioning, suicidality and self-harm in adolescents and young adults, as well as on the working methods of Regional Expertise Teams and systemic and integrated work in Neighbourhood Teams. I am also involved in (longitudinal) studies within (forensic) child and adolescent psychiatry in Switzerland, focusing on psychopathology, psychosocial problems and delinquent behavior in young people in (or with a history of) residential care, the use of VR treatment for aggression, and the development of ethical guidelines for the use of VR in closed settings. I am also a board member of EFCAP (European Association for Forensic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology & other involved professions) and the Forensic Psychology Section of the Dutch Institute of Psychologists (NIP), and I act as liaison editor for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).
