Ioannis Syros, MD, PhD
Dr. Ioannis Syros is an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was born in Athens in 1975 and graduated from the Medical School of the same university in 2002. In 2010, he obtained his board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry after successfully completing the national specialty examinations.
From February 2017 to May 2025, he served in the National Health System as a consultant child psychiatrist. In May 2019, he was awarded his PhD with distinction from the Medical School of the University of Athens. His doctoral thesis was entitled: “Depression and Changes in Steroid Hormones and Lipid Parameters in Children and Adolescents.”
He currently works in the Liaison - Consultation Service of the University Child Psychiatry Clinic at the "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital. He also serves as the scientific director and lead clinical supervisor of the clinic’s specialized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Unit. He is a certified CBT therapist by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT).
His clinical and research interests include anxiety disorders, somatic symptom disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, behavioral therapy, biological markers of mood disorders, and social child psychiatry.
He has been a keynote speaker in numerous conferences and postgraduate training programs.
Selected publications:
Syros I,Pervanidou P, Liapi C, Apostolakou F, Chrousos GP, Kolaitis G. Increased Diurnal Salivary Cortisol and Serum Triglycerides and Decreased Apo A1 Concentrations in Children and Adolescents with Clinical Depression. OBM Neurobiology 2020; 4(2):24
Syros I, Karantzali A, Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous X. Innovative Strategies and Challenges for the Prevention of Pathological Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. OBM Neurobiology 2021;5(3):16
Syros I.,Liapi C. Biological links between Depression and Lipids: A special focus on Serotonin Function, Inflammatory System and Stress Hormones. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health, 2021, Volume 4, Issue 3, p. 141-154
Jernslett, M., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, X., Lioupi, C., Syros, I.,Kapatais, A., Karamanoli, V., Evgeniou, E., Messas, K., Palaiokosta, T., Papathanasiou, E., &Lotzin, A. (2022). Disentangling the associations between past childhood adversity and psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating roles of specific pandemic stressors and coping strategies. Child abuse & neglect, 129, 105673.
Syros I, Karantzali A, Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous X. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Trauma in Schools (CBITS), and Other Promising Practices in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children andAdolescents:EvidenceEvaluation. OBMNeurobiology 2022;6(4):43
Syros I, Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous X. Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Child with Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder: A Case Study. OBM Neurobiology 2024; 8(3): 231
Lazaraki M, Skopeliti N, Syros I. Do We Care about Preschool Children's Leisure Time? Correlations between Anxiety Symptoms and Leisure Time Allocation. Results of a Cross-Sectional Study. OBM Neurobiology 2025; 9(1): 280