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| Riittakerttu Kaltiala-HeinoSummaryAffiliation: University of Tampere Country: Finland Publications
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Pubertal timing, sexual behaviour and self-reported depression in middle adolescenceRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Psychiatric Treatment and Research Unit for Adolescent Intensive Care, Tampere University Hospital, Box 607, 33101 Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 26:531-45. 2003..Early puberty is a risk factor for self-reported depression. Intimate sexual relationships in middle adolescent are likely to indicate problems in adolescent development rather than successful adolescent passage...
Bullying, depression, and suicidal ideation in Finnish adolescents: school surveyR Kaltiala-Heino
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, Box 607, 33101 Tampere, Finland
BMJ 319:348-51. 1999..To assess the relation between being bullied or being a bully at school, depression, and severe suicidal ideation...- Increase in involuntary psychiatric admissions of minors. A register studyRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Psychiatric Treatment and Research Unit for Adolescent Intensive Care EVA, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:53-9. 2004.... 
Involvement in bullying and depression in a 2-year follow-up in middle adolescenceRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere 33521, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19:45-55. 2010..Depression may impair an adolescent's social skills and self-esteem so that the adolescent becomes victimised by peers. However, depression may also distort and adolescent's experiences of social interactions...- Involuntary commitment and detainment in adolescent psychiatric inpatient careRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, 33380, Pitkaniemi, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:785-93. 2010.... - Early puberty is associated with mental health problems in middle adolescenceRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Tampere School of Public Health, 33014 University of Tampere, Box 607, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Soc Sci Med 57:1055-64. 2003..It is concluded that early pubertal timing is associated with increased mental health problems. Professionals working with adolescents should consider the mental health needs of early maturing adolescents... - Has the adolescents' weight concern increased over 20 years?Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
Eur J Public Health 13:4-10. 2003.... - Reasons for using seclusion and restraint in psychiatric inpatient careR Kaltiala-Heino
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Int J Law Psychiatry 26:139-49. 2003 - Adolescent depression: the role of discontinuities in life course and social supportR Kaltiala-Heino
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health and Tampere University Hospital, Box 607, 33101, Tampere, Finland
J Affect Disord 64:155-66. 2001..To study sociodemographic determinants of depression among 14-16 years old girls and boys, and the role of perceived social support in mediating the effects of the background variables... - Bulimia and impulsive behaviour in middle adolescenceRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, and Tampere University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Tampere, Finland
Psychother Psychosom 72:26-33. 2003..This is the first study on bulimia and impulsivity in a large non-selected adolescent population sample... - Inpatient treatment of mood disorders in the era of de-institutionalisation, depression awareness campaigns and development of new antidepressantsR Kaltiala-Heino
Tampere School of Public Health and Tampere University Hospital, 33014 University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
J Affect Disord 76:31-7. 2003..A special interest is paid to whether de-institutionalisation at specialist level psychiatric care results in transfer of inpatient care into non-specialised institutions... - Pubertal timing and substance use in middle adolescence: a 2-year follow-up studyRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
J Youth Adolesc 40:1288-301. 2011..Early puberty is a risk factor for substance use particularly among boys. Among girls, the impact of pubertal timing already tempers off during adolescence... - Has the attempt to reduce psychiatric inpatient treatment been successful in Finland?R Kaltiala-Heino
Tampere School of Public Health, 33014 University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur Psychiatry 16:215-21. 2001..In the future it is important to evaluate whether the quality of care remains in the standard of specialised services when treatment shifts away from the specialist level... - Bullying at school--an indicator of adolescents at risk for mental disordersR Kaltiala-Heino
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 23:661-74. 2000..Among girls, eating disorders were associated with involvement in bullying in any role, among boys with being bully-victims. Bullying should be seen as an indicator of risk of various mental disorders in adolescence... - Early puberty and early sexual activity are associated with bulimic-type eating pathology in middle adolescenceR Kaltiala-Heino
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc Health 28:346-52. 2001..To examine the associations between early pubertal timing and early advanced sexual development with bulimic-type eating pathology in middle adolescents... - Comorbidity between depression and antisocial behaviour in middle adolescence: the role of perceived social supportMinna Ritakallio
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 64:164-71. 2010..Thus, perceived social support did not explain the found comorbidity between depression and antisocial behaviour... - Relationship between social phobia and depression differs between boys and girls in mid-adolescenceJuha Matti Väänänen
Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
J Affect Disord 133:97-104. 2011..There is a lack of population-based prospective studies among adolescents vulnerable to both disorders, taking into account possible gender differences in the relationship between the two... - Perceived financial difficulties and maladjustment outcomes in adolescenceSari Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur J Public Health 16:542-8. 2006..The present study aimed to find out whether there is an association between adolescent perceived financial difficulties of the family and adolescent maladjustment, and to explore the possible sex differences in this association... - Transparent criteria for specialist level adolescent psychiatric careRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, and Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 16:260-70. 2007..In Finland, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health required all medical specialities to create a priority-rating tool for elective patients, preferably giving a numerical rating ranging 0-100, with 50 as an entry threshold... - Age and gender differences in social anxiety symptoms during adolescence: the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a measureKlaus Ranta
School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Psychiatry Res 153:261-70. 2007..Some support was gained for both factor structures. Our results indicate that symptoms of social phobia may increase in mid-adolescence. The SPIN appears to be a reliable self-report instrument among adolescents... - Associations between peer victimization, self-reported depression and social phobia among adolescents: the role of comorbidityKlaus Ranta
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, and Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Box 2000, FIN 33521 Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 32:77-93. 2009..2 and 11.4 had independent associations with peer victimization. In conclusion, overt and covert peer victimization seem to be associated with SP, rather than depression, among adolescents... - Screening social phobia in adolescents from general population: the validity of the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) against a clinical interviewKlaus Ranta
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Finland
Eur Psychiatry 22:244-51. 2007..To screen for both SP and SSP, 19 points as a cut-off score produced satisfactory diagnostic efficiency statistics. The SPIN appears to have good properties for screening and identification of adolescent SP... - The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory: psychometric properties in an adolescent general population sampleKlaus Ranta
Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Box 2000, FI 33521 Tampere, Finland
Compr Psychiatry 53:630-7. 2012..The 3-item Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) has demonstrated effectiveness in screening for generalized SP (GSP) in adults. This study examined the psychometrics of the Mini-SPIN in an adolescent general population sample... - Psychopathological distress predicts suicidal ideation and self-harm in adolescent eating disorder outpatientsJaana Ruuska
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 14:276-81. 2005.... - Adult and peer involvement in help-seeking for depression in adolescent population: a two-year follow-up in FinlandSari Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, 33014, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:945-52. 2007.... - Continuity, comorbidity and longitudinal associations between depression and antisocial behaviour in middle adolescence: a 2-year prospective follow-up studyMinna Ritakallio
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 31:355-70. 2008..Among boys history of depression seemed to protect from subsequent antisocial behaviour. Gender differences in longitudinal associations are discussed... - Associations of social phobia and general anxiety with alcohol and drug use in a community sample of adolescentsSari Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, FIN 33014 Tampere, Finland
Alcohol Alcohol 46:192-9. 2011.... - Puberty, sexual development and eating disorders in adolescent outpatientsJaana Ruuska
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Box 607, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 12:214-20. 2003..The results suggest different ways of coping with the developmental challenges in sexuality in AN and BN during adolescence... - Significance of family life events in middle adolescence: a survey on Finnish community adolescentsSari Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 63:78-86. 2009..Both males and females react to family stress, but the symptoms presented may differ. In case of family adversities, both internalizing and externalizing outcomes must be screened for... - Brief report: delinquent behaviour and depression in middle adolescence: a Finnish community sampleMinna Ritakallio
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Adolescent ward, Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 28:155-9. 2005..3-2.5). Depression increased according to the frequency of delinquent behaviour. The results emphasize the importance of comprehensive clinical assessment and treatment of delinquent adolescents... - Social phobia in Finnish general adolescent population: prevalence, comorbidity, individual and family correlates, and service useKlaus Ranta
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Depress Anxiety 26:528-36. 2009..The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence, comorbidity, individual and familial correlates, and service use associated with SP among Finnish 12-17-year-old adolescents in general population... - The association of parental monitoring and family structure with diverse maladjustment outcomes in middle adolescent boys and girlsSari Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, and Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 61:296-303. 2007..Knowing the adolescent's whereabouts and friends is a concrete and easily measurable way of assessing parents' involvement in the adolescent's life... - Are adolescents with frequent pain symptoms more depressed?Ann Mari Härmä
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Finland
Scand J Prim Health Care 20:92-6. 2002..To study predicting value of pain symptoms in detecting depression among adolescents... - Does problem behaviour affect attrition from a cohort study on adolescent mental health?Sari A Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur J Public Health 21:306-10. 2011..However, studies on attrition are rare, especially in child and adolescent populations. The present study sought to estimate the association of depression, anti-social behaviour with attrition from a cohort study among adolescents... - Psychosocial functioning needs attention in adolescent eating disordersJaana Ruuska
Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 61:452-8. 2007..Longer duration of illness predicted best impaired working ability. In adolescent EDs, psychosocial functioning is markedly impaired. We emphasize the importance of evaluating psychosocial functioning at the very onset of ED... - Predicting use of coercive measures in FinlandJyrki A Korkeila
Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 56:339-45. 2002..Our results suggest that the implementation and monitoring of restrictive measures could be further harmonized... - Depression and school performance in middle adolescent boys and girlsSari A Fröjd
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
J Adolesc 31:485-98. 2008..Our study indicates that pupils reporting difficulties in academic performance should be screened for depression... - Severe mental disorder as a basic commitment criterion for minorsRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Psychiatric Treatment and Research Unit for Adolescent Intensive Care EVA, Tampere University Hospital Pitkäniemi, 33380 Pitkaniemi, Finland
Int J Law Psychiatry 30:81-94. 2007..Which disorders are severe enough to justify commitment should rather be considered through developmental and functional impairment and interactions between a minor and her/his environment... - Delinquency and the profile of offences among depressed and non-depressed adolescentsMinna Ritakallio
University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
Crim Behav Ment Health 16:100-10. 2006..Depression has previously been found to be closely connected to adolescent delinquency, but little is known about how depression is related to different types of delinquency... - Forensic psychiatric inpatient treatment: creating a therapeutic milieuRiittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino
Psychiatric Treatment and Research Unit for Adolescent Intensive Care EVA, Tampere University Hospital, 33380 Pitkaniemi, Tampere, Finland
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 15:459-75, x. 2006..A core element in all activities of an adolescent forensic unit is finding a balance between security and age-appropriate support for adolescent development... - [How to prevent conduct disorders in adolescents?]Minna Ritakallio
TAYS n nuorisopsykiatrian klinikka 33380 Pitkäniemi
Duodecim 119:1752-60. 2003 - Subclinical bulimia predicts conduct disorder in middle adolescent girlsAnni Viinamäki
School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Eur Eat Disord Rev 21:38-44. 2013..The pathway from bulimia to conduct disorder may be suggestive of an association with future borderline personality disorder among girls. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association... - Psychiatrists' views of compulsory psychiatric care of minorsSuvi Turunen
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
Int J Law Psychiatry 33:35-42. 2010..The commitment criteria were rather seen as too narrow for adults than as too broad for minors, and the medical rights of minors were preferred over self-determination... - Psychometric properties of the 20-item toronto alexithymia scale and prevalence of alexithymia in a finnish adolescent populationPäivi Säkkinen
Tampere University Hospital, Psychiatric Treatment and Research Unit for Adolescent Intensive Care EVA, 33380 Pitkaniemi, Finland
Psychosomatics 48:154-61. 2007..The authors conclude that the TAS-20 has good psychometric properties in adolescent samples. Alexithymia rate decreases from early to middle adolescence and remains essentially on a level similar to that among adults... - A 15-year national follow-up: legislation is not enough to reduce the use of seclusion and restraintAlice Keski-Valkama
Vanha Vaasa Hospital, PO Box 13, Vaasa, 65381 Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:747-52. 2007..In the present study, the nationwide trends in the use of seclusion and restraint were investigated in Finland over a 15-year span which was characterised by legislative changes aiming to clarify and restrict the use of these measures... - Paternalism and autonomy: a presentation of a Nordic study on the use of coercion in the mental health care systemGeorg Høyer
Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, N 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Int J Law Psychiatry 25:93-108. 2002 - Increase in involuntary psychiatric treatment and child welfare placements in Finland 1996-2003. A nationwide register studyUlla Siponen
Dept of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:146-52. 2007..Compulsory interventions always endanger violating basic civil rights and therefore careful monitoring of them is warranted... - Psychiatric trainees in Finland 2001Hanna Putkonen
Vanha Vaasa Hospital, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 59:148-51. 2005..Moreover, research must become more attractive. Psychiatry can be developed by the development of psychiatric training...