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| Hannu KoponenSummaryAffiliation: University of Kuopio Country: Finland Publications
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The prevalence and predictive value of individual criteria for metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia: a Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyHannu J Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
World J Biol Psychiatry 11:262-7. 2010..8% of the patients. Reduced HDL cholesterol was the most specific criteria, with 95% specificity equalling a positive likelihood ratio of 9.78. Thus both the IDF and NCEP-ATPIII criteria may be equally useful in identifying MetS...
Schizophrenia and sudden cardiac death: a reviewHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 62:342-5. 2008..In addition, more studies on the role and prevalence of autonomic dysfunction in psychotic patients are needed...
No difference in insulin resistance and lipid levels between controls and adolescent subjects who later develop psychosisH Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kuopio and University Hospital of Kuopio, P O Box 1777, FIN 70211 Kuopio, Finland
Schizophr Res 104:31-5. 2008..There were no differences in the cardiometabolic variables, suggesting that psychotic episode is not preceded by glucose and lipid metabolism disturbances...
Insulin resistance and lipid levels in adolescents with familial risk for psychosisH Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kuopio, and Academy of Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Acta Psychiatr Scand 117:337-41. 2008..Type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemias co-occur frequently with schizophrenia. It is not known how common they are in adolescents with a familial risk for psychosis...
Metabolic syndrome predisposes to depressive symptoms: a population-based 7-year follow-up studyHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kuopio, and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
J Clin Psychiatry 69:178-82. 2008....
Efficacy of duloxetine for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: implications for primary care physiciansHannu Koponen
University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 9:100-7. 2007..Clinical Trials Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00122824...
Depressive symptoms and 10-year risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortalityHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital and University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
World J Biol Psychiatry 11:834-9. 2010....
Rates and previous disease history in old age suicideHannu J Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:38-46. 2007..Since the absolute number of suicides in the elderly is expected to rise, more precise ways to identify potential risk factors for elderly suicides are needed...
Patterns of psychiatric hospitalizations in schizophrenic psychoses within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FIN 90014, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 60:286-93. 2006..Although short hospitalization is recommended by several guidelines, there may be a group of patients with schizophrenic psychoses in which too short a hospitalization may lead to inadequate treatment response...
Predictors of schizophrenia: evidence from the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort and other sourcesMatti Isohanni
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, Finland
Br J Psychiatry Suppl 48:s4-7. 2005..Subtle motor, emotional, cognitive and behavioural abnormalities are often present in apparently healthy individuals who later develop schizophrenia, suggesting that some aspects of causation are established before overt psychosis...
Socio-demographic and clinical predictors of occupational status in schizophrenic psychoses--follow-up within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, 90014 Oulun yliopisto, Finland
Psychiatry Res 150:217-25. 2007..Based on our findings, those who were single at time of their onset of illness probably need most support to retain their contacts to work life...
Are females at special risk of obesity if they become psychotic? The longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyHelinä Hakko
Oulu University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, P O Box 26, 90029 Oulu University Hospital, Finland
Schizophr Res 84:15-9. 2006..These findings emphasize the importance of regular weight monitoring in clinical practice, especially in females with psychotic disorders...
Hyperlipidemia in persons using antipsychotic medication: a general population-based birth cohort studyKaisa Saari
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
J Clin Psychiatry 65:547-50. 2004..The results indicate an elevated risk of hyperlipidemia in persons using antipsychotic medication independent of the other risk factors assessed...
Use of antipsychotic medication and suicidality--the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966Ina Rissanen
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Hum Psychopharmacol 27:476-85. 2012..Our results suggest that one should take suicidal ideation into account when prescribing antipsychotic medication, especially for off-label use...
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in subjects with melancholic and non-melancholic depressive symptoms. A Finnish population-based studyJussi Seppälä
Department of Psychiatry, South Savo Hospital District, Mikkeli, Finland
J Affect Disord 136:543-9. 2012....
Association between duration of untreated psychosis and brain morphology in schizophrenia within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortMatti Penttilä
University of Oulu, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, P O Box 5000, FIN 90014 Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Res 123:145-52. 2010..Our aim was to analyze the relation between DUP and the brain structure in schizophrenia in the general population, after several years of illness...
Association between folate intake and melancholic depressive symptoms. A Finnish population-based studyJussi Seppälä
Department of Psychiatry, South Savo Hospital District, Mikkeli, Finland
J Affect Disord 138:473-8. 2012..An association between low blood folate levels and depressive symptoms (DS) has been reported in several epidemiological studies, but no studies have examined folate intake in melancholic or non-melancholic DS in population-based samples...
Rate of cannabis use disorders in clinical samples of patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysisJohanna Koskinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, PO Box 5000, FIN 90014, Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Bull 36:1115-30. 2010..Our aim was to review recent studies and estimate the rate of cannabis use disorders (CUDs) in schizophrenia, as well as to examine the factors affecting this rate...
Effect of menopause and use of contraceptives/hormone therapy on association of C-reactive protein and depression: a population-based studyTimo Liukkonen
Department of Psychiatry, Savonlinna Central Hospital, Savonlinna, Finland Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
J Psychosom Res 68:573-9. 2010....
Depressive symptomatology is associated with decreased interleukin-1 beta and increased interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in malesYrjö Ovaskainen
Department of Psychiatry, South Savo Hospital District, Moisio Hospital, FIN 50520 Mikkeli, Finland
Psychiatry Res 167:73-9. 2009..The elevated IL-1RA-levels and IL-1RA/IL-1 beta ratio suggest a role for cytokines in the pathogenesis of depression. The higher IL-1RA levels may reflect an endogenous repairing process against depression...
Developmental precursors of psychosisMatti Isohanni
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu University Central Hospital, PO Box 5000, FIN 90014 Oulu, Finland
Curr Psychiatry Rep 6:168-75. 2004..No powerful risk factor, premorbid sign, or risk indicator has been identified that is useful for prediction of psychoses in the general population...
Psychological distress measured by the GHQ-12 and mortality: a prospective population-based studyPekka Johannes Puustinen
Centre for Social and Health Services, Kuopio, Finland
Scand J Public Health 39:577-81. 2011....
Predictors of schizophrenia--a reviewPirjo Maki
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FIN 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Br Med Bull 73:1-15. 2005....
Psychological distress and C-reactive protein: do health behaviours and pathophysiological factors modify the association?Pekka Johannes Puustinen
Centre for Social and Health Services, Kuopio, Finland
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:277-84. 2011..CRP could be an important pathophysiological mechanism through which psychological factors are associated with cardiovascular disease...
Weight gain and glucose and lipid metabolism disturbances during antipsychotic medication: a reviewHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 252:294-8. 2002....
How to use bibliometric methods in evaluation of scientific research? An example from Finnish schizophrenia researchJohanna Koskinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 62:136-43. 2008..According to our experience, these methods can be used as an evaluation instrument in research together with other methods, such as expert opinions and panels...
Outcome of patients after market withdrawal of thioridazine: a retrospective analysis in a nationwide cohortMaija Purhonen
Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:1227-31. 2012..Thioridazine is a first-generation antipsychotic drug that was withdrawn from the market worldwide in 2005. The outcome of clinically stable schizophrenia patients who used thioridazine before market withdrawal was evaluated...
Association between the duration of untreated psychosis and short- and long-term outcome in schizophrenia within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortMatti Penttilä
University of Oulu, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Res 143:3-10. 2013..However, the associations between DUP and outcomes, particularly in later course of illness, remain unclear. Our aim was to explore the associations between DUP and short- and long-term outcomes in schizophrenia...
Agreement between self-reported and pharmacy data on medication use in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortMarianne Haapea
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 19:88-96. 2010..To compare self-reported (SR) medication use and pharmacy data for major psychoactive medications and three classes of medications used for different indications, and to determine the socio-economic factors associated with the congruence...
Childhood central nervous system infections and risk for schizophreniaHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 254:9-13. 2004..Our results suggest that viral CNS infections during childhood may have a role as a risk factor for schizophrenia. Their role may be modest at the population level due to their relative rareness...
Negative symptoms and their predictors in schizophrenia within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortJussi Mäkinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland
Psychiatry Res 178:121-5. 2010..These findings are new. However, we were not able to identify any major premorbid phenotype or endophenotype predicting negative symptoms which support the view that negative symptoms might mainly be a specific part of the illness...
Association of depressive symptoms with impaired glucose regulation, screen-detected, and previously known type 2 diabetes: findings from the Finnish D2D SurveyPekka Mäntyselkä
School of Medicine, Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Diabetes Care 34:71-6. 2011..To study the association between impaired glucose regulation (IGR), screen-detected type 2 diabetes, and previously known diabetes and depressive symptoms...
A 4-fold risk of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort studyKaisa M Saari
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
J Clin Psychiatry 66:559-63. 2005..Our objective was to study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a population-based birth cohort...
Reversal of antipsychotic-induced weight gain during quetiapine treatmentHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 18:355-6. 2003..We report two patients who gained weight during previous antipsychotic treatment but who lost weight when shifted to quetiapine...
Suicide after hospitalization in the elderly: a population based study of suicides in Northern Finland between 1988-2003Kaisa Karvonen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Finland
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:135-41. 2008..The lack of information is most apparent in the oldest old (individuals over 75 years)...
Psychiatric drug trials and placeboHannu Koponen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 59:233-7. 2005..In this systematic review, the present guidelines for developing new compounds for psychiatric disorders are discussed...
Deramciclane in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-finding studyHannu Naukkarinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Box 320 Lapinlahdentie, FIN 00180, HUCH, Helsinki, Finland
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 15:617-23. 2005..Deramciclane was safe and well-tolerated up to the 60 mg/day dose over an 8-week period...
Sedative drug use in the home-dwelling elderlyTarja A Linjakumpu
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University, Oulu University Hospital, Isokayu 50 C 55, 90100 Oulu, Finland
Ann Pharmacother 38:2017-22. 2004..The elderly use more sedatives than other populations. Reports on the sedative load of drugs and their associations with health items are scarce...
