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A meta-analysis of temperament in axis I psychiatric disordersJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
Compr Psychiatry 53:152-66. 2012..30) and the highest in anorexia nervosa (d = 0.49). The provided data should be taken into account in the future studies on suggestive vulnerability markers for psychiatric morbidity...
Do inattention and hyperactivity symptoms equal scholastic impairment? Evidence from three European cohortsAlina Rodriguez
Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden
BMC Public Health 7:327. 2007..Poor academic performance is related to ADHD in clinical samples. However, it is unclear to what extent core ADHD symptoms and scholastic impairment are related in non-referred school-aged children...
A large population cohort provides normative data for investigation of temperamentJ Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Acta Psychiatr Scand 110:150-7. 2004..We simultaneously compared the properties of the temperament dimensions of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ) and of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI)...- Association of cannabis use with prodromal symptoms of psychosis in adolescenceJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Br J Psychiatry 192:470-1. 2008..23; 95% CI 1.70-2.94). A dose-response effect was seen. We conclude that cannabis use is associated with prodromal symptoms of psychosis in adolescence... - Data on schizotypy and affective scales are gender and education dependent--study in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
Psychiatry Res 178:408-13. 2010..These differences should be taken into account when considering normal values in these scales. The findings indicate that commonly used student samples are likely to be biased when compared to community based samples... - Inter-correlations between Cloninger's temperament dimensions-- a meta-analysisJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, PO Box 5000, Oulu, Finland
Psychiatry Res 160:106-14. 2008..In conclusion, we found a medium level negative correlation between NS and HA; other correlations between the dimensions were small. These findings mainly support Cloninger's theory of independent dimensions... - Sex differences in Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales--a meta-analysisJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University, Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Bull 36:347-58. 2010..The gender differences in social anhedonia both in nonclinical samples and in schizophrenia may relate to a broader aspect of social and interpersonal deficits. The results should be taken into account in studies using these instruments... - Identifying schizophrenia and other psychoses with psychological scales in the general populationJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
J Nerv Ment Dis 199:230-8. 2011..Harm avoidance was a dominant temperament dimension in individuals with psychosis compared with participants without psychiatric diagnoses. These scales are useful as vulnerability markers in studying psychoses... - Sex differences in Cloninger's temperament dimensions--a meta-analysisJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, PO Box 5000, FIN 90014 Oulu, Finland
Compr Psychiatry 48:161-9. 2007..The given data on sex differences should be taken into account in future studies using these instruments... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Outcome and its predictors in schizophrenia within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortE Lauronen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, FIN 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Eur Psychiatry 22:129-36. 2007..We report clinical and social outcomes of schizophrenia in the longitudinal, population-based Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort, and describe associated demographic, developmental and illness-related factors... - Childhood family structure and personality disorders in adulthoodL Kantojärvi
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University, Oulu University Hospital, P O Box 26, FIN 90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland
Eur Psychiatry 23:205-11. 2008..The association between childhood family structure and sociodemographic characteristics and personality disorders (PDs) in a general population sample was studied... - Association of variants in DISC1 with psychosis-related traits in a large population cohortLiisa Tomppo
Department of Molecular Medicine, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:134-41. 2009..There is an abundance of data from human genetic studies and animal models that implies a role for the disrupted in schizophrenia 1 gene (DISC1) in the etiology of schizophrenia and other major mental illnesses... - Negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a reviewJ Makinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 62:334-41. 2008..However, according to clinical experience, when treating negative symptoms, the best effect is achieved by optimizing the dose of medication and by complementing it with psychosocial therapies... - Good school performance is a risk factor of suicide in psychoses: a 35-year follow up of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortA Alaräisänen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Acta Psychiatr Scand 114:357-62. 2006..Our aim was to analyse the relationship between good school performance and risk of suicide in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort, especially in psychoses... - An examination between single-parent family background and drunk driving in adulthood: findings from the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortA Sauvola
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 25:206-9. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that growing up in a single-parent family is a potentially powerful predictor of adult alcohol-related problems, i.e., early-onset, late-onset, and recidivistic drunk driving... - Obesity and depression: results from the longitudinal Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyA Herva
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, PL 26, FIN 90029 OYS, Finland
Int J Obes (Lond) 30:520-7. 2006..To examine the association between body size and depression in a longitudinal setting and to explore the connection between obesity and depression in young adults at the age of 31 years... - ADHD symptoms and subtypes: relationship between childhood and adolescent symptomsTuula Hurtig
University of Oulu, Finland
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:1605-13. 2007..To study attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and DSM-IV subtypes in childhood and adolescence... - Prevalence of alcohol use disorders in schizophrenia--a systematic review and meta-analysisJ Koskinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Acta Psychiatr Scand 120:85-96. 2009..Our aim was to present recent studies of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in patients with schizophrenia, estimate overall prevalence and characteristics affecting the prevalence of AUDs... - Long-term stability of communication devianceK E Wahlberg
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland
J Abnorm Psychol 110:443-8. 2001..CD appears to be a stable, traitlike feature of adult but not adolescent functioning... - Temperament profiles and somatization--an epidemiological study of young adult peopleJuha T Karvonen
Department of Psychiatry, Out-patient Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, Oulu, Finland
J Psychosom Res 61:841-6. 2006..CONCLUSION: We did not find a characteristic temperament profile for somatizers. This finding is in contrast to suggestions that somatization is associated with temperament profiles... - One-year course and predictors of outcome of adolescent depression: a case-control study in FinlandLinnea Karlsson
Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
J Clin Psychiatry 69:844-53. 2008..Clinical studies on the outcome of adolescent depression beyond treatment trials are scarce... - 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... - Psychometric properties of the Finnish 20-item Toronto Alexithymia ScaleM Joukamaa
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 55:123-7. 2001..The factor model also worked well with a sample of 516 students with a mean age of 24.8 years. In conclusion, the TAS-20 scale is useful in the Finnish version, too... - Factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory among Finnish nursing staffOuti Kanste
Department of Nursing Science and Health Administration, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Nurs Health Sci 8:201-7. 2006..The MBI-HSS is a highly suitable instrument for measuring burnout among nursing staff and it is very applicable to Finnish health-care research... - Suicide rate in schizophrenia in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortAntti Alaräisänen
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, 90014, Oulu, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:1107-10. 2009..However, prospective studies on suicide risk in population-based cohort of individuals with new-onset schizophrenia have been lacking... - MMPI measures as signs of predisposition to mental disorder among adoptees at high risk for schizophreniaVirva Siira
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Psychiatry Res 158:278-86. 2008..These scales measure schizophrenia-related personality traits, including a social behavior, anhedonia, ambivalence, interpersonal aversiveness, and formal thought disturbances... - Associations between early development and outcome in schizophrenia--A 35-year follow-up of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortErika Jaaskelainen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland, P O Box 5000, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Res 99:29-37. 2008..We conclude that risk factors for schizophrenia are not necessarily prognostic factors... - 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... - 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... - A guide for medical information searches of bibliographic databases - psychiatric research as an exampleJohanna Löhönen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Int J Circumpolar Health 68:394-404. 2009.... - Temperament profiles in personality disorders among a young adult populationLiisa Kantojärvi
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 62:423-30. 2008..PD clusters were associated with different profiles of temperament, lending some support for Cloninger's typology... - Non-participation in a field survey with respect to psychiatric disordersMarianne Haapea
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Scand J Public Health 36:728-36. 2008..We had a unique opportunity to explore psychiatric morbidity and non-participation in a large epidemiological survey including questionnaires and a clinical examination... - 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... - Association between ADHD symptoms and adolescents' psychosocial well-being: a study of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986Anja M Taanila
Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Int J Circumpolar Health 68:133-44. 2009..To investigate the psychosocial well-being of adolescents with and without symptoms of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)... - Schizophrenia in the offspring of antenatally depressed mothers in the northern Finland 1966 birth cohort: relationship to family history of psychosisPirjo Maki
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, FIN 90014 Oulu, Finland
Am J Psychiatry 167:70-7. 2010..The authors examined whether maternal antenatal depressed mood increased the risk of schizophrenia and other psychoses among offspring with and without a familial history of psychosis... - 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... - Coverage of the bibliographic databases in mental health researchJohanna Löhönen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, 90014 Oulun yliopisto, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 64:181-8. 2010..The selected databases have an important effect on the potential results achieved. Studies about comparison of databases provide useful information to help determine which databases or set of databases are useful for a particular topic... - 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... - Associations between psychotic-like symptoms and inattention/hyperactivity symptomsTuula Marketta Hurtig
Department of Child Psychiatry, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 46:17-27. 2011..Our aim was to study the association between psychotic-like symptoms and inattention/hyperactivity symptoms in a general adolescent population... - Somatization and alexithymia in young adult Finnish populationJuha T Karvonen
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, FIN 90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 27:244-9. 2005..We assessed alexithymia and alexithymic features among young adult subjects with and without somatization symptoms in an epidemiological setting with a sample of young adults... - Attention and behavioural problems of Finnish adolescents may be related to the family environmentTuula Hurtig
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, 5000, 90014, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 14:471-8. 2005..Adolescents' attention and behavioural problems in relation to the family environment were studied in the Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort... - Somatic morbidity and criminality: the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyMarkku Timonen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Box 5000, FIN 90014, Oulu Finland
Forensic Sci Int 132:68-75. 2003..The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adverse physical disorders and violent/non-violent criminal behaviour... - Observing relationships in Finnish adoptive families: Oulu Family Rating ScalePekka Tienari
Department of Psychiatry of Oulu University, Oulu, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 59:253-63. 2005..For this purpose 33 sub-scales were selected creating what we call Oulu Family Rating Scale (OPAS, Oulun PerheArviointiSkaala). In this paper, the manual for scoring of these sub-scales is presented... - 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... - Reasons for the diagnostic discordance between clinicians and researchers in schizophrenia in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortKristiina Moilanen
Dept of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, P O 5000, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38:305-10. 2003..This poses a challenge to psychiatric research. We studied the reasons for diagnostic discordance between clinicians and researchers... - 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.... - Recovery from schizophrenic psychoses within the northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortErika Lauronen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, FIN 90014, Oulu, Finland
J Clin Psychiatry 66:375-83. 2005..Because of widely disparate findings from follow-up studies, the likelihood of recovery from schizophrenia remains controversial. We report the extent of recovery from schizophrenia in a population-based cohort... - Interaction of genetic risk and adoptive parent communication deviance: longitudinal prediction of adoptee psychiatric disordersKarl Erik Wahlberg
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Psychol Med 34:1531-41. 2004..However, longitudinal predictions of clinical psychiatric disorders of the adoptees have not been reported... - 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... - Psychometric deviance measured by MMPI in adoptees at high risk for schizophrenia and their adoptive controlsVirva Siira
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Box 5000, FIN 90014 Oulu, Finland
J Pers Assess 83:14-21. 2004..These may also be considered possible premorbid and prodromal signs of future schizophrenia among the HR adoptees... - Differentiation of adoptees at high versus low genetic risk for schizophrenia by adjusted MMPI indicesVirva Siira
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
Eur Psychiatry 21:245-50. 2006..These scales may measure genetic vulnerability and also possibly be indicative of psychometric deviance predicting future onset of schizophrenia... - Co-occurrence of metabolic syndrome with depression and anxiety in young adults: the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyAnne Herva
Department of Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Psychosom Med 68:213-6. 2006..We studied whether metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in a young adult population cohort... - Statistically significant papers in psychiatry were cited more often than othersPentti Nieminen
Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University of Freiburg, Stefan Meier Str 26, D 79115 Freiburg, Germany
J Clin Epidemiol 60:939-46. 2007..Citations by other researchers are important in the dissemination of research findings. We aimed to investigate whether preferential citation of statistically significant articles exists in the psychiatric literature... - Non-participation may bias the results of a psychiatric survey: an analysis from the survey including magnetic resonance imaging within the Northern Finland 1966 Birth CohortMarianne Haapea
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:403-9. 2007..Furthermore, we wanted to explore other associative factors expected to affect non-participation... - ADHD and comorbid disorders in relation to family environment and symptom severityTuula Hurtig
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, Oulu, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 16:362-9. 2007..To examine the comorbidity of ADHD in association with family environment and the severity of ADHD... - Effect of renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics of bupropion and its metabolitesMiia Turpeinen
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Br J Clin Pharmacol 64:165-73. 2007..To investigate the effect of kidney disease on bupropion pharmacokinetics and on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2B6 activity as measured by bupropion hydroxylation... - Psychometric properties of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire among nursesOuti Kanste
Department of Nursing Science and Health Administration, University of Oulu, Finland
J Adv Nurs 57:201-12. 2007..This paper reports a study investigating the psychometric properties of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire among nurses... - The association of preceding traumatic brain injury with mental disorders, alcoholism and criminality: the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort StudyMarkku Timonen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, Finland
Psychiatry Res 113:217-26. 2002..1, 95% CI 1.2-13.6). The results support the TBI's association with psychiatric morbidity, which should not be overlooked when treating psychiatric patients, especially those with comorbid criminality... - A comparative assessment of the factor structures and psychometric properties of the GHQ-12 and the GHQ-20 based on data from a Finnish population-based sampleVarpu Penninkilampi-Kerola
Clinic of Child Psychiatry, Oulu University and Oulu University Hospital, Finland
Scand J Psychol 47:431-40. 2006..This result is also theoretically justifiable. Compared to the 12-item version, GHQ-20 provides additional fourth factor of anhedonia, suggesting some discriminative power... - Statistical methodologies in psychopharmacology: a reviewPentti Nieminen
Medical Informatics Group, University of Oulu, Finland
Hum Psychopharmacol 21:195-203. 2006.... - Interaction between parental psychosis and risk factors during pregnancy and birth for schizophrenia - the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort studyE Keskinen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Res 145:56-62. 2013..Parental psychosis can act as an effect modifier on early risk factors for schizophrenia. Evaluation of the mechanisms behind the risk factors should, therefore, include consideration of the parental history of psychosis... - Characteristics of subjects with schizophrenia spectrum disorder with and without antipsychotic medication - a 10-year follow-up of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort studyJ Moilanen
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, P O Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
Eur Psychiatry 28:53-8. 2013..We also aim to find the predictors for successful antipsychotic withdrawal... - Infant motor development is associated with adult cognitive categorisation in a longitudinal birth cohort studyG K Murray
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK, and Muurola Hospital, Hospital District of Lapland, Finland
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 47:25-9. 2006..We hypothesised that the age of learning to stand in infancy would be associated with adult executive function and that the association would be apparent throughout the range of abilities, rather than confined to extremes... - Volumes of brain, grey and white matter and cerebrospinal fluid in schizophrenia in the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort: an epidemiological approach to analysisPäivikki Tanskanen
University of Oulu, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, P O Box 50, FIN 90029 Oulu, Finland
Psychiatry Res 174:116-20. 2009..Our study replicates the previous findings of brain volume differences in schizophrenia on a general population level... - Morphometric brain abnormalities in schizophrenia in a population-based sample: relationship to duration of illnessPäivikki Tanskanen
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Oulu, FIN 90029 OYS, Oulu, Finland
Schizophr Bull 36:766-77. 2010..Gray and white matter deficits were associated with duration of illness suggesting either that developmental brain deficits relate to an earlier age of onset or that brain abnormalities in schizophrenia are progressive in nature... - Impact of the dopamine receptor gene family on temperament traits in a population-based birth cohortEmma S Nyman
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 150:854-65. 2009..The strongest evidence of association emerged from females. Our study supports the involvement of the dopamine pathway in temperament traits, in particular underlining the role of DRD2 in Novelty seeking, Harm avoidance and Persistence... - Statistical methodology in general psychiatric journalsJouko Miettunen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FIN-90014, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 56:223-8. 2002.... - Nursing staff resources in direct patient care: comparison of TISS and ICNSSA K Pyykkö
Department of Nursing and Health Administration, University of Oulu, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:1003-5. 2004..The aim was to study the variation in the nursing workload and nursing staff resources in direct patient care... - Validation of the new Intensive Care Nursing Scoring System (ICNSS)Anita K Pyykkö
Oulu University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Oulu, Finland
Intensive Care Med 30:254-9. 2004..To validate a new Intensive Care Nursing Scoring System (ICNSS)... - Early presence of thought disorder as a prospective sign of mental disorderMiia Metsänen
Paijat Hame Central Hospital, Keskussairaalankatu 7, FIN 15850 Lahti, Finland
Psychiatry Res 125:193-203. 2004..Prediction was statistically unsuccessful among the high-risk adoptees because of the small number of cases, but high scores at the 0.50 severity level did predict mental disorders among the low-risk adoptees... - Fronto-cerebellar systems are associated with infant motor and adult executive functions in healthy adults but not in schizophreniaKhanum Ridler
Brain Mapping Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:15651-6. 2006..Disruption of this anatomical system may underlie both the early developmental and adult cognitive abnormalities in schizophrenia... - Cloninger's Temperament dimensions, socio-economic and lifestyle factors and metabolic syndrome markers at age 31 years in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966Ulla Sovio
Imperial College London, UK
J Health Psychol 12:371-82. 2007..Our results suggest that temperament is associated with metabolic syndrome markers and this association may be partly mediated by lifestyle factors and socio-economic status in adulthood... - Epidemiology of alexithymia among adolescentsMatti Joukamaa
Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
J Psychosom Res 63:373-6. 2007..There are no data concerning the epidemiology of alexithymia among teenagers in the general population. We studied the prevalence of alexithymia among a representative sample of 15-16-year olds...