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Very low birth weight increases risk for sleep-disordered breathing in young adulthood: the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight AdultsE Juulia Paavonen
Department of Psychology, PO Box 9, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Pediatrics 120:778-84. 2007..We investigated whether very low birth weight (<1500 g) is associated with the risk of sleep-disordered breathing in young adulthood...
Short sleep duration and behavioral symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in healthy 7- to 8-year-old childrenE Juulia Paavonen
Departments of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Pediatrics 123:e857-64. 2009..The objective of our study was to evaluate whether short sleep is associated with behavioral symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 7- to 8-year-old children...- Sleep quality, duration and behavioral symptoms among 5-6-year-old childrenE Juulia Paavonen
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, P O Box 30, Lintulahdenkuja 4, 00271 Helsinki, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 18:747-54. 2009..Intervention studies are needed to study whether children's behavioral symptoms can be reduced by lengthening sleep duration or improving sleep quality... - Sleep quality and cognitive performance in 8-year-old childrenE Juulia Paavonen
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Sleep Med 11:386-92. 2010..The present study examined how sleep duration and sleep quality are associated with cognitive performance in 8-year-old children using standardized neurocognitive tests... - Effectiveness of melatonin in the treatment of sleep disturbances in children with Asperger disorderE Juulia Paavonen
Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Lastenlinnantie 11 C 29, PO Box 280, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 13:83-95. 2003..001). In conclusion, melatonin may provide an interesting new and well-tolerated treatment option for children with Asperger disorder suffering from chronic insomnia. However, these results must be confirmed in a controlled study... - Four-year follow-up study of sleep and psychiatric symptoms in preadolescents: relationship of persistent and temporary sleep problems to psychiatric symptomsE Juulia Paavonen
Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
J Dev Behav Pediatr 24:307-14. 2003..45; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20-4.99), particularly emotional problems (OR 2.92; 95% CI 1.58-5.38)... - TV exposure associated with sleep disturbances in 5- to 6-year-old childrenE Juulia Paavonen
Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
J Sleep Res 15:154-61. 2006..The results suggest that health-care professionals should be aware of the association between TV exposure and sleep disturbances... - Sleep in children with Asperger syndromeE Juulia Paavonen
Department of Child Psychiatry, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Lastenlinnantie 2, 00250, Helsinki, Finland
J Autism Dev Disord 38:41-51. 2008..Child-reported sleeping problems were also more prevalent in the AS group than in controls (58% vs. 7%). The results suggest that sleep disturbances should be routinely evaluated in children with AS... - Sleep quality in young adults with very low birth weight--the Helsinki study of very low birth weight adultsSonja Strang-Karlsson
Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Biomedicum 2, Tukholmankatu 8A, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 448, FI 00029, Helsinki, Finland
J Pediatr Psychol 33:387-95. 2008..To assess the relationship between very low birth weight (VLBW; <1,500 g) and quality and amount of sleep in young adults... - Very low birth weight and behavioral symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young adulthood: the Helsinki study of very-low-birth-weight adultsSonja Strang-Karlsson
Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Biomedicum 2, Tukholmankatu 8C, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 705, FI 00029 Helsinki, Finland
Am J Psychiatry 165:1345-53. 2008.... - Sleep duration and regularity are associated with behavioral problems in 8-year-old childrenAnu Katriina Pesonen
Department of Psychology and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, P O Box 9, Helsinki 00014, Finland
Int J Behav Med 17:298-305. 2010..Relatively little is known about the significance of normal variation in objectively assessed sleep duration and its regularity in children's psychological well-being... - Morningness propensity in young adults born prematurely: the Helsinki study of very low birth weight adultsSonja Strang-Karlsson
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Children s Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Chronobiol Int 27:1829-42. 2010..The finding is potentially important, since morningness is associated with beneficial health outcomes... - Comparison of diagnostic methods for asperger syndromeKristiina Kopra
Department of Child Neurology, HUCH Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki, Finland
J Autism Dev Disord 38:1567-73. 2008..48), and the lowest between the Gillberg & Gillberg and Szatmari criteria (Kappa coefficient -0.21). The poor agreement between these sets of diagnostic criteria compromises the comparability of studies on AS... - Poor sleep and altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenal-medullary system activity in childrenKatri Raikkonen
Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, P O Box 9 Siltavuorenpenger 20 D, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:2254-61. 2010..Neuroendocrine alterations, with well-known links with health, may offer insight into why poor sleep is associated with poor health. Yet, studies testing associations between sleep and neuroendocrine activity in children are scarce... - Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Inventory-CKatja Eklund
Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Int J Eat Disord 37:330-41. 2005..Although the psychometric properties of the EDI and EDI-2 have been well characterized, no studies exist on the EDI-C. Thus, we aimed to establish the factor structure of the EDI-C questionnaire among children... - Day length associates with activity level in children living at 60 degrees northEeva T Aronen
Department of Child Psychiatry, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Finland
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 32:217-26. 2002..It was concluded that day length was associated with activity level and rest-activity rhythm and this association may reflect the seasonal changes in these parameters... - Working memory and sleep in 6- to 13-year-old schoolchildrenMaija-Riikka Steenari
Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Child Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 42:85-92. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Sleep quality and quantity affect performance of working memory tasks in school-age children. In children with learning difficulties the possibility of underlying sleep problems should be excluded... - Actigraph placement and sleep estimation in childrenE Juulia Paavonen
Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Finland
Sleep 25:235-7. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Although the placement of the actigraph slightly affected the measured activity parameters, its influence on 3-night mean sleep estimates in children was not statistically significant... 
Preventive interventions in families with parental depression: children's psychosocial symptoms and prosocial behaviourTytti Solantaus
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, National Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19:883-92. 2010..The FTI is applicable in cultural settings other than the USA. Our findings provide support for including preventive child mental health measures as part of psychiatric services for mentally ill parents...