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Health-related quality of life among patients with major depressionSimo Saarijarvi
Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 56:261-4. 2002..Major depression seems to explain the broad decline in the quality of life among depressive patients...
Alexithymia and depression: a 1-year follow-up study in outpatients with major depressionS Saarijarvi
Department of Psychiatry 722, Turku University Central Hospital, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 4 8, FIN 20520 Turku, Finland
J Psychosom Res 51:729-33. 2001..To examine the changes in alexithymic features and depressive and other psychological distress symptoms during a 1-year follow-up among patients with major depression...
[Effects of ecstasy on the body]Simo Saarijarvi
TYKS n Psykiatrian Klinikka, nuorisopsykiatrian yksikkö 20700 Turku
Duodecim 119:1211-5. 2003
Temporal stability of alexithymia over a five-year period in outpatients with major depressionS Saarijarvi
Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Psychother Psychosom 75:107-12. 2006..The aim of this 5-year follow-up study was to examine the temporal stability of alexithymia in outpatients suffering from major depression...
Does perceived social support and parental attitude relate to alexithymia? A study in Finnish late adolescentsMax Karukivi
Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Finland
Psychiatry Res 187:254-60. 2011..However, to assess causality, we need longitudinal studies. The results also emphasize the need for further studies to establish the significance of peer relationships in the development of alexithymia...
Alexithymia is associated with anxiety among adolescentsMax Karukivi
Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Finland
J Affect Disord 125:383-7. 2010..The aim of this study was to explore the possible association between alexithymia and anxiety in a non-clinical sample of late adolescents...
Deficit in speech development at the age of 5 years predicts alexithymia in late-adolescent malesMax Karukivi
Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Finland
Compr Psychiatry 53:54-62. 2012..By using data from a child welfare center check-up at the age of 5 years, it was possible to avoid recall bias...
The role of gender, affectivity and parenting in the course of disordered eating: a 4-year prospective case-control study among adolescentsLea Hautala
Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Finland
Int J Nurs Stud 48:959-72. 2011..To answer this question, information about the factors that predict the course of disordered eating is valuable...
Exploring the relations between depression, somatization, dissociation and alexithymia--overlapping or independent constructs?Tapio Lipsanen
Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Psychopathology 37:200-6. 2004..The aim of this study was to extend our knowledge of associations among the constructs of alexithymia, depression, somatization and dissociation...
Alexithymia and eating disorder symptoms in adolescentsMax Karukivi
Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Eat Disord 18:226-38. 2010..The results suggest that eating disorder symptoms are more common in alexithymic adolescents...
[Winter seasonal affective disorder (SAD) ]Marjaana Nyström
Turun yliopisto ja TYKS n nuorisopsykiatrian yksikkö, Turku
Duodecim 122:161-6. 2006
Adolescents with fluctuating symptoms of eating disorders: a 1-year prospective studyLea Hautala
Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Turku University Hospital, Finland
J Adv Nurs 62:674-80. 2008..This paper is a report of a study to investigate the stability of self-reported eating disorder symptoms, factors associated with them and the predictors of their recurrence...
Towards understanding gender differences in disordered eating among adolescentsLea Anneli Hautala
Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Kunnallissairaalantie 20, Building 5, 20700 Turku, Finland
J Clin Nurs 17:1803-13. 2008....
Uncovering hidden eating disorders using the SCOFF questionnaire: cross-sectional survey of adolescents and comparison with nurse assessmentsLea Hautala
Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Finland
Int J Nurs Stud 46:1439-47. 2009..Given the busy practice of school healthcare, the screening tool needs to be brief and efficient...
The Finnish version of the Dissociative Experiences Scale-II (DES-II) and psychiatric distressTapio Lipsanen
Department of Psychiatry, Tutku University Central Hospital, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 57:17-22. 2003..This finding is meaningful for the debate on the utility of the different DES-II scoring systems...
Self-image of anorexic and bulimic female adolescentsRitva K Erkolahti
University of Turku, Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic, FI 20700 Turku, Finland
Nord J Psychiatry 56:447-50. 2002..The findings suggest that anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa should be handled as different groups in assessing self-image with the OSIQ...
