Parempia skitsofrenian oiremalleja uusien lääkeaineiden testaamiseen
Väitöskirja, Itä-Suomen yliopisto, terveystieteet
Skitsofrenian hoidossa käytettävät psykoosilääkkeet ja psykososiaalinen terapia tehoavat parhaiten skitsofrenian psykoosioireisiin. Sen sijaan negatiivisten ja kognitiivisten oireiden hoidossa psykoosilääkkeiden teho on osoittautunut vaatimattomaksi. Lue lisää
Väitöspäivä 30.10.2020
Tekijä: Katja Savolainen
Nimeke: Non-clinical modeling of cognitive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia as a part of the assessment of novel drugs
Työuupumuksen ja Alzheimerin taudin taustalla osin samoja geenejä
Väitöskirja, Helsingin yliopisto, lääketiede
Työuupumus on reaktio pitkittyneeseen stressiin. Ihmisten välillä on kuitenkin eroja siinä, kuinka helposti he uupuvat kuormittavassa työssä. Lue lisää
Väitöspäivä 23.10.2020
Tekijä: Sonja Sulkava
Nimeke: Genetic background for job-related exhaustion and its link to Alzheimer’s disease
Action by non-governmental organisations on the social determinants of mental health in high-income countries
Voluntary Sector Review 18.5.2020
In this article we review relevant literature on NGO actions on key social determinants of mental health: family; friends and communities; education and skills; good work; money and resources; housing; and surroundings. Read more
Migrants Are Underrepresented in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 27.8.2020
The present study uses a combination of register- and survey-based data to examine mental health-related health service use in three migrant origin populations as well as the correspondence between the need and use of services. Read more
Social security? Evidence about benefits and mental health
The Mental Elf 3.11.2020
Economic inequality is toxic to our mental health, and it is especially toxic for people living in poverty. Read more
Fearlessness about death predicts adolescent suicide attempt: A preliminary analysis
Suicide and Life-Threatening behaviour 25.10.2020
In a preliminary analysis of a group of suicidal adolescents, fearlessness about death was a significant independent predictor of attempt between treatment entry and six months post‐discharge, even when controlling for other commonly cited risk factors. Read more
