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Finland
2023

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Psychology

D-Index
72
Citations
18979
World Ranking
2069
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Mauri Marttunen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their scholarly output spans multiple fields of study, including Psychology, Medicine, and Health Professions. Within these areas, their subfields of focus encompass Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Social Psychology.

The primary research topics addressed by Mauri Marttunen involve Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Health, Psychology, and Well-being, Workplace Health and Well-being, Employment and Welfare Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, as well as Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Their recent scientific contributions include the following publications:

  • Factors contributing to psychological distress in the working population, with a special reference to gender difference (2021), published in BMC Public Health
  • DSM-5 eating disorders among adolescents and young adults in Finland: A public health concern (2020), published in International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Mental health after the COVID-19 pandemic among Finnish youth: a repeated, cross-sectional, population-based study (2024), published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Detection, treatment, and course of eating disorders in Finland: A population-based study of adolescent and young adult females and males (2021), published in European Eating Disorders Review
  • Diagnostic conversion from unipolar depression to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder: A nationwide prospective 15-year register study on 43,495 inpatients (2020), published in Bipolar Disorders

Mauri Marttunen frequently collaborates with several researchers, among whom are Olli Kiviruusu, Jaana Suvisaari, Maarit Piirtola, Satu Viertiö, and Jaakko Kaprio.

Their work is regularly published in specific venues that include the Journal of Affective Disorders, Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Research Square, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Best Publications

  • Mental disorders and comorbidity in suicide.

    M. M. Henriksson;Hillevi M. Aro;M. J. Marttunen;M. E. Heikkinen

  • Bullying, depression, and suicidal ideation in Finnish adolescents: school survey

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Matti Rimpelä;Mauri Marttunen;Arja Rimpelä

  • A review on cognitive impairments in depressive and anxiety disorders with a focus on young adults.

    Anu E. Castaneda;Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson;Mauri Marttunen;Jaana Suvisaari

  • Mental disorders in adolescent suicide. DSM-III-R axes I and II diagnoses in suicides among 13- to 19-year-olds in Finland.

    Mauri J. Marttunen;Hillevi M. Aro;Markus M. Henriksson;Jouko K. Lönnqvist

  • Depression and school performance in middle adolescent boys and girls.

    Sari A. Fröjd;Eeva S. Nissinen;Mirjami U.I. Pelkonen;Mauri J. Marttunen;Mauri J. Marttunen

  • Early puberty is associated with mental health problems in middle adolescence.

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Mauri Marttunen;Päivi Rantanen;Matti Rimpelä

  • Child and adolescent suicide: epidemiology, risk factors, and approaches to prevention.

    Mirjami Pelkonen;Mauri Marttunen

  • Factors contributing to psychological distress in the working population, with a special reference to gender difference.

    Satu Viertiö;Satu Viertiö;Olli Kiviruusu;Olli Kiviruusu;Maarit Piirtola;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Randomized trial on the effectiveness of long-and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and solution-focused therapy on psychiatric symptoms during a 3-year follow-up.

    Knekt P;Lindfors O;Härkänen T;Välikoski M

  • Suicide and Schizophrenia: A Nationwide Psychological Autopsy Study on Age- and Sex-Specific Clinical Characteristics of 92 Suicide Victims With Schizophrenia

    Hannele Heilä;Erkki T. Isometsä;Markus M. Henriksson;Martti E. Heikkinen

  • Psychometric properties of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) in a large representative sample of Finnish adolescents

    Kati Tiirikainen;Henna Haravuori;Henna Haravuori;Klaus Ranta;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino

  • The Last Appointment Before Suicide: Is Suicide Intent Communicated?

    E. T. Isometsä;M. E. Heikkinen;M. J. Marttunen;M. M. Henriksson

  • Comparison of the GHQ-36, the GHQ-12 and the SCL-90 as psychiatric screening instruments in the Finnish population.

    Matti M Holi;Mauri Marttunen;Veikko Aalberg

  • Involvement in bullying and depression in a 2-year follow-up in middle adolescence.

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Sari Fröjd;Mauri Marttunen;Mauri Marttunen

  • Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence as Predictors of Early Adulthood Depressive Disorders and Maladjustment

    Terhi Aalto-Setälä;Mauri Marttunen;Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson;Kari Poikolainen

  • Age and gender differences in social anxiety symptoms during adolescence: the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a measure.

    Klaus Ranta;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Anna-Maija Koivisto;Martti T. Tuomisto

  • Mental disorders in elderly suicide.

    Markus M. Henriksson;Mauri J. Marttunen;Erkki T. Isometsä;Martti E. Heikkinen

  • Depressed adolescents as young adults – Predictors of suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-injury during an 8-year follow-up

    Virpi Tuisku;Olli Kiviruusu;Mirjami Pelkonen;Linnea Karlsson;Linnea Karlsson

  • Early-onset depressive disorders predict the use of addictive substances in adolescence: a prospective study of adolescent Finnish twins.

    Elina Sihvola;Richard J. Rose;Danielle M. Dick;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Risk for depression: a 6-year follow-up of Finnish adolescents.

    Mirjami Pelkonen;Mauri Marttunen;Mauri Marttunen;Hillevi Aro

  • Factors contributing to psychological distress in the working population, with a special reference to gender difference - a population-based study

    Satu Viertiö;Olli Kiviruusu;Maarit Piirtola;Jaakko Kaprio

Frequent Co-Authors

Olli Kiviruusu
Olli Kiviruusu Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Erkki Isometsä
Erkki Isometsä University of Helsinki
Nina Lindberg
Nina Lindberg University of Helsinki
Samuli I. Saarni
Samuli I. Saarni Tampere University
Jan-Erik Lönnqvist
Jan-Erik Lönnqvist University of Helsinki
Lea Pulkkinen
Lea Pulkkinen University of Jyväskylä
Hanna Ebeling
Hanna Ebeling Oulu University Hospital
Richard J. Rose
Richard J. Rose Indiana University
Andre Sourander
Andre Sourander University of Turku
Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä

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