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Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino

Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
52
Citations
12060
World Ranking
2417
National Ranking
21

Overview

Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland and specializes in psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including social psychology, gender studies, general health professions, and psychiatry and mental health.

The primary research topics covered in their work include:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino has published extensively on these subjects, with a significant presence in notable journals such as the Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, BMC Psychiatry, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and European Psychiatry. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary and applied nature of their work within psychiatry and mental health research.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Transgender Identity Is Associated With Bullying Involvement Among Finnish Adolescents, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • All-cause and suicide mortalities among adolescents and young adults who contacted specialised gender identity services in Finland in 1996-2019: a register study, 2024, BMJ Mental Health
  • ESCAP statement on the care for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria: an urgent need for safeguarding clinical, scientific, and ethical standards, 2024, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • The nature of co-morbid psychopathology in adolescents with gender dysphoria, 2022, Psychiatry Research
  • Changes in cannabis use according to socioeconomic status among Finnish adolescents from 2000 to 2015, 2020, Journal of Cannabis Research

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Kaltiala-Heino's work, with frequent co-authors including Timo Holttinen, Mauri Marttunen, Sari Fröjd, Elias Heino, and Noora Ellonen. These partnerships highlight an ongoing engagement with experts in related fields of adolescent psychology and mental health.

Best Publications

  • Bullying at school--an indicator of adolescents at risk for mental disorders.

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Matti Rimpelä;Päivi Rantanen;Arja Rimpelä

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

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

  • 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

  • INTERNET ADDICTION? POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC USE OF THE INTERNET IN A POPULATION OF 12-18 YEAR-OLD ADOLESCENTS

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Tomi Lintonen;Arja Rimpelä

  • Pubertal timing, sexual behaviour and self-reported depression in middle adolescence

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Elise Kosunen;Matti Rimpelä

  • 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

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

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

  • Two years of gender identity service for minors: overrepresentation of natal girls with severe problems in adolescent development.

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Maria Sumia;Marja Työläjärvi;Nina Lindberg

  • Gender dysphoria in adolescence: current perspectives

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Hannah Bergman;Marja Työläjärvi;Louise Frisén

  • 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

  • Adolescent depression: the role of discontinuities in life course and social support

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Matti Rimpelä;Päivi Rantanen;Pekka Laippala

  • A 15-year national follow-up: legislation is not enough to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint.

    Alice Keski-Valkama;Eila Sailas;Markku Eronen;Anna-Maija Koivisto

  • Psychometric properties of the 20-item toronto alexithymia scale and prevalence of alexithymia in a finnish adolescent population.

    Päivi Säkkinen;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Klaus Ranta;Riina Haataja

  • Finnish modification of the 13-item Beck Depression Inventory in screening an adolescent population for depressiveness and positive mood

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Matti Rimpelä;Päivi Rantanen;Pekka Laippala

  • Early puberty and early sexual activity are associated with bulimic-type eating pathology in middle adolescence.

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Matti Rimpela;Aila Rissanen;Paivi Rantanen

  • Social phobia in Finnish general adolescent population: prevalence, comorbidity, individual and family correlates, and service use.

    Klaus Ranta;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Päivi Rantanen;Mauri Marttunen;Mauri Marttunen

  • Paternalism and autonomy: A presentation of a Nordic study on the use of coercion in the mental health care system

    Georg Høyer;Lars Kjellin;Marianne Engberg;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino

  • Reasons for using seclusion and restraint in psychiatric inpatient care.

    R Kaltiala-Heino;C Tuohimäki;J Korkeila;V Lehtinen

  • Associations between peer victimization, self-reported depression and social phobia among adolescents: The role of comorbidity

    Klaus Ranta;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Mirjami Pelkonen;Mauri Marttunen;Mauri Marttunen

  • Impact of coercion on treatment outcome.

    Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Pekka Laippala;Raimo K.R Salokangas

  • Brief report: delinquent behaviour and depression in middle adolescence: a Finnish community sample.

    Minna Ritakallio;Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino;Janne Kivivuori;Matti Rimpelä

  • Risk-taking sexual behaviour and self-reported depression in middle adolescence -- a school-based survey.

    E. Kosunen;R. Kaltiala-Heino;M. Rimpelä;P. Laippala

  • Associations of Social Phobia and General Anxiety with Alcohol and Drug Use in A Community Sample of Adolescents

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauri Marttunen
Mauri Marttunen University of Helsinki
Nina Lindberg
Nina Lindberg University of Helsinki
Matti Rimpelä
Matti Rimpelä Tampere University
Jouko Miettunen
Jouko Miettunen Oulu University Hospital
Arja Rimpelä
Arja Rimpelä Tampere University
Matti Joukamaa
Matti Joukamaa Tampere University
Eeva T. Aronen
Eeva T. Aronen University of Helsinki
Kaj Björkqvist
Kaj Björkqvist Åbo Akademi University
Arne Popma
Arne Popma University of Amsterdam
Annette M. La Greca
Annette M. La Greca University of Miami

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