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Tarja Melartin publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tarja Melartin sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 91 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Tarja Melartin D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tarja Melartin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tarja Melartin is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their primary research focus lies within the field of psychology, particularly in clinical psychology. The research work further extends to subfields such as general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, family practice, and cultural studies.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including personality disorders and psychopathology, psychotherapy techniques and applications, suicide and self-harm studies, patient-provider communication in healthcare, palliative care and end-of-life issues, clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, and posttraumatic stress disorder research.

Tarja Melartin has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers covering a variety of aspects in psychotherapy and psychiatry. These include:

  • Self-invalidation in borderline personality disorder: A content analysis of patients' verbalizations (2022), Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinical decision-making style preferences of European psychiatrists: Results from the Ambassadors survey in 38 countries (2022), European Psychiatry
  • "If you don't have a word for something, you may doubt whether it's even real" - how individuals with borderline personality disorder experience change (2021), Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinician treatment choices for post-traumatic stress disorder: ambassadors survey of psychiatrists in 39 European countries (2024), European Psychiatry

Tarja Melartin has collaborated frequently with coauthors including Maaria Koivisto, Sari Lindeman, Martina Rojnić Kuzman, Žarko Bajić, and Philippe Courtet. This reflects cooperation across international research networks and multidisciplinary teams within the areas of psychiatry and psychotherapy.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Psychotherapy Research and European Psychiatry. This highlights a focus on both clinical psychotherapeutic approaches and the psychiatric context within European research frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Psychiatric Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

    T Petteri Sokero;Tarja K Melartin;Heikki J Rytsälä;Ulla S Leskelä

  • Current Comorbidity of Psychiatric Disorders Among DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder Patients in Psychiatric Care in the Vantaa Depression Study

    Melartin Tk;Rytsälä Hj;Leskelä Us;Lestelä-Mielonen Ps

  • Incidence and Predictors of Suicide Attempts in DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder: A Five-Year Prospective Study

    K. Mikael Holma;Tarja K. Melartin;Jari Haukka;Irina A.K. Holma

  • Prospective study of risk factors for attempted suicide among patients with DSM-IV major depressive disorder.

    T Petteri Sokero;Tarja K Melartin;Heikki J Rytsälä;Ulla S Leskelä

  • Severity and comorbidity predict episode duration and recurrence of DSM-IV major depressive disorder.

    Tarja K. Melartin;Heikki J. Rytsälä;Ulla S. Leskelä;Paula S. Lestelä-Mielonen

  • Differences in incidence of suicide attempts between bipolar I and II disorders and major depressive disorder.

    K Mikael Holma;Jari Haukka;Jari Haukka;Kirsi Suominen;Hanna M Valtonen

  • Major depressive disorder and white matter abnormalities: A diffusion tensor imaging study with tract-based spatial statistics

    Tuula Kieseppä;Mervi Eerola;Riitta Mäntylä;Tuomas Neuvonen

  • Long-Term Outcome of Major Depressive Disorder in Psychiatric Patients Is Variable

    K. Mikael Holma;Irina A. K. Holma;Tarja K. Melartin;Heikki J. Rytsälä

  • Continuity is the main challenge in treating major depressive disorder in psychiatric care

    Tarja K. Melartin;Heikki J. Rytsälä;Ulla S. Leskelä;Paula S. Lestelä-Mielonen

  • The influence of adversity and perceived social support on the outcome of major depressive disorder in subjects with different levels of depressive symptoms.

    Ulla Leskelä;Heikki Rytsälä;Erkki Komulainen;Tarja Melartin

  • Depressive disorders in primary care : recurrent, chronic, and co-morbid

    Maria Vuorilehto;Tarja Melartin;Erkki Isometsä

  • Differences in Axis I and II comorbidity between bipolar I and II disorders and major depressive disorder.

    Outi Mantere;Tarja K. Melartin;Kirsi Suominen;Heikki J. Rytsälä

  • The Effect of Personality on Daily Life Emotional Processes

    Emma Komulainen;Katarina Meskanen;Jari Lipsanen;Jari Marko Lahti

  • Course and outcome of depressive disorders in primary care: a prospective 18-month study.

    M. S. Vuorilehto;T. K. Melartin;Erkki Tapio Isometsä

  • Differences and similarities of risk factors for suicidal ideation and attempts among patients with depressive or bipolar disorders.

    Kari I. Aaltonen;Petri Näätänen;Martti Heikkinen;Maaria Koivisto

  • Neuroticism, introversion and major depressive disorder - traits, states or scars?

    Pekka Jylhä;Tarja Melartin;Heikki Rytsälä;Erkki Isometsä

  • P2RX7 gene is associated consistently with mood disorders and predicts clinical outcome in three clinical cohorts.

    Pia Soronen;Outi Mantere;Outi Mantere;Tarja Melartin;Tarja Melartin;Kirsi Suominen;Kirsi Suominen

  • Functional and work disability in major depressive disorder.

    Heikki J Rytsälä;Tarja K Melartin;Ulla S Leskelä;T Petteri Sokero

  • Differences in outcome of DSM-IV bipolar I and II disorders.

    Outi Mantere;Kirsi Suominen;Hanna M Valtonen;Petri Arvilommi

  • Decline in suicidal ideation among patients with MDD is preceded by decline in depression and hopelessness

    Petteri Sokero;Mervi Eerola;Heikki Rytsälä;Tarja Melartin

Frequent Co-Authors

Erkki Isometsä
Erkki Isometsä University of Helsinki
Tiina Paunio
Tiina Paunio University of Helsinki
Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Jari Haukka
Jari Haukka University of Helsinki
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Jari Lahti
Jari Lahti University of Helsinki
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson University of Helsinki
Jussi Hirvonen
Jussi Hirvonen Turku University Hospital
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Lauri Nummenmaa
Lauri Nummenmaa Turku University Hospital

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