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Timo Partonen is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their main topics of research focus on circadian rhythm and melatonin, sleep and related disorders, suicide and self-harm studies, sleep and wakefulness research, reproductive health and contraception, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, as well as climate change and health impacts.

Timo Partonen has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries (2022, EClinicalMedicine)
  • General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-6), and Mental Health Index (MHI-5): psychometric and predictive properties in a Finnish population-based sample (2020, Psychiatry Research)
  • Eveningness increases risks for depressive and anxiety symptoms and hospital treatments mediated by insufficient sleep in a population-based study of 18,039 adults (2021, Depression and Anxiety)
  • Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries (2021, Animals)
  • Increase in eveningness and insufficient sleep among adults in population-based cross-sections from 2007 to 2017 (2020, Sleep Medicine)

Frequent co-authors in Timo Partonen's research include Jari Haukka, Elena Toffol, Oskari Heikinheimo, Marianna Virtanen, and Anna But.

Their publications commonly appear in venues such as Sleep Medicine, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, European Journal of Public Health, and Psychiatry Research.

Timo Partonen has contributed to book publications, including the 2024 work titled "Prevention of suicide and suicide attempts in the Nordic countries," published by TemaNord.

Best Publications

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Psychotic and Bipolar I Disorders in a General Population

    Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni;Kimmo Kuoppasalmi

  • High Concordance of Bipolar I Disorder in a Nationwide Sample of Twins

    Tuula Kieseppä;Timo Partonen;Jari Haukka;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Systematic review of light exposure impact on human circadian rhythm

    Leena Tähkämö;Timo Partonen;Anu-Katriina Pesonen

  • Circadian clock-related polymorphisms in seasonal affective disorder and their relevance to diurnal preference.

    Carolina Johansson;Matthäeus Willeit;Christina Smedh;Jenny Ekholm

  • Associations of Chronotype and Sleep With Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes

    Ilona Merikanto;Tuuli Lahti;Tuuli Lahti;Hannu Puolijoki;Mauno Vanhala

  • Haplotype transmission analysis provides evidence of association for DISC1 to schizophrenia and suggests sex-dependent effects

    William Hennah;Teppo Varilo;Marjo Kestilä;Tiina Paunio

  • Chromosome 1 loci in Finnish schizophrenia families

    Jesper Ekelund;Iiris Hovatta;Alex Parker;Tiina Paunio

  • Trends in self-reported sleep duration and insomnia-related symptoms in Finland from 1972 to 2005: a comparative review and re-analysis of Finnish population samples

    Erkki Kronholm;Timo Partonen;Tiina Laatikainen;Markku Peltonen

  • Three circadian clock genes Per2, Arnt1, and Npas2 contribute to winter depression

    Timo Partonen;Jens Treutlein;Asude Alpman;Josef Frank

  • Association of low serum total cholesterol with major depression and suicide.

    T Partonen;J Haukka;J Virtamo;P R Taylor

  • Is Low Dietary Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Associated With Depression?

    Reeta Hakkarainen;Timo Partonen;Jari Haukka;Jarmo Virtamo

  • Relation of Chronotype to Sleep Complaints in the General Finnish Population

    Ilona Merikanto;Erkki Kronholm;Markku Peltonen;Tiina Laatikainen

  • Self-reported sleep duration and cognitive functioning in the general population

    Erkki Kronholm;Mikael Sallinen;Timo Suutama;Raimo Sulkava

  • Bright light improves vitality and alleviates distress in healthy people

    Timo Partonen;Jouko Lönnqvist

  • Determinants and Outcomes of Serious Attempted Suicide: A Nationwide Study in Finland, 1996–2003

    Jari Haukka;Kirsi Suominen;Timo Partonen;Jouko Lönnqvist

  • Evening types are prone to depression

    Ilona Merikanto;Tuuli Lahti;Erkki Kronholm;Markku Peltonen

  • Tendency toward eveningness is associated with unhealthy dietary habits.

    Noora Kanerva;Erkki Kronholm;Timo Partonen;Marja-Leena Ovaskainen

  • Self-reported sleep duration, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in Finland.

    Erkki Kronholm;Tiina Laatikainen;Markku Peltonen;Risto Sippola

  • The Diagnosis, Symptomatology, and Epidemiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Andres Magnusson;Timo Partonen

  • Lifetime prevalence of psychotic and bipolar I disorders in a general population. Commentary

    John J. Mcgrath;Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni

Frequent Co-Authors

Jouko Lönnqvist
Jouko Lönnqvist Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Jari Haukka
Jari Haukka University of Helsinki
Tiina Paunio
Tiina Paunio University of Helsinki
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson
Annamari Tuulio-Henriksson University of Helsinki
Erkki Kronholm
Erkki Kronholm Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Tiina Laatikainen
Tiina Laatikainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Satu Männistö
Satu Männistö Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markku Peltonen
Markku Peltonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

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