J Lönnqvist
Biographic Data
| ID | 1247099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Lönnqvist |
| GIVEN NAMES | J |
| FAMILY NAME | Lönnqvist |
| SIGNATURE | LÖNNQVIST J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7214-6672 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Mortality and Its Determinants in People With Psychotic Disorder
OBJECTIVE: We investigated mortality and its determinants in people with psychotic disorder. METHODS: A nationally representative two-stage cluster sample of 8028 persons aged 30 years or older from Finland was selected for a comprehensive health survey conducted from 2000 to 2001. Participants were screened for psychotic disorder, and screen-positive persons were invited for a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. The diagnostic assessment o…
Living alone and antidepressant medication use
These data suggest that people living alone may be at increased risk of developing mental health problems. The public health value is in recognizing that people who live alone are more likely to have material and psychosocial problems that may contribute to excess mental health problems in this population group
Skeletal Status in Psychotic Disorders
OBJECTIVE: To compare the skeletal status of subjects with primary psychotic disorders with the general population by means of bone ultrasound measurements. Schizophrenia seems to be associated with low bone mineral density through a still unclear mechanism, although information on other psychotic disorders is scarce. METHODS: In a nationally representative sample, quantitative ultrasound values of the heel, i.e., broadband ultrasound attenuation…
Depression and C-Reactive Protein
OBJECTIVE: To test whether depression is independently associated with elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in a large nationwide population-based sample. METHODS: Depression and CRP were assessed in 6005 Finns aged >30 years, as part of the ongoing population-based Health 2000 Study. Depression was determined by responses to the Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-21) and by Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). RESULTS: Highe…
Daylight saving time transitions and hospital treatments due to accidents or manic episodes
One-hour transitions do not increase the incidence of manic episodes or accidents which require hospital treatment
Substance and Style in Socially Desirable Responding
The purpose of the present series of studies was to evaluate whether Paulhus's (1991) Self‐Deceptive Enhancement (SDE) and Communion Management (CM) socially desirable responding (SDR) scales should be interpreted as response set measures, response style measures, or measures of substantive individual differences in personality. In Study 1 ( N =57) and Study 2 ( N =62), army officer trainees were tested as applicants to their program and retested…
The Impact of 29 Chronic Conditions on Health-related Quality of Life
Suicide Prevention Strategies
CONTEXT: In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated. OBJECTIVES: To examine evidence for the effectiveness of specific suicide-preventive interventions and to make recommendations for future prevention programs and research. DATA SOURCES AND …
Completed Suicide After a Suicide Attempt
OBJECTIVE: Attempted suicide is the strongest known predictor of completed suicide. However, suicide risk declines over time after an attempt, and it is unclear how long the risk persists. Risk estimates are almost exclusively based on studies of less than 10 years of follow-up. METHOD: The authors followed a cohort of 100 consecutive self-poisoned patients in Helsinki in 1963, for whom forensically classified causes of death during the following…
Fear of nuclear war increases the risk of common mental disorders among young adults
Frequent fear of nuclear war in adolescents seems to be an indicator for an increased risk for common mental disorders and deserves serious attention
Transitions of employment status among suicide attempters during a severe economic recession
Is It Possible To Adapt To the Suicide of a Close Individual? Results of a 10-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study
We conducted a prospective ten-year follow-up study on the consequences of a suicide among relatives or other individuals close to the suicide victim. Baseline interviews (n = 104) were carried out during the National Suicide Prevention Project in Finland from 1987 to 1988. Semi-structured follow-up interviews including the 12- item General Health Questionnaire and the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory were carried out ten years later (n = 64, 64…
Structure and Determinants of Worrying among Adolescent Girls
Worrying among 825 adolescent girls, aged 14-20 years, was assessed in relation to a number of possible determinants: sense of coherence of personal future, life events, trait anxiety, depression, self-esteem, defence styles and age. The 11 original future worries were classified in factor analysis into two domains, environmental and personal. Regression analyses showed that environmental worrying was positively associated with a high coherence o…
Fear of nuclear war — A risk factor for mental disorder among adolescent girls
Leipad, an Internationally Applicable Instrument to Assess Quality of Life in the Elderly
A questionnaire to assess quality of life in the elderly was developed under the auspices of the European office of the World Health Organization. Stages in construction of the instrument, which was designed for international application, particularly at the primary level, are described. The latest version of the questionnaire is composed of 49 self-assessment item, 31 of which can be grouped into 7 subscales: Physical Function, Self-Care, Depres…
Attitudes towards genetic testing
Fear of Aids and suicide in Finland
This review presents data on HIV epidemiology and suicide mortality, and summarizes studies on fear of AIDS in completed suicides in Finland. Finland has a low prevalence of HIV and a high suicide mortality. A 12-month nationwide suicide population, 1987-88 (n = 1397, all HIV negative) at the time of a sensational media campaign against HIV included 28 (2%) cases with fear of AIDS as a contributing factor. Triggers of fear could be classified in …
Classification of findings in mammography screening--a method to minimise recall anxiety
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to find out if it is possible, by classifying screening mammograms according to the likelihood of malignancy, to divide the recalled women to a group in which there is high suspicion of malignancy, most having breast cancers, and a group with more obscure findings. DESIGN--Screening mammograms of recalled women were classified according to the likelihood of malignancy. 0 = technically insufficient, 1 = normal, 2 = ben…
Social factors and the gender difference in mortality
Cause-specific mortality by marital status and social class in Finland during 1969–1971
Witchcraft, Religion and Suicides in the Light of the Witch Hammer and Contemporary Cases
The suicidal behavior of those accused of witchcraft five hundred years ago has its counterparts today. A comparison is made between case histories described in The Witch Hammer (1487), and contemporary clinical cases. The church's attitude toward suicide is examined, with particular attention given to the defense mechanism of projection. Although there are elements in religion which counteract suicidal impulses, the breakdown of a strictly relig…
Social factors and the gender difference in mortality
Transitions of employment status among suicide attempters during a severe economic recession
Attitudes towards genetic testing
Structure and Determinants of Worrying among Adolescent Girls
Worrying among 825 adolescent girls, aged 14-20 years, was assessed in relation to a number of possible determinants: sense of coherence of personal future, life events, trait anxiety, depression, self-esteem, defence styles and age. The 11 original future worries were classified in factor analysis into two domains, environmental and personal. Regression analyses showed that environmental worrying was positively associated with a high coherence o…
Fear of nuclear war — A risk factor for mental disorder among adolescent girls
Witchcraft, Religion and Suicides in the Light of the Witch Hammer and Contemporary Cases
The suicidal behavior of those accused of witchcraft five hundred years ago has its counterparts today. A comparison is made between case histories described in The Witch Hammer (1487), and contemporary clinical cases. The church's attitude toward suicide is examined, with particular attention given to the defense mechanism of projection. Although there are elements in religion which counteract suicidal impulses, the breakdown of a strictly relig…
Cause-specific mortality by marital status and social class in Finland during 1969–1971
Social factors and the gender difference in mortality
Classification of findings in mammography screening--a method to minimise recall anxiety
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to find out if it is possible, by classifying screening mammograms according to the likelihood of malignancy, to divide the recalled women to a group in which there is high suspicion of malignancy, most having breast cancers, and a group with more obscure findings. DESIGN--Screening mammograms of recalled women were classified according to the likelihood of malignancy. 0 = technically insufficient, 1 = normal, 2 = ben…
Fear of Aids and suicide in Finland
This review presents data on HIV epidemiology and suicide mortality, and summarizes studies on fear of AIDS in completed suicides in Finland. Finland has a low prevalence of HIV and a high suicide mortality. A 12-month nationwide suicide population, 1987-88 (n = 1397, all HIV negative) at the time of a sensational media campaign against HIV included 28 (2%) cases with fear of AIDS as a contributing factor. Triggers of fear could be classified in …
Leipad, an Internationally Applicable Instrument to Assess Quality of Life in the Elderly
A questionnaire to assess quality of life in the elderly was developed under the auspices of the European office of the World Health Organization. Stages in construction of the instrument, which was designed for international application, particularly at the primary level, are described. The latest version of the questionnaire is composed of 49 self-assessment item, 31 of which can be grouped into 7 subscales: Physical Function, Self-Care, Depres…
Attitudes towards genetic testing
Is It Possible To Adapt To the Suicide of a Close Individual? Results of a 10-Year Prospective Follow-Up Study
We conducted a prospective ten-year follow-up study on the consequences of a suicide among relatives or other individuals close to the suicide victim. Baseline interviews (n = 104) were carried out during the National Suicide Prevention Project in Finland from 1987 to 1988. Semi-structured follow-up interviews including the 12- item General Health Questionnaire and the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory were carried out ten years later (n = 64, 64…
Structure and Determinants of Worrying among Adolescent Girls
Worrying among 825 adolescent girls, aged 14-20 years, was assessed in relation to a number of possible determinants: sense of coherence of personal future, life events, trait anxiety, depression, self-esteem, defence styles and age. The 11 original future worries were classified in factor analysis into two domains, environmental and personal. Regression analyses showed that environmental worrying was positively associated with a high coherence o…
Fear of nuclear war — A risk factor for mental disorder among adolescent girls
Transitions of employment status among suicide attempters during a severe economic recession
Completed Suicide After a Suicide Attempt
OBJECTIVE: Attempted suicide is the strongest known predictor of completed suicide. However, suicide risk declines over time after an attempt, and it is unclear how long the risk persists. Risk estimates are almost exclusively based on studies of less than 10 years of follow-up. METHOD: The authors followed a cohort of 100 consecutive self-poisoned patients in Helsinki in 1963, for whom forensically classified causes of death during the following…
Fear of nuclear war increases the risk of common mental disorders among young adults
Frequent fear of nuclear war in adolescents seems to be an indicator for an increased risk for common mental disorders and deserves serious attention
Suicide Prevention Strategies
CONTEXT: In 2002, an estimated 877,000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these plans generally propose multiple interventions, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated. OBJECTIVES: To examine evidence for the effectiveness of specific suicide-preventive interventions and to make recommendations for future prevention programs and research. DATA SOURCES AND …
The Impact of 29 Chronic Conditions on Health-related Quality of Life
Substance and Style in Socially Desirable Responding
The purpose of the present series of studies was to evaluate whether Paulhus's (1991) Self‐Deceptive Enhancement (SDE) and Communion Management (CM) socially desirable responding (SDR) scales should be interpreted as response set measures, response style measures, or measures of substantive individual differences in personality. In Study 1 ( N =57) and Study 2 ( N =62), army officer trainees were tested as applicants to their program and retested…
Daylight saving time transitions and hospital treatments due to accidents or manic episodes
One-hour transitions do not increase the incidence of manic episodes or accidents which require hospital treatment
Depression and C-Reactive Protein
OBJECTIVE: To test whether depression is independently associated with elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in a large nationwide population-based sample. METHODS: Depression and CRP were assessed in 6005 Finns aged >30 years, as part of the ongoing population-based Health 2000 Study. Depression was determined by responses to the Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-21) and by Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). RESULTS: Highe…
Skeletal Status in Psychotic Disorders
OBJECTIVE: To compare the skeletal status of subjects with primary psychotic disorders with the general population by means of bone ultrasound measurements. Schizophrenia seems to be associated with low bone mineral density through a still unclear mechanism, although information on other psychotic disorders is scarce. METHODS: In a nationally representative sample, quantitative ultrasound values of the heel, i.e., broadband ultrasound attenuation…
Living alone and antidepressant medication use
These data suggest that people living alone may be at increased risk of developing mental health problems. The public health value is in recognizing that people who live alone are more likely to have material and psychosocial problems that may contribute to excess mental health problems in this population group
Mortality and Its Determinants in People With Psychotic Disorder
OBJECTIVE: We investigated mortality and its determinants in people with psychotic disorder. METHODS: A nationally representative two-stage cluster sample of 8028 persons aged 30 years or older from Finland was selected for a comprehensive health survey conducted from 2000 to 2001. Participants were screened for psychotic disorder, and screen-positive persons were invited for a Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. The diagnostic assessment o…
Medicine (18 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Population (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Injury prevention (6 works)