Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Group
Research unit: Center for Life Course Health Research
Group leader
Jouko Miettunen, PhD, is a professor of clinical epidemiology working mainly on psychiatric and psychological topics in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort studies. He is currently working also as a vice-dean of the University of Oulu Graduate School. He has experience from several national and international projects relating to life course epidemiology. His background is in statistics and epidemiology. He has over 250 publications, especially on schizophrenia, temperament and medical statistics.
What do we do
The research group investigates different topics relating to psychiatric epidemiology. The research topics include for instance risk and outcome research on psychosis, depression and alcohol use. The team investigates also psychosocial factors on cancer and effect of temperament on physical and mental health. The team utilizes especially the unique prospective Northern Finland Birth Cohort studies. The team has long experience in epidemiology and access to unique data sets, the findings are likely to have both clinical and public health influence.
Our team
Post doc researchers
- Mustonen Antti
- Niemelä Mika
- Nordström Tanja
- Rautio Nina
PhD students
- Ahola Aleksi
- Kinnunen Lotta
- Lehto Sini
- Lassila Meri
- Pohjanen Johanna
- Tastula Anniina
- Vladimirov Daniel
Other staff
- Juola Teija
- Lehtiniemi Heli
- Niemelä Anni-Emilia
Where are we headed
The team aims to actively report new research findings e.g. relating to risk and protective factors for psychiatric disorders. The research team aims also to collect new data and train researchers in new methods relating to psychiatric epidemiology. The aim is also to support international collaboration and research mobility in the group.
Our main collaborators
How to find us
Last updated: 9.7.2019