Linnea
Karlsson
Professor, Public Health
MD, PhD
FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study; Centre for Population Health Research
Areas of expertise
cohort studies
early life stress
prenatal stress
stress
depression
anxiety
child psychiatry
adolescent psychiatry
gut-brain axish
Research
I did my PhD within the field of psychiatric epidemiology and adolescent depression. During by PhD studies I also was involved in clinical epidemiological studies on adolescent mood disorders. In 2010, we established a birth cohort, the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, with the main aim of investigating the how early life and prenatal stress shape brain developmental trajectories. I am the co-PI of the highly multidisciplinary Cohort. My own research activity within the larger cohort is focused on the development of the gut-brain axis and child psychosocial development and the role of diverse prenatal exposures in these processes. My activity as a supervisor is also multidisciplinary as the PhD candidates represent, for example, variety of fields of medicine and psychology. I started in the tenure track position at the Centre for Population Health Research in Jan 2021.
Publications
Cohort Profile: The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (FinnBrain) (2018)
International Journal of Epidemiology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) as a measure for prenatal psychological distress — A systematic review (2018)
Psychoneuroendocrinology
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Illuminating the clinical significance of alexithymia subtypes: A cluster analysis of alexithymic traits and psychiatric symptoms (2017)
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Alexithymia as a health risk and resilience factor: Response to Dr. Davydov (2017)
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
Cytokine profile and maternal depression and anxiety symptoms in mid-pregnancy-the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2017)
Archives of Women's Mental Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
A longitudinal study of changes and associations in dental fear in parent/adolescent dyads (2017)
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Identification of NCAN as a candidate gene for developmental dyslexia (2017)
Scientific Reports
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Sleep quality during pregnancy: Associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms (2017)
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Pregnancy-related anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with visuospatial working memory errors during pregnancy (2017)
Journal of Affective Disorders
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Correlation between the Cogstate Computerized Measure and WAIS-IV among Birth Cohort Mothers (2017)
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))