Essi Salama - UTU Research Portal

Essi Salama

Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

essala@utu.fi

Publications

Measuring adverse childhood experiences by interviewing children at 9 and 10 years of age : Prevalence, concordance with mother-reports, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and subjective experience of being asked about adverse childhood experiences in FinnBrain Birth cohort study (2025)
- Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Karlsson, Linnea; Sinisalo, Susanne; Autere, Tuomo-Artturi; Perasto, Laura; Juusola, Aino; Salama, Essi; Aatsinki, Anna-Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fostering trust and understanding in social and healthcare services with migrant-origin parents: qualitative focus-group interviews of foreign-born mothers living in Finland (2024)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Kankaanpää Saija-Liisa, Lehti Venla, Solin Pia, Salama Essi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lapsen mielenterveys - miten huomioidaan maahanmuuttotausta? (2023)
- Duodecim
Parviainen Heidi, Kankaanpää Saija-Liisa, Salama Essi
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Päihteiden käyttö ja mielenterveys Suomessa asuvien venäläis-, somali- ja kurditaustaisten keskuudessa (2022)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
Salama Essi
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Substance use, affective symptoms, and suicidal ideation among Russian, Somali, and Kurdish migrants in Finland (2022)
- Transcultural Psychiatry
Salama Essi, Castaneda Anu E, Suvisaari Jaana, Rask Shadia, Laatikainen Tiina, Niemelä Solja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Use of benzodiazepine and related drugs in migrants and Finnish-born persons: a nationwide register-based study (2022)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Lehti Venla, Salama Essi, Niemelä Solja, Tanskanen Antti, Gissler Mika, Suvisaari Jaana, Taipale Heidi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Is substance use of any substance? Study on substance use and mental health on Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin populations in Finland (2021) Salama Essi
(G5 Article dissertation )
Migrants Are Underrepresented in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services-Survey and Register-Based Findings of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish Origin Adults in Finland (2020)
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Castaneda AE, Cilenti K, Rask S, Lilja E, Skogberg N, Kuusio H, Salama E, Lahti J, Elovainio M, Suvisaari J, Koskinen S, Koponen P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Pre-migration traumatic experiences, post-migration perceived discrimination and substance use among Russian and Kurdish migrants-a population-based study (2020)
- Addiction
Essi S. Salama, Anu E. Castaneda, Eero Lilja, Jaana Suvisaari, Shadia Rask, Tiina Laatikainen, Solja Niemelä
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effectiveness of non-medical health worker-led counselling on psychological distress: a randomized controlled trial in rural Nepal (2019)
- Global Mental Health
Markkula N, Lehti V, Adhikari P, Pena S, Heliste J, Mikkonen E, Rautanen M, Salama E, Guragain B
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The prevalence of substance use among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants in Finland: a population-based study (2018)
- BMC Public Health
Essi Salama, Solja Niemelä, Jaana Suvisaari, Tiina Laatikainen, Päivikki Koponen, Anu E Castaneda
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)