Adjunct professor, clinical lecturer Sinikka Luutonen - UTU Research Portal

Sinikka Luutonen
Adjunct professor, clinical lecturer

- Docent,
Psychiatry (Department of Clinical Medicine)

sinluu@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5912-4612

Areas of expertise

Psychotherapy; general hospital psychiatry

Biography

- MD 1982

- specialist in geriatrics 1990

- PhD 1995

- specialist in psychiatry 1996

- psychotherapist 2004

- training psychotherapist 2007

- adjunct professor 2012

- clinical lecturer at the university of Turku since 1997

Research

My earliest interest in research was orthostatic hypotension in the field of geriatrics. Later on, after specializing in psychiatry, my research topics have been depression, psychosomatics and early psychosis.

Teaching

I teach medical students and residents in psychiatry. During the last years, my main interest in teaching has been psychotherapy. I am the leader of the psychotherapy training for residents in psychiatry and adolescent psychiatry at the university of Turku.

Publications

3 of 7

Determinants of costs of care for patients attending primary care (2017)
- Psychiatria Fennica
Salokangas Henri, From Tiina, Luutonen Sinikka, Hietala Jarmo, Salokangas Raimo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psykoterapeuttikoulutuksesta apua psykiatripulaan? (2017)
- Lääkärilehti
Luutonen S, Scheinin N, Heinimaa M, Hietala J
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Childhood Adversities and Suicidality in Clinical Samples (2016)
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Luutonen S, Salokangas RKR, Heinimaa M, From T, Hietala J
(Other publication)
Psychometric properties of the Trauma and Distress Scale, TADS, in an adult community sample in Finland (2016)
- European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Salokangas RKR, Schultze-Lutter F, Patterson P, von Reventlow HG, Heinimaa M, From T, Luutonen S, Hankala J, Kotimaki M, Tuominen L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Health-related quality of life during adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer (2014)
- Quality of Life Research
Sinikka Luutonen, Harri Sintonen, Teija Stormi, Eeva Salminen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psykiatrian kehityskulkuja Suomessa – kirjallisuusarvostelu (2014)
- Lääkärilehti
Sinikka Luutonen, Tuula Saleva
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Short-term functional outcome and premorbid adjustment in clinical high-risk patients. Results of the EPOS project (2014)
- European Psychiatry
Salokangas RKR, Heinimaa M, From T, Löyttyniemi E, Ilonen T, Luutonen S, Hietala J, Svirskis T, von Reventlow HG, Juckel G, Linszen D, Dingemans P, Birchwood M, Patterson P, Schultze-Lutter F, Ruhrman S, Klosterkötter J; the EPOS group
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Childhood trauma and distress experiences associate with psychotic symptoms in patients attending primary and psychiatric outpatient care – Results of the RADEP study (2013)
- European Psychiatry
Luutonen S, Tikka M, Karlsson H, Salokangas RKR
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Childhood trauma and premorbid adjustment among individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis and normal control subjects (2013)
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Tikka Maria, Luutonen Sinikka, Ilonen Tuula, Tuominen Lauri, Kotimäki Mika, Hankala Juha, Salokangas Raimo K R
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fullness of life and functional outcome in clinical high-risk patients – Results of the EPOS project (2013)
- Psychiatria Fennica
Salokangas RK, From T, Heinimaa M, Ilonen T, Luutonen S, Hietala J, Svirskis T, von Reventlow HG, Juckel G, Linszen D, Dingemans P, Birchwood M, Patterson P, Ruhrmann S, Klosterkötter J, the EPOS Group
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)