MD, PhD Linnea Karlsson - UTU Research Portal

Linnea Karlsson
MD, PhD

- Professor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

linnea.karlsson@utu.fi

+358 40 744 5052

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

: A505

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-0176

FinnBrain

cohort studies; early life stress; prenatal stress; stress; depression; anxiety; child psychiatry; adolescent psychiatry; gut-brain axish

FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study; Centre for Population Health 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 currently (since July 2024) the PI pf the 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 adn early life 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 and continued as a professor of population health research, starting Octoberg 2023.

Public health

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Maternal prenatal hair cortisol is associated with prenatal depressive symptom trajectories (2019)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Paula Mustonen, Linnea Karlsson, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Noora M. Scheinin, Susanna Kortesluoma, Bárbara Coimbra, Ana João Rodrigues, Nuno Sousa, Hasse Karlsson
Maternal tiredness and cytokine concentrations in mid-pregnancy (2019)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Kaartinen M., Karlsson L., Paavonen E.J., Polo-Kantola P., Pelto J., Nousiainen N., Scheinin N.M., Maksimow M., Salmi M., Karlsson H.
Neural correlates of gentle skin stroking in early infancy (2019)
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Jetro J.Tuulari, Noora M.Scheinin, Satu Lehtola, Harri Merisaari, Jani Saunavaara, Riitta Parkkola, Isac Sehlstedt, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Malin Björnsdotter
Paternal early life stress and newborn brain development (2019)
- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Karlsson H, Merisaari H, Karlsson L, Scheinin NM, Parkkola R, Saunavaara J, Lahdesmaki T, Lehtola SJ, Keskinen M, Pelto J, Lewis JD, Tuulari JJ
Prenatal exposures and infant brain: Review of magnetic resonance imaging studies and a population description analysis (2019)
- Human Brain Mapping
Pulli E.P., Kumpulainen V., Kasurinen J.H., Korja R., Merisaari H., Karlsson L., Parkkola R., Saunavaara J., Lähdesmäki T., Scheinin N.M., Karlsson H., Tuulari J.J.
Prenatal maternal distress associates with a blunted cortisol response in rhinovirus-positive infants (2019)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Korhonen L., Kortesluoma S., Lukkarinen M., Peltola V., Pesonen H., Pelto J., Tuulari J., Lukkarinen H., Vuorinen T., Karlsson H., Karlsson L.
Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress and Offspring Risk for Recurrent Respiratory Infections (2019)
- Journal of Pediatrics
Laura S. Korhonen, Linnea Karlsson, Noora M. Scheinin, Riikka Korja, Mimmi Tolvanen, Jussi Mertsola, Ville Peltola, Hasse Karlsson
Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Gut microbiota composition is associated with temperament traits in infants (2019)
- Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Anna-Katariina Aatsinki, Leo Lahti, Eveliina Munukka, Anniina Keskitalo, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson
Sleep symptoms and long-term outcome in adolescents with major depressive disorder: a naturalistic follow-up study (2019)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Anna S. Urrila, Olli Kiviruusu, Henna Haravuori, Linnea Karlsson, Satu Viertiö, Jaana Suvisaari, Mauri Marttunen; The Adolescent Depression Study Group
Test-retest reliability of Diffusion Tensor Imaging metrics in neonates (2019)
- NeuroImage
Merisaari H., Tuulari J.J., Karlsson L., Scheinin N.M., Parkkola R., Saunavaara J., Lähdesmäki T., Lehtola S.J., Keskinen M., Lewis J.D., Evans A.C., Karlsson H.
The Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire Revised-2 (2019)
- European Journal of Psychological Assessment
Antonio Dellagiulia, Francesca Lionetti, Massimiliano Pastore, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Anja C. Huizink
Toddlers’ diurnal cortisol levels affected by out-of-home, center-based childcare and at-home, guardian-supervised childcare: comparison between different caregiving contexts (2019)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Katja Tervahartiala, Linnea Karlsson, Juho Pelto, Susanna Kortesluoma, Sirpa Hyttinen, Annarilla Ahtola, Niina Junttila, Hasse Karlsson
Trajectories of maternal pre- and postnatal anxiety and depressive symptoms and infant fear: Moderation by infant sex (2019)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Saara Nolvi, David J. Bridgett, Riikka Korja, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Niina Junttila, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson
Affective and non-affective touch evokes differential brain responses in 2-month-old infants (2018)
- NeuroImage
Jönsson EH, Kotilahti K, Heiskala J, Wassling-Backlund H, Olausson H, Croy I, Mustaniemi H, Hiltunen P, Tuulari JJ, Scheinin NM, Karlsson L, Karlsson H, Nissilä I
AUDIT and AUDIT-C as screening instruments for alcohol problem use in adolescents (2018)
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Liskola J., Haravuori H., Lindberg N., Niemelä S., Karlsson L., Kiviruusu O., Marttunen M.
Cohort Profile: The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (FinnBrain) (2018)
- International Journal of Epidemiology
Karlsson L, Tolvanen M, Scheinin NM, Uusitupa HM, Korja R, Ekholm E, Tuulari JJ, Pajulo M, Huotilainen M, Paunio T, Karlsson H; FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study Group
Education is the strongest socio-economic predictor of smoking in pregnancy (2018)
- Addiction
Juho Härkönen, Matti Lindberg, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Noora M. Scheinin
Emotional Processing in the First 2 Years of Life: A Review of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies (2018)
- Journal of Neuroimaging
Maria A, Shekhar S, Nissila I, Kotilahti K, Huotilainen M, Karlsson L, Karlsson H, Tuulari JJ
Exploring parental mentalization in postnatal phase with a self-report questionnaire (PRFQ): Factor structure, gender differences and association with sociodemographic factors. The Finn Brain Birth Cohort Study (2018)
- Psychiatry Research
Marjukka Pajulo, Mimmi Tolvanen, Nina Pyykkönen, Linnea Karlsson, Linda Mayese, Hasse Karlsson
Gut Microbiota Composition in Mid-Pregnancy Is Associated with Gestational Weight Gain but Not Prepregnancy Body Mass Index (2018)
- Journal of Women's Health
Aatsinki AK, Uusitupa HM, Munukka E, Pesonen H, Rintala A, Pietilä S, Lahti L, Eerola E, Karlsson L, Karlsson H