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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Association of depression and anxiety with different aspects of dental anxiety in pregnant mothers and their partners (2019)
- Community Dentistry and Oral EpidemiologyPsychoneuroendocrinology
Satu M. Lahti, Mimmi M. Tolvanen, Gerald Humphris, Ruth Freeman, Kari Rantavuori, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson
Associations of age and sex with brain volumes and asymmetry in 2–5-week-old infantsMaternal tiredness and cytokine concentrations in mid-pregnancy (2019)
- Brain Structure and FunctionJournal of Psychosomatic Research
S. J. Lehtola, J. J. Tuulari, L. Karlsson, R. Parkkola, H. Merisaari, J. Saunavaara, T. Lähdesmäki, N. M. Scheinin, H. Karlsson
Gut microbiota composition is associated with temperament traits in infants (2019)
- Brain, Behavior, and ImmunityDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Anna-Katariina Aatsinki, Leo Lahti, Henna-Maria Uusitupa, Eveliina Munukka, Anniina Keskitalo, Saara Nolvi, Siobhain O'Mahony, Sami Pietilä, Laura L. Elo, Erkki Eerola, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson
Hemodynamic responses to emotional speech in two-month-old infants imaged using diffuse optical tomography (2019)
- Scientific Reports
Shekhar S, Maria A, Kotilahti K, Huotilainen M, Heiskala J, Tuulari JT, Hirvi P, Karlsson L, Karlsson H, Nissilä I
How maternal pre- and postnatal symptoms of depression and anxiety affect early mother-infant interaction? (2019)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Hetti Hakanen, Marjo Flykt, Eija Sinervä, Saara Nolvi, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Juho Pelto, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Riikka Korja
Larger Newborn Left Amygdala Volume Predicts Poorer Working Memory in Toddlerhood (2019)
- Biological Psychiatry
Nolvi S, Tuulari JJ, Eskola E, Scheinin NM, Lehtola S, Keskinen M, Merisaari H, Saunavaara J, Korja R, Bridgett DJ, Parkkola R, Karlsson L, Karlsson H
Maternal Pre- and Postnatal Anxiety Symptoms and Infant Attention Disengagement from Emotional Faces (2019)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Eeva-Leena Kataja, Linnea Karlsson, Christine E. Parsons, Juho Pelto, Henri Pesonen, Tuomo Häikiö, Jukka Hyönä, Saara Nolvi, Riikka Korja, Hasse Karlsson
Maternal Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Is Associated With Sexually Dimorphic Alterations in Amygdala Volume in 4-Year-Old Children (2019)
- Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceEuropean Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Henriette Acosta, Jetro J. Tuulari, Noora M. Scheinin, Niloofar Hashempour, Olli Rajasilta, Tuomas I. Lavonius, Juho Pelto, Virva Saunavaara, Riitta Parkkola, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson
Maternal prenatal hair cortisol is associated with prenatal depressive symptom trajectories (2019)
Paula Mustonen, Linnea Karlsson, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Noora M. Scheinin, Susanna Kortesluoma, Bárbara Coimbra, Ana João Rodrigues, Nuno Sousa, Hasse Karlsson
(2019)
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)
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)
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