Department of Psychiatry, University & University Hospital of Oulu organizes a seminar in cooperation with the Oulu Brain & Mind network, and Neurocenter Finland. We warmly welcome you to the New Frontiers for Prevention Psychiatry ”Intervening in childhood to improve life-long mental health trajectories, adult functioning and social inclusion” Seminar on the 22nd of February 2024, from 8:30 am to 4 pm.
The seminar will be organized in a hybrid format, through Microsoft Teams and in-person attendance at Peltolantie 17, 90210 Oulu, Psychiatry clinic, Lecture Hall 1, PT1 building. This seminar will be in English and the seminar is free of charge.
Register for the event here!
Register for the event no later than 19.2. (on-site participants)
About the seminar
Prediction and prevention of mental ill health is a major focus of psychiatric research. Cross-sectional research examining alterations in illness versus absence of illness only captures a small proportion of the story. Thus, longitudinal investigation of mental health trajectories is crucial to explore predictors of mental ill health present in childhood prior to the onset of full illness. This symposium will bring together talks from experts in the field discussing topics ranging from registry studies to neuroscience to identify new opportunities to address unmet needs, promote life-long well-being and social inclusion, and ultimately pathways to the prevention of mental illness.
Programme
Chair Juha Veijola
8:30-9:00 Coffee
9:00-9:10 Osmo Tervonen: Opening words
9:10 – 10:00 Ian Kelleher: Prevention psychiatry for children and adolescents
10:00 – 10:30 Jenni Leppänen & Valentina Kieseppä: Gene Environment Interactions in Mental Health Trajectories of Youth (Youth- GEMS)
10:30 – 11:00 Ulla Lång: Predicting later severe mental illness in adolescent psychiatry patients
11:00 – 11:30 Colm Healy: Adult psychiatric outcomes for young people who attended child and adolescent mental health services
11:30 – 12:15 Lunch
12:15 – 13:00 Kaisa Riala: Psychiatric disorders, criminality, and psychotropic medication use among former adolescent psychiatric inpatients. A population-based follow-up study from in Northern Finland
13:00 – 13:45 Tiina Riekki: Specific adolescent prodromal symptoms associated with the onset of psychosis in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986
13:45 – 14:00 Coffee & Discussion
14:00 – 14:45 Tuula Hurtig: ADHD symptoms during adolescence and the risk of mental disorders later in life
14:45 – 15:30 Lassi Björnholm: The impact of anxiety in adolescence on the development of brain white matter
15:30 – 16:00 Questions & Discussion
16:00 Event ends
More information:
Jenni Leppänen
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oulu
jenni.leppanen@oulu.fi
Hanna Holappa
Marketing designer, Oulu Brain & Mind
hanna.holappa@oulu.fi
Youth-GEMs https://youth-gems.eu/