Finnish Adoption Study (FinAdo)

 

Contact Doc. Helena Lapinleimu

040- 486 8968

 

 

Principal Investigators:

 

Helena Lapinleimu, MD, PhD, Docent, Pediatrician, University of Turku and the University Central Hospital of Turku, Turku, Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jari Sinkkonen, MD, PhD, Docent, specialist in Child Psychiatry, Finland and Save the Children Association Finland, Helsinki, and University of Turku, Turku Finland (Survey Study, consultant in Follow-up Study)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marko Elovainio, PhD, Professor, University of Helsinki and National Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team members:

 

 

Hanna Raaska, MD, specialist in Child Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, and Turku University, Turku, Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanna Mäkipää, RN, MSc, researcher, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland (Survey Study)

 

Jaakko Matomäki, PhD, biostatistian, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland

 

Marjo Flykt, PsM, psychologist, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland (Follw-up study)

 

Eeva Aronen, MD, PhD, Professor, specialist in Child Psychiatry , Helsinki University Central Hospital (Sleep Research)

 

Arja Voutilainen, MD, PhD, specialist in Child Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (Neurological Research)

 

Laura Korhonen, MD, PhD, Docent, specialist in Child Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (Survey Study)

 

Ongoing Doctoral Dissertations:

 

Hanna Raaska, MD., specialist in Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Aino Launis, MA, speech therapist, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Niina Rita, PsM, psykologist, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Anna-Riitta Heikkilä, MD, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maarit Koskinen, MA, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

Pia Eriksson, MA, social worker, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

 

 

 

 

Other Dissertations:

 

University of Turku, Finland: Iina Jalonen, Terhi Granlund, Kirsi Alho, Anna-Kaisa Mero

University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Thomas Nukarinen, Simo Kukkonen

 

 

 

Co-workers of the study:

 

Janna Saarela MD, PhD, Docent, Institute of molecular medicine in Finland, Helsinki, Finland (genetic studies, metabolomics)

 

Aulikki Lano, MD, PhD, specialist in Child Neurology, University Central Hospital of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (neurological tests of the children)

 

Suvi Stolt, docent, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (language studies)

 

Riitta Parkkola, MD, PhD, specialist of neuroradiology, University Central Hospital of Tampere, Tampere, Finland (brain imaging),

 

Hasse Karlsson, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (director of the control cohort, FINNBRAIN –study),

 

Marjukka Pajulo, MD, PhD, Docent, specialist in Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (assessment of parental mentalization capacity)

 

Christina Salmivalli, Professor, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (school bullying)

 

Marja Vauras, Professor and Niina Junttila, PsD, docent, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, (Family Functioning Style)

 

Diane F. Halpern, Professor, McKenna College, Claremont, USA (KCAQ-Attachment –method)

 

Zeynep Biringen, Professor, Colorado State University, USA, (EA-method)

 

Tatu Lope, MD, researcher, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (Survey Study)

 

Piia Björn, MSc, docent, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland (Survey Study)

 

 

Design Marko Elovainio