ArticleScandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology2021
Changes over time in mental health symptoms among adolescents in Tampere, Finland.
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- Informal Coercion Experienced by Adolescents in Mental Health Care-A Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: International Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Attempt in Youth.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Did national implementation of interpersonal counseling improve adolescent depression treatment pathways in primary care? Protocol for a longitudinal cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Time Trends in Adolescent School Absences and Associated Bullying Involvement Between 2000 and 2019: A Nationwide Study.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Adolescent Interpersonal Behaviours and Mental Health Across Two Swedish Cohorts: 15-Year Trends and One-Year Bidirectional Associations in a Mixed-Methods Study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Temporal changes in the associations between diagnosed psychiatric disorders and dropping out of school early.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Social anxiety in Finnish adolescents from 2013 to 2021: change from pre-COVID-19 to COVID-19 era, and mid-pandemic correlates.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health problems are common in adolescence and seeking help for them is becoming more common. Referrals to adolescent mental healthcare have recently increased in Finland.
objectiveTo examine time trends in internalizing and externalizing mental health symptoms among Finnish adolescents.
methodA time-trend school survey was conducted among 9
resultsCompared to the period 2002-03, prevalence of externalizing symptoms decreased in the period 2012-13 and further in 2018-19. The prevalence of internalizing symptoms did not change significantly between 2002-03 and 2012-13; however, in 2018-19, depression, social anxiety, general anxiety, poor subjective health, stress symptoms among boys, and poor self-esteem increased compared to earlier time periods. The increases were more marked among girls. However, suicidal ideation did not increase in 2018-19 compared to earlier time periods.
conclusionWhereas the prevalence of externalizing symptoms decreased among Finnish adolescents between 2002-03 and 2018-19, the prevalence of internalizing symptoms increased between 2012-13 and 2018-19. To help to understand the causes of these increases and to prevent internalizing problems, further research on the underlying causes is needed.
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