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Introduction
My primary research interests concern the interactions between service users and professionals throughout the mental health service system. I am also trained and practice as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. I serve as chairperson for the Finnish Association of Integrative Psychotherapy and member of the Finnish Psychological Association’s professional section for adult mental health and substance abuse work.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
January 2008 - March 2021
Position
- Medical Professional
Description
- From 2008 to 2020 I worked within various in-patient and out-patient settings in psychiatric services. My main experience is with individuals suffering from suicidal behaviors, mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, and/or first-episode psychosis, but I have worked with the variety of issues presenting for specialised mental health care.
September 2018 - August 2024
Private practice
Position
- Psychotherapist/Psychotherapist-in-training
Description
- In my small private practice I work with couples and individuals within an integrative, constructionist psychotherapy framework.
September 2020 - December 2022
Position
- Project Specialist
Description
- From 2020 to 2022 I was involved in the large scale project to improve access to psychosocial treatment in primary health care services in Finland (Terapiat etulinjaan). My responsibilites included, e.g., designing trainings for professionals and supporting professionals in supervisory roles.
Education
March 2017 - September 2024
September 2003 - March 2010
September 2003 - January 2010
Publications
Publications (9)
Background
Suicidal persons’ contacts with services present a key opportunity for suicide prevention. However, interventions by services are not always effective. A deeper understanding of suicidal service users’ agency and its implications may facilitate the provision of meaningful responses to help-seeking during suicidal crises. This abductive s...
There is a significant body of research on the epidemiology of suicidal behavior in Finland, along with some important findings on the timing and nature of healthcare contacts among individuals in suicidal crises or near suicidal death. However, the subjective meanings these services hold for service users have rarely been explored.
The current r...
ABSTRACT
Background
A history of attempted suicide is the most significant predictor of suicidal death. Several brief interventions aimed at tertiary suicide prevention have been investigated in clinical trials. However, suicide attempt survivors’ experiences of such interventions have rarely been reported.
Objective
To explore how suicide atte...
In the Open Dialogue (OD) based psychiatric services adolescent patients receive less medication and are more often treated within an outpatient setting as compared to standard services. An evaluation of the possible risks of implementing OD are required. The aim of this longitudinal register-based study was to evaluate how treatment under OD is as...
Objective
Knowledge of the effectiveness and limits of the suitability of brief interventions in suicide prevention is greatly needed. We investigated subgroup differences and predictors for suicide re-attempts within a clinical trial population recruited for a brief intervention to prevent re-attempts.
Methods
Consenting adult patients receiving...
Background
Suicide attempt survivors are at high risk of re-attempts and suicide death. Previous research has shown that service users’ experiences of post-attempt care are related to future treatment engagement and re-attempts. In-depth understanding of how current services meet service users’ needs in the period immediately following a suicide at...
Background:
ASSIP (Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program) is a brief psychotherapeutic intervention found remarkably effective in reducing rate of suicide attempt repetition in the pivotal study in Bern, Switzerland. We compared effectiveness of the ASSIP to usual crisis counselling (CC) in a randomized trial (ISRCTN13464512).
Methods:
Ad...
Introduction:
The Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP) is a brief psychotherapeutic intervention, and a pivotal study found it to be remarkably effective in reducing repeat suicide attempts.
Objective:
To compare the effectiveness of ASSIP to crisis counseling (CC) in a randomized clinical trial (ISRCTN13464512).
Methods:
Adult...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT (Original article in Finnish)
Service-user experiences of attempted suicide can guide clinicians
Attempted suicide is a major risk factor for suicide death. Qualitative studies on the lived experience of a suicide attempt or attempts are an important guide to clinicians, as they can help improve both staff attitudes and quality o...
