Mental Health Related Publications

Publications of Mental Health Promotion Unit and its predecessor, the Mental Health Group of STAKES.

Mental health issues in Finland

Plan for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work - Proposals of the Mieli 2009 working group to develop mental health and substance abuse work until 2015. (pdf 380 KB). Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Reports 2010:5.

Wahlbeck, Kristian; Manderbacka, Kristiina; Vuorenkoski, Lauri; Kuusio, Hannamaria; Luoma, Minna-Liisa and Widström, Eeva. (2008) Quality and equality of access to healthcare services. HealthQUEST country report for Finland. (pdf 598 KB). Reports 1/2008. Helsinki: STAKES.

Koskinen, Seppo; Aromaa, Arpo; Huttunen, Jussi; Teperi, Juha (2006) Health in Finland (pdf 2 MB). KTL, STAKES and Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Pirkola, Sami and Sohlman, Britta. (Eds.), (2005) Atlas of Mental Health; Statistics from Finland (pdf 385 KB). Helsinki: STAKES.

Upanne, Maila, (2001) Professional Paradigms of Suicide Prevention: Evolving a Conceptual Model (pdf 14 MB). Research report 121. 2001. Helsinki: STAKES.

Quality Recommendation for Mental Health Services (pdf 323 KB). Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Handbooks 2001:13.

Upanne, Maila; Hakanen, Mari and Rautava, Maria, (1999)  Can Suicide Be Prevented? The Suicide Project in Finland 1992-1996: Goals, Implementat ion and Evaluation (pdf 508 KB). Helsinki: STAKES.

Mental health issues in Europe

Lehtinen, Ville, (2008)  Building Up Good Mental Health. Guidelines based on existing knowledge. (pdf 1,4 MB). Helsinki: STAKES.

Wahlbeck Kristian & Mäkinen Mia. (Eds). (2008) Prevention of depression and suicide. Consensus paper. (pdf, 288 KB).Luxembourg. European Communities.

Sakharova, Olga; Gurovich, Isaac and Wahlbeck, Kristian, (2007) Mental Health Indicators in Russia. A Study of the Availability of European Indicators for the MINDFUL Project (pdf 1,13 MB). Reports 13/2007. Helsinki: STAKES.

Lavikainen,Juha; Fryers, Tom and Lehtinen, Ville. (Eds.), (2006)  Improving Mental Health in Europe - Proposal of the MINDFUL project (pdf 1,67 MB). Helsinki: STAKES.

Azueta, Izaskun; Katila-Nurkka, Ulla and Lehtinen, Ville, (2003) Bilbao Final Report (pdf 1,04MB).ental Health in Europe, New Challenges New opportunities Report from a European Conference 9-11 October 2003, Bilbao, Spain. Themes 3/2004.

Lavikainen, Juha; Lahtinen, Eero and Lehtinen, Ville, (2001) Public Health Approach on Mental Health in Europe (pdf 553 KB). Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, European Commission and STAKES.

Korkeila, Jyrki, (2001)  Minimum Data Set of European Mental Health Indicators (pdf 117 KB). European Commission and STAKES.

Juha, Lavikainen; Eero, Lahtinen and Ville, Lehtinen (Eds.), (2001)  Proceedings of the European Conference on Promotion of Mental Health and Social Inclusion (pdf 1,04 MB). Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, European Commission and Stakes. Reports 2001:3.

Juha, Lavikainen; Eero, Lahtinen and Ville, Lehtinen (Eds.), (2001) European Mental Health Agenda: Future Perspectives, Seminar Report (pdf 132 KB). European Commission and Stakes. Themes from Finland. 2/2001.

Lavikainen, Juha (Ed.), (2001) Future Mental Health Challenges in Europe: The Impact of Other Policies on Mental Health (pdf 96 KB). Report of the consultative meeting, Brussels, 3-4 September 2001. Stakes.

Lavikainen, Juha; Lahtinen, Eero and Lehtinen, Ville. (Eds.), (2000) Public Health Action Framework on Mental Health (pdf 52 KB).

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and STAKES.Korkeila, Jyrki, (2000) Measuring Aspects of Mental Health (pdf 405 KB).European Commission and STAKES.

Lahtinen, Eero; Lehtinen, Ville; Riikonen, Eero and Ahonen, Juha. (Eds.), (1999) Framework for Promoting Mental Health in Europe (pdf 1,80 MB). Helsinki: STAKES.

Lehtinen, Ville; Riikonen, Eero and Lahtinen, Eero, (1997) Promotion of Mental Health on the European Agenda (pdf 289 KB). Helsinki: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and STAKES.

Other contributions

David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu and David McDaid, (2011)  Depression amids depression: Mental health effects of the ongoing recession. (pdf 925 KB). Background paper for the WHO/Euro "Impact of economic crises on mental health".

Peter Anderson, (2011) Economic crises and mental health and wellbeing. (pdf 2 MB). Background paper for the WHO/Euro "Impact of economic crises on mental health"Maastricht University.

Jané-Llopis Eva, Katschnig Heinz, McDaid David and Wahlbeck Kristian, (2010) Evidence in Public Mental Health - Commissioning, interpreting and making use of evidence on mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention: an everyday primer. (pdf 2,5 MB). Lisbon: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge.

Wahlbeck, Kristian, (2009) Background Document for the Thematic Conference on Prevention of Depression and Suicide. (pdf 607 KB). Luxembourg: European Communities. © European Communities.

Wahlbeck Kristian, Awolin Mareike, (2009) The Impact of Economic Crises on the Risk of Depression and Suicide. A literature review. (pdf 101 KB).Luxembourg: European Commission.

Wahlbeck Kristian, Huber Manfred, (2009) Access to Health Care for People with Mental Disorders in Europe. (pdf, 520 KB). European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research. Policy Brief.

Huber Manfred, Stanciole Anderson, Bremner Jeni, Wahlbeck Kristian, (2008)  Quality in and Equality of Access to Healthcare Services (pdf, 1,7 MB). Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Communities.

Tuori, Timo; Gissler, Mika; Wahlbeck Kristian, (2005)  Mental Health in the Nordic countries (pdf, 955 KB). NOMESCO. Health Statistics in the Nordic Countries 2005, Section B, 257-333.