Results of the Western Finland mental health survey

The 2011 survey

In the 2011 survey 4 618 people participated. Publications and reports of the survey will be presented here.

• Herberts, C., Aromaa, E., Björkvist, K., Forsman, A., Herberts, K., Nordmyr, J., Nyqvist, F., Salokangas, R., Tuulari, J., Wahlbeck, K., (2012). Western Finland Mental Health Survey 2011. Survey Methods. (pdf 480 KB). Raportti 39/2012. Tampere: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.

The 2008 survey

In the 2008 survey 5 109 people participated. The results of the survey are presented in the following publications and reports:

• Aromaa, E., Tolvanen, A., Tuulari, J. & Wahlbeck, K. (2011)
  Personal stigma and use of mental health services among people with depression in a general population in Finland.
  BMC Psychiatry, 11, 52.
• Aromaa, E., Tolvanen, A., Tuulari, J. & Wahlbeck, K. (2011)
  Predictors of stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental disorders in a general population in Finland.
  Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 65,125-132.
• Forsman, A., Herberts, K., Aromaa, E., Tuulari, J. & Wahlbeck, K. (2009)
  Kohti pohjalaista hyvinvointia: Mielenterveyttä koskeva kyselytutkimus 2008: Menetelmäraportti. (PDF 7,52 MB)
  Avauksia 3/2009. Helsinki: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.
  Description of the 2008 survey, questions and instruments used in Finnish.
• Forsman, A., Nyqvist, F., Wahlbeck, K. (2011)
  Cognitive components of social capital and mental health status among older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study.
  Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 39, 757-65.
• Forsman, A., Herberts, C., Nyqvist, F., Wahlbeck, K., Schierenbeck, I. (2011)
  Understanding the role of social capital for mental well-being among older adults (unpublished).

The 2005 survey

In the 2005 survey 5 504 people participated. The results of the survey are presented in the following publications and reports:

• Aromaa, E., Tolvanen, A., Tuulari, J. & Wahlbeck, K. (2010)
  Attitudes towards people with mental disorders: The psychometric characteristics of a Finnish questionnaire.
  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45, 265-273.
• Aromaa, E., Tuulari, J., Herberts, K. & Wahlbeck, K. (2007)
  Pohjalaisen väestön suhtautuminen masennukseen ja mielen hoitamiseen. (PDF 86,5 KB)
  Suomen Lääkärilehti, 62, 788–789.
• Aspvik, U., Kiikkala, I. & Lassila A. (2007)
  Mielenterveyspalvelujen kehittäminen kansalaisten ehdotusten perusteella. (PDF 48,1 KB)
  Suomen Lääkärilehti, 62, 794–795.
• Eriksson, S. (2007) (Master’s thesis in Swedish) Socialt kapital– med fokus på kvinnors och mäns sociala relationer och sociala stöd. (Social capital – with focus on women’s and men’s social relationships and social support).
  Conducted within Social Politics at the Faculty of Social- and Caring Sciences, Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa, Finland. 
• Herberts, K., Wahlbeck, K., Aromaa, E. & Tuulari, J. (2006)
  Enkät om mental hälsa 2005. Metodbeskrivning. (PDF 1,5 MB)
  Diskussionsunderlag 13/2006. Helsinki: Stakes.
  Description of the 2005 survey, questions and instruments used in Swedish.
• Tuulari, J., Aromaa, E., Herberts, K. & Wahlbeck, K. (2007)
  Pohjalainen masennus ja hakeutuminen hoitoon. (PDF 55,1 KB)
  Suomen Lääkärilehti, 62, 790–791.