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Altered grey matter cortical and subcortical T1-weighted/T2-weighted ratio in premature-born adults

Microscopic studies in newborns and animal models indicate impaired myelination after premature birth, particularly for cortical myelination; however, it remains unclear whether such myelination impairments last into adulthood and – if so – are relevant for impaired cognitive performance. It has been suggested that the ratio of T1w and T2w MRI signal intensity (T1w/T2w ratio) is a proxy for myelin content. We hypothesized altered grey matter (GM) T1w/T2w ratio in premature-born adults, which is associated with lower cognitive performance after premature birth.

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March 24, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Congratulations to Dr Sabrina Twilhaar who has been awarded a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship

Dr Sabrina Twilhaar has been awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship for the RIPTIDE project with @WolkeDieter @warwickpsych & @othevenon @OECD to understand how positive development can be promoted in children born #preterm and full-term growing up in different contexts.

Dr Twilhaar will be joining my research group in 2022-2024.

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March 22, 2022adminLatest News

University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine to award 10 new honorary doctorates

Professor Dieter Wolke to be awarded the title of doctor honoris causa, the University of Helsinki’s highest recognition, in connection with the conferment ceremony of the Faculty of Medicine in summer 2022.

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March 16, 2022adminLatest News

Watch Professor Dieter Wolke’s interview on Sibling bullying

Bounce Together spoke with Developmental Psychologist, Dieter Wolke, the #2 world leader in the research and impacts of bullying, to explore how bullying behaviour can influence childhood development, mental health and quality of life.

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March 8, 2022adminLatest News

Professor Dieter Wolke to be given the rare honour of an Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki University in June 2022

On 10th June 2022 Professor Dieter Wolke will be promoted to Doctor Honoris Causa at the 2022 Conferment Ceremony by the University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine at the fifteenth ceremony in a 200 year old tradition.

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February 23, 2022adminLatest News

Demographic, clinical, and service-use characteristics related to the clinician’s recommendation to transition from child to adult mental health services

The service configuration with distinct child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) may be a barrier to continuity of care. Because of a lack of transition policy, CAMHS clinicians have to decide whether and when a young person should transition to AMHS. This study describes which characteristics are associated with the clinicians’ advice to continue treatment at AMHS.

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February 17, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Are Psychiatrists Trained to Address the Mental Health Needs of Young People Transitioning From Child to Adult Services? Insights From a European Survey

Background: In mental health, transition refers to the pathway of young people from child and adolescent to adult services. Training of mental health psychiatrists on transition-related topics offers the opportunity to improve clinical practice and experiences of young people reaching the upper age limit of child and adolescent care.

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February 9, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Maternal postpartum depressive symptoms partially mediate the association between preterm birth and mental and behavioral disorders in children

Preterm birth has been linked with postpartum depressive (PPD) disorders and high symptom levels, but evidence remains conflicting and limited in quality. It remains unclear whether PPD symptoms of mothers with preterm babies were already elevated before childbirth, and whether PPD symptoms mediate/aggravate the effect of preterm birth on child mental disorders.

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January 25, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Resilience in the face of peer victimization and perceived discrimination: The role of individual and familial factors

Peer victimization and discrimination are two related forms of social victimization.
However, the majority of studies only focus on one form or the other. This study investigates
resilience in victims of both these forms of violence.

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January 19, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Neuropsychological abilities underpinning academic attainment in children born extremely preterm

Children born extremely preterm (EP) have poorer academic attainment than their term-born peers. There is a need to identify the specific cognitive mechanisms that are associated with poor academic attainment in preterm populations to inform the development of intervention strategies.

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January 13, 2022adminLatest News, Publications