

Sami Pirkola
Professor, sosiaalipsykiatria
Tampere University
sami.pirkola [at] tuni.fi (sami[dot]pirkola[at]tuni[dot]fi)
phone number+358503187267
Latest publications
Miten nuorten itsemurhia voidaan ehkäistä?
Pirkola, S., Nieminen, V., Kataja, K., Helfer, A., Aaltonen, K. & Marttunen, M., 2026, In: Lääkärilehti. 81, 1, p. 35-38 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
A Scoping Review of the Current Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Diseases (Specifically COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and H1N1 Influenza) in Canadian Arctic Indigenous Communities
Kolahdooz, F., Jang, S. L., Deck, S., Ilkiw, D., Omoro, G., Rautio, A., Pirkola, S., Møller, H., Ferguson, G., Evengård, B., Mantla-Look, L., DeLancey, D., Corriveau, A., Irlbacher-Fox, S., Wagg, A., Roache, C., Rittenbach, K., Conter, H. J., Falk, R. & Sharma, S., 2025, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22, 1, 24 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
Communication access, public health information sources, and language preference during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indigenous communities in Northwest Territories, Canada
Harris, R., Kolahdooz, F., Omidimorad, A., Wagg, A., DeLancey, D., Kandola, K., Pirkola, S., Irlbacher-Fox, S., Corriveau, A. & Sharma, S., Nov 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 11, 11 p., e0330394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
High Adherence to COVID-19 Public Health Preventive Measures in Indigenous Communities in the Canadian Northwest Territories
Harris, R., Kolahdooz, F., Omidimorad, A., Wagg, A., Gotay, C., DeLancey, D., Kandola, K., Corriveau, A., Pirkola, S., Rautio, A., Irlbacher-Fox, S. & Sharma, S., 2025, In: Journal of Community Health. 50, 2, p. 218-226 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Household income and first psychiatric hospital admissions among children and adolescents
Nieminen, V., Suokas, K., Hakulinen, C., Autio, R. & Pirkola, S., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Lasten ja nuorten terapiatakuu - hyvä alku, mutta ei kokonaisratkaisu mielenterveysongelmien hoitoon
Marttunen, M. & Pirkola, S., 2025, In: Duodecim. 141, 15, p. 1177-1178 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Professional
Lifetime incidence and age of onset of mental disorders, and 12-month service utilization in primary and secondary care: A Finnish nationwide registry study
Suokas, K., Niemi, R., Gutvilig, M., J. McGrath, J., Komulainen, K., Suvisaari, J., Elovainio, M., Lumme, S., Pirkola, S. & Hakulinen, C., 6 Jun 2025, In: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 34, e31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Return to Work or Not: The Paths to Psychiatric Disability and Back
Rissanen, P., Pirkola, S., Näppilä, T., Karolaakso, T., Leppänen, H., Fröjd, S. & Autio, R., 11 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Revictimization and Mental Health Service Use in Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparison of Single and Multiple Reports Using Linked Police and Health Registers
Hisasue, T., Kruse, M., Hietamäki, J., Raitanen, J., Martikainen, V., Suokas, K., Rissanen, P. & Pirkola, S., 9 Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Socioeconomic status, antidepressant use, and return to work after disability due to common mental disorders
Leppänen, H., Kampman, O., Autio, R., Tanskanen, A., Taipale, H., Karolaakso, T., Rissanen, P., Näppilä, T. & Pirkola, S., 13 Jun 2025, In: European Psychiatry. 68, 1, e79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review