Administration
Co-operating institutions
The Helsinki Psychotherapy Study is a project carried out in co-operation between the Social Insurance Institution, the Biomedicum Helsinki, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, the National Public Health Institute, and the Rehabilitation Foundation. The study is mainly financed by the Social Insurance Institution, which is also responsible for executive management of the project. Social Insurance Institution resources have been allocated to computing, health economics, and psychological research. The study personnel are administratively part of the Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation, which is responsible for co-ordination of the study premises together with the Rehabilitation Foundation. The Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa is in charge of the clinical administration of study patients. Researchers from the National Public Health Institute's department of Health and Functional Capacity have been recruited for specialist assignments and consulted about issues related to epidemiology, statistical analysis, and statistical computing. The Rehabilitation Foundation has supported the study in its planning phase and has a major role in the research concerning work ability and social functioning. Some departments from various Finnish universities and independent researchers have also been involved in the study. A total of about 150 persons have had some professional role in the study; 71 of them were psychotherapists responsible for conducting the study treatments.
Surveillance of the project
- The project has been approved by the Helsinki University Central Hospital's ethics council.
- The interests of the patients are monitored by an external safety committee (members: Professor Jussi Huttunen (chairman), Professor Arpo Aromaa (secretary), Chief Physician Antti Huunan-Seppälä).
- The scientific level and progress of the project is monitored by an advisory board led by the Social Insurance Institution, Finland.
Members:- Mikael Forss, Director, Social Insurance Institution (chairman)
- Olavi Lindfors, Chief of study group, Biomedicum Helsinki (secretary)
- Arpo Aromaa, Professor, National Public Health Institute
- Timo Klaukka, Professor, Social Insurance Institution
- Paul Knekt, Professor, Social Insurance Institution
- Ville Lehtinen, Professor, Stakes, the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health
- Jouko Lönnqvist, Professor, National Public Health Institute
- Veijo Notkola, General Manager, Rehabilitation Foundation
- Kari Pylkkänen, Head Psychiatrist, FSHS, Finnish Student Health Service
- Raimo Raitasalo, Professor, Social Insurance Institution
- Matti Virkkunen, Professor, Psychiatric Clinic, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa
- Jouko Waal, Chief of Rehabilitation Department, Social Insurance Institution.
Responsible researchers
- Paul Knekt (Head of study; epidemiology and biometry)
- Olavi Lindfors (Chief of study group; data collection, psychology and psychotherapy)
- Mauri Marttunen (psychiatry)
- Aila Järvikoski (work ability and social functioning)
- Timo Maljanen (health economics)
- Raimo Raitasalo (psychology)
- Camilla Renlund (psychotherapy)
- Tommi Härkänen (statistics)
- Erkki Nenonen (data processing)
- Esa Virtala (statistical data processing)
Patient administration
- Antero Leppävuori (Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa)