Johannes Lieslehto
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Division of Insurance Medicine at CNS
- Mental health and social integration (Mente) – Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz's research group
About me
I am an affiliated researcher at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, working in Professor Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz’s MENTE group. I also collaborate closely with Professor Jari Tiihonen and Senior Researcher Heidi Taipale on our joint research projects.
Research
My research integrates expertise in forensic psychiatry and psychopharmacology with both academic and clinical perspectives, with a primary focus on applying artificial intelligence in psychiatry. I am particularly interested in improving diagnostic accuracy, tailoring treatment strategies, and predicting clinical risks. A major line of my work lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and pharmacoepidemiology, aiming to generate insights that are directly relevant to clinical practice and to the lives of individuals with psychiatric disorders. The overarching goal is to improve patient care and outcomes by developing AI-based tools that support risk detection and treatment planning. In addition, I investigate the use of large language models for analyzing real-world patient records, with the long-term aim of reducing clinician workload, especially in documentation and reporting tasks.
Articles
- Journal article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;152(4):299-307Niskanen M; Kaerkkaeinen O; Taipale H; Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Hamina A
- Journal article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025Vaurio O; Tiihonen J; Lahteenvuo M; Lieslehto J
- Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2025;81:103108Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lahteenvuo M; Kautzky A; Akhtar A; Armannsdottir B; Leucht S; Correll CU; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(16):1-11Armannsdottir B; Taipale H; Akhtar A; Kautzky A; Bjorkenstam E; Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Amin R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(10):e2438358Hamina A; Taipale H; Lieslehto J; Laehteenvuo M; Tanskanen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tiihonen J
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2024;339:116012Luykx JJ; Tanskanen A; Lahteenvuo M; Manu P; Correll CU; Hasan A; Lieslehto J; Taipale H; Tiihonen J
- Article: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2024;23(2):276-284Taipale H; Lieslehto J; Laehteenvuo M; Hamina A; Tanskanen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Paljaervi T; Solmi M; Cipriani A; Correll CU; Tiihonen J
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING. 2024;339:111790Konttajarvi T; Haapea M; Huhtaniska S; Bjornholm L; Miettunen J; Isohanni M; Penttila M; Murray GK; Koponen H; Vernon AC; Jaaskelainen E; Lieslehto J
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(3):e240640Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Laehteenvuo M; Leucht S; Correll CU; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2024;3:104425Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lähteenvuo M; Kautzky A; Akhtar A; Ármannsdóttir B; Leucht S; Correll C; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2023;49(6):1568-1578Taipale M; Tiihonen J; Korhonen J; Popovic D; Vaurio O; Lahteenvuo M; Lieslehto J
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33(Supplement_2):ckad160.1496Rantanen N; Sanmark E; Oksanen L-M; Lieslehto J; Myllymäki T; Geneid A; Lallukka T
- Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;147(6):603-613Association of pharmacological treatments and real-world outcomes in borderline personality disorderLieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lahteenvuo M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(6):e2317130Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lahteenvuo M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;93(2):167-177Fiorito AM; Aleman A; Blasi G; Bourque J; Cao H; Chan RCK; Chowdury A; Conrod P; Diwadkar VA; Goghari VM; Guinjoan S; Gur RE; Gur RC; Kwon JS; Lieslehto J; Lukow PB; Meyer-Lindenberg A; Modinos G; Quarto T; Spilka MJ; Shivakumar V; Venkatasubramanian G; Villarreal M; Wang Y; Wolf DH; Yun J-Y; Fakra E; Sescousse G
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2023;14:1001085Popovic D; Wertz M; Geisler C; Kaufmann J; Lähteenvuo M; Lieslehto J; Witzel J; Bogerts B; Walter M; Falkai P; Koutsouleris N; Schiltz K
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2023;2:102444Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lähteenvuo M; Kautzky A; Akhtar A; Ármannsdóttir B; Leucht S; Correll C; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2023;2:103088Taipale H; Lieslehto J; Lähteenvuo M; Hamina A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Paljärvi T; Tiihonen J
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2023;2:103017Hamina A; Taipale H; Lieslehto J; Lähteenvuo M; Tanskanen A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tiihonen J
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2023;2:103032Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lähteenvuo M; Leucht S; Correll C; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2022;35(6):707-718Rantanen N; Lieslehto J; Oksanen L-MAH; Oksanen SA; Anttila V-J; Lehtonen L; Geneid A; Sanmark E
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(Supplement_3):ckac130.145Rantanen N; Lieslehto J; Oksanen L-M; Oksanen; Anttila V-J; Lehtonen L; Geneid A; Sanmark E
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(Suppl 3)Mental well-being of healthcare workers in two hospital districts with differing COVID-19 incidence : Noora RantanenRantanen N; Lieslehto J; Oksanen L-MAH; Oksanen SA; Anttila V-J; Lehtonen L; Geneid A; Sanmark E
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):8055Lieslehto J; Rantanen N; Oksanen L-MAH; Oksanen SA; Kivimäki A; Paju S; Pietiäinen M; Lahdentausta L; Pussinen P; Anttila V-J; Lehtonen L; Lallukka T; Geneid A; Sanmark E
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2022;48(3):655-663Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lahteenvuo M; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2022;1:100845Lieslehto J; Tiihonen J; Lähteenvuo M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Tanskanen A; Taipale H
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING. 2021;6(7):692-705Saarinen A; Keltikangas-Järvinen L; Jääskeläinen E; Huhtaniska S; Pudas J; Tovar-Perdomo S; Penttilä M; Miettunen J; Lieslehto J
- Article: NPJ SCHIZOPHRENIA. 2021;7(1):32Lieslehto J; Jääskeläinen E; Kiviniemi V; Haapea M; Jones PB; Murray GK; Veijola J; Dannlowski U; Grotegerd D; Meinert S; Hahn T; Ruef A; Isohanni M; Falkai P; Miettunen J; Dwyer DB; Koutsouleris N
- Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):21559Tuovinen T; Kananen J; Rajna Z; Lieslehto J; Korhonen V; Rytty R; Mattila H; Huotari N; Raitamaa L; Helakari H; Elseoud AA; Krüger J; LeVan P; Tervonen O; Hennig J; Remes AM; Nedergaard M; Kiviniemi V
- Journal article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2020;46(Supplement_1):s290-s291Lieslehto J; Jääskeläinen E; Miettunen J; Isohanni M; Dwyer D; Koutsouleris N
- Journal article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2020;46(Suppl 1):S290-S291T157. THE COURSE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA-RELATED NEURAL FINGERPRINTS OVER NINE YEARS - A LONGITUDINAL POPULATION-BASED MACHINE LEARNING STUDYLieslehto J; Jääskeläinen E; Miettunen J; Isohanni M; Dwyer D; Koutsouleris N
- Journal article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING. 2020;297:111031Saarinen A; Lieslehto J; Kiviniemi V; Tuovinen T; Veijola J; Hintsanen M
- Journal article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2020;216:339-346Saarinen A; Lieslehto J; Kiviniemi V; Häkli J; Tuovinen T; Hintsanen M; Veijola J
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2020;216:14-23Saarinen AIL; Huhtaniska S; Pudas J; Björnholm L; Jukuri T; Tohka J; Granö N; Barnett JH; Kiviniemi V; Veijola J; Hintsanen M; Lieslehto J
- Journal article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING. 2019;292:54-61Lindholm P; Lieslehto J; Nikkinen J; Moilanen I; Hurtig T; Veijola J; Miettunen J; Kiviniemi V; Ebeling H
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2019;43(10):1995-2006Verdejo-Román J; Björnholm L; Muetzel RL; Torres-Espínola FJ; Lieslehto J; Jaddoe V; Campos D; Veijola J; White T; Catena A; Nikkinen J; Kiviniemi V; Järvelin M-R; Tiemeier H; Campoy C; Sebert S; El Marroun H
- Journal article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2019;45(4):835-845Lieslehto J; Kiviniemi VJ; Nordstrom T; Barnett JH; Murray GK; Jones PB; Paus T; Veijola J
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CIRCUMPOLAR HEALTH. 2019;78(1):1571382Miettunen J; Haapea M; Bjornholm L; Huhtaniska S; Juola T; Kinnunen L; Lehtiniemi H; Lieslehto J; Rautio N; Nordstrom T
- Journal article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2017;38(9):4470-4478Lieslehto J; Kiviniemi V; Maki P; Koivukangas J; Nordstrom T; Miettunen J; Barnett JH; Jones PB; Murray GK; Moilanen I; Paus T; Veijola J
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022Fiorito AM; Aleman A; Blasi G; Bourque J; Cao H; Chan RCK; Chowdury A; Conrod P; Diwadkar VA; Goghari VM; Guinjoan S; Gur RE; Gur RC; Kwon JS; Lieslehto J; Lukow PB; Meyer-Lindenberg A; Modinos G; Quarto T; Spilka MJ; Shivakumar V; Venkatasubramanian G; Villarreal M; Wang Y; Wolf DH; Yun J-Y; Fakra E; Sescousse G
- Review: HUMAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 2021;36(2)Isohanni M; Jaaskelainen E; Miller BJ; Hulkko A; Tiihonen J; Moeller H-J; Hartikainen S; Huhtaniska S; Lieslehto J
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027The number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in childhood or adulthood has strongly increased over the past decades. While research demonstrates that people with ASD are at risk of adverse health outcomes including preterm mortality, scientific knowledge on the pathways leading to adverse health outcomes and an increased health care consumption, along with the effectiveness of different pharmacotherapies, is limited.The overall aim is to characterize pathways to increased health care consumption and adverse health outcomes in individuals with ASD diagnosed in childhood, as compared to those diagnosed in adulthood, and to examine the influence of various individual factors as well as treatment effectiveness in lowering the risk of adverse health outcomes and elevated health care needs.Data and method: The studies build on linked register data in Sweden and Finland. The study populations in Sweden include 84,012 individuals diagnosed with ASD during 2003-2018 as well as two comparison groups: 1) individuals from the general populationand 2) full-siblings. Cutting edge methodology such as network- and machine learning models as well as novel methods in pharmacoepidemiology will be applied. The five-year project involves interdisciplinary collaboration including clinicians and epidemiologists.This project provides crucial scientific knowledge necessary to design optimal health care and pharmacological treatment for patients with ASD.
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027Cannabis use is increasing worldwide and also certain European countries plan to legalize or decriminalize cannabis. This will further increase use rates and also result into higher number of people with cannabis use disorder. Cannabis use in persons with severe mental disorders, namely schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, bipolar disorders and major depressive disorder, has been reported to adversely impact on illness course and associate with non-adherence to treatments. However, impacts of cannabis use disorder on long-term treatment outcomes in severe mental disorders are not known. The overall aim of this project is to investigate long-term treatment pathways and outcomes of patients with severe mental disorder and comorbid cannabis use disorder, to help in designing optimal health care for these patients. We aim to investigate healthcare service and medication use and work disability during first five years of illness, compared to patients with severe mental disorder without cannabis use disorder. We will also investigate risk of mortality and effectiveness of medications associated with decreased risk of illness relapse, and mortality. Finally, we will develop a prediction model for adverse clinical outcomes to help clinical practice to inform which patients are at the highest risk and in need of enhanced monitoring and effective interventions. Further, we will investigate whether treatment can be tailored based on the predicted risk level.