Sökning: "Recurrent depression"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden Recurrent depression.
1. Hypocortisolism in recurrent affective disorders
Sammanfattning : Bipolar disorders and recurrent depressions are two common psychiatric disorders with a life time prevalence of approximately 1% and 8%, respectively. Despite treatment these patients suffer from affective symptoms up to 50% of the time, resulting in lower well-being. LÄS MER
2. Adolescents with Depression Grown up : Education, Intimate Relationships, Mental Health, and Personality
Sammanfattning : Unipolar depression, estimated to be the leading contributor to burden of disease in middle- and high-income countries, often has an onset in adolescence. The disorder is associated with substantial role impairment and is highly recurrent. This raises questions about both subsequent mental health and social outcome. LÄS MER
3. On the threshold of adulthood : Recurrent phenomena and developmental tasks during the period of young adulthood
Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to investigate the own narratives told by young adults in the age group 18 to 25 years old about strains in life, ideas about the background to these, and attitudes now and in an imagined future. The emerging recurrent phenomena form the basis for a deeper understanding of the developmental tasks of young adults. LÄS MER
4. Aspects of management of depression in primary care - use of a self-assessment instrument
Sammanfattning : Aim: The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate effects of recurrent use of a self-assessment instrument in general practitioner (GP) consultations with the patient with depression in the primary care clinical context. Does the use of self-assessment instruments have an effect on depression course, as well as quality of life, well-being, anti-depressant medication use, sick leave, work ability, and health care use in a long-term perspective? Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder and leading cause of disability and is among the most common reasons for sick leave. LÄS MER
5. Adolescents with Depression Followed up : Prognostic Significance of Somatic Symptoms and Their Need of In-Patient Care
Sammanfattning : A dualist approach that distinguishes between mind and body is still the norm in Western medicine. Although we now know that physical and mental health are related in adults, little is known about if, or with what mechanisms, mental illnesses or depression early in life, will affect future physical and psychological health. LÄS MER
