Sökning: "chronic benign pain"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden chronic benign pain.

1. 1. Psychosomatic aspects on diabetes and chronic pain Alexithymia, depression and salivary cortisol The Affect School and Script Analysis Therapy

   Författare :Eva Melin; Lund Medicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; Alexithymia; anxiety; chronic benign pain; diabetes mellitus; midnight salivary cortisol; HbA1c; RCT; Affect School; Basic Body Awareness; psychosomatics.;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores links between psyche and soma in diabetes and in chronic benign pain (CBP). Interventions with Affect School and Script Analysis (ASSA) compared to Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) are tried. In a feasibility and treatment efficacy study we offered ASSA to 59 patients with CBP, and 54 (92%) completed. LÄS MER

3. 2. Illness, disease, sickness : clinical factors, concepts of pain and sick leave patterns among immigrants in primary health care : effects of different therapeutic approaches

   Författare :Monica Löfvander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Immigrants; general practice; psykosocial stress; chronic pain; concepts; cross-cultural psychiatry; cognitive; sick leave; language; depression; social adjustment; psychosomatic disorders; qualitative research.;

   Sammanfattning : The outer framework for this thesis is the high rate of disability pensions among some immigrant groups in Sweden. The general aim for the research has been to understand the phenomena of illness, disease and sickness certification in immigrants from a primary care perspective and to test the effects on well-being and sickness certification of different therapeutic approaches. LÄS MER

4. 3. Gallbladder and pancreatic disease in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

   Författare :Karouk Said; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Cholecystitis; gallbladder; ejection fraction; magnetic resonance imaging; pancreatic duct; chronic pancreatitis; thioredoxin; Immunohistochemical staining;

   Sammanfattning : The aims of this study were to assess the occurrence of gallbladder abnormalities and dysfunction, to evaluate clinically useful biomarkers for premalignancy and malignancy in gallbladder epithelium and to assess presence of pancreatic duct changes and early pancreatic abnormalities in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). In paper I and III we investigated presence of gallbladder abnormalities in 286 patients with PSC treated at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, between 1970 and 2005. LÄS MER

5. 4. Collagenous colitis : A study of epidemiology, etiology, clinical features and treatment

   Författare :Johan Bohr; Robert Löfberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : Collagenous colitis (CC) is characterised clinically by chronic watery diarrhoea and histopathologically by an increased submucosal collagen layer. An epidemiologic study of CC during 1984 to 1993 showed a female:male ratio of 9:1. The median age at diagnosis was 64 (28-78) years. The prevalence was 15. LÄS MER

7. 5. Treatment aspects, prognostic factors and outcome measures of lymphatic malformations

   Författare :Nader Ghaffarpour; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are structural defects in the lymphatic vessels. LMs are histologically benign lesions, however, due to localization, size and unexpected swelling, they may cause serious complications that threaten vital functions such as compression on the airways. LÄS MER