Sökning: "psychiatric genetics"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 36 avhandlingar innehållade orden psychiatric genetics.

1. 11. Frontotemporal dementia - symptoms and brain pathology

   Författare :Maria Landqvist; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; genetics; neuropsychiatric symptoms; protein pathology; clinical diagnosis; neuropathology; biomarkers; Frontotemporal dementia;

   Sammanfattning : Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the clinical term for a heterogeneous group of dementia disorders with symptoms emerging from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). FTD encompasses the behavioural variant (bvFTD) and the progressive aphasias: progressive non-fluent aphasia (PNFA) and semantic dementia (SD). LÄS MER

3. 12. Finding Genes for Schizophrenia

   Författare :Karolina Åberg; Elena Jazin; Eva Lindholm; Eric Sobel; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; psychiatric genetics; QKI; large pedigree; haplotype investigation; mRNAexpression; genetic linkage; myelin; HTR2C; Biology; Biologi;

   Sammanfattning : Schizophrenia is one of our most common psychiatric diseases. It severely affects all aspects of psychological functions and results in loss of contact with reality. No cure exists and the treatments available today produce only partial relief for disease symptoms. LÄS MER

4. 13. On the influence of dopamine-related genetic variation on dopamine-related disorders

   Författare :Olle Bergman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :dopamine; neurodevelopment; amygdala; schizophrenia; Parkinson s disease; social anxiety disorder; ADHD; PITX3; LMX1A; LMX1B; BDNF; DAT; SNP; genes; genetics; BDNF;

   Sammanfattning : Rationale: Dopamine synthesizing neurons are involved in a wide variety of functions. The most prominent dopamine pathways originate in the midbrain. The development, function and survival of these dopaminergic neurons are under the influence of numerous transcription and neurotrophic factors. LÄS MER

5. 14. Register-based studies of sex steroid hormones and psychiatric disorders

   Författare :Vide Gotby; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis is the interplay between sex steroid hormones, psychiatric- and neurodevelopmental disorders and adverse behavioral outcomes. Sex steroid hormones are mostly known for their role in sexual differentiation and reproduction, but have been suggested to be involved the etiology of several psychiatric disorders and in adverse behaviors that show prominent sex differences in prevalence. LÄS MER

7. 15. Investigating mental health disorders in relation to job and living related factors

   Författare :Salahuddin Mohammad; Jessica Mwinyi; Helgi B. Schiöth; Katarina Laurell; Kent W. Nilsson; Jussi Jokinen; Gustaf Gredebäck; Kristiina Tammimies; Giorgia Bussu; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental health; job satisfaction; job tenure; Autism spectrum disorder; well-being; genetic risk score; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Medicinsk genetik; Medical Genetics; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Arbets- och miljömedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Job satisfaction plays an important role for life quality and health of working individuals. While studies have shown that self-reported mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression are associated with job satisfaction, a large population-based study exploring and comparing self-reported physician posed diagnosed conditions and their association with job satisfaction and job tenure is missing. LÄS MER