Sökning: "Lena Reuterskiöld"
Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Lena Reuterskiöld.
1. Fears, anxieties and cognitive-behavioral treatment of specific phobias in youth
Sammanfattning : The present dissertation consists of three empirical studies on children and adolescents presenting with various specific phobias in Stockholm, Sweden and in Virginia, USA. The overall aim was to contribute to our understanding of childhood fears, anxiety and phobias and to evaluate the efficacy and portability of a one-session treatment of specific phobias in youth. LÄS MER
2. Parkinson’s Disease and Communication : Intelligibility, Interaction and Participation
Sammanfattning : Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting dopamine production in the basal ganglia. It is a common cause of disability among elderly people. The main symptoms are tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, but there is a substantial individual variation of how the disease manifests itself. LÄS MER
3. Virtual reality exposure therapy for spider phobia
Sammanfattning : Exposure therapy for specific phobia involving systematic and repeated presentation of an aversive stimuli or situation is a highly effective treatment for reducing fear and anxiety. Dissemination of this evidence-based treatment has proved challenging, however, and for over 20 years an alternative method of delivery using virtual reality technology has been explored with positive results. LÄS MER