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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 85 avhandlingar innehållade orden Lund Psykiatri.

1. 16. Family burden and participation in care. A study of relatives to voluntarily and compulsorily admitted patients

   Författare :Margareta Östman; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosomatics; clinical psychology; participation in care; family burden; psychiatric patients; compulsory care; coping strategies; Psychiatry; minor children; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Sammanfattning : Important aspects of family burden, participation in care and needs for support among a total of 422 relatives to severely mentally ill patients, voluntarily and compulsorily admitted to hospital, were investigated in a study performed between 1986-1997. The results showed high levels of both external and internal experienced burden among the relatives. LÄS MER

3. 17. Posture and brain function in dementia. A study with special reference to orthostatic hypotension

   Författare :Ulla Passant; Sektion IV; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; falls and fractures.; white matter disease; hypoperfusion; frontal lobes; regional cerebral blood flow; blood pressure; orthostatic hypotension; Organic dementia; normal subjects; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Sammanfattning : Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is believed to be an important cause of cerebral hypoperfusion, leading to chronic fatigue, blurred vision, unsteadiness, dizziness and sometimes syncope. It may also result in episodes of confusion, falls and fractures. The coupling between OH and organic dementia is not clear. LÄS MER

4. 18. Alcohol Use and Mental Health in Middle-aged Women. Women´s Health in Lund Area, a Swedish Population-based Study

   Författare :Jenny Rundberg; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; population; alcohol use; drinking patterns; symptoms; mental health; middle-aged; Women;

   Sammanfattning : Alcohol use and mental health of the general population is of public health concern. Few population-based studies have focused on middle-aged women. The aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about middle-aged women’s alcohol consumption, drinking patterns, mental symptoms and use of psychotropic drugs. LÄS MER

5. 19. Neurogenic and angiogenic actions of electroconvulsive seizures in adult rat brain

   Författare :Johan Hellsten; Enheten för psykiatrisk neuromodulering (PNU); []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vävnadskultur; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; histokemi; cytokemi; Histologi; tissue culture; histochemistry; cytochemistry; Histology; Biology; Biologi; electroconvulsive seizures; hippocampus; depression; angiogenesis; neurogenesis; Psykiatri;

   Sammanfattning : In the current thesis, the neurogenic and angiogenic response to electroconvulsive seizure (ECS)-treatment was investigated in the adult rat brain. ECS-treatment is an animal model for the antidepressant treatment electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which is considered to be the most effective antidepressant treatment modality today, however with not yet fully understood modes of action. LÄS MER

7. 20. A Glial Role in the Action of Electroconvulsive Therapy

   Författare :Malin Wennström; Enheten för psykiatrisk neuromodulering (PNU); []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; psychosomatics; clinical psychology; Psychiatry; Hippocampus; Depression; Gliogenesis; Electroconvulsive seizures;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the current thesis was to investigate glial responses to electroconvulsive seizures (ECS), an animal model of the fast-acting antidepressant treatment electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Depression, a common and devastating disorder, has in recent years been associated with volumetric changes in prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and amygdala, brain regions known to be implicated in emotional behavior. LÄS MER