Sökning: "ON THE THRESHOLD OF ADULTHOOD"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden ON THE THRESHOLD OF ADULTHOOD.

  1. 1. On the threshold of adulthood : Recurrent phenomena and developmental tasks during the period of young adulthood

    Författare :Gunnel Jacobsson; Siv Boalt Boëthius; Andrzej Werbart; Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Young adults; Strains in life; Gender; Developmental tasks; Depression; Daydreaming; Narrative; Psychoanalytic theory; Education; Pedagogik;

    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

  3. 2. Conditional targeting of the PDGF-B gene

    Författare :Maria Enge; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gene targeting; Cre loxP; PDGF; pericytes; diabetic retinopathy; brain injury; neurons;

    Sammanfattning : Platelet derived growth factors (PDGF) are known as mitogens for fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells (SMC) and glia cells in culture. Previous in vivo analyses have shown that PDGF-B is necessary for normal embryonic development and life after birth, but the relative importance of the various cellular sources of PDGF-B during development has not been clarified. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Health economic aspects of emotional problems and pain symptoms in childhood and adolescence : Long-term outcomes, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of interventions

    Författare :Anna Philipson; Lars Hagberg; Margareta Möller; Ulf Jonsson; Lars Lindholm; Lars-Åke Levin; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cohort studies; cost-effectiveness; emotional problems; depression; pain symptoms; FAPD; children; adolescents; dance; yoga;

    Sammanfattning : Emotional problems and pain symptoms among children and adolescents are a global public health challenge that imposes a great burden on the individuals affected and on society. Because resources are limited, allocation and prioritization are needed. Health economic analysis can constitute a foundation for such decisions. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Genetic and environmental influences on major recurrent headaches

    Författare :Dan A Svensson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Headache; migraine; tension-type headache; genes; environment; heritability; genetic epidemiology; twin study;

    Sammanfattning : The major recurrent headaches are migraine and tension-type headache. The aim of this thesis is to characterize the main genetic and environmental architecture of these idiopathic conditions of episodic cranial pain using the Swedish Twin Registry. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Pain and physical function in patients with spondyloarthritis

    Författare :Elisabeth Mogard; Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi; []
    Nyckelord :Spondyloarthritis; Chronic pain; Physical function;

    Sammanfattning : AbstractAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (USpA) are two subgroups of the rheumatic disease spondyloarthritis (SpA). The diseases typically debut in early adulthood with periods of fluctuating and persistent pain and stiffness, and can result in consequences such as impaired functioning and reduced quality of life. LÄS MER