Sökning: "Somatization"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Somatization.

1. 1. Abused Women : Health, Somatization, and Posttraumatic Stress

   Författare :Charlotta Samelius; Klaas Wijma; Barbro Wijma; Gun Wingren; Elisabet Sundbom; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Abuse; Prevalence; Psychological health; Somatization; Posttraumatic stress; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to estimate the lifetime prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse in a random population-based sample of women aged 18-60 years; to estimate current suffering thereof; and to investigate associations between abuse and health problems, more specifically to study abuse related variables associated with somatization and PTSD, respectively.The studies had a cross-sectional design. LÄS MER

3. 2. Mitochondrial dysfunction and alterations of brain HMPAO SPECT in depressive disorder : perspectives on origins of 'somatization'

   Författare :Ann Gardner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :99mTc-d; 1-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime; clinical rating scales; hearing loss; mtDNA; muscle biopsy; PCR; single photon emission computed tomography; tinnitus; unipolar depression.;

   Sammanfattning : A range of somatic symptoms are more common in patients with major depression than in the general population. Similar somatic symptoms and depression have been described in mitochondrial disorders, in which decreased production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is found. LÄS MER

4. 3. Clinical encounters with different illness realities : qualitative studies of illness and restructuring of illness meaning among two cultural groups of female patients in a multicultural area of Stockholm

   Författare :Sofie Bäärnhielm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Transcultural psychiatry; somatization; illness meaning; immigration; sense of coherence;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Mental health care in Sweden encounters a multicultural population. Meaning given to illness may differ between patient, family and caregiver and this affects the clinical encounter and outcome of treatment. LÄS MER

5. 4. Psychophysiological study of functional dyspepsia

   Författare :Bo H Jonsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :functional dyspepsia; personality; anxiety; somatization; stress interview; gastrin; cholecystokinin; somatostatin; cortisol; prolactin; motilin; neuropeptide Y;

   Sammanfattning : Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder. Its etiology is insufficiently known. Specific treatment is often lacking. LÄS MER

7. 5. Alexithymia : background and consequences

   Författare :Margareta Posse; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Alexithymia; somatization; depressive symptoms; personality traits; somatic and psychic anxiety; social disability; psychosocial stress; gastrointestinal symptoms; prevalence; primary care; occupational health; longitudinal study;

   Sammanfattning : Aims of the study: The aim of this thesis was to acquire a deeper understanding of alexithymia and its correlates by establishing its nature of state or trait (stability over time), its prevalence among primary care patients and its prevalence in a working female population. We also aimed at identifying some of the psychological factors that are predictive of alexithymia as well as some of its consequences. LÄS MER