Sökning: "adverse life events"

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  1. 6. Postconflict internally displaced persons in Ethiopia : mental distress and quality of life in relation to traumatic life events, coping strategy, social support, and living conditions

    Författare :Mesfin Araya; Jayanti Chotai; Gunnar Kullgren; Hans Ågren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Psychiatry; Ethiopia; postconflict displaced persons; trauma; mental distress; quality of life; coping; social support; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : Background: There are about 23.7 million internally displaced persons worldwide today, still living in the low-income countries. Ethiopia has for the past four decades been ravaged by war and famine. A lengthy civil war resulted in Eritrea, formerly a part of Ethiopia, becoming an independent state in 1991. LÄS MER

  3. 7. To leave it all behind : factors behind parasuicide roads towards stability

    Författare :Stig Söderberg; Bo Runeson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :parasuicide; motives; life events; childhood sexual abuse; borderline personality disorder; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : This study was motivated by encounters with persons with repeated suicidality in clinical psychiatry. Their suicide attempts are frequently regarded as manipulative, and the patients are often labelled a “borderline personality disorder”. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Troubled childhoods cast long shadows : Studies of childhood adversity and premature mortality in a Swedish post-war birth cohort

    Författare :Josephine Jackisch; Ylva B. Almquist; Alyson van Raalte; Olle Lundberg; Naja Hulvej Rod; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mortality; Health Equity; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Child Welfare; Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Life Course Perspective; Birth cohort; Longitudinal Studies; Public Health Sciences; folkhälsovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Taking a life course approach can help us to understand health inequalities. This thesis illustrates that socially-patterned childhood experiences might play a critical role for inequalities in mortality. The association between childhood adversity and premature mortality is investigated in the context of a 1953 Stockholm birth cohort. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Developmental origins of polycystic ovary syndrome : role of early adverse life events on adult health

    Författare :Maria Manti; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The research focus of this thesis is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age, associated with reproductive, cardio-metabolic, and mental health complications. Despite the high prevalence, little is known about the etiology of the syndrome. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults : Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidities and Long-term Outcome

    Författare :Dan Edvinsson; Lisa Ekselius; Tommy Lewander; Bo Söderpalm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ADHD; adults; prevalence; inmates; psychiatric comorbidity; long-term outcome; side effects; adverse events; stimulants; atomoxetine.; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was originally thought to occur only in children, but is increasingly recognised as causing functional impairment also in adulthood. The overall aim of this thesis was to achieve a comprehensive understanding of ADHD in adulthood. LÄS MER