Sökning: "anxiety-scale"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade ordet anxiety-scale.

  1. 1. Psychological methods for the assessment of chronic toxic encephalopathy and multiple chemical sensitivity

    Författare :Kai Österberg; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industrial medicine; Occupational health; Psychology; organic solvents; personality; neuropsychology; multiple chemical sensitivity; toxic encephalopathy; Organic chemistry; Psykologi; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin; Organisk kemi;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with psychological methods aimed at improving the understanding and assessment of two disorders related to contact with chemicals: solvent-induced chronic toxic encephalopathy (TE) and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). The main aim of Paper I was to study whether the addition of some newer psychological tests of complex attention and executive functions to a traditional test battery would improve the detection of TE. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Anxiety among Adolescents : Measurement, Clinical Characteristics, and Influences of Parenting and Genetics

    Författare :Susanne Olofsdotter; K.W. Nilsson; Tomas Furmark; Mats Humble; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescent; anxiety; assessment; prevalence; comorbidity; parenting; oxytocin; gene–environment interaction; differential susceptibility; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Anxiety is the most commonly reported mental health problem among adolescents. Still, many adolescents in need of treatment are not detected and the clinical characteristics and etiological pathways of adolescent anxiety are under-researched topics. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Sleep, psychological symptoms and quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

    Författare :Ulla Edell-Gustafsson; Jerker Hetta; Elisabeth Hamrin; Christer Janson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Sleep; polysomnography; coronary disease; surgery; anxiety; psychophysiological disorders; personality; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis sleep, psychological symptoms and quality of life (Qol) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at the University Hospital in Linköping were evaluated. Interviews and 24-hour polysomnography were performed prior to surgery, immediately after surgery and again at one month, with a six-month-follow-up mailed questionnaire. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Risk factors and consequences of maternal perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms : a community-based study in rural Bangladesh

    Författare :Hashima-E Nasreen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :depression;

    Sammanfattning : Background: There is a paucity of research on maternal depressive and anxiety disorders and its association with infant birth outcome and growth in the South Asian region including Bangladesh. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of depressive and anxiety symptoms surrounding childbirth and their impact on infant birth outcomes and physical development at 2–3 months and 6–8 months postpartum in rural Bangladesh. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Aspects on the psychopharmacology of cholecystokinin

    Författare :Diana Radu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cholecystokinin; brain; tripeptidyl-peptidase II; CCK receptors; schizophrenia; anxiety; stress; rat; monkey; human; pentagastrin; C-peptide; mRNA;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis includes studies of the effect of mild stress on brain cholecystokinin (CCK), anatomy of markers for CCK-ergic transmission in the brain and the systemic effect of CCK receptor stimulation in a clinical test for anxiety and fear. CCK is a brain-gut peptide acting as a neurotransmitter in mammalian brain via CCKA (CCK1) and CCKB (CCK2) receptors. LÄS MER