Sökning: "current psychiatric disorder"
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1. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults : Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidities and Long-term Outcome
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
2. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – Assessment of current diagnostic definitions
Sammanfattning : Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that may arise after exposure to shocking, frightening, or dangerous events. Hallmark symptoms are re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal. Other common symptoms are more ancillary and overlap with other psychiatric disorders (e.g. LÄS MER
3. Patient participation and quality of forensic psychiatric care
Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to investigate the quality of forensic psychiatric care, to describe the concept of patient participation from a patient and health care professional perspective, and to initiate the development of an instrument for measuring participation from a patient perspective.Forensic psychiatric care is a specialized form of care where patients who have committed a crime that would normally have led to prison, instead are treated for a serious mental disorder. LÄS MER
4. Psychiatric History and Adaptation in Burn Injured Patients
Sammanfattning : The intertwined relationship between physical and psychological problems is a topic of much interest in the rehabilitation of severely injured patients, e.g. after a burn. The present study aims at gaining further knowledge concerning the impact of psychological factors and psychiatric morbidity on short and long-term adaptation after burn injury. LÄS MER
5. Treatments and outcomes in bipolar disorder
Sammanfattning : Bipolar disorder is defined by recurring mood episodes and patients have a markedly increased risk of suicide. Pharmacological and psychological treatments for bipolar disorder have proven efficacy in clinical trials yet the generalizability of current evidence to routine clinical practice is contested. LÄS MER
