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  1. 1. Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and the Brain : Studies of Neurochemical and Behavioural Changes Using an Animal Model

    Författare :Pia Steensland; Christina Gianoulakis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical biosciences; Anabolic Androgenic Steroids AAS ; aggression; alcohol intake; defensive behaviours; dependence; opioid peptides; Farmaceutisk biovetenskap; Biopharmacy; Biofarmaci; biologisk beroendeforskning; Biological Research on Drug Dependence;

    Sammanfattning : A new group of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) users has developed during the last two decades. This group consists primarily of young men interested in improving their physical appearance. Within this group, AAS are sometimes used together with other illicit drugs, alcohol and nicotine. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Berättelser om det kränkta rummet : Processen i det terapeutiska rummet och betydelsen av bemötandeförloppet i återhämtningsprocessen vid allvarliga psykiska svårigheter

    Författare :Bengt Andersson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; psychosis; psychotherapy; process; hermeneutics; object relations development; adaptive strategies; defensive strategies; transfer; psychotherapeutic approach; empathy; working through;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis involves a process evaluation of what occurred in the treat¬ment of seven young patients in institutional care diagnosed with schizophrenia: what happened in the encounters between staff and patients in a ward environ¬ment designed to provide constant care, and what facilitated or hindered rehabili¬tation efforts. The aim of the process presentation was to portray the treatment process, using a descriptive approach, in terms of the interaction between staff and the ward environment and of the individual psychotherapies. LÄS MER

  4. 3. When pain remains : Appraisals and adaptation

    Författare :Hillevi Busch; Ulf Lundberg; Bo Melin; Steven Linton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chronic pain; musculoskeletal disorders; appraisals; coping; cognitive avoidance; identity; cognitive bias; psychological defences; acceptance; sick absenteeism.; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : As the number one cause of sick absenteeism and disability pension, musculoskeletal pain is considered a major health problem in Sweden and many other industrialized countries. Medical findings are often insufficient to explain the pain’s intensity or duration, and psychological factors are known to be important in understanding the aetiology and maintenance of pain. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity in the marine mussel Mytilus edulis

    Författare :Olof Reimer; Christer Brönmark; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Systems Ecology; systemekologi;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis I investigated whether the risk of predation can induce development of defensive traits in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis, a common species of the temperate seashores. I performed a series of field and laboratory experiments in which I exposed blue mussels to waterborne scents from its main predators, the starfish Asterias rubens, and the shore crab Carcinus maenas. LÄS MER