Sökning: "functional somatic symptoms"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade orden functional somatic symptoms.

  1. 1. Functional gastrointestinal disorders : co-morbidity and non-somatic aspects

    Författare :Ture Ålander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Epidemiology; gastrointestinal diseases; irritable bowel syndrome; dyspepsia; quality of life; child abuse; battered women; social support; anxiety; depression;

    Sammanfattning : Aims of the thesis: The first aim, (Study I) of this thesis was to compare co-morbidity of the reported symptoms and its relation to healthcare seeking behaviour among non-patients who had persistent functional gastro-intestinal disorders (FGID) or who were strictly GI symptom free (SSF). The second aim (study II) was to compare FGID sufferers primary health care consumption, as registered in their medical records. LÄS MER

  2. 2. The presence of the past : a life course approach to the social determinants of health and health inequalities in northern Sweden

    Författare :Frida Jonsson; Per E. Gustafsson; Miguel San Sebastian; Anne Hammarström; Ilona Koupil; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; social determinants; life course; health inequalities; long-term health consequences; functional somatic symptoms; northern Sweden; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Positioned at the intersection between the social and life course epidemiological sub-fields, this thesis builds on the idea that the health implications of life and living conditions can extend over years and decades before becoming expressed in the population patterns of ill-health. The overall purpose was to assess how multiple types of social determinants of health across the life course may contribute to ill-health and health inequalities in midlife. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Internet-based emotional awareness and expression therapy for functional somatic disorders

    Författare :Daniel Maroti; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Patients with Functional Somatic Disorders (FSD) make up one of the largest and most challenging patient groups in primary care. FSD are characterized by physical symptoms that have a major impact on the person’s life and usually have a chronic course. Somatic and psychiatric comorbidity is common. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Functional gastrointestinal disorders, development of symptoms over time, and self-care

    Författare :Kerstin Stake-Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Adults with Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, flatulence, diarrhea, constipation and nausea constitute a large part of the patient population in both primary and specialist care. Today, up to half of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms seen by gastroenterologists go through a standard diagnostic work-up usually including endoscopy, laboratory testing, and possibly radiological evaluation but do not show any signs explaining their symptoms. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Adolescents with Depression Followed up : Prognostic Significance of Somatic Symptoms and Their Need of In-Patient Care

    Författare :Hannes Bohman; Anne-Liis von Knorring; Lars von Knorring; Gunilla Olsson; Bruno Hägglöf; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : A dualist approach that distinguishes between mind and body is still the norm in Western medicine. Although we now know that physical and mental health are related in adults, little is known about if, or with what mechanisms, mental illnesses or depression early in life, will affect future physical and psychological health. LÄS MER