Sökning: "major depressive illness"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden major depressive illness.

  1. 1. The functional neuroanatomy of emotion regulation in major depressive disorder

    Författare :Teresa Victor; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : A mood-congruent processing bias toward negative emotional information is a hallmark characteristic of the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Previous neuropsychological studies have provided evidence of this phenomenon in memory and attention paradigms. LÄS MER

  3. 2. General Practitioners' Conceptions of Depressive Disorders: Associations with regional sales of antideprssive drugs

    Författare :Stig J Andersson; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medical training; General practice; questionnaire survey; qualitative interview study; antidepressive drug sales; depressive disorders; conceptions; General practitioner; Allmän medicinsk utövning; medicinsk utbildning;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis emanates from considerations about the inter-regional variation of the sales of antidepressive drugs, and how general practitioners may contribute to that variation. The thesis comprises two data collections utilized for five separate studies. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The interface between family structure, life events and major depression in Uganda

    Författare :Wilson Winstons Muhwezi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Depression; subjective well-being; current major depressive episode; major depressive illness; screening; primary health centre; Uganda; Africa; life events; life stories; family structure; caregivers; informal care-giving; coping.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Poor detection of depression in primary health care is universal but worse in resource-constrained societies, yet the illness must be recognized first if it is to be appropriately managed. While current debates about life events in Western societies is on their role in the gene-environment interaction to cause depression, research on the interface between life events, family structure and major depression in many developing countries is still rare. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Studies on affective disorders in rural Ethiopia

    Författare :Abebaw Fekadu; Lars Jacobsson; Gunnar Kullgren; Lars von Knorring; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bipolar disorder; depressive disorder; affective disorder; mood disorder; prevalence; outcome; cross-sectional study; prospective study; longitudinal study; isolated population; Ethiopia; Africa; developing countries; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : Background Affective disorders are poorly defined and studied in sub-Saharan Africa despite their substantial public health impact. Objectives Overall objective: To describe the epidemiology of selected affective disorders in rural Ethiopia. Specific objectives 1. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Physical and psychological problems after critical illness : prediction, detection and treatment

    Författare :Anna Schandl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Intensive Care Unit;

    Sammanfattning : The prevalence of physical and psychological problems after critical illness is high. To improve long-term outcome in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors, follow-up programmes are under development. However, the optimal organization, duration and content of ICU follow-up has not yet been established and the efficacy of ICU follow- up is uncertain. LÄS MER