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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade orden neglect and abuse.
21. Premenstrual disorders : risk factors, comorbidities and health impact
Sammanfattning : Premenstrual disorders (PMDs) are characterized by affective and physical symptoms that cyclically occur 7-10 days before the menstruation and affect millions of women of reproductive age worldwide. Despite its commonness, PMDs have received little research attention. LÄS MER
22. Protecting Our Children : A comparative study of the dynamics of structure, intervention and their interplay in Swedish child welfare and Canadian child protection
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a case study of how two agencies in Umeå, Sweden and Barrie, Canada protect children found in need of child welfare services. The project's purposes are to describe how children are protected from harm in these two contexts, to illuminate the similarities and differences in the child welfare systems reflected at the local level, and explicate the significance of uncovered similarities and differences. LÄS MER
23. Child maltreatment among young adolescents: Effects on mental health, academic functioning and substance use
Sammanfattning : The main aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate how experiences of childhood maltreatment affected three developmentally salient areas of functioning in adolescent development. Participants were recruited through the Swedish multidisciplinary program Longitudinal Research on Development in Adolescence (LoRDIA). LÄS MER
24. Barn som flyttas i offentlig regi : En studie av förekomst och upplevelser av instabil samhällsvård för barn
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the incidence of instability in out-of-home care for children and how children experience this instability. The dissertation consists of two studies. The quantitative study is based on an examination of social work case files of 213 children who began 317 placements in 2005 and 2006. LÄS MER
25. Violence through the life cycle : A public health problem
Sammanfattning : Background: Violence has probably always been part of the human experience. Its impact can be seen, in various forms, in all parts of the world. In 1996, WHO:s Forty-Ninth World Health Assembly adopted a resolution , declaring violence a major and growing public health problem around the world. LÄS MER