Sökning: "neuropsychiatric disabilities"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden neuropsychiatric disabilities.
1. Support in school and the occupational transition process : Adolescents and young adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and explore the experiences of support in school of adolescents and young adults with neuropsychiatric disabilities. Furthermore, the aim was to explore support that influences the occupational transition to upper secondary school, further education and work. LÄS MER
2. Participation in leisure activities of children and youths with and without disabilities
Sammanfattning : The World Health Organization (WHO) defines participation as a person’s involvement in a life situation, and to participate in leisure activities is one of the most important aspects of health and well-being. When a child is involved and engaged in a leisure activity, it gives the child a sense of belonging, opportunities to make friendships, and possibilities to develop physical and social competences and skills. LÄS MER
3. Genotype/ phenotype correlation of two neuropsychiatric diseases. A genetic study of CDG1a and Rett syndrome
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of mutations in the genes that cause the two neuropsychiatric diseases congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG) type Ia and Rett syndrome. These two diseases affect children's central and peripheral nervous systems, causing mental retardation and neuronal impairment. LÄS MER
4. Genetic studies of two inherited human phenotypes : Hearing loss and monoamine oxidase activity
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the identification of genetic factors underlying two inherited human phenotypes: hearing loss and monoamine oxidase activity. Non-syndromic hearing loss segregating in a Swedish family was tested for linkage to 13 previously reported candidate loci for hearing disabilities. LÄS MER
5. Adolescent sexual offending. Prevalence, risk factors and outcome
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the prevalence of sexually offending behaviour among female and male adolescents in Sweden. One aim is to identify potential risk factors associated with sexually offending behaviour and a further aim to examine the outcome in early adulthood for a sample of sexually offending adolescent males. LÄS MER