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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 35 avhandlingar innehållade orden obsessive compulsive disorder.
11. Obsessive-compulsive disorder : novel insights on executive functions, gut microbiome, and genetics
Sammanfattning : Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by intrusive thoughts and images, and repetitive, time-consuming compulsions. It causes disability and impaired quality of life. The neurobiological model of OCD revolves around dysfunctional brain circuits, referred to as the cortico-striato-thalamocortical (CSTC) loop. LÄS MER
12. Girls with social and/or attention impairments
Sammanfattning : Background: This study set out to increase knowledge about the clinical presentation, impairment level, associated problems, and screening/identification of girls coming to clinics with non-specified social and/or attention deficits. Material and methods: An in-depth case study of six girls presenting to clinicians with social deficits had showed that they all met criteria for autism, in spite of the fact that this diagnosis had not previously been considered. LÄS MER
13. Femårsuppföljning för tvångsvårdade kvinnor : Inverkan av psykiska problem på utfallet
Sammanfattning : The study focus is a sample of women with drug dependence admitted to compulsory treatment according to the Swedish act of care for drug abusers (LVM, 1988:870) and according to the act of care for young persons (LVU, 1990:52). From a cohort consecutively admitted to residential treatment at Lunden between 1997 and 2000, a sample of 132 women was selected for a five year follow-up. LÄS MER
14. Risk factors and health consequences of obsessive-compulsive and chronic tic disorders
Sammanfattning : Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and heterogenous mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts, urges or images, followed by repetitive behaviors aimed to reduce the associated anxiety. Tic disorders are neurodevelopmental movement disorders consisting of recurring, involuntary, rapid, and sudden non-rhythmic motor movements or vocalizations. LÄS MER
15. Cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation : focus on caudal zona incerta for essential tremor and Parkinson´s disease, and on bed nucleus of stria terminalis for obsessive compulsive disorder
Sammanfattning : Preserved cognition is an important determinant for perceived Quality of Life (QoL) and has been found to be essential in order to translate improvements in primary symptoms following Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) into activities of daily living that drive QoL. Therefore, it is important to evaluate not only the clinical improvement, but also the cognitive impact of DBS. LÄS MER