Sökning: "psychotic characteristics"

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  1. 1. Studies on psychotic disorders in rural Ethiopia

    Författare :Solomon Teferra Abebe; Lars Jacobsson; Gunnar Kullgren; Martin Prince; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Attribution; caregivers; course and outcome; key informant method; khat; longitudinal study; mortality; psychotic disorders; qualitative methods; schizophrenia; semi-nomadic; severe mental illness; treatment; Ethiopia; sub-Saharan Africa; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Background Studies on course and outcome of schizophrenia coming from low income countries are increasingly becoming important to challenge the existing dogma claiming good outcome in these countries. Besides clinical course and outcome, mortality is considered a very important outcome measure for schizophrenia. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Alexithymia : A Psychological Analysis Based on Clinical and Healthy Individuals

    Författare :Modji Mortazavi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Alexithymia; personality; psychosomatic disorders; psychotic characteristics; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Individuals with an alexithymic personality trait have been described as having not only difficulties in expressing and differentiating emotions, but also as having characteristics similar to psychotic individuals. Further, the alexithymic trait is believed to cause the individual psychosomatic disorders. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Mentally disordered offenders: a longitudinal study of forensic psychiatric assessments and criminal recidivism

    Författare :Christina Lund; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Personality disorders; Psychotic disorders; ; substance abuse dependency; Sanctions; Violent criminality; Criminal recidivism; Forensic psychiatric treatment; Long-term follow up;

    Sammanfattning : Background: During history, mentally disordered offenders have been in focus regarding responsibility for their crimes and imposition of punishment. The boundary stone of legal consequences for mentally ill offenders has been moved between ethical aspects and the possible link between crime and mental disorder. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Frontotemporal dementia - symptoms and brain pathology

    Författare :Maria Landqvist; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; genetics; neuropsychiatric symptoms; protein pathology; clinical diagnosis; neuropathology; biomarkers; Frontotemporal dementia;

    Sammanfattning : Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the clinical term for a heterogeneous group of dementia disorders with symptoms emerging from frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). FTD encompasses the behavioural variant (bvFTD) and the progressive aphasias: progressive non-fluent aphasia (PNFA) and semantic dementia (SD). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Genetic epidemiology of depression subgroups and suicide attempts

    Författare :Thuy-Dung Nguyen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder, affecting 20% of the global population. Individuals with MDD exhibit variable disease manifestations, aetiologies, and treatment responses. This heterogeneity hinders the identification of risk factors, pathophysiology, and treatment specifications. LÄS MER