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  1. 21. Serious mental illness : early detection and intervention by the primary health service

    Författare :Gunvor Strömberg; Bengt Mattsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :functional impairments; early signs of psychosis; visiting patterns; primary health care; psychiatric services; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : Background – People with functional impairments have unmet needs and they are not given the support and service they are entitled to. According to international studies, early measures and treatment may slow down the outbreak of mental illness and relieve its course. LÄS MER

  3. 22. The pathophysiological roles of kynurenic acid and cytokines in psychiatric illness

    Författare :Sara Olsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Kynurenic acid is an astrocyte-derived tryptophan metabolite and a marker of neuroinflammation that antagonizes N-metyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain. Increased levels have been found in the cerebrospinal (CSF) and brains of patients with schizophrenia and experimental studies have shown that kynurenic acid bi-directionally influences dopaminergic neurotransmission. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda

    Författare :Catherine Abbo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Mental illness; traditional healers; outcome; Western Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The WHO estimates that more than 80% of African populations attend traditional healers for health reasons. However, little is known about the profiles and outcome of this traditional approach to treatment of mental illnesses. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Mental health in adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery : Psychological outcomes four months and two years after gastric bypass

    Författare :Kajsa Järvholm; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bariatric surgery; Gastric bypass; Adolescent; Mental Health; Depression; Anxiety; Self esteem; Suicidal ideation; fetma; gastric bypass; ungdomar; psykisk hälsa; depression; ångest; självkänsla; självmordstankar;

    Sammanfattning : Bariatric surgery is tried out as a new treatment option for adolescents with severe obesity. Little is known about outcomes in mental health in adolescents who undergo weight loss surgery.The 3 studies in this thesis assess mental health in adolescents before, and after 4 months, 1 year and 2 years after undergoing gastric bypass. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Sex steroids and gene variants in bipolar disorder

    Författare :Anette G M Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Bipolar disorder is a chronic, cycling disorder affecting circa 2% of the population and whose pathophysiology is still largely unknown. It has been suggested that common treatments used for bipolar disorder have effects on the sex steroids yet sex steroids have also been shown to have widespread effects in the brain in systems of relevance to bipolar disorder. LÄS MER