Sökning: "schizoaffective"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade ordet schizoaffective.

1. 1. Illness Management and Recovery : Implementation and evaluation of a psychosocial program for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

   Författare :Rickard Färdig; Anders Fredriksson; Lewander Tommy; Lennart Melin; Lars Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; illness management and recovery; IMR; recovery; schizophrenia; schizoaffective; evidence-based; psychosocial; intervention outcome; neurocognition; remission; IMRS; psychometric properties; reliability; validity; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the present thesis was to examine the effectiveness of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program for teaching clients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder to better manage their illness and to promote recovery. This was accomplished through an examination of the program’s effects on psychosocial functioning and psychopathology, the evaluation of general and specific impact of neurocognition on learning the fundamentals of illness self-management, and the impact of symptom severity on outcome of the IMR program. LÄS MER

3. 2. Factors affecting the pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder

   Författare :Louise Öhlund; Ursula Werneke; Michael Ott; Mikael Sandlund; Allan Young; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lithium; Bipolar Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder; Physical Health; Compliance; Medication Adherence; Side Effects; Long Term Adverse Effects; Mood Stabiliser; Admission; Hospitalisation; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Self-Injurious Behaviour; Non-Suicidal Self Injury; Suicide Attempted; Suicide; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Sammanfattning : Background: In patients with bipolar disorder, long-term treatment with mood-stabilisers is often required to prevent manic and depressive episodes. At present, our knowledge remains limited regarding factors that influence the outcomes of mood-stabiliser treatment. LÄS MER

4. 3. Affective disorders and their treatments : implications for thyroid function

   Författare :Ingrid Lieber; Ursula Werneke; Michael Ott; Mats Eliasson; John McGrath; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bipolar disorder; affective disorder; lithium; thyroid dysfunction; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; Delphi-consensus; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundThe relationship between affective disorders, mood-stabilisers and thyroid dysfunction is complex and poorly understood. Symptoms of thyroid dysfunction can overlap with symptoms of affective disorder, destabilise mood, and impact physical health. LÄS MER

5. 4. 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

7. 5. Severely mentally ill individuals in the community: Needs for care, quality of life and social network

   Författare :Anita Bengtsson Tops; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; sense of coherence; social network; needs for care; schizophrenia; quality of life; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Sammanfattning : This 18-month follow-up study investigated needs for care and support, quality of life and social network in individuals with schizophrenia or a schizoaffective disorder living in the community and in contact with psychiatric services. The validity of Antonovsky's sense of coherence (SOC) measure was also examined. LÄS MER