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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 263 avhandlingar innehållade ordet schizophrenia.

  1. 21. Autism and early development in adults with schizophrenia. Methodological and clinical aspects

    Författare :Maria Unenge Hallerbäck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Schizophrenia; Asperger syndrome; Austism spectrum disorder; ADHD; Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test; Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders; Nicotine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Typical symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in young adult life, but problems with social interaction, activity control, motor performance, and cognition have often been noted in childhood. This thesis explores similarities and differences regarding early development between individuals with clinical diagnoses of schizophrenia and Asperger syndrome (a clinical variant of autism spectrum disorder/ASD). LÄS MER

  3. 22. Functional Capacity as a Predictor of Everyday Functioning in Patients with Schizophrenia

    Författare :Anna-Karin Olsson; Lars Helldin; Fredrik Hjärthag; Arto Hiltunen; Torill Ueland; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Schizophrenia; Functional capacity; Everyday functioning; Self-awareness; Assessment instrument; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to increase knowledge of the concept of functional capacity and how it is related to everyday functioning for adult patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The thesis comprises three papers (Papers I-III) based on empirical data from a clinically representative sample of outpatients. LÄS MER

  4. 23. 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

  5. 24. Social interaction and participation in activities of everyday life among persons with schizophrenia

    Författare :Maria Yilmaz; Ann-Britt Ivarsson; Staffan Josephsson; Berth Danermark; Anita Björklund; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social interaction; social processes; schizophrenia; everyday life; qualitative content analysis; narrative analysis; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi; Disability Research; handikappvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Difficulties in social interaction frequently accompany a diagnosis of schizophrenia and are an obstacle for participation in everyday life. The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to develop knowledge about participation in everyday life among persons with schizophrenia. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Pharmacogenetics and Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia with Special Focus on Adverse Drug Reactions

    Författare :Arzu Gunes; Marja-Liisa Dahl; Maria Gabriella Scordo; Kristina I. Melkersson; Jürgen Brockmöller; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medicine; Pharmacogenetics; schizophrenia; antipsychotic treatment; adverse effects; clinical outcome; Medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Genetically determined differences in drug metabolism and disposition and drug targets play a pivotal role in the interindividual variability in the clinical outcome of antipsychotic treatment. The aim of this thesis was to study the impact of polymorphisms in genes involved in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antipsychotics, with special focus on their extrapyramidal and metabolic adverse effects. LÄS MER