Sökning: "substance use disorder SUD"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden substance use disorder SUD.
1. Substance Use in Swedish Adolescents : The Importance of Co-occurring Psychiatric Symptoms and Psychosocial Risk
Sammanfattning : Aims: Study I: Identify substance use disorders (SUDs), psychiatric disorders, and psychosocial risk (PSR) in adolescence, to predict SUD after 5 years in 147 adolescents who sought treatment at a misuse-clinic. Study II: Identify alcohol risk use (ARU) and its association with psychiatric symptoms and PSR in 960 adolescents who sought treatment in general psychiatric care. LÄS MER
2. Psychotherapy for Substance Use Disorders – the importance of affects
Sammanfattning : Substance use disorder (SUD) is a serious disorder with severe consequences for the individual, the family and for society. Comorbidity is common in the SUD population and the diversity of the disorder calls for a multiplicity of treatment options.The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the role of affects in psychotherapy for SUD. LÄS MER
3. ADHD in substance use disorders : prevalence and pharmacotherapy
Sammanfattning : Substance use disorders (SUD) and Attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are persistent and prevailing disorders that conjointly are associated with negative lifeevents and mental distress. The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the rate of ADHD in substance using populations and to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of methylphenidate pharmacotherapy for treatment of co-existing ADHD and SUD. LÄS MER
4. Cognitive deficits in alcohol use disorder : etiology and treatment
Sammanfattning : Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a loss of control over drinking, tolerance, withdrawal and negative psychological, physical and social consequences due to excessive alcohol consumption. Even though not explicitly stated in the diagnostic criteria, it is well known that patients with AUD also exhibit impaired cognitive function, e. LÄS MER
5. When ADHD and substance use disorders coexist : etiology and pharmacological treatment
Sammanfattning : Individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid substance use disorder (SUD) comprise a significant group of patients displaying various degrees of personal suffering, entailing a substantial economical burden on society and presenting with challenges in treatment. The overlap between the two disorders is well established, but the underlying genetic and environmental mechanisms of their coexistence, are poorly understood. LÄS MER