Search for dissertations about: "Personality Disorder"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 148 swedish dissertations containing the words Personality Disorder.

  2. 1. Borderline personality disorder : studies of suffering, quality of life and dialectical behavioural therapy

    Author : Kent-Inge Perseius; Mats Samuelsson; Marie Åsberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Borderline Personality Disorder; Emotional Stress; Quality ofLife; Patient Satisfaction; Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy; Psychological stress; Professional burnout; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Borderline Personality Disorder; Emotional Stress; Quality ofLife; Patient Satisfaction; Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy; Psychological stress; Professional burnout.;

    Abstract : The aims of the present thesis were: * To investigate how women patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) perceive their suffering, quality of life and encounter with psychiatric care (paper 11 and III). * To describe BPD patients' and psychiatric professionals' perceptions of receiving and giving dialectical behavioural therapy, DBT (paper I). READ MORE

  4. 2. Influence of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology on Adult Personality Disorder

    Author : Mia Ramklint; Per-Hoove Thomsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; child psychiatry; personality; major depressive disorder; disruptive disorder; conduct disorder; retrospective analysis; self-assessment; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Abstract : Individuals afflicted with childhood and adolescent mental disorders have an increased risk for poor outcome in adulthood. The progression of psychopathology from childhood to adult life may be influenced by a multitude of interacting variables, both biological and psychosocial. READ MORE

  5. 3. Deviant personality in the long run : - a follow-up of young adult psychiatric patients

    Author : Hanna Spangenberg; Adriana Ramirez; Mia Ramklint; Jyrki Korkeila; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; personality; personality disorder; longitudinal; psychosocial outcome; immunometabolic markers; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : Personality is constituted by a number of traits, which are more or less pronounced in each individual. When personality traits are extreme, they can cause suffering or loss of function, and are then denoted as personality disorders (PDs). Personality and PDs are of relevance for physical and mental health. READ MORE

  6. 4. Depressive Personality Disorder : Construct, measurement, clinical correlates, and treatment outcome

    Author : Rachel Maddux; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; depression; personality disorder; treatment; DPD; Depressive Personality Disorder; psychometric;

    Abstract : Depression is a serious and potentially devastating health problem, impacting millions of individuals worldwide. Although advances have been made in depression research, there remain a number of outstanding questions as to why certain individuals experience depression and why some respond to treatment and others do not. READ MORE

  7. 5. Transsexualism and personality : methodological and clinical studies on gender identity disorders

    Author : Owe Bodlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Transsexualism; Personality; GID; Sex reassignment; Outcome; SCID screen; GAF; SASB; DMT;

    Abstract : Patients suffering from transsexualism (TS) who apply for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) go through a complex evaluation process before being accepted for treatment. In general, the results from SRS are satisfying. READ MORE