Search for dissertations about: "Personality Disorder"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 148 swedish dissertations containing the words Personality Disorder.
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1. Borderline personality disorder : studies of suffering, quality of life and dialectical behavioural therapy
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
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2. Influence of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology on Adult Personality Disorder
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
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3. Deviant personality in the long run : - a follow-up of young adult psychiatric patients
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
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4. Depressive Personality Disorder : Construct, measurement, clinical correlates, and treatment outcome
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
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5. Transsexualism and personality : methodological and clinical studies on gender identity disorders
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