Search for dissertations about: "Alcohol use disorder"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 72 swedish dissertations containing the words Alcohol use disorder.

  2. 21. Violence against a person : the role of mental disorder and abuse : a study of homicides and an analysis of criminality in a cohort of patients with schizophrenia

    Author : Per Lindqvist; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aggression; alcohol intoxication; alcoholism; family; follow-up studies; forensic psychiatry; homicide; mental disorder; schizophrenia; substance abuse;

    Abstract : Interpersonal violence is a matter of growing concern. Where the safety of the common man is concerned, the dangerousness of mental patients, the ongoing de-institutionalization within psychiatry, and the role of alcohol is disputed. READ MORE

  4. 22. Neuropeptide Receptors as Treatment Targets in Alcohol Use Disorders

    Author : Abdul Maruf Asif Aziz; Annika Thorsell; David Engblom; Elizabeth Jerlhag; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a complex disorder with multiple pathophysiological processes contributing to the initiation, progression and development of the disease state. AUD is a chronic relapsing disease with escalation of alcohol-intake over time in repeated cycles of tolerance, abstinence and relapse and hence, it is very difficult to treat. READ MORE

  5. 23. Attempted suicide in late life: A prospective study

    Author : Stefan Wiktorsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elderly; Suicide Attempt; Depression; Loneliness; Alcohol Use Disorder; Prospective Study; Remission; One-Year mortality; Repeated suicidal behaviour; Neuroticism; Extroversion;

    Abstract : Background: Elderly have high suicide rates. While attempted suicide is the strongest known predictor of suicide death, there are few controlled studies focusing on elderly attempters and prospective studies are lacking. READ MORE

  6. 24. Exploring the relationship between alcohol use disorders and internalising disorders in longitudinal cohorts of adolescents

    Author : Lina Homman; Francis O'Neill; UK Queen's University Belfast; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alcohol use disorder; Mental health; Children; Youth; Comorbidity; Longitudinal analysis;

    Abstract : The literature supports a relationship between alcohol use disorders and internalising disorders, but how they relate to each other is unclear. Both disorders, as well as their comorbidity increase in adolescence, making adolescence of particular interest. READ MORE

  7. 25. Taurine and dopamine-related effects of ethanol. An experimental study in rodents

    Author : Lisa Ulenius; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Addiction; Alcohol; Caffeine; Nucleus accumbens; Microdialysis;

    Abstract : The reinforcing properties of alcohol (ethanol) are associated with activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system and the concomitant increase in dopamine in the nucleus accumbens (nAc). Changes in this system are thought to be a predominant underlying factor in promoting excessive alcohol intake and alcohol use disorder. READ MORE