Search for dissertations about: "Alcoholism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the word Alcoholism.

  2. 21. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and glutamate transporter (GLAST) in behavioral models of psychiatric disorders

    Author : Rose-Marie Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : For many psychiatric disorders there are still unmet needs for treatment. Using genetically modified mice provide means to study the systems that underlie these disorders as well as identifying potential novel targets for treatment. READ MORE

  4. 22. Psychopathy and biological markers in a forensic psychiatric population

    Author : E. Gunilla Stålenheim; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Psychopathy; DSM-III-R; DSM-IV; KSP; platelet MAO activity; triiodothyronine; testosterone; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; psykiatri;

    Abstract : The aim of this investigation was to determine the frequency of psychopathy and examine the co-morbidity pattern in a forensic psychiatric population in Sweden. In addition, possible biological markers were evaluated. The research subjects were 61 non-psychotic men, admitted for forensic psychiatric investigations in Uppsala during 1992 - 1994. READ MORE

  5. 23. Swedish alcohol discourse : Constructions of a social problem

    Author : Caroline Sutton; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Alcohol; Social problems; Social construction; Sweden; Medicalization; Totalconsumption; Public Health; Discourse; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : In this dissertation it is argued that alcohol problems in Sweden are not strictly an objectivephenomenon, but are largely discursive constructions that have been reconfigured in substantial ways since at least 1910. The empirical work aims to identify and discuss thesereconfigurations. READ MORE

  6. 24. Mental health in Nicaragua : with special reference to psychological trauma and suicidal behaviour

    Author : José Trinidad Caldera Aburto; Itzhak Levav; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mental disorder; prevalence; post-traumatic stress; parasuicide; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Abstract : This thesis explores mental health problems relating to war and natural disaster and suicidal behaviour in the Nicaraguan population. The more specific aims of the study were to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of mental disorder in a community-based study during time of war (Paper I), to assess the mental health impact of Hurricane Mitch in 1998 (Paper II), to assess the incidence of hospitalized parasuicide cases and groups at risk (Paper III), and to examine suicide intent among attempters relating to gender, suicide method and sociodemographic factors and identify predictors for repetition of an attempt (Paper IV). READ MORE

  7. 25. Enzymatic studies of alcohol dehydrogenase by a combination of in vitro and in silico methods

    Author : Mikko Hellgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The family of alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) catalyzes conversions of alcohols, ketons and aldehydes. The early discovery and isolation of ADH (1937) was followed by numerous investigations. It was also the first dimeric enzyme for which the threedimensional structure was determined (1974). READ MORE