Search for dissertations about: "Apathy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word Apathy.

  2. 1. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease: associations with neuropathological changes and cognitive deficits

    Author : Maurits Johansson; Helsingborg Kliniska Vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Apathy; Depression; Anxiety; Mild Behavioral Impairment; Mild cognitive impairment; Dementia; Alzheimer s disease; Psychometric testing; Cognitively healthy elderly; Amyloid; Tau; Cerebrospinal fluid CSF ; Positron emission tomography PET ; Cognition; Neurodegenerative disease;

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  4. 2. Capsulotomy in anxiety disorders

    Author : Christian Rück; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : obsessive-compulsive disorder; anxiety disorders; psychosurgery; internal capsule; prefrontal cortex; neuropsychology; personality inventory; bioethics; neurosurgery;

    Abstract : Background and aim: Anxiety disorders are common and a substantial proportion of patients do not respond to conventional treatments such as SSRIs or CBT. Capsulotomy is a neurosurgical treatment for treatment refractory patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders. READ MORE

  5. 3. Long-Term Ongoing Structured Support in Early Stage of Dementia: A Family Affair

    Author : Annika Kjällman Alm; Ove Hellzen; Karl-Gustav Norbergh; Annica Kihlgren; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : Dementia; Next of kin; Relationships; Support group;

    Abstract : Demenssjukdomar drabbar mer än 35 miljoner människor världen över, en summa som kommer att fördubblas vart tjugonde år.   Demens är en global störning av intellektuella funktioner: förmågan att minnas försämras, och förmågor som att orientera sig i tid och rum, språklig förmåga, tankeprocesser som att gå från tanke till handling, problemlösande, utföra saker praktiskt och känna igen föremål. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cerebral white matter changes in patients with cognitive impairment - clinical and pathophysiological aspects

    Author : Michael Jonsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; white matter changes; vascular factors; cognitive impairment; neuropsychiatric symptoms; cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; demyelination; axonal degeneration;

    Abstract : Cerebral white matter changes (WMC), detected with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), represent a common condition in elderly people. However, the prognostic, symptomatological and biochemical constituents of WMC are only partially known. READ MORE

  7. 5. Safety Politics and Risk Perceptions in Malaysian Industry

    Author : Arne Wangel; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Malaysia; metal industries; manufacturing sector; working environment; safety politics; risk perceptions; occupational safety and health; labour process; labour-management relations; Sociology of work; industrial relations; South-East Asia; Sociology of labour; sociology of enterprise; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi;

    Abstract : The thesis concerns risk and safety in manufacturing companies in a developing country. Risk and safety is viewed as integral to the social relations between management and labour. The Malaysian case presents a historical conjuncture of this conflict theme, which is very different from that of its Western genesis. READ MORE