Search for dissertations about: "Borderline Personality Disorder"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words Borderline Personality Disorder.

2. 6. Neuropsychological functions in women with borderline personality disorder and a history of suicide attempts

   Author : Liselotte Maurex; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex psychiatric disorder that leads to intense suffering for afflicted individuals, and extensive use of health care resources. Self-injurious and suicidal behaviors are common among individuals diagnosed with BPD, and as many as 10% of these will eventually die from suicide. READ MORE

4. 7. To leave it all behind : factors behind parasuicide roads towards stability

   Author : Stig Söderberg; Bo Runeson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : parasuicide; motives; life events; childhood sexual abuse; borderline personality disorder; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : This study was motivated by encounters with persons with repeated suicidality in clinical psychiatry. Their suicide attempts are frequently regarded as manipulative, and the patients are often labelled a “borderline personality disorder”. READ MORE

5. 8. Overcontrol in anorexia nervosa : assessment, occurrence, and treatment

   Author : Martina Isaksson; Mia Ramklint; Ata Ghaderi; Martina Wolf-Arehult; Elisabet Wentz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anorexia; Eating disorders; Overcontrol; Self-control; Personality; Treatment; Radically open dialectical behavior therapy; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Excessive overcontrol – characterized by high risk aversion, compulsiveness, emotion inhibition, and social deficits – has been suggested to be a core mechanism for developing and maintaining anorexia nervosa. However, such factors are rarely targeted as key elements in treatment of the disorder. READ MORE

6. 9. Global Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder : Examining Objective Measures of Hyperactivity, Impulsivity and Inattention in Adults

   Author : Hanna Edebol; Torsten Norlander; Lars Helldin; Leif Lindström; Philip Asherson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Objective measures; Adults; Psychometrics; Diagnosis; Treatment; Psykologi; Psychology; Psychology;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine objective laboratory measures of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adult persons and to develop measures for diagnosis and treatment using a psychometric instrument called the Quantified Behavior Test Plus. The instrument objectively quantifies cardinal symptom manifestations in adult ADHD using motion tracking devices and continuous performance testing. READ MORE

7. 10. Suicide and mortality related to mental disorder in three Swedish cohorts

   Author : Dag Tidemalm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Suicide; attempted suicide; mortality; mental disorders; risk factors; family; follow-up studies; cohort studies; case-control studies;

   Abstract : Aims: The subject of this thesis is suicide and other premature death related to mental disorder. The overall aim is to provide knowledge to improve prevention strategies. The specific aims are as follows: Study I: To identify predictors of suicide in a cohort with long-term mental disorder. READ MORE