Search for dissertations about: "Child and adolescent psychiatry"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 53 swedish dissertations containing the words Child and adolescent psychiatry.

2. 16. Japanese adolescents' self-concept and well-being in comparison with other countries

   Author : Saori Nishikawa; Elisabet Sundbom; Bruno Hägglöf; Martin Eisemann; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescence; self-concept; mental health; attachment style; perceived parental rearing; cross-cultural; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi; Child and Youth Psychiatry; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : Background: In a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected world, the issue of mental health and well-being among adolescents is one of the important research topics. However, there have been few studies amongst Japanese adolescents that have been published in international journals. READ MORE

4. 17. Ethical considerations in psychiatric inpatient care : The ethical landscape in everyday practice as described by staff

   Author : Veikko Pelto-Piri; Ingemar Engström; Lars Kjellin; Håkan Thorsén; Mikael Sandlund; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Staff; psychiatric care; diary method; qualitative content analysis; ethical issues; decision making; coercive care; adolescent; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses mainly on the general ethical considerations of staff and not pre-defined specific ethical problems or dilemmas. The aims of this thesis were: first, to map ethical considerations as described by staff members in their everyday work in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as in adult psychiatry; second, from a normative ethical perspective, examine encounters between staff and patients; and third, to describe staff justification for decisions on coercive care in child and adolescent psychiatry. READ MORE

5. 18. Living in the present with the past : mental health of Bosnian refugee children in Sweden

   Author : Stephen Goldin; Bruno Hägglöf; Lars Åke Persson; Anders Hjern; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child and adolescent; refugee; multiple informants; war; traumatic events; mental health; PTSD; risk factors; social network; family; coping; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : The negative impact of war on child mental health has been repeatedly documented. Still, the majority of children exposed to ethnic and political violence show no signs of clinical disorder. READ MORE

6. 19. Young Adults in General Psychiatry

   Author : Adriana Ramirez; Mia Ramklint; Lisa Ekselius; Hans Ågren; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Young adults; multi-axial diagnostics; self-referred; help seeking; axis IV; axis V; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : Mental illness is common, and usually starts early in life. However, the majority of those affected never seek mental health care. The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about help-seeking young adults with mental illness in order to improve diagnostic procedures in clinical psychiatry. READ MORE

7. 20. Long-term Outcome of Cognitive and Emotional Functioning in Young People with ADHD

   Author : Pia Tallberg; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ADHD; barnpsykiatri; ungdomar; neuropsykologi; uppföljning; kognition; exekutiva funktioner; Internalisering; ADHD; child*; Adolescent youth; Neuropsychology; Neurodevelopmental disorder; assessment; Follow-up studies; cognitive functioning; executive functioning; internalizing problems;

   Abstract : Clarification on how cognitive, executive and emotional functioning contribute to symptom reduction or improved function in childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is needed to find additional treatment methods. The clinical utility of continuous performance test (CPT) (Conners’ CPT-II, QbTest) to complement rating scales in diagnostic assessments and treatment evaluations (QbTest) was examined using one dataset from clinical records of 118 treatment-seeking youth (ADHD, n = 80; non-ADHD, n = 38) (diagnostic) and one dataset of 56 youth treated for ADHD (treatment evaluation) (Paper I). READ MORE