Search for dissertations about: "INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS Health and medical services in society"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS Health and medical services in society.

2. 1. Organizing normality : Essays on organizing day activities for people with severe mental disturbances

   Author : Jan-Håkan Hansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; social psychiatry; community psychiatry; day care centres; deinstitutionalization; professionalization; claims-making activities; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the organizing of day activities, outside hospital care, for people with severe mental disturbances in Sweden. The purpose of the study is threefold: to describe the material and structural conditions of day activity settings on a national scale; to analyse some of the ideological claims made in the field; and to discuss problems and possibilities arising when more than one organizational sector is involved in the work. READ MORE

4. 2. Tailoring and standardizing the assessment of ability and disability in ADHD and autism : the development of WHO ICF core sets

   Author : Soheil Mahdi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The concept of health has evolved over time and is today considered a multidimensional construct that involves not only absence of impairments or pathologies, but also quality of life and individual functioning. This conceptualization is especially important to individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), as these are characterized by early-onset symptoms that tend to persist into adulthood, interfering with individual well-being, daily life activities and engagement in society. READ MORE