Search for dissertations about: "KSP"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the word KSP.

  2. 21. Transcription Factor AP-2 in Relation to Personality and Antidepressant Drugs

    Author : Cecilia Berggård; Lars Oreland; Göran Engberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacology; Transcription factors; serotonin; AP-2; antidepressants; CNS; personality; Farmakologi; Pharmacological research; Farmakologisk forskning;

    Abstract : The CNS monoaminergic systems are considered as the head engine regulating neuropsychiatric functions and personality. Transcription factor AP-2 is known to be essential for the development of the brainstem including the monoaminergic nuclei, and has the ability to regulate many genes in the monoaminergic systems. READ MORE

  4. 22. Overrepresentation of Internationally Adopted Adolescents in Swedish §12-institutions

    Author : Anna Mi Ra Elmund; Torsten Tuvemo; Lennart Melin; Anne-Liis von Knorring; Lemm Proos; Malin Irhammar; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Psychology; transnational adoption; international adoption; intercountry adoption; intelligence; adolescent; delinquent; neuropsychological; cognitive; attachment; relations; adoptive parents; personality; self-perception; residential care; foster care; Psykologi;

    Abstract : In order to study internationally adopted delinquents, internationally adopted controls, delinquent controls and an additional group of healthy non-adopted, non-delinquent controls, the following tests were used: WISC/WAIS, TOL, WCST, a questionnaire, I think I am, ISSI, an attachment test, KSP, and SCL-90. In the register study, data were obtained from the registers of The National Board of Health and Welfare and Statistics Sweden and multivariate analyses were performed using logistic regression models. READ MORE

  5. 23. Persons who attempt suicide - social characteristics, social network and significant others

    Author : Ulla Magne-Ingvar; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; temperament; follow-up; overconsumption of alcohol; significant other; social network; social characteristics; attempted suicide; suicide attempt; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

    Abstract : A suicide attempt is one of the most powerful predictors of eventual suicide. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the social situation, including social support of suicide attempters. One part of the investigations concerned patients admitted to a psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. READ MORE

  6. 24. Platelet serotonin function and personality traits in affective disorder

    Author : Jolanta Neuger; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Serotonin; depression; panic disorder; platelets; personality; citalopram;

    Abstract : Serotonin (5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine) is a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system which has been implicated m the aetiology and pathogenesis of affective disorders like depression and anxiety disorders. The serotonergic system has been shown to be involved in the modulation of mood, sleep, appetite, libido, energy and cognition and memory functions. READ MORE

  7. 25. The role of Klotho in mineral metabolism and inflammation

    Author : Risul Amin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Accumulated data suggest that a disrupted FGF23-Klotho axis is a major contributor to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This axis might have a broader role in the regulation of inflammation, yet the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. READ MORE