Search for dissertations about: "Kjerstin Almqvist"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Kjerstin Almqvist.

  1. 1. Initial transfer of Project Support from the US to Sweden : Feasibility and clinical aspects as viewed by counsellors and parents

    Author : Helena Draxler; Kjerstin Almqvist; Fredrik Hjärthag; Maria Tillfors; Lilianne Eninger; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intervention; Parenting programme; Intimate partner violence; Children’s behavioural problems; Feasibility study; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Project Support (PS) is a parenting programme developed and studied in the US for parents and children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and for these children with subsequent behavioural problems. By examining feasibility aspects and using qualitative and quantitative methods, the study aimed to explore the transferability of PS to a new naturalistic context, i. READ MORE

  2. 2. Children in group interventions after exposure to violence toward a caregiver : Experiences, needs, and outcomes

    Author : Karin Pernebo; Kjerstin Almqvist; Mats Fridell; Idor Svensson; Dag Øystein Nordanger; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children; Intimate partner violence; Children’s experiences; Post-traumatic stress; Treatment; Qualitative research; Outcome research; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three empirical studies, all part of the same research project, with a general aim to explore interventions for children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Because witnessing violence toward a caregiver is associated with negative impact on children’s health and development, effective interventions for children exposed to IPV are necessary. READ MORE

  3. 3. Patient participation and quality of forensic psychiatric care

    Author : Mikael Selvin; Agneta Schröder; Kjerstin Almqvist; Lars Kjellin; Ingela Skärsäter; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Coercive care; forensic psychiatric care; instrument development; patient participation; psychiatric nursing; quality of care; quality improvement;

    Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to investigate the quality of forensic psychiatric care, to describe the concept of patient participation from a patient and health care professional perspective, and to initiate the development of an instrument for measuring participation from a patient perspective.Forensic psychiatric care is a specialized form of care where patients who have committed a crime that would normally have led to prison, instead are treated for a serious mental disorder. READ MORE