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2. 1. Adolescents with Depression Followed up : Prognostic Significance of Somatic Symptoms and Their Need of In-Patient Care

   Author : Hannes Bohman; Anne-Liis von Knorring; Lars von Knorring; Gunilla Olsson; Bruno Hägglöf; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : A dualist approach that distinguishes between mind and body is still the norm in Western medicine. Although we now know that physical and mental health are related in adults, little is known about if, or with what mechanisms, mental illnesses or depression early in life, will affect future physical and psychological health. READ MORE

4. 2. Patient and Staff Perceptions of Medication Administration and Locked Entrance Doors at Psychiatric Wards

   Author : Kristina Haglund; Louise von Essen; Lars von Knorring; Lars Jacobsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; forced medication; locked ward; medication administration; patient; perception; psychiatry; staff; Omvårdnad; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The general aim was, within psychiatric inpatient care, to explore patient and staff perceptions with regard to medication administration and locked entrance doors. In Study I, medication administration was illuminated according to a mini-ethnographic approach. Nurses and voluntarily admitted patients were observed and interviewed. READ MORE

5. 3. Adolescents with Depression Grown up : Education, Intimate Relationships, Mental Health, and Personality

   Author : Ulf Jonsson; Anne-Liis von Knorring; Lars von Knorring; Gunilla Olsson; Maria Levander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Adolescent depression; Follow-up; Higher education; Childbearing; Intimate relationships; Recurrent depression; Personality development; Neuroticism; Social outcome; Community sample; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : Unipolar depression, estimated to be the leading contributor to burden of disease in middle- and high-income countries, often has an onset in adolescence. The disorder is associated with substantial role impairment and is highly recurrent. This raises questions about both subsequent mental health and social outcome. READ MORE

6. 4. Studies on affective disorders in rural Ethiopia

   Author : Abebaw Fekadu; Lars Jacobsson; Gunnar Kullgren; Lars von Knorring; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bipolar disorder; depressive disorder; affective disorder; mood disorder; prevalence; outcome; cross-sectional study; prospective study; longitudinal study; isolated population; Ethiopia; Africa; developing countries; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : Background Affective disorders are poorly defined and studied in sub-Saharan Africa despite their substantial public health impact. Objectives Overall objective: To describe the epidemiology of selected affective disorders in rural Ethiopia. Specific objectives 1. READ MORE

7. 5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, serotonin and oxytocin : treatment response and side effects

   Author : Mats B. Humble; Ingemar Engström; Lars von Knorring; Lars Kjellin; Lil Träskman-Bendz; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adverse effects; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Orgasm; Oxytocin; Randomised controlled trial; Rating scale; Response prediction; Serotonin; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Sexual function; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with a prevalence of 1-2 %, frequently leads a chronic course. Persons with OCD are often reluctant to seek help and, if they do, their OCD is often missed. This is unfortunate, since active treatment may substantially improve social function and quality of life. READ MORE