Search for dissertations about: "Mental illness"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 203 swedish dissertations containing the words Mental illness.

2. 21. The Camberwell Assessment of Need as an Outcome Measure in Community Mental Health Care

   Author : Erik Wennström; Christina Hultman; Lars Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Psychiatry; needs assessment; outcome measures; mental health care; health service evaluation; severe mental illness; psychotic disorders; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to critically examine the current use of the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) in outcome assessment for service evaluation. A further aim was to propose a metric for assessing the adequacy of community mental health services in meeting ongoing needs over longer stretches of time. READ MORE

4. 22. Case management for individuals with severe mental illness. A process-outcome study of ten pilot services in Sweden

   Author : Tommy Björkman; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosomatics; severe mental illness; Case management; client satisfaction; quality of life; needs for care; Psykiatri; use of health care; clinical psychology; Psychiatry; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : All clients admitted to ten pilot case management services for individuals with severe mental illness during 1995 and up to 1996-09-30 were invited to participate in the present study. A total of 176 clients were included. READ MORE

5. 23. Supporting mental health - Effects, communicative processes and experiences of a person-centred eHealth intervention

   Author : Matilda Cederberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mental health; common mental disorders; Person-centred care; health care interactions; eHealth; intervention; randomised controlled trial; conversation analysis; process evaluation;

   Abstract : Corresponding to the appeal to develop supportive strategies for people on sick leave with common mental disorders (CMDs), focusing beyond illness and towards mental health, this thesis evaluates an eHealth intervention based on person-centred care (PCC). The overall aim was to evaluate and explore the effects and processes of a person-centred eHealth intervention for patients on sick leave with CMDs by illuminating experiences and communicative practices constituting and taking part in a PCC intervention in an eHealth setting. READ MORE

6. 24. Supported housing in the community for persons with severe mental illness. Psychosocial environment, needs, quality of life and social network

   Author : David Brunt; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosomatics; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; clinical psychology; Psychiatry; needs for care; social network; quality of life; psychosocial environment; Supported housing; severe mental illness; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : This study investigated psychosocial environment, needs, quality of life and social network for persons with severe mental illness in supported housing in the community. Eighty-three persons with severe mental illness living in three different types of housing setting accepted to participate in the interviews, which took place between December 1997 and April 2000. READ MORE

7. 25. Understanding mental illness and promoting mental health -Experiences of Exhaustion Disorder and Effects of a Person-Centred eHealth Intervention

   Author : Sara Alsén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; health; common mental disorders; exhaustion disorder; interview; experiences; phenomenological hermeneutics; person-centred care; eHealth; randomized controlled trial;

   Abstract : Health is subjective, involving the whole person, and cannot be determined by others. It is a resource in life, not merely the absence of disease and illness. READ MORE