Search for dissertations about: "Nina Nelson"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Nina Nelson.

2. 1. Psychosocial Stress, Mental Health and Salivary Cortisol in Children and Adolescents

   Author : Per E Gustafsson; Per A Gustafsson; Nina Nelson; Ingemar Engström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Stressful experiences and conditions in childhood influence the health and well-being of the growing individual, and can also confer a long-lasting impact into adult life. Delineating the social, mental and biological aspects of stress in children and adolescents is therefore of great concern for human beings. READ MORE

4. 2. Stress : Clinical and Developmental Aspects of Salivary Cortisol in Infants

   Author : Katrin Ivars; Nina Nelson-Follin; Evalotte Mörelius; Annette Theodorsson; Mikael Norman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : A functional stress-response system is essential for survival at birth, as well as for health and further development. Altered cortisol response and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system function may have both short and long-term effects on health and development throughout life. Cortisol secretion follows a circadian rhythm in adults. READ MORE

5. 3. Stress in infants and parents : Studies of salivary cortisol, behaviour and psychometric measures

   Author : Evalotte Mörelius; Nina Nelson; Elvar Theodorsson; Uwe Ewald; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stress; Infants; Prematura childern; Intensive care; neonatal; saliva; Chemistry; Glucose; Hydrocortisone; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin;

   Abstract : The life of a preterm infant admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit may be stressful from the moment of birth. Ever since Hans Selye’s initial characterisation of the biological stress response, cortisol has been frequently measured as an indicator of stress responsivity. READ MORE

6. 4. Balancing body perception during growth and development

   Author : Jolanda S. van Vliet; Leena Räsänen; Nina Nelson Follin; Sven Bremberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Among children and adolescents, the drive to be slender and the fear of being fat is a growing public health concern. This trend stands in contrast to the increasing prevalence of overweight reported worldwide. READ MORE