Search for dissertations about: "Suicidal behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words Suicidal behaviour.

  2. 1. Heaven can wait : studies on suicidal behaviour among young people in Nicaragua

    Author : Andrés Herrera Rodríguez; Gunnar Kullgren; Ellinor Salander Renberg; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; suicide attempts; suicidal expressions; attitudes towards suicide; young people; Nicaragua; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : In developed countries, suicidal behaviour is recognised as a significant public health problem among young people, but there are few studies from developing countries on this subject. The present thesis aims at estimating the extent of the problem and at exploring factors related to suicidal behaviour among young people in a developing country, Nicaragua, using a combined quantitative and qualitative approach. READ MORE

  4. 2. Redefining suicidal behaviour – Rating scales and biomarkers

    Author : Daniel Lindqvist; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurobiology; Suicide; attempted; Principal component analysis; Chemokines; Cytokines; Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal-Axis; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid;

    Abstract : Risk assessment of suicidal behaviour is one of the most important tasks in clinical psychiatry and a major determinant of subsequent care and treatment selections. To date, suicide risk assessment is based solely on clinical evaluations, which inevitably leads to subjective interpretations and decisions by the psychiatrist. READ MORE

  5. 3. Suicidal behaviour and healthcare use among refugees

    Author : Ridwanul Amin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Despite higher rates of mental disorders among refugees, there is limited evidence on their risk of suicidal behaviour (suicide attempt and suicide) and how such risk is influenced by differences in country-level structural factors (e.g., the national healthcare and social services, national unemployment rates etc. READ MORE

  6. 4. Sickness absence : subsequent psychiatric morbidity and suicidal behaviour

    Author : Mo Wang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Sickness absence is a frequent recommendation in Swedish health care. Yet, research on future health outcomes of being sickness absent is sparse. Mental disorders are one of the most common diagnostic groups for sickness absence. READ MORE

  7. 5. Perinatal and familial risk factors of youth suicidal behaviour

    Author : Ellenor Mittendorfer Rutz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Suicide; attempt; trends; perinatal; childhood; growth; familial; psychopathology;

    Abstract : Completed suicide constitutes one of the leading causes of death in adolescents and young adults. Youth suicide attempt often precedes completed suicide and represents in itself a considerable public health problem in Sweden and in other European countries. READ MORE