Search for dissertations about: "alcohol dependence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 92 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol dependence.

  2. 6. Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and the Brain : Studies of Neurochemical and Behavioural Changes Using an Animal Model

    Author : Pia Steensland; Christina Gianoulakis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical biosciences; Anabolic Androgenic Steroids AAS ; aggression; alcohol intake; defensive behaviours; dependence; opioid peptides; Farmaceutisk biovetenskap; Biopharmacy; Biofarmaci; biologisk beroendeforskning; Biological Research on Drug Dependence;

    Abstract : A new group of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) users has developed during the last two decades. This group consists primarily of young men interested in improving their physical appearance. Within this group, AAS are sometimes used together with other illicit drugs, alcohol and nicotine. READ MORE

  4. 7. Benzodiazepine and opioid dependence. Clinical and meta-analytical studies

    Author : Björn Axel Johansson; Kliniskt Centrum för Hälsofrämjande Vård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psychiatry; meta-analysis; opioid dependence; RCT; naltrexone; prescribed drugs; maintenance treatment; methadone; withdrawal symptoms; benzodiazepine dependence; DSM-IV; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

    Abstract : The thesis contains 4 papers, two clinical studies and two meta-analyses. In the BZD taper study (Paper I) 21 BZD dependent (DSM-IV) patients were included for a 10-day inpatient detoxification. The average defined daily dose (DDD) was 4.7 doses. READ MORE

  5. 8. Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism with focus on risk markers

    Author : Magdalena Johansson; Lars Johansson; Marcus Lind; Jan-Håkan Jansson; Gerd Lärfars; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Venous thromboembolism; venous thrombosis; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; incidence; risk markers; diabetes; glucose; alcohol consumption; alcohol dependence; physical activity; medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a vascular disease with an incidence of approximately 140 cases per 100,000 person-years in adults. The incidence of VTE has increased over the last decades, and more than 20% of affected individuals die in the first year after diagnosis. READ MORE

  6. 9. Treatment of alcohol dependence in primary care

    Author : Karin Hyland; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Alcohol dependence is a common disorder and contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality globally. Only 10-20 percent engage in treatment, which makes alcohol dependence the mental disorder with the largest treatment gap. Most individuals with alcohol dependence have a dependence of low to moderate severity. READ MORE

  7. 10. Alcohol abuse and criminality : a cross-fostering study of gene-environment interaction

    Author : Sören Sigvardsson; Michael Bohman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The subjects consists of all persons born out of wedlock in Stockholm during the years 1930 through 1949 and who were placed in non-related adoptive homes by the age of three years (N = 1 753, or 862 men and 913 women).Data are obtained from official records.Results. READ MORE