Search for dissertations about: "antidepressant medication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words antidepressant medication.

2. 1. Adherence to Antidepressant Medication

   Author : Ann-Charlotte Åkerblad; Lisa Ekselius; Ingvar Krakau; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Psychiatry; adherence; depression; randomised controlled trial; intervention; therapeutic drug monitoring; personality; health status; health care utilisation; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : Non-adherence to medication is a major obstacle in the treatment of depression. The objectives of the present study were to explore the effect of two interventions aiming to increase antidepressant treatment adherence, and to examine long-term consequences and costs of depression in adherent and non-adherent primary care patients. READ MORE

4. 2. Improving the Quality and Safety of Drug Use in Hospitalized Elderly : Assessing the Effects of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions and Identifying Patients at Risk of Drug-related Morbidity and Mortality

   Author : Anna Alassaad; Håkan Melhus; Margareta Hammarlund-Udenaes; Johan Sundström; Claes Mörlin; Lene Juel Kjeldsen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adverse drug events; inappropriate prescribing; medication errors; polypharmacy; medication reconciliation; medication review; patient drug counseling; multi-dose dispensed drugs; risk-estimation; multiprofessional collaboration; prediction model; quality measure; rehospitalization;

   Abstract : Older people admitted to hospital are at high risk of rehospitalization and medication errors. We have demonstrated, in a randomized controlled trial, that a clinical pharmacist intervention reduces the incidence of revisits to hospital for patients aged 80 years or older admitted to an acute internal medicine ward. READ MORE

5. 3. Mind and body exercises : associations with mental health, antidepressant medication, autonomic functioning and inflammatory biomarkers

   Author : Lina Rådmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Stress, depression and stress-related mental ill-health are common in societies all over the world, and people tend to use both conventional care within the health care system and complementary treatment methods to handle the related symptoms. Still, there is sparse information on whether, how and when to combine these different treatment modalities, in spite of their relatively widespread use. READ MORE

6. 4. The treatment of depression in clinical practice : a public health perspective

   Author : Svante Henriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Depression; treatment of depression; antidepressant medication; public health;

   Abstract : Depression is a major public health problem with a reported point prevalence of 5%. Depressive illness causes great suffering and disability. Effective treatment with antidepressant drugs has been available for more than 40 years. READ MORE

7. 5. Drug use during pregnancy with focus on antidepressants

   Author : Emelie Wolgast; Ann Josefsson; Caroline Lilliecreutz; Margareta Reis; Karin Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Background: More than half of pregnant women use at least one prescribed medication during pregnancy, and almost all pregnant women use some kind of over-the-counter medication. Depression is one of the most common diseases in the world today, also during the peripartum period. READ MORE