Search for dissertations about: "antidepressant treatment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 swedish dissertations containing the words antidepressant treatment.

2. 1. Depressive Personality Disorder : Construct, measurement, clinical correlates, and treatment outcome

   Author : Rachel Maddux; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; depression; personality disorder; treatment; DPD; Depressive Personality Disorder; psychometric;

   Abstract : Depression is a serious and potentially devastating health problem, impacting millions of individuals worldwide. Although advances have been made in depression research, there remain a number of outstanding questions as to why certain individuals experience depression and why some respond to treatment and others do not. READ MORE

4. 2. 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

5. 3. Pharmacokinetics of antidepressant drugs : naturalistic and clinical trials

   Author : Margareta Reis; Finn Bengtsson; Edoardo Spina; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Depression is a major public health problem and it is predicted to be the second leading cause of disease burden by the year 2020. The pharmacological treatment period for major depressive disorder (MDD) is relatively long and sometimes prophylactic over many years. READ MORE

6. 4. Biological Aspects of Peripartum Depression

   Author : Åsa Edvinsson; Inger Sundström Poromaa; Helena Åkerud; Jocelien Olivier; Charlotte Hellgren; Isis Amer-Wåhlin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Peripartum depression; antenatal depression; postpartum depression; antidepressant treatment; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI; pregnancy; postpartum; attentional bias; Emotional Stroop Task; inflammatory markers; proximity extension assay; placenta; gene expression; TaqMan low-density array; protein expression; immunohistochemistry; HTR1A; NPY2R;

   Abstract : Peripartum depression affects around 12% of women in pregnancy and postpartum, and about 2–3% of European pregnant women use antidepressants, mostly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). An increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes has been described in women with antenatal depression and SSRI treatment during pregnancy. READ MORE

7. 5. Studies on new pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence - and the importance of objective markers of alcohol consumption

   Author : Andrea deBejczy; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol dependence; mirtazapine; varenicline; org 25935; alcohol markers; phosphatidylethanol; randomized controlled clinical trials RCT ; treatment; glycine transporter inhibitor; nAChR;

   Abstract : This thesis will guide you through three randomized controlled trials (RCT) on three pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence; the antidepressant drug mirtazapine, the smoking cessation drug varenicline and the glycine-uptake inhibitor Org 25935. The mirtazapine study was an investigator initiated single-center harm-reduction study with alcohol consumption measured by self-report in a diary as main outcome. READ MORE