Search for dissertations about: "antidepressants"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 121 swedish dissertations containing the word antidepressants.

  2. 6. Therapy-resistant enuresis : In search of new therapies and prognostic markers

    Author : Elisabet Lundmark; Tryggve Nevéus; Arne Stenberg; Sievert Lindström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Nocturnal enuresis; Reboxetine; Antidepressants; Desmopressin; Voiding chart; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : A large minority of children with enuresis do not respond to treatment with either desmopressin or the enuresis alarm. Anticholinergics have not proven as successful as expected. The fourth evidence-based treatment of enuresis, the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine, is cardiotoxic when overdosed, which has led to diminished use. READ MORE

  4. 7. On the Effects of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Major Depression

    Author : Fredrik Hieronymus; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antidepressants; antidepressive agents; depression; major depressive disorder; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SNRI; SSRI;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the antidepressant effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and how these are reflected by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). To this end, we have assembled a large data set of placebo-controlled SSRI trials in major depression, and used this for a series of post-hoc patient-level analyses. READ MORE

  5. 8. Psychiatric aspects on clinical evaluation and treatment of tinnitus

    Author : Sigyn Zöger; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tinnitus; anxiety; depression; screening; HAD Scale; antidepressants; psychotherapy;

    Abstract : Background: The relationship between tinnitus and psychiatric disorders is a matter of controversy and there are few studies on antidepressants and psychotherapy in the treatment of tinnitus. Aims: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and to investigate the screening performance of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD Scale) in a consecutive series of tinnitus patients. READ MORE

  6. 9. Measuring outcomes following brain tumor surgery: a registry based approach

    Author : Erik Thurin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; registry-based; neurosurgery; sick-leave; antidepressants;

    Abstract : Meningiomas and vestibular schwannomas (VS) are generally slow-growing and benign brain tumors, with low rates of tumor-related mortality. Surgery is rarely the only viable treatment option. READ MORE

  7. 10. Suicide in late life

    Author : Margda Waern; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; suicide; depression; physical illness; family discord; suicidal communication; antidepressants; self-poisoning; bensodiazepines;

    Abstract : Background: Elderly persons have the highest suicide rates in most industrialized countries. A number of antecedents to suicide late in life have been identified, but the risk associated with these factors is unclear because controlled studies are lacking. READ MORE