Search for dissertations about: "concerned significant others"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words concerned significant others.

2. 1. Involving concerned significant others in the treatment of problem gambling

   Author : Anders Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Problem gambling (PG) is a worldwide phenomenon that affects both gamblers and their concerned significant others (CSOs). Apart from financial difficulties, problem gambling is associated with disrupted relationships, poor mental and physical health, and in some cases criminality. READ MORE

4. 2. Persons who attempt suicide - social characteristics, social network and significant others

   Author : Ulla Magne-Ingvar; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; temperament; follow-up; overconsumption of alcohol; significant other; social network; social characteristics; attempted suicide; suicide attempt; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : A suicide attempt is one of the most powerful predictors of eventual suicide. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the social situation, including social support of suicide attempters. One part of the investigations concerned patients admitted to a psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. READ MORE

5. 3. Internet-based psychological interventions for alcohol use disorder. Treating addiction and supporting concerned significant others

   Author : Niels Eék; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol use disorder; internet-based treatment; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; relapse prevention; Community Reinforcement and Family Training;

   Abstract : The aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate the efficacy of three internet interventions for alcohol problems: (1) high-intensity internet treatment (ePlus) compared to (2) an unguided low-intensity internet treatment (eChange) and waiting list (WL) conditions, for people with AUD (Study I, with a long-term follow-up in Study II), and (3) an internet-based version of CRAFT for concerned significant others (CSOs) to individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) (Study III). The primary outcomes in Study I and Study II were two measures of the participants’ alcohol consumption: number of standard drinks per week and number of heavy drinking days (HDDs) per week. READ MORE

6. 4. Gambling and gender : A public health perspective

   Author : Jessika Svensson; Mikael Nordenmark; Anna Månsdotter; Gerda Reith; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gender; problem gambling; concerned significant others; relatives; PGSI; SOGS-R; Internet; public health; social support; incidence;

   Abstract : Prevalence studies around the world show that men are the largest group at risk of becoming problem gamblers and that men gamble more than women. However, gambling research has long been gender blind. The gambling market is rapidly changing, with the Internet making gambling more accessible. READ MORE

7. 5. Internet-based psychological interventions for problematic alcohol use: Patient treatment and support for concerned significant others

   Author : Niels Eék; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol use disorder; internet-based treatment; cognitive be- havioral therapy; relapse prevention; community reinforcement approach and family training;

   Abstract : Alcohol has been a part of human history for thousands of years, for both good and bad. The average person in Sweden today is drinking 9 liters of pure alcohol per year, and it is estimated that 780,000 people in Sweden have such serious problems with alcohol that they would benefit from treatment for their problems. READ MORE