Search for dissertations about: "depressed-patients"

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  2. 1. A multifactorial study of life events in depressed patients

    Author : Hjördis Perris; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was an attempted elucidation of the possible pathogenic role of life events in the onset and development of depression. Although several authors seem to agree that the impact of life events should be seen in relation to the person experiencing them, no comprehensive studies have been published so far where life events have been analysed in relation to the vulnerability of the individual who becomes depressed. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Glial Role in the Action of Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Author : Malin Wennström; Enheten för psykiatrisk neuromodulering (PNU); []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; psychosomatics; clinical psychology; Psychiatry; Hippocampus; Depression; Gliogenesis; Electroconvulsive seizures;

    Abstract : The aim of the current thesis was to investigate glial responses to electroconvulsive seizures (ECS), an animal model of the fast-acting antidepressant treatment electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Depression, a common and devastating disorder, has in recent years been associated with volumetric changes in prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and amygdala, brain regions known to be implicated in emotional behavior. READ MORE

  5. 3. BDNF, impulsiveness and avoidant focused coping in suicide attempters

    Author : LIVIA AMBRUS; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : BDNF; Aviodant coping; Suicide Attempters; HPA axis; Impulsvieness; BDNF; Avoidant focused coping; HPA axis; attempted suicide; impulsiveness;

    Abstract : Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important protein for neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. In this thesis the role of BDNF, in suicidal behaviour was investigated with focus on possible risk factors for suicidal behaviour such as avoidant focused coping, dysfuntional personality traits like impulsiveness and hyperactivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mitochondrial dysfunction and alterations of brain HMPAO SPECT in depressive disorder : perspectives on origins of 'somatization'

    Author : Ann Gardner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : 99mTc-d; 1-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime; clinical rating scales; hearing loss; mtDNA; muscle biopsy; PCR; single photon emission computed tomography; tinnitus; unipolar depression.;

    Abstract : A range of somatic symptoms are more common in patients with major depression than in the general population. Similar somatic symptoms and depression have been described in mitochondrial disorders, in which decreased production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is found. READ MORE

  7. 5. Depression in primary care : detection, treatment, and patients’ own perspectives

    Author : Maja Hansson; Owe Bodlund; Jayanti Chotai; Lisa Ekselius; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Depression; primary care; patient education; group counselling; patients’ beliefs; treatment; causes; self-rating scales; HADS; PHQ-9; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Abstract : Background Depression is a very common disorder that causes great suffering for the patient. Recognizing depressed patients in primary care (PC) settings is a challenge and only about half are identified as depressed by their general practitioner (GP). READ MORE