Search for dissertations about: "depression on men and women"

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2. 1. Depression in older people with and without dementia : non-pharmacological interventions and associations between psychotropic drugs and mortality

   Author : Gustaf Boström; Håkan Littbrand; Erik Rosendahl; Peter Nordström; Knut Engedal; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Depression; Dementia; Exercise; Randomized controlled trial; Psychotropic drugs; Mortality; Gender; Residential facilities; Frail elderly; Epidemiology; Cohort study; geriatrik; Geriatrics; sjukgymnastik; Physiotherapy;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate associations between psychotropic drug use and death, associations between functional capacity, dependency in ADL and depression, and to evaluate a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce depressive symptoms, among older people with and without dementia.There is limited knowledge about the risk of death associated with psychotropic drug use among those aged ≥85 years, those with dementia, or those living in residential care facilities; groups that have a higher intake of psychotropic drugs and who are also more prone to adverse drug reactions. READ MORE

4. 2. Mood Disorders, Personality and Grief in Women and Men undergoing in vitro Fertilization Treatment

   Author : Helena Volgsten; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Mikael Landén; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; infertility; in vitro fertilization; depression; anxiety; personality; neuroticism; grief; unsuccessful IVF; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Psychological problems are common in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.  The aim of this thesis was to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, such as mood and anxiety disorders, and related risk factors and personality traits in women and men undergoing IVF. READ MORE

5. 3. Women's hearts : ischaemic heart disease and stress management in women

   Author : Maria Claesson; Kjell Asplund; Gunilla Burell; Cecilia Mattsson; Annika Rosengren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; ischaemic heart disease; women; cognitive-behavioural therapy; psychosocial risk factors; inflammation; leptin; haemostasis; fibrinolysis; insulin resistance; HRV; ischemic heart disease; cognitive behavioral therapy; heart rate variability; chd; cvd; cad; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin; medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), caused by ischaemic heart disease (IHD), is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the western society. Hypertension, diabetes, and smoking are examples of well-known risk factors of IHD, but also there are psychosocial factors, such as stress, vital exhaustion (unusual fatigue, irritability, and demoralization) and depression that have been associated with an increased risk in both genders. READ MORE

6. 4. Shadows and light : examining community mental health competence in North India

   Author : Kaaren Mathias; Isabel Goicolea; Miguel San Sebastian; Michelle Kermode; Kuruthukulangara Sebastian Jacob; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Global mental health; Gender; Health determinants; India; Mental health competence; Social distance; Social exclusion; Caregiver; Depression; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : BackgroundGlobally, there is increasing emphasis on the importance of understanding the ways in which social inequality and injustice impact individual and community mental health. Set in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India, this thesis examines the complex relationships between individuals, communities and the social environment in relation to mental health. READ MORE

7. 5. Psychological and social aspects of tubal infertility : a longitudinal study of infertile women and their men

   Author : Ann Lalos; Lars Jacobsson; Bo von Schoultz; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tubal infertility; psychosocial characterization; reactions to treatment; sexual life; marital relationship; infertility crisis; childwish; counselling;

   Abstract : All thirty women who were to undergo microsurgical treatment for tubal infertility in 1981 and their men were investigated. Over a period of 2 years four interviews were performed with the women and two with their men. A questionnaire, semistructured interviews, symptom checklist and the Eysenck Personality Inventory were used. READ MORE