Search for dissertations about: "depressive symptoms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 298 swedish dissertations containing the words depressive symptoms.

  1. 1. Determinants of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents : The Role of Sexual Harassment and Implications for Preventive Interventions

    Author : Heléne Zetterström Dahlqvist; Katja Gillander Gådin; Evelina Landstedt; Viveka Östberg; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Depressive symptoms; Adolescence; School; Public Health; Sexual harassment; Personal relative affluence; Gender theory; Ecosocial theory; Cognitive-behavioral; Preventive interventions;

    Abstract : Background: Depression is considered the worldwide leading cause of illness and disability in young people and an urgent public health issue. Within the field of public health it is of interest to deepen the understanding of determinants of depressive symptoms (DS) that are possible to address on a political or an organizational level. READ MORE

  2. 2. Seasonal aspects of peripartum depressive symptoms

    Author : Hanna E. Henriksson; Alkistis Skalkidou; Fotios Papadopoulos; Sara M Sylvén; Stavros I Iliadis; Lauren M. Osborne; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : peripartum depressive symptoms; pregnancy; postpartum; seasonality; meteorological parameters; inflammatory markers; proximity extension assay; metabolomics; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry;

    Abstract : Every year, a large proportion of pregnant and newly delivered women develop peripartum depression, a condition that may cause long-term suffering for the entire family. Although there is a lack of consensus, some studies propose an association between season and the risk of developing depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period. READ MORE

  3. 3. Depressive Symptoms among Mothers and Fathers in Early Parenthood

    Author : Birgitta Kerstis; Clara Aarts; Gabriella Engström; Birgitta Edlund; Gunilla Sydsjö; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : depressive symptoms; early parenthood; fathers; gender; health promoting; mothers; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : Aims: The overall aims were to study depressive symptoms among mothers and fathers in early parenthood and how depressive symptoms are related to dyadic consensus (DCS), sense of coherence (SOC), perceiving of the child temperament, separation within the couple and bonding to the infant.Methods: Study I-III was based on the BiT-study, a longitudinal project where 393 couples answered 3 questionnaires including instruments measuring DCS at one week after childbirth, depressive symptoms at 3 months and parental stress at 18 months after childbirth. READ MORE

  4. 4. Genetic studies of depressive symptoms

    Author : Mårten Jansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Depressive Symptoms; Twin; Heritability; Serotonin receptor 2A; Serotonin transporter; MAOA; MAOB; Thrombocyte MAO activity; Linkage Disequilibrium.;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on depressive symptoms particularly in late fife. Depressive symptoms are associated with serious negative outcomes a greater level of disability and with excess morbidity and mortality. READ MORE

  5. 5. Women’s fear of childbirth and depressive symptoms before and after birth : Studies on the magnitude, challenges, and coping strategies in Pwani region, Tanzania

    Author : Agnes Fredrick Massae; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Maria Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; depressive symptoms; W-DEQ; validity; reliability; predictors; prevalence;

    Abstract : Most women experience fear of childbirth (FoB) and depressive symptoms (DS), which have been associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. Such adverse effects are rarely screened in clinical practice, and knowledge of magnitude, associated factors, challenges, and coping strategies is lacking in Tanzania. READ MORE