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Found 5 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

  2. 1. Child maltreatment among young adolescents: Effects on mental health, academic functioning and substance use

    Author : Johan Melander Hagborg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child maltreatment; adolescence; academic functioning; substance use; emotional maltreatment; mental health; school absenteeism;

    Abstract : The main aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate how experiences of childhood maltreatment affected three developmentally salient areas of functioning in adolescent development. Participants were recruited through the Swedish multidisciplinary program Longitudinal Research on Development in Adolescence (LoRDIA). READ MORE

  4. 2. Child Maltreatment in Bangladesh : Perceptions, Prevalence and Determinants

    Author : Md. Atiqul Haque; Ulla-Britt Eriksson; Sven Arne Silfverdal; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child Maltreatment; ICAST-C; Public Health; Bangladesh; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: Like most low- and middle-income countries Bangladesh have no prevalence data on Child Maltreatment (CM) and lack a reporting system.Objectives: The overall aims of the thesis were to generate knowledge on CM in the Bangladeshi society and to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors. READ MORE

  5. 3. Alcohol use disorder in socially stable women receiving outpatient treatment : Individual characteristics of importance for onset age and treatment outcome

    Author : Fides Schückher; Ingemar Engström; Mikael Sandlund; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; AUD; women; childhood maltreatment; onset age; treatment outcome; goal of treatment;

    Abstract : Socially stable women with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are seldom studied separately and are often marginalized in treatment of substance abuse. The overall aim of this thesis was to examine variables of importance in relation to age at onset of AUD and treatment outcome. READ MORE

  6. 4. Child sexual abuse : disclosure, social support and subjective health in adulthood

    Author : Eva M C Jonzon; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Child sexual abuse; child physical abuse; child maltreatment; subjective health; disclosure; social support; coping; self-help; mutual aid;

    Abstract : Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a known risk factor for ill-health. It is assumed that the health consequences are worse if the abuse has been considered severe or if the child has been exposed to cumulative trauma, e.g. physical abuse or other stressful life events. READ MORE

  7. 5. Early life experiences and alcohol use in youth : An emerging role of the Vesicular Glutamate Transporters

    Author : Maria Vrettou; Erika Comasco; Ingrid Nylander; Kent W. Nilsson; Åsa Wallén-Mackenzie; Roberto Ciccocioppo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : alcohol; early-life stress; brain; early adulthood; expression; DNA methylation; glutamate; Vesicular Glutamate Transporters;

    Abstract : Initiation of alcohol consumption usually takes place during adolescence, a period characterized by a plethora of physical and emotional changes. Towards early adulthood, hazardous drinking patterns can emerge and potentially lead to the development of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). READ MORE