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  2. 1. Migration and Mental Health: Epidemiological Studies of Immigrants in Sweden

    Author : Louise Bayard-Burfield; Samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; suicide attempt; self-reported psychiatric illnes; psychotropic drugs; Ethnicity; mortality; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : Abstract Aims: To analyse the influence of migration status (country of birth/ethnicity), accultura-tion, socio-economic and psychosocial factors on self-reported psychiatric illness, suicide attempt, total mortality and violent death. Methods: Three main data sources were used: suicide attempts in the catchment area of Lund University Hospital (PASIS) during 1991–94; the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (ULF) 1979–1985 (n=39,155) and 1986–93 (n=36,890); the Swedish National Survey of Immigrants (born in Iran, Chile, Turkey, Kurdistan or Poland) from 1996 (n=1,980). READ MORE

  4. 2. Psychological factors and communication skills training in intensive care medical staff

    Author : Johan Holmberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Intensive care settings have been shown to present a demanding work setting with health related and work-related consequences for intensive care medical staff. The health-related consequences observed are high levels of burnout, traumatic stress, symptoms of anxiety, depression, and fatigue. READ MORE

  5. 3. Aspects of positive and negative mental health in young people, aged 16-29 years : measurements, determinants, and interventions

    Author : Regina Winzer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Mental health problems in young people, i.e. those self-reported as well as registered diagnoses, have been of concern for decades. For Western societies, most studies indicate a rise in symptoms, but also in diagnoses of depression, anxiety and stress in younger age groups since the 1990s. READ MORE

  6. 4. Traumatic Exposure, Bereavement and Recovery among Survivors and Close Relatives after Disasters

    Author : Kerstin Bergh Johannesson; Tom Lundin; Per-Olof Michel; Christina M Hultman; Are Holen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Natural disaster; traumatic exposure; life threat; traumatic bereavement; psychological distress; posttraumatic stress reactions; PTSD; general mental health; suicidal ideation; complicated grief; social support; resilience; recovery; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : International studies of disasters indicate the risk for developing posttraumatic stress reactions among survivors is high. Modern life implicates increased traveling. During the last decades a large number of Swedish citizens were confronted with disasters taking place outside of their country. READ MORE

  7. 5. The effects of parenting a child diagnosed with cancer : distress, resilience and vital exhaustion : living with death in your face

    Author : Eygló Guðmundsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Study I: Aim. Studies of parental reactions to a child’s cancer have traditionally been carried out within the framework of psychiatry and psychopathology. We studied the significance of individual resource factors strengthening parents’ resilience to long-term cancer-related distress, a focus that has rarely been used. READ MORE