Search for dissertations about: "harm from drinking"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words harm from drinking.
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1. Measuring harm from drinking in Sweden : Self-reports from drinkers in the general population
Abstract : There are several traditions of conceptualizing and measuring harm from drinking. Two main approaches are considered in the introduction – the psychiatric epidemiology and the social survey research traditions. READ MORE
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2. Harm from others’ drinking : reported negative experiences and predictors in general population surveys
Abstract : Background: Alcohol consumption is among the top risk factors for ill health and premature death and can also lead to a range of problems in relation to other people such as family members, friends, co-workers, and among strangers in public places. Research into harm from other people’s drinking has increased substantially in the last decade and has developed into a separate research field. READ MORE
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3. Alcohol-related harm among youth in Sweden
Abstract : Background: Compared to before the turn of the millennium, adolescents are now less likely to drink alcohol and to engage in heavy episodic drinking, both in Sweden and in many other countries. However, in societies where alcohol is consumed, alcohol-related harm is almost always present and alcohol consumption is still the leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity among 15–24-year-olds and is related to a wide range of adverse consequences. READ MORE
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4. Alcohol Use and Secondary Prevention in Psychiatric Care
Abstract : Although alcohol plays an important role in psychiatric morbidity, there is a general lack of strategies within psychiatric care to intervene at alcohol problems in an early stage (secondary prevention). The aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge of adequate forms of secondary alcohol prevention in psychiatric care. READ MORE
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5. Cognitive ability, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm
Abstract : Cognitive ability has been shown to be inversely associated with several health outcomes, both somatic and psychiatric. The findings regarding the association between cognitive function and alcohol-related outcomes have however not been consistent. READ MORE