Search for dissertations about: "intensive psychiatry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words intensive psychiatry.

2. 1. Intensive family therapy - a context for hopes put into practice

   Author : Johan Sundelin; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Family Therapy. Milieu Therapy. Family Therapy Outcome.; Psychiatry; psychosomatics; clinical psychology; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of four sections. Section 1 deals with a presentation of a model for Intensive Family Therapy (IFT) and of the units practising this model. References to research in the field of Family Therapy as well as to relevant theories are made. A theoretical model for describing the functioning of these units is presented. READ MORE

4. 2. Caring in intensive psychiatry : rhythm and movements in a culture of stability

   Author : Martin Salzmann-Erikson; Henrik Eriksson; Ann-Britt Ivarsson; Kim Lützén; Ingela Skärsäter; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute psychiatric care; concept analysis; critical incident technique; ethnography; intensive psychiatry; nursing staff; psychiatric care; psychiatric hospitals; psychiatric nursing; Caring Sciences w. Medical Focus; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to describe and explore the concept of caring in intensive psychiatry. An initial inventory was made of nursing care activities in a PICU, based on an analysis of critical incidents. This inventory resulted in four categories: supporting, protecting and use of the structured environment (Study I). READ MORE

5. 3. Autism Spectrum Disorders: cognitive aspects and preventions

   Author : Åsa Lundholm-Hedvall; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; autism spectrum disorders; cognition; intervention; children;

   Abstract : Aim: The overarching aims of this thesis were to (a) gain further insight into the developmental/cognitive aspects of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in young children, and (b) assess outcome after interventions of varying intensity. Methods: In a prospectively designed longitudinal naturalistic study, 208 preschool children with ASD were comprehensively assessed - including with a variety of cognitive tests and other structured neurodevelopmental/adaptive interviews, observation schedules and questionnaires - before start of intervention and at the end of intervention after two years. READ MORE

6. 4. What about the parents? : Sleep quality, mood, saliva cortisol response and sense of coherence in parents with a child admitted to pediatric care

   Author : Charlotte Angelhoff; Evalotte Mörelius; Ulla Edéll-Gustafsson; Peter Bang; Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Parents experience many stressful situations when their child is ill and needs medical care, irrespective of the child’s age, diagnosis or the severity of the illness. Poor sleep quality and negative mood decrease the parents’ ability to sustain attention and focus, to care for their ill child, and to cope with the challenges they face. READ MORE

7. 5. Early life risk factors for schizophrenia - studies of foetal and perinatal complications

   Author : Christina Dalman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; schizophrenia; mental disorders; obstetric complications; jaundice; epidemiology;

   Abstract : Background: Despite intensive research for decades the causes of schizophrenia are largely unknown. A major lead in scientific work is the neurodevelopmental hypothesis i.e. a vulnerability for the illness is believed to be caused by developmental defects of the CNS during foetal life or childhood. READ MORE