Search for dissertations about: "medical model of mental illness"
Showing result 21 - 23 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words medical model of mental illness.
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21. Self-reported health among immigrants from the former Soviet Union : quantitative and qualitative studies in Sweden
Abstract : Aims: The general aim was to study self-reported health and its determinants in immigrants from the FSU in Sweden. Study I: to analyze (i) whether there is an association between being born in the FSU and other countries of the former Soviet Bloc and poor self-reported general health among immigrants in Sweden and (ii) whether this association persists after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and migration-related variables. READ MORE
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22. Cardiovascular disease and health anxiety in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
Abstract : Background Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) accounts for over 90% of all thyroid malignancies, and is typically treated with a total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine (RAI) to eliminate both macro- and microscopic cancer tissue. After these procedures, patients require levothyroxine to substitute for loss of thyroid hormones. READ MORE
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23. Treated in an intensive care unit : how patients and their families experience and manage their situation
Abstract : Background: Critical illness and treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) is a traumatic event for patients and their families, which involves stress, anxiety, fear, worry and uncertainty. Survival and homecoming entail new challenges, and a significant proportion of patients and their families suffer from the long-term impact on their mental and/or physical health, termed post intensive care syndrome (PICS). READ MORE
