Search for dissertations about: "mirtazapine"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word mirtazapine.
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1. Studies on new pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence - and the importance of objective markers of alcohol consumption
Abstract : This thesis will guide you through three randomized controlled trials (RCT) on three pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence; the antidepressant drug mirtazapine, the smoking cessation drug varenicline and the glycine-uptake inhibitor Org 25935. The mirtazapine study was an investigator initiated single-center harm-reduction study with alcohol consumption measured by self-report in a diary as main outcome. READ MORE
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2. PET studies of the serotonin system in major depression and its treatment
Abstract : The serotonin system has been implicated in major depression since the 1960s, mainly based on the serotonin enhancing properties of antidepressants. Positron emission tomography, PET, is the in vivo molecular imaging method with the best spatial resolution. READ MORE
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3. Drug use during pregnancy with focus on antidepressants
Abstract : Background: More than half of pregnant women use at least one prescribed medication during pregnancy, and almost all pregnant women use some kind of over-the-counter medication. Depression is one of the most common diseases in the world today, also during the peripartum period. READ MORE
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4. Mental illness in chronic kidney disease : prognosis, drug utilization, and treatment outcomes
Abstract : Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common yet heterogeneous condition, covering a wide spectrum of disease severity ranging from mildly decreased kidney function to kidney failure. Patients with CKD can often encounter mental health conditions that are related to poor prognosis. READ MORE