Search for dissertations about: "perception of mental illness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words perception of mental illness.

2. 1. Studies on the perception of mental illness and epilepsy in Tehran, Iran : a study in stigma and discrimination

   Author : Helia Ghanean; Lars Jacobsson; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stigma; mental illness; epilepsy; Iran; Tehran; Sweden;

   Abstract : BackgroundStigma and discrimination because of medical conditions is a global phenomenon. Epilepsy and mental illness belong to the most stigmatizing disorders world-wide. Culture, religion, education, life-style influences the perception of stigma. READ MORE

4. 2. Juvenile chronic physical illness in Northern Russia : Studies on mental health, health-related quality of life, and family functioning

   Author : Anna Zashikhina; Bruno Hägglöf; Marianne Cederblad; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic physical illness; adolescence; mental health; behavior emotional problems; depression; self-esteem; health-related quality of life; family functioning; Child and Youth Psychiatry; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : Background Chronic physical illness (CPI) is a prolonged, rarely cured condition, which often causes impairment of activities of a child’s or adolescent’s daily living. This thesis encompasses three cohorts of patients with CPI – diagnosed with diabetes, asthma or epilepsy. READ MORE

5. 3. Erfarenheter av stigmatisering och diskriminering bland personer med psykisk sjukdom

   Author : Bertil Lundberg; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; self-esteem; sense of coherence; empowerment; social network; sociodemographic and clinical factors; lived experience; beliefs of devaluation ¬discrimination; mental illness; rejection experiences; subjective quality of life.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to 1) investigate the prevalence of stigmatizing experiences and beliefs of devaluation and discrimination among persons with mental illness, and 2) to investigate the relationship between beliefs of devalua¬tion/¬discrimination, rejection experiences and sociodemographic/clinical patient characteristics, social networks, self esteem, empowerment and subjective quality of life. The thesis comprises four papers. READ MORE

6. 4. WOMEN WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME. Aspects of quality of life and health

   Author : Mariette Bengtsson; Enheten för kroniska inflammatoriska och degenerativa sjukdomar; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; model of health care; quality of life; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; irritable bowel syndrome; health;

   Abstract : Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common, worldwide, functional disorder affecting a significant number of people, predominantly women. Etiology and pathophysiology is insufficiently understood, but the research over the past decade has led to progress in the understanding of IBS, and it is generally accepted that the symptoms of IBS are multidetermined. READ MORE

7. 5. Living with chronic kidney disease : perceptions of illness and health-related quality of life

   Author : Agneta Pagels; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Chronic kidney disease;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises two studies concerning illness perceptions and perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The overall aim was to evaluate psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) (study I), and furthermore to explore illness perceptions (study I) and HRQoL (study II) in adult patients in different stages of renal insufficiency (CKD stages 2-5). READ MORE