Search for dissertations about: "posttraumatic stress"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 58 swedish dissertations containing the words posttraumatic stress.

  2. 11. Balancing - Cancer from a primary care perspective. Diagnosis, posttraumatic stress, and end-of-life care

    Author : Hans Thulesius; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medicinsk utbildning; Cytology; grounded theory; brain tumor; leukemia; child; ovarian cancer; breast cancer; prognosis; end-of-life care; screening; posttraumatic stress; diagnosis; primary care; Cancer; family practice; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer; General practice; medical training; Allmän medicinsk utövning;

    Abstract : This thesis explores cancer from a primary care perspective covering three areas: diagnosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and end-of-life care. We analyzed patient records of every child diagnosed with a malignancy in a defined area. During 12 years 68 children were diagnosed (incidence 14/100,000). READ MORE

  4. 12. Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress and Dissociation Among Swedish Adolescents : Evaluation of Questionnaires

    Author : Doris Nilsson; Carl Göran Svedin; Tom Lundin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Trauma; Post traumatic stress; Dissociation; Children; Adolescents; Screening instruments; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis has been to investigate trauma and dissociation among Swedish adolescents and to evaluate the psychometric properties such as reliability and various kinds of validity of three screening instruments for assessment of dissociation and other symptoms of post traumatic stress. The three instruments in question have been Dis-Q-Sweden, A-DES and TSCC, the symptoms measured by these instruments are neither easy to capture nor easy for the adolescent to talk about. READ MORE

  5. 13. Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress in Parents of Children on Cancer Treatment : Factor Structure, Experiential Avoidance, and Internet-based Guided Self-help

    Author : Martin Cernvall; Louise von Essen; Gustaf Ljungman; Christine Eiser; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer and oncology; Children; Parents; Cognitive behavior therapy; Experiential avodiance; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Depresssion;

    Abstract : Having a child diagnosed with cancer is stressful and many parents of children on treatment for cancer report symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSS). The overall purpose was to, among parents of children on treatment for cancer, investigate the factor structure of PTSS; investigate the relationships between experiential avoidance (EA), rumination, PTSS and depression; and to develop, test, and evaluate a guided self-help intervention provided via the internet. READ MORE

  6. 14. Trauma-focused digital support, momentary psychological states, and long-term symptoms : Randomized controlled trial and ecological momentary assessment

    Author : Ida Hensler; Filip Arnberg; Josefin Sveen; Martin Cernvall; Monique Pfaltz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mHealth; telemental health; app; PTSD Coach; trauma; potentially traumatic event; posttraumatic stress; PTSD; self-rated health; ecological momentary assessment; randomized controlled trial; COVID-19; pandemic; e-hälsa; digital hälsa; internetbehandling; app; PTSD Coach; trauma; posttraumatisk stress; PTSD; självskattad hälsa; COVID-19; pandemi; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Perceived health, symptoms, and emotional states may fluctuate in response to coping efforts and support. The short- and long-term effects, benefits, and harms of trauma-focused self-management apps should be investigated. READ MORE

  7. 15. “I feel like I do not exist” : Adolescent Dissociative Experiences and the Importance of Trauma Type, Attachment, and Migration Background

    Author : Sabina Gusic; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adolescent; dissociation; trauma; attachment; war; refugee; posttraumatic stress; ungdomar; dissociation; trauma; anknytning; krig; flyktingar; posttraumatisk stress;

    Abstract : After experiencing potentially traumatic events (PTEs) some adolescents develop pathological dissociation. Trauma-related dissociation can be described as a break-down of the individual’s capacity to integrate emotions, thoughts, sensations, and memories about traumatic or other events into an adaptive and coherent self-image and self-narrative. READ MORE