Search for dissertations about: "remission"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 270 swedish dissertations containing the word remission.

  2. 16. Screening Family Burden in Clinical Practice : The development of a new instrument and investigation of its correlates to psychotic disorders

    Author : Fredrik Hjärthag; Torsten Norlander; Lars Helldin; Leif Lindström; Adrian Parker; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Family burden; Psychotic disorder; Schizophrenia; Psychometrics; Assessment; BIRP; Function; Cross-Sectional Remission; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : The primary purpose of this thesis is to develop a short and user-friendly instrument for the assessment of family burden caused by psychotic disorders. A secondary purpose is to further investigate variables that might be linked to an increased burden. Of these variables, patients’ reduced functioning will be addressed in more detail. READ MORE

  4. 17. Factors of importance for radiosensitivity of tonsillar carcinoma

    Author : Signe Friesland; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : TC; radiotherapy; radiosensitivity; complete remission; HPV; P53; MDM2; DNA-PK; DNA-PKcs; Ku86; Ku70.;

    Abstract : Radiotherapy (RT) alone or in combination with surgery is the only curative treatment of tonsillar carcinoma (TC). As distant metastases are rare the loco-regional control is the most important factor determining survival. Methods for prediction of radiocurability are lacking. READ MORE

  5. 18. The importance of immunological, genetic and clinical factors for beta cell function in childhood diabetes

    Author : Eva Örtqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Type I diabetes; HLA-DQ; GAD65Ab; 1A-2Ab; ICA; GAD65 epitopeC-peptide; clinical remission; beta cell rest; diazoxide.;

    Abstract : Type I diabetes is caused by environmentally initiated, progressive autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells in genetically susceptible individuals, which results in insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia. At diagnosis, about 10-20 % of beta cells remain, but after insulin therapy is started, a period with regained secretive capacity follows. READ MORE

  6. 19. Recovery from dysthymia and panic disorder : options and obstacles

    Author : Cecilia Svanborg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Dysthymic disorder; panic disorder; personality disorder; remission; recovery; mixed methods design; long-term follow-up; therapeutic relationship; patient preferences and experiences;

    Abstract : Dysthymia, a depressive disorder with usually an insidious, early onset (before age 21), and panic disorder are psychiatric disorders with a major impact on public health due to their high frequency of recurrence, persistent course and superimposed major depressions. This thesis aimed to improve knowledge of factors that help or hinder recovery from such disorders in ordinary outpatient psychiatric settings. READ MORE

  7. 20. Diagnosis of eczema in preschool children and course of disease during childhood

    Author : Laura von Kobyletzki; Dermatologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child; preschool; dermatitis; atopic diagnosis; infant; questionnaire; written parental; atopic dermatitis; preschool child; longitudinal study; prognosis; epidemiology; asthma; and rhinititis;

    Abstract : Abstract In childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most frequent inflammatory condition. Validated eczema questionnaires have been available for schoolchildren only, but the incidence of atopic dermatitis is highest during infancy. READ MORE