Search for dissertations about: "schizophrenia"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 255 swedish dissertations containing the word schizophrenia.
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1. The genetics of schizophrenia : sex, drugs, and cognition
Abstract : Cognitive impairment constitutes an important predictor of general functional outcomes in schizophrenia. Polygenic risk for schizophrenia has been linked to cognitive ability as well as brain activation during cognitive processing. READ MORE
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2. Genetic studies of schizophrenia
Abstract : The prevalence of schizophrenia is about 1% throughout the world. The disease is characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and bizarre behavior. A genetic contribution to the disease was previously shown through epidemiological studies. The mitochondrial DNA was sequenced in four schizophrenic patients. READ MORE
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3. PET applications in schizophrenia : Functional and pharmacological dopamine studies
Abstract : Schizophrenia is a group of disorders with a worldwide lifetime prevalence of 0.85%. Thefunctional outcome of the disorder seem stable from the first systematic outcome studies to thepresent day, and vary only with changes in diagnostic criteria. READ MORE
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4. Violent offenders with schizophrenia : quantitative and qualitative studies focusing on the family of origin
Abstract : The focus of the thesis is on violent offenders with schizophrenia and their relatives. The aims were to explore incidence of violent crimes, the extent to which family members were victims, to investigate individual background factors among violent offenders, and to identify psychotic symptoms and triggering factors associated with fatal violence. READ MORE
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5. Vulnerability and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia
Abstract : This thesis offers a broad approach in elucidating biological risk factors, as well as psychological and social functioning in schizophrenia. The aims are as follows: (I) investigate the association between birth characteristics and schizophrenia, (II) study the association between levels of neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y (NPY) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), social function and longitudinal outcome in schizophrenia, (III) compare social functioning of patients with schizophrenia with their biological siblings and (IV) explore how siblings to patients with schizophrenia perceive the sibling relationship and their role. READ MORE