Search for dissertations about: "somatoform disorders"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words somatoform disorders.

  2. 1. Adoption studies on psychiatric illness : epidemiological, environmental and genetic aspects

    Author : Anne-Liis von Knorring; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adoption; adoption outcome; psychiatric illness; gene-environment; early experience; somatoform disorders; affective disorders; substance abuse; sick-leave;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of adoptions and to study the gene-environment influences on psychiatric illness as well as sick-leave patterns. The material consists of 2 966 adopted persons born between 1917 and 1949, their 5 932 adoptive parents and 5 438 identified biological parents. READ MORE

  4. 2. Epidemiology of child psychiatric disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Author : Menelik Desta; Bruno Hägglöf; Marianne Cederblad; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Children; Developing country; Psychopathology; Correlates; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Abstract : Although mental disorders are common among children all over the world, information on the extent and types of child psychiatric disorders in Ethiopia is extremely limited. A study was conducted in an urban setting of Ethiopia to look at the prevalence of child psychiatric disorders and their correlates. A two-phase survey was performed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Relationships between bodily characteristics and mental attitudes: Bodily examined and self assessed raitings of ill health

    Author : Kina Meurle-Hallberg; Kerstin Armelius; Gunvor Gard; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The present thesis investigates the psychometric properties and clinical relevance of the Resource Oriented Body Examination and its capacity to provide a useful assessment tool in patients whose symptoms appear to contain associations between psychological and physical problems.Our aims were to find out if an early version of the Resource Oriented BodyExamination, ROBE I, could be reduced into a shorter version, labelled ROBE II. READ MORE