Search for dissertations about: "unipolar depression"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words unipolar depression.
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1. Prognostic factors of electroconvulsive therapy for depression
Abstract : Depression is a severe disorder that can be difficult to treat. One approach to treating depression is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), whereby electricity is administered through electrodes fastened to the patient’s head. This procedure is effective, however not all patients respond. READ MORE
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2. Adolescents with Depression Grown up : Education, Intimate Relationships, Mental Health, and Personality
Abstract : Unipolar depression, estimated to be the leading contributor to burden of disease in middle- and high-income countries, often has an onset in adolescence. The disorder is associated with substantial role impairment and is highly recurrent. This raises questions about both subsequent mental health and social outcome. READ MORE
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3. Suicide in Severe Depression: A Longitudinal Case-Control Study
Abstract : Suicide in Severe Depression. A Longitudinal Case-Control Study. The present thesis is based on a case-control study of suicide victims with a severe depression/ melancholia. READ MORE
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4. The emotional motor system and gastrointestinal symptoms
Abstract : There is a significant comorbidity between anxiety/depression and functional gastrointestinal syndromes, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia. The pathophysiological link between emotions and the gut is not known. READ MORE
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5. Psychosocial aspects of depressive disorders
Abstract : The objective of this study was to elucidate the possible importance of factors from the social environment for the development of depression. As a theoretical framework, Engel's biopsychosocial model (Engel, 1980), based on systems theory, has been applied. READ MORE