Search for dissertations about: "wolfgang rutz"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words wolfgang rutz.

  2. 1. Evaluation of an educational program on depressive disorders given to general practitioners on Gotland : Short and long-term effects

    Author : Wolfgang Rutz; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : PTD-Committee; Educational program; Evaluation; Depressive disorder; Suicide; Antidepressants; Cost-benefit; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : In the years 1983-1984, the Swedish Comittee for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression (PTD) offered an educational program to all general practitioners (GP:s) on the Swedish island of Gotland. 1982 was used as a baseline year. An evaluation of the short-term effects was made continuously until 1985. READ MORE

  4. 2. Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia

    Author : Negussie Deyessa Kabeta; Gunnar Kullgren; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; extreme poverty; intimate partner violence; spousal-control; child death; rural Ethiopia; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Abstract : Background: Several studies have reported socioeconomic, socio-demographic factors, including violence against women to be associated with depression among women, but knowledge in the area among women living under extreme poverty in developing countries remains scarce. Relationship between intimate partner violence and women’s literacy in societies where violence is normative is complex, there are only limited data describing this difference in the distribution of violence exposure by residency and literacy. READ MORE

  5. 3. Studies on the perception of mental illness and epilepsy in Tehran, Iran : a study in stigma and discrimination

    Author : Helia Ghanean; Lars Jacobsson; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stigma; mental illness; epilepsy; Iran; Tehran; Sweden;

    Abstract : BackgroundStigma and discrimination because of medical conditions is a global phenomenon. Epilepsy and mental illness belong to the most stigmatizing disorders world-wide. Culture, religion, education, life-style influences the perception of stigma. READ MORE

  6. 4. Heaven can wait : studies on suicidal behaviour among young people in Nicaragua

    Author : Andrés Herrera Rodríguez; Gunnar Kullgren; Ellinor Salander Renberg; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; suicide attempts; suicidal expressions; attitudes towards suicide; young people; Nicaragua; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : In developed countries, suicidal behaviour is recognised as a significant public health problem among young people, but there are few studies from developing countries on this subject. The present thesis aims at estimating the extent of the problem and at exploring factors related to suicidal behaviour among young people in a developing country, Nicaragua, using a combined quantitative and qualitative approach. READ MORE

  7. 5. ‘Striving to negotiate… dying to escape’ : suicidal expressions among young people in Cambodia

    Author : Bhoomikumar Jegannathan; Gunnar Kullgren; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Suicidal expressions; Young people; Cambodia;

    Abstract : Background Suicide among young people is a global public health problem, but information on determinants and understanding of suicidal expressions are lacking in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Though school-based interventions are common in many parts of the world, evidence for efficacy is less reported, particularly from post-conflict countries. READ MORE