Essays about: "Placebo response"

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  1. 6. Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression : Moving away from conventional antidepressants

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emma-Clara Blom; [2021]
    Keywords : Ketamine; antidepressant; treatment-resistant depression; NMDA-receptor antagonist; glutamate;

    Abstract : An increasing amount of research suggests Ketamine in subanaesthetic doses to be an effective antidepressant for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Treatment-Resistant Disorder (TRD). After the finding that NMDA-receptor antagonists may hold antidepressant effect, several studies have suggested Ketamine to have great effect in relief of depressive symptoms. READ MORE

  3. 7. Ketamine for depression : The role of dissociative effects

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Jakob Broström; [2020]
    Keywords : antidepressant; depression; dissociation; ketamine; major depressive disorder; NMDA receptor antagonist; placebo; psychedelics;

    Abstract : Several trials have reported rapid antidepressant response from the anesthetic drug ketamine although the mechanism behind this effect is not fully understood. Research has focused mainly on ketamine’s action in the brain, including its effects on chemical balance, connections between brain cells and networks, and cognition. READ MORE

  4. 8. Efficacy of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Critical Literature Review

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Christoffer Lindbom; [2019]
    Keywords : psoriatic arthritis; methotrexate; tumour necrosis factor inhibitor; efficacy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory joint disease occurring in up to 30% of psoriasis patients. Relatively few clinical trials assess PsA treatment and data presentation in these are far from uniform making comparisons difficult. Objectives: To perform a literature review on methotrexate (MTX) efficacy in PsA. READ MORE

  5. 9. Har Transkutan Elektrisk Nervstimulering en smärtlindrande effekt hos hund, med avseende på viktfördelning och grad av fysisk aktivitet?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linn Dadell; [2019]
    Keywords : Hälta; Hund; Tryckmätningsmatta; Aktivitetshalsband; TENS; Transkutan Elektrisk Nervstimulering;

    Abstract : Osteoartros är den vanligast förekommande ledsjukdomen hos hund. Denna sjukdom behandlas vanligen med icke-steroida antiinflammatoriska läkemedel (NSAID). Då ingen substans är biverkningsfri är alternativ till läkemedelsbehandling önskvärda. READ MORE

  6. 10. Allergenspecifik immunterapi som behandling av atopisk dermatit hos hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Emma May Genfeldt; [2017]
    Keywords : allergenspecifik immunterapi; ASIT; atopisk dermatit; hund;

    Abstract : Atopisk dermatit eller canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) är en vanlig inflammatorisk, kliande hudsjukdom hos hund kopplad till en överkänslighetsreaktion av typ 1, vilket innebär ett överdrivet Th2-svar med produktion av IgE-antikroppar. En behandlingsmetod för CAD som anses både säker och effektiv är allergenspecifik immunterapi (ASIT). READ MORE