Essays about: "psychiatric disorders"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the words psychiatric disorders.

1. 16. The impact of caffeine on gene expression in the brain and plasma corticosterone concentrations in rats with varying degrees of anxiety like behaviour.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

   Author : Joell Jumaa; [2021]
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   Abstract : Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide and are associated withcomorbidity and morbidity. Although there are several therapeutic drugs for this mental condition,there is a need to develop alternative treatments as treatment response differ between patients. READ MORE

3. 17. Childhood maltreatment, violence and social cognition in forensic psychiatric patients

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

   Author : Asa Arbjork; [2021]
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   Abstract : Childhood maltreatment is connected to increased risk of violent offending and psychopathology. Mentalisation and emotion regulation are reduced in individuals who have experienced severe childhood maltreatment, and are involved in violent behaviour and psychotic disorders. READ MORE

4. 18. The role of RFX-target genes in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Abhishekapriya Ganesan; [2021]
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   Abstract : Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychiatric disorders, for example, schizophrenia (SCZ) represent a large spectrum of disorders that manifest through cognitive and behavioural problems. ASD and SCZ are both highly heritable, and some phenotypic similarities between ASD and SCZ have sparked an interest in understanding their genetic commonalities. READ MORE

5. 19. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of children and adolescents

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Gautam Srivastava; [2020]
   Keywords : COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; pandemic; mental health; children; adolescents; social distancing; lockdown; isolation; quarantine; children with special needs;

   Abstract : The rapidly spreading pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection with high morbidity and mortality has overwhelmed the global healthcare services. With mysterious origins and the capacity of affecting multiple types of tissues, SARS-CoV-2 has baffled many scientists - which has posed great challenges in the development of pharmaceutical treatments and preventions (i. READ MORE

6. 20. COMPARISON BETWEEN CLIENTS IN FORENSIC-PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND PRISON IN SWEDEN 1995-2018

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Hossam Mohamed Salah El-Din Aly Mohamed; [2020]
   Keywords : Serious crimes; Mental illness; Offenders with mentally disorders; Forensic-psychiatric treatment; Prison sentence;

   Abstract : Abstract Purpose: The study aims to establish a summary of the main characteristics of gender, age, types of crimes and previous criminal records of the offenders sentenced to forensic-psychiatric care in the time period 1995 to 2018 in Sweden and to compare them with offenders sentenced to imprisonment for the same types of crime types in the same time period in Sweden as well as to link different types of crimes to mental illness. Furthermore, the study attempts to find correlations between the group sentenced to forensic-psychiatric care and different types of crimes. READ MORE