Essays about: "psychiatric illness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words psychiatric illness.

  1. 1. Comparison of psychedelic therapies versus placebo in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses: a systematic review of randomized trials including placebo controls

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Aleksandra Barbara Barstowe; [2023]
    Keywords : psychedelic-assisted therapy; placebo; psychiatric illness; psykedelisk-assisterad terapi; psykiatrisk sjukdom; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Psychedelics have long been recognized for their powerful effects on the human psyche and psychedelic-assisted therapy is becoming increasingly acknowledged as an effective therapeutic intervention. Placebos are used in clinical research to validate the efficacy of a therapy or treatment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mentally ill offenders and accountability in Sweden

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Karlsson Bok Michelle; [2023]
    Keywords : insanity defense; legal insanity; accountability; mental illness; forensic psychiatry;

    Abstract : Introduction In Sweden all offenders are convicted of their crime, regardless if suffering from mental illness. The penalty can however be forensic psychiatric care instead of prison if the offender suffers from a severe mental disturbance (allvarlig psykisk störning). READ MORE

  4. 3. Storytelling and its role in alleviating suffering in psychiatric care

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, medicin och vård

    Author : Maria Sandberg; Gabriela David; [2023]
    Keywords : Lifestory; suffering; recovery; psychiatric care; psychiatric illness; nurse; patient; caring relationship;

    Abstract : Background: This study explores the use of storytelling and patient narrative in mental health care. The focus is how the use of storytelling can reduce suffering and support the recovery process for individuals with psychiatric illnesses. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Case Study: Optimising PAP ambulance location with data and travel time analysis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Kurasinski Lukas; Tan Jason; [2022]
    Keywords : Data science; PAP; ambulance; travel time analysis; machine learning; optimization; case study; mental illness; Region skane; psychiatric ambulance; prehospital acute psychiatry; clustering; kmeans; regression; population coverage; area coverage; response time; ambulance station; data analysis;

    Abstract : The mental health concerns in Sweden have been increasing since the beginning of the 2000’s, where Skåne County in the southern parts of Sweden has shown to be slightly higher in a proportion of reported cases in comparison to other regions. To address the growing need for psychiatric healthcare, the health services of the region of Skåne (Region Skåne) have introduced a psychiatric ambulance unit as a part of first responders. READ MORE

  6. 5. Antisocial behaviors and substance abuse among mentally illoffenders - an undesirable role in time of treatment?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Stina Stenberg; [2021]
    Keywords : substance abuse – antisocial behaviors – forensic-psychiatry – time in treatment – Sweden;

    Abstract : Introduction Offenders who suffer from a severe mental illness are sentenced to forensic-psychiatric careinstead of imprisonment. A severe mental illness is a legal term determined by type anddegree of the psychiatric illness. Forensic-psychiatric care ends when signs of severe mentalillness is no longer present. READ MORE