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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Approaches to treatment"”.
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Approaches to Treatment of Schizophrenia as a Function of Evolving Stigma
… believed the defining feature of Schizophrenia to be a disorganized change in thought (Pridmore, 2016). Today, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) states that Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that is typically severe …
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Advancing understandings of remission and approaches to treatment through an examination of untreated remission from alcohol problems
… problems is often studied in association with treatment, yet most people who resolve their alcohol problems do so without seeking support. The concept of remission has traditionally been understood in relation to abstinence and binary changes (from an ‘addict identity’ to a ‘recovery …
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Residential care for young people in Sweden : homes, staff and residents
… and behavioural problems. An overall aim is to examine and describe different aspects of residential care. The thesis consists of five papers based on two different studies. Papers I and II use data from a survey of residential care for young persons in Sweden. Papers III, IV and V use data …
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Diversity in residential care and treatment for young people in Sweden
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe the diversity in residential care and treatment for young people in Sweden on the individual level, the interactional level and the contextual level. This thesis consists of five papers based on two studies. Papers I and II use data from a …
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An investigation into the risk and protective factors associated with youth offending
This thesis examines risk and protective factors associated with youth offending and how these have been applied to legislation, prevention and intervention. The first chapter reviews current trends in youth offending and approaches to treatment and interventions with young offenders. The second …
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Procollagen Biosynthesis and Osteoblast Malfunction in the G610C Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
… and radiological examination, with patient symptoms ranging in severity from relatively mild (increased incidence of fractures) to severe (low impact fractures, severe skeletal deformities) to lethal (respiratory insufficiency soon after birth). To date, mutations in over a dozen genes that …
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The intersubjective experience of women with chronic primary pain
… sensorial and emotional aspects of pain have led to an emphasis on the inner and private aspects of the phenomenon, overlooking the essential aspects of the shared reality of pain. To date, there has been little research emphasising the intersubjective experience of chronic pain. This …
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Humanity Undone, A practice led enquiry into self-injury
This thesis enquires into my lived experience of self-injury (cutting my own skin), asking to what extent can moving image, sound and performance in the context of art installation reveal an understanding of the processes of self-injury. I employ an embodied onto-epistemological methodology that …
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Stories from adults stolen as babies during Argentina's last dictatorship (1976-1983): a narrative inquiry into identity restitution
… by three individuals who, unaware they had been stolen as babies by the last Argentinean dictatorship, were found in subsequent decades as adults. Conversational interviews were carried out after researcher’s immersion in already available public stories. Interweaving subjective and communal …
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Recovery in Major Depressive Disorder: Neural and Clinical Perspectives
… underpinnings, clinical features and optimal approaches to treatment remains ambiguous. Current definitions of recovery are disputed and involve measures considered subjective in nature, such as thresholds for questionnaires and clinical interviews of symptoms and their duration (De Zwart and …
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Rural Community Perspectives and Actions Taken to Build Consensus on the Opioid Crisis in Southern Virginia: A Community-Based Participatory Multiphase Mixed Methods Study
… and unique challenges. There is an emerging need to understand rural residents' perspectives on OUD and substance use disorder (SUD) in their community in order to implement efforts. A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach addresses the need for a systematic participatory …
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Medulloblastoma: New animal models, preclinical drug testing, and characterising immune infiltrates
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumour in children. The current treatment for medulloblastoma consists of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Although these therapies have their merits, the outcome for some patients, particularly those with MYC amplified tumours, is poor, and …
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RESPIRA+: A culturally tailored yoga and mindfulness intervention to enhance physical activity and mental health among Latina youth
… stress, and depression) and are less likely to seek professional psychiatric treatment than non-Latinx Whites (Bennett & Joe, 2015; Perreira et al., 2019; Stafford et al., 2019; Stafford & Draucker, 2020). Barriers to mental health treatment include limited treatment options, negative stigma, …
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“You’ve got to own your depression” The role of ownership in the process of depression recovery: A qualitative exploration of the visual-verbal accounts of depression recovery utilising photography
… (WHO, 2021), within the UK alone this equates to 13.7% of the population or 7 million individuals experiencing and living with the debilitating condition (PHE, 2019; Mental Health Foundation, 2016). Over the last century depression, and indeed mental health in general, has grown and developed …