The purpose of this essay is to explore the significance for former drug addicts who, during their treatment against drug abuse, have had a therapist with a drug addiction in his or her past. A qualitative case study has been used as method in which four former drug users have been interviewed. We have compiled the results based on five key themes in order to get a comprehensive picture of the relevance of common experiences regarding drug abuse, based on former addicts? experiences. This has been done in connection with a review of different theoretical perspectives that we have found relevant to the investigation. Our findings have then been compared with previous research in the field.

AbstractAim: The aim of this study was to investigate if treatment with ?dry needling? in myofascial triggerpoints (MTrPs) in the rotatorcuff muscles may affect impingement symptoms such as pain during provocative tests, shoulder mobility, and function. The research questions were: Does the value of pain change on the Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS) between before and after treatment? Do the positive provocative tests for impingement change between before and after treatment? Does the active shoulder mobility change between before and after treatment? Does the self-rated function change between before and after treatment?Method: The study was a prospective randomized intervention study and 19 persons with impingement symptoms (mean ± standard deviation; 58 ± 18 years, and shoulder pain duration 3.9 ± 1.6 months) were randomized into two groups. The groups were tested before, directly after and 3 weeks after treatment.

The aim of this paper is to study the long-term effects of stuttering treatment according to the Lidcombe Program in Sweden and to answer questions whether underlying factors may have affected the treatment results. Participants were seven children, one girl and six boys aged 7:10-14:2, who all completed Stage 1 of the program approximately 2-7 years ago.The children were video recorded during a conversation with one of the authors and while reading aloud. Before the recording, their parents estimated the level of stuttering according to a Severity Range (SR) Scale. The evaluations were used as reference for determining whether the recordings were representative for the children´s current speech fluency. Proportions of stuttered syllables (%SS) were calculated from the video recorded material and compared with the proportions of stuttered syllables (%SS) at the time when the first stage of the program was initiated.The results showed that the Lidcombe Program had a significant (z=-2.37, p=0.02) long term effect on stuttering treatment for the participants in this study.

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to describe various methods of treatment and effects of treatment of ADHD, and to investigate wheater there is an association between adults with ADHD and obesity. Method:  Literature review. Twelve quantitative scientific articles were found in the data bases PubMed, Cinahl and MedLine.  Result: ADHD is a cognitive impairment that can lead to serious complications such as obesity. Studies show that drug treatments of adults with ADHD have positive effects in terms of reduced symptoms, increased efficiency and improved quality of life, but drugs can also cause side effects in form of loss of appetite and insomnia. For adults with ADHD and obesity drugs that affect metabolism have a significant impact on patients ability to lose weight.

The purpose of this study was to investigate how social workers who worked with financial assistance perceived their work situation and the impact work-related stress had on their health and quality of work. Further, the study intended to find out if they felt that they received support from their employer that could prevent stress-related sick leave. The following two research questions were to be answered: In what way does work-related stress affect social workers? health and job quality according to their own experience? What kind of support and help experienced social workers were available within their organization? To receive answers to the questions semi-structured interviews with five social workers were conducted, analyzed and interpreted. The results showed that when social workers have a heavy case burden, high stress and a risk of deteriorated job quality occurred.

Bakgrund: Yrkesrelaterad stress har ökat markant under de senaste tio åren. Vårdyrken anses vara bland de arbeten som är mest tyngda av stress. Långvarig stress kan ge individen fysiska såväl som psykiska problem och kan leda till utbrändhet. För att kunna fastställa en god och säker vård krävs stressförebyggande åtgärder, eftersom kraven på sjuksköterskor höjs allt mer. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att beskriva sjuksköterskors strategier för att hantera arbetsrelaterad stress.

The continuous process of urbanization results in demands on research and development for ecological and sustainable city development. Because of this, the current systems for wastewater treatment may have to be improved. In order to evaluate new technologies for municipal wastewater treatment, a development project has been initiated for the new district Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm. The project is lead by the company Stockholm Water. High environmental standards have been put up for the district, as it must be twice as good as an ordinary new district.

Information technology is increasingly used in healthcare. New methods, such as apps and computer programs and Internet-based treatments are introduced to treat various medical diagnoses. Increased demand for help in mental illness means that it is necessary to develop alternative assessment and treatments to traditional treatments that may be offered by primary care and specialist psychiatry. Government and Local Authorities and Regions (SKL) have agreed to support, and treatment on the web is part of that development. The work is all about, and how Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ( Bup ) , use psychological e- services, and apps for the treatment of adolescents and the types of psychological e-treatments for adolescents are available in Sweden today.  Methods used are interviews and literature studies, where I examined the use of computerized psychological treatments in Västernorrland and Stockholm County Council.

Clients with dual diagnosis have difficulties to recover and have a tendancy to fall between two stools. Among other things this is due to the fact that caregivers have different approaches, values and focus. The purpose of this study is to compare how clients, therapists and socialworkers look upon the aim of the treatment, its form, residential care, the conception of goalfulfillment and participation. In our study we have applied the theories of Aaron Antonovsky, Howard Becker and Erving Goffman. The paper consists mainly of qualitative interviews with clients, therapists and socialworkers.

Background: Involuntary psychiatric treatment remains a contentious issue globally, with many countries implementing forms of coercive treatment for patients deemed unsafe due to psychiatric diagnoses. Nurses play an important role in involuntary psychiatric care- however there is a need for an increased understanding of the experiences and needs of the patients to be able to provide good care. Purpose: This study aimed to explore and understand the experiences of patients undergoing involuntary psychiatric treatment. Method: A qualitative literature analysis was conducted, encompassing 10 qualitative articles. Key Findings: Recent data highlights that most patients reported a lack of compassion and overall negative experience during involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation..

Vi har utfört en kvalitativ undersökning om barn och stress i årskurs 3. Syftet var att ta reda på dels vilka faktorer som utvecklar stress dels hur eleverna mår och beter sig. Syftet är också att ta reda på hur pedagoger arbetar för att förebygga stress och vilka åtgärder de använder sig av. Undersökningen bygger på enkäter och intervjuer med elever samt intervjuer med pedagoger på två olika skolor. Vår teori består av tre delar.

Arbetet handlar om stress och utbrändhet bland lärare i dagens skola..

Arbete och fritid är två faktorer i människans liv. Syftet med detta arbete var att undersöka om arbetsrelaterad stress påverkar människors fritid. De frågeställningar som användes för att finna svar på detta var: Upplever människor arbetsrelaterad stress och hur visar den sig? Tar människor med sig arbetsrelaterad stress till sin fritid och om de gör det hur påverkar detta fritiden? Vad gör människor för att hantera den arbetsrelaterade stressen om den inverkar på fritiden? För att genomföra studien användes halvstrukturerade intervjuer, 10 grundskollärare, en man och nio kvinnor deltog. Resultaten visar att många upplevde stress på arbetet och att en stor del av dem skulle kunna bli bättre på att skilja på arbete och fritid, genom att till exempel bestämma sig för att arbetsuppgifter främst ska skötas på arbetet och att fritiden är tid för återhämtning och egna intressen.

Bakgrund: Kraven inom hälso- och sjukvården har ökat och sjuksköterskor måste ha kunskap inom många områden och samtidigt bedriva en säker vård. Arbetsmiljön är i många lägen bristfällig och har betydelse för arbetsrelaterad stress. Arbetsrelaterad stress uppstår när det upplevs att det inte finns möjlighet att lösa arbetsuppgifter på grund av otillräckliga kunskaper eller resurser. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa orsaker till arbetsrelaterad stress och hur sådan stress påverkar sjuksköterskors arbete och privatliv. Metod: Detta arbete utformades som en litteraturöversikt för att ge en övergripande bild av forskningsläget.

Introduktion: Påverkan av stress på immunförsvarsresponsen kan leda till mer kraftfullt inflammatoriskt svar som leder till parodontal vävnadsnedbrytning. Enligt hypotesen kan psykologiska faktorer, såsom stress, i kombination med förändrat munhygienbeteende ha betydelse för parodontala sjukdomstillstånd (Genco et al. 1998).Syfte: Att beskriva samband mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom.Frågeställning: Vilka samband föreligger mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom?Metod: LitteraturstudieResultat: Föreliggande litteraturstudie visar att det kan föreligga samband mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom genom förändrat munhygienbeteende och genom förhöjda nivåer av stresshormoner, såsom cortisol och dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) i saliv, gingivalvätska och blodserum.Konklusion: Det kan föreligga samband mellan stress och parodontal sjukdom genom förändrat munhygienbeteende samt genom förhöjda nivåer av stresshormoner i saliv, gingivalvätska och blodserum. Dock kan inga definitiva slutsatser fastställas med denna litteraturstudie..