Publications by authors named "M Willebrand"
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- Women experience varying degrees of cognitive changes during pregnancy, potentially influenced by hormones and genetics.
- A study assessed the relationship between pregnancy-related hormones and working memory function (using the Digit Span Test) in late pregnancy, focusing on 216 women and controlling for factors like age and education.
- Findings indicated that higher levels of free estradiol were linked to better working memory scores, especially in women without depressive symptoms, while lower testosterone levels improved backward memory performance in this group.
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- The study assessed personality trait stability in burn patients over one year post-injury, using the Swedish universities Scales of Personality.
- Results showed that overall personality domain scores remained stable from acute care to 12 months later.
- The only notable change was in the trait of Stress Susceptibility, which improved and normalized over time after the initial trauma.
Although opioid maintenance treatment lowers mortality and has proven efficacy in reducing opioid use, it is not an option for every person with an opioid addiction. Studies of the experiences of those who have overcome their addiction without pharmaceuticals are rare, but vital to understanding the quitting process and how it can be facilitated. This study investigated what persons with a previous heroin addiction perceived as helpful when overcoming their addiction without the use of pharmaceuticals, and what they consider important for health services to consider.
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- The ICD-11 introduces significant changes to PTSD diagnoses, adding Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and providing a framework for assessment via the International Trauma Interview (ITI), which is still under evaluation.
- A study involving 186 adults assessed the Swedish translation of the ITI, focusing on interrater agreement, structure, and validity against various psychiatric measures.
- Findings indicated that the ITI has good reliability and validity, suggesting it may be an effective tool for clinicians to assess ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD.
Objective: A history of psychiatric disorders is more common among patients who have had burns than in the general population. To try and find out the scale of the problem we have assessed self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression after a burn.
Methods: Consecutive patients with burns measuring more than 10% total body surface area or duration of stay in hospital of seven days or more were included.