A5004562529- Social and Educational Sciences
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Research in Social Sciences
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Religious Education and Schools
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Jönköping University
2013-2024
University of Gothenburg
2017
RMIT University
2014
Mid Sweden University
2000-2013
Lund University
1996-1997
Institute of Alcohol Studies
1996
Childhood maltreatment has diverse, lifelong impact on morbidity and mortality. The Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) is one of the most commonly used scales to assess quantify these experiences their impact. Curiously, despite very widespread use CTQ, scores its Minimization-Denial (MD) subscale-originally designed a positive response bias-are rarely reported. Hence, little known about this measure. If biases are either common or consequential, current practices ignoring MD scale deserve revision....
Childhood maltreatment is delicate to assess both in clinical work and research. There a need for assessment tools that can be easily administered an ethical non-intrusive way meets requirements of conceptual validity various types sensitive levels severity. This study explores the psychometric properties Swedish translation one such tool—the Trauma Questionnaire—Short Form (CTQ-SF; Bernstein Fink, 1998). The CTQ-SF was seven samples (total n=659)—five two non-clinical student samples....
The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a widely used retrospective screening tool for childhood maltreatment in adults. Its properties are less known adolescents. objective was to investigate acceptability and psychometric when adolescents.A community sample of adolescents (n=1885) four waves (from 13 or 14 17 years old) clinical (n=74, mean age 18), both from Sweden, were assess different aspects validity reliability.The CTQ-SF found be well-accepted. As expected, the...
Parents' actions and knowledge of adolescents' whereabouts play key roles in preventing risk behaviors early adolescence, but what enables parents to know about their activities links there are adolescent behaviors, such as substance use delinquent behavior, remain unclear. In this study, we investigated whether different aspects the parent-adolescent relationship predict parental knowledge, examined direct indirect longitudinal associations between these self-reported behavior use. The...
Objectives: The influence of childhood trauma as a specific environmental factor on the development adult psychopathology is far from being elucidated. As part collaborative project between research groups South Africa (SA) and Sweden focusing genetic factors contributing to anxiety disorders, this study specifically investigated rates in African Swedish patients respectively, whether, sample whole, different traumatic experiences are predictive social (SAD) or panic disorder (PD) adulthood....
In this study, we have investigated parental knowledge and its sources, namely adolescent disclosure, control, solicitation; how they relate to adolescents' feelings of being overly controlled, three types risk behaviors, bullying, substance use, delinquent behavior. This was studied in a sample 1520 Swedish early boys girls (M age = 13.0). A structural equation path model showed that disclosure control were positively associated with knowledge, which turn related all behaviors. Adolescent...
This study is based on a nationwide survey of local Muslim congregations (n = 105) and focuses the patterns function voluntary social work carried out by congregations. in Sweden are not only religious meeting places, but also places centres for organisation broad range welfare services: outreach activities, support to newly arrived immigrants activities children young people. The basis at intersection between congregation community. appears be most intensive smaller municipalities with...
The study explores international trends in law on compulsory commitment to care of substance misusers (CCC), and two subtypes - civil CCC within criminal justice legislation as well maximum length amount applications such care.The time period covers more than 25 years, a total 104 countries territories. is based available data three times observation (1986, 1999 2009). Applications number cases are studied European level for the years 2002-2006. Trends analyzed using nonparametric tests...
Background Reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission has been demonstrated in individuals with excessive alcohol consumption and/or dependence. Childhood maltreatment also found to have a negative impact on neurotransmission. The aim of this study was evaluate the childhood dysfunction alcohol‐dependent individuals. Methods Adult men diagnosis dependence ( n = 18) were recruited from outpatient treatment units for alcoholism. Central assessed by neuroendocrine method, that is, prolactin...
Using longitudinal Swedish data from 1,373 early-adolescent youths, this study aims to answer the question of whether previously established protective function parental knowledge and its sources-adolescent disclosure, solicitation, control-on substance use among early-adolescents is moderated by adolescent's temperament. Adolescent temperament several links between sources adolescent use. The most pronounced moderating results were found for those adolescents with fearless, socially...
Abstract Background This study investigates a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders, substance use gambling, and internet gaming disorders in Swedish 18-year-old boys girls with the aim estimating prevalence comorbidity. Methods We used two-phase design screening to detect candidates for clinical interviews. Screening included 949 adolescents (55.6% girls), out which 758 (57.0% girls) were selected interview at least one four instruments: M.I.N.I., ADDIS, NODS IGDS. Of these, 387 (61.2%...
The study concerns prediction of gambling problems in 178 male adolescents (aged 16 and 18 years) who completed a questionnaire, which included the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), version Temperament Character Inventory number questions concerning social background, emotional life‐style factors. About 27% boys gamble at least weekly. As many as 16% qualify probable pathological gamblers according to SOGS. Another 7% are risk. None background factors related severity problems. only...
To investigate factors associated with involuntary admissions to hospital pursuant a social services act of patients substance use disorder by comparing the socio-demographic characteristics, use, and psychiatric comorbidities voluntarily admitted patients.This cross-sectional study compared two groups combined psychiatry wards. Sixty-five were involuntarily Social Services Act 137 admitted. The International Classification Diseases Related Health Problems was used for diagnostic purposes...
Abstract Child welfare services (CWS) rely on referrals from professionals and civilians to address maltreatment behavioural problems. To our knowledge, no prior study explored what extent children who self‐reported severe exposure or problems are referred the CWS. This is based two data sets a Swedish community sample of 1884 children: (i) self‐reports in four waves during adolescence, including indicators exposure, (ii) retrospective systematic review all children's CWS records at age 18....
Objective: This article explores environmental, developmental and personality-related factors as predictors of motivation to treatment for alcoholism, using such concepts as: social situation on admission, career, age, education adventurous patterns behavior. Method: The original population consists 603 severely dependent alcoholic patients (76% men, 42% compulsorily committed) with a mean age 40 years. In structural equation model estimation, 85% the cases were used (N = 511), made up well...
In recent years, researchers have paid increasing attention to the issue of care in new types family and partner relationships. The aim this study is examine expectations attitudes concerning among elderly people LAT (Living Apart Together)- relationships Sweden, that is, who a long-term intimate relationship, but do not share common home. Questionnaires were completed by 116 LAT-relationships. Partners are ranked as main providers care, especially men, there considerable variation answers....
This study explores the psychometric characteristics of childhood experiences (‘Barndomsupplevelser’), using a Swedish translation 53–item version Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Fifty–five female addicts, treated in compulsory–care setting, completed questionnaire. Homogeneity and reliability were studied principal component analyses (PCA) Cronbach’s alpha. The test was submitted to content analysis. Nearly all (94.5%) had experienced abuse or neglect. internal consistency is high....
This article discusses special category housing for homeless addicts, based on case studies of two different programmes and using both qualitative quantitative data. The staff residents were interviewed about their experiences the programmes. Longitudinal data collected various indicators substance misuse frequency contact with social services at levels. Our findings show that has positive direct effects stability feelings regarding quality life, but not misuse. However, increased seems to...
This study concerns the relation between mortality and short-term outcome of inpatient treatment for alcoholism. A total 121 patients (87 men, 34 women) were included, whom 89 voluntary 32 compulsorily committed. They had a mean age 41±7 (SD) years attended 5-week programme at Runnagården, Örebro, Sweden. Most socially unstable severely alcohol-dependent. Ten months (mean) after discharge, 96% their referring social workers contacted with mail questionnaires. Of these patients, 13% been...
Objective: The study explores agreement on diagnoses and diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders between two structured assessment interviews, the Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV (SCID) Alkohol/Drog Diagnos InStrument (ADDIS). Both interviews are compared with a golden standard (GS), based LEAD model (Longitudinal, Expert, All Data). Method: Patients were interviewed concerning problems by trained interviewers using SCID ADDIS separately blind to each other's results. other,...
The study explores differences and similarities in background problem severity among those seeking Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), comparing who primarily had misused "opiates", e.g. heroin, morphine opium, with other opioids. Patients (n = 127) assessed for possible admittance OST are compared based on the Addiction Severity Index. Two groups primary type of opioid (opiates vs. opioids). In global ratings there were no significant between than tautological artefacts concerning heroin....
Female addicts (N = 108) with a mean age of 37.2 were tested using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in 1996–97. In representative sub-sample 49) assessed Structured Clinical Interview, DSMIIIr (SCID), 82% manifested an axis-1-syndrome (lifetime), 53% personality disorder. Of 108 addicts, 42 preferred alcohol, 14 heroin, 33 amphetamines, 19 benzodiazepines. Maturity was low, but there no differences maturity between drug preference groups. Results indicated that those less mature...
This study investigates test-retest and inter-item consistency of Alcohol Drog Diagnos InStrument (ADDIS), a structured interview to diagnose substance use disorders according ICD-10, DSM-IV DSM-5. ADDIS, the Swedish version SUDDS, is only instrument in that produces diagnostic proposals specific all drug categories, for three systems. Screening stressful life events, anxiety, depression also included.Thirty patients at addiction treatment facilities were interviewed assessment...