Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-136). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-91). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-91). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.) in Psychology--University of Maine, 2003. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-135).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-95).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 11, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-123).

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There is generally a lack of studies examining prevalence and phenomenology of bipolar disorder in Africa. In literature, a unipolar manic course of illness in particular is reported to be rare. The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe the course of illness and clinical features in a cross-section of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder attending public hospitals in Limpopo Province, South Africa and to determine the rate of a unipolar manic course in this sample of patients. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of patients presenting with a history of mania between October 2009 and April 2010, to three hospitals in Limpopo Province. A purposeful sample of 103 patients was recruited and interviewed using the Affective Disorders Evaluation. This study confirms that a unipolar manic course is indeed much more common than rates suggested in present day literature with57% of the study sample only ever experiencing manic episodes. The study also confirms the debilitating nature of bipolar disorder with more than two-thirds being unemployed in spite of a quarter of the study subjects having a tertiary education. The high rates of attempted suicide, history of violence and history of drug abuse all furthermore points to the devastating effects bipolar disorder has on individuals and their families. Treatment choice appeared to be a combination of a mood-stabilising agent in combination with an anti-psychotic. It was found that two-thirds of study subjects had consulted with faith- or traditional healers. Significant gender differences appeared in that females were more likely to suffer from comorbid anxiety disorders, have a history of sexual trauma, and be HIV positive whilst men were more likely to have a forensic- and substance-abuse history, experience hallucinations and receive clozapine. Patients presenting with a unipolar manic course of illness, as described in this thesis, may contribute to the search for an etiologically homogeneous sub-group which presents unique phenotype for genetic research and the search for genetic markers in mental illness. A unipolar manic course therefore needs to be considered as a specifier in diagnostic systems in order to heighten the awareness of such a course of illness in bipolar disorder, with a view to future research. / Thesis (MD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Psychiatry / unrestricted

by Mak Wing Fun, Ingrid. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-64). / Questionnaire also in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.vii / List of Appendix --- p.viii / CHAPTER / Chapter 1 --- Introduction And Literature Review --- p.1 / Adherence(Compliance) --- p.1 / Pattern of Non-adherence --- p.1 / Health Belief Model and Adherence-Related Attitudes --- p.2 / Non-adherence and Psychiatric Disorder --- p.2 / Drug Adherence and Affective Disorder --- p.3 / Bipolar Disorder and Lithium --- p.3 / Methods for Assessing Adherence --- p.4 / Clinical Factors Associated with Lithium Non-adherence --- p.6 / Drug Adherence of Hong Kong Chinese Patients with Affective Disorder --- p.9 / Individual Factors --- p.10 / Attitude and Belief --- p.10 / Health Locus of Control --- p.15 / Socio-Cultural Factors --- p.15 / Explanatory Model --- p.15 / Illness Attribution --- p.16 / Attitude Towards Western Medication --- p.17 / Somatisation and Social Stigma --- p.18 / Family Support --- p.20 / Purposes of the Study --- p.22 / Chapter 2 --- Method --- p.23 / Subjects --- p.23 / Outcome Measures --- p.24 / side Effect Measure --- p.25 / Attitude Measures --- p.26 / Support Measure --- p.27 / Mood State Measure --- p.27 / Memory Function Measure --- p.28 / Procedure --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- Results --- p.29 / Non-Adherence Rate --- p.29 / Intercorrelations of Adherence Measures --- p.30 / Mean Lithium Level and Adherence Status --- p.31 / The Reliability of the Instruments --- p.33 / Comparison of Fully Adherent and Non-adherent Patients --- p.34 / Discriminant Analysis --- p.39 / Comparison of the Patients' Attitudes and Social Support by the Number of Non- adherence Criteria Met --- p.40 / Comparison of Patients' Attitudes and Perceived Support by Patient's Self-report of Adherence --- p.43 / Comparison of Patients' Attitudes and Perceived Support by Family Member's Report of Adherence --- p.45 / Comparison of Patients' Attitudes and Perceived Support by Case Psychiatrist's Report of Adherence --- p.47 / Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.49 / Single vs. Multiple Criteria. --- p.49 / Predicting Non-adherence --- p.51 / Other Variables Associated --- p.53 / Limitations of the Study and Recommendations --- p.56 / Chapter 5 --- References --- p.58 / Chapter 6 --- Appendix --- p.65

This thesis has examined what long-term psychological and neurological effects that are apparent in children and adults who have experienced parental divorce. It was predicted that significantly more children and adult children from divorced families would have increased symptoms of mental disorders than children and adult children from married homes e.g., anxiety, depression, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. It was further predicted that parental divorce would negatively affect the neurological system in the offspring. The correlation between children of divorce and negative neurological effects was not found to be true. However, adult children of divorce have significantly lower baseline cortisol levels compared to adult children of marriage. Dysregulated cortisol levels are highly associated with the development of e.g., anxiety, depression, and brain damage. Parental divorce did not only influence how secretion of the hormone cortisol is regulated within adult children of divorce, but how both children and adult children of divorce psychologically adapt post-divorce. Children of divorce have for instance lower general well-being, more symptoms of anxiety and depression, lower self-esteem, and feel more stress than children of marriage. Adult children of divorce are more likely to experience marital discord, getting divorced themselves, anxiety and depression, lower academic performance, and substance abuse, etc. The result of the thesis suggests that children and adult children from divorced families are negatively affected, both psychologically and neurologically, regardless of age. Parental divorce and supplementary effects make it more likely for children and adult children to experience more symptoms of mental disorders.