Lena Brandt
Biographic Data
| ID | 7181593 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lena Brandt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lena |
| FAMILY NAME | Brandt |
| SIGNATURE | BRANDT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karolinska Institutet |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7800-8473 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mortality in Women With Anorexia Nervosa
OBJECTIVE: To investigate mortality in anorexia nervosa (AN) with a psychiatric comorbidity. METHODS: Using Swedish registers, data for 8069 female inpatients with AN were retrospectively collected for 1973-2010. Mortality patterns were assessed using standardized mortality ratios (SMRs), Cox regression-derived hazard ratios, and incidence rate ratios. A control cohort of 76,995 women was used. RESULTS: Patients with AN and a psychiatric comorbid…
Leaving Methadone Maintenance Treatment
This study investigates personality traits and psychiatric status among 174 methadone patients (121 men and 53 women) and 387 untreated controls (191 men and 196 women) in Sweden in 1993 and 1994. The methadone patients were followed up to 1998 with respect to being expelled from treatment. Pretreatment factors, like home background and behavioral factors, were studied in relation to treatment outcome. The methadone patients were interviewed usin…
Predictors of alcoholism in young Swedish men
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to assess risk indicators for admission for alcoholism in young men. METHODS. Level of alcohol consumption and background variables were analyzed in a survey of 49,464 Swedish conscripts. Admissions to psychiatric care were registered during a 15-year follow-up. RESULTS. A strong association was found between level of alcohol consumption at conscription and future admission for alcoholism. The strongest ri…
Predictors of alcoholism in young Swedish men
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to assess risk indicators for admission for alcoholism in young men. METHODS. Level of alcohol consumption and background variables were analyzed in a survey of 49,464 Swedish conscripts. Admissions to psychiatric care were registered during a 15-year follow-up. RESULTS. A strong association was found between level of alcohol consumption at conscription and future admission for alcoholism. The strongest ri…
Predictors of alcoholism in young Swedish men
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to assess risk indicators for admission for alcoholism in young men. METHODS. Level of alcohol consumption and background variables were analyzed in a survey of 49,464 Swedish conscripts. Admissions to psychiatric care were registered during a 15-year follow-up. RESULTS. A strong association was found between level of alcohol consumption at conscription and future admission for alcoholism. The strongest ri…
Leaving Methadone Maintenance Treatment
This study investigates personality traits and psychiatric status among 174 methadone patients (121 men and 53 women) and 387 untreated controls (191 men and 196 women) in Sweden in 1993 and 1994. The methadone patients were followed up to 1998 with respect to being expelled from treatment. Pretreatment factors, like home background and behavioral factors, were studied in relation to treatment outcome. The methadone patients were interviewed usin…
Mortality in Women With Anorexia Nervosa
OBJECTIVE: To investigate mortality in anorexia nervosa (AN) with a psychiatric comorbidity. METHODS: Using Swedish registers, data for 8069 female inpatients with AN were retrospectively collected for 1973-2010. Mortality patterns were assessed using standardized mortality ratios (SMRs), Cox regression-derived hazard ratios, and incidence rate ratios. A control cohort of 76,995 women was used. RESULTS: Patients with AN and a psychiatric comorbid…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (2 works) · Anorexia (1 works) · Anorexia nervosa (1 works) · Anxiety (1 works) · Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (1 works) · Big Five personality traits (1 works)