The aim of this descriptive and exploratory study was to compare the female nursing staffs subjectivily experienced health and well-beeing in two different types of welfare system. This is achieved through demonstrating the possible differences between Swedish and Spanish female nursing staff with regard to living environment, health and satisfaction with general social conditions. For data collection we used a questionnaire answered by 293 nurses and assistant nurses in Spain and 464 in Sweden. The results show significant differences in health. In all aspects Sweedish women experience a better health situation. For Spanish women dissatisfaction with their work situation and leisure is strongly significant and correlates negatively with their health. For Swedish women dissatisfaction with home and family situation, social intercourse, work situation and leisure has a negative influence on their health.

This paper is a presentation of a pilot-study where DMT is used as an alternative treatment for young boys with the diagnosis ADHD. The aim of the study is to investigate and evaluate DMT for young boys with aggressive and destructive behaviour - symptoms related to ADHD. Thereby focusing physical as well as mental and socio-emotional changes.

It is a multi-disciplinary project with researches from two different areas. The project is a cooperation between the University College of Dance in Stockholm, the Department of Public Health at Karlstad University and the Clinical Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Karlstad. The project took place at BUP, Karlstad, during 2001-2004. This pilot-study will be presented in a report from the University College of Dance in June 2004. The final report will come in September 2005

One of the aims of the study was to investigate how participants in self-help groups (SHG) for women (n = 87) who had been sexually abused in childhood rated their mental health and to what extent they were at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A further aim was to investigate the relationship between the ratings of mental health, occurrence of PTSD, women's interpersonal relationships, reasons for participating in an SHG and characteristics of the childhood sexual abuse (CSA). The participants completed questionnaires regarding their personal relationships, reasons for joining a group, abuse characteristics, mental health (Symptom Checklist-90-Revised) and PTSD (Impact of Event Scale-Revised). The women showed poor mental health, and more than half of them were at risk of developing PTSD. Lack of social support and feelings of shame correlated with poor mental health, whereas guilt did not. Relationships with female friends had a positive association. Further research is needed to determine whether participating in an SHG could provide adequate social support and reduce feelings of shame, thereby contributing to the healing process in the aftermath of CSA.