The Struggle for Life
A Psychological Perspective of Kidney Disease and Transplantation
- 378 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The Struggle for Life
A Psychological Perspective of Kidney Disease and Transplantation
About this book
With case examples and step-by-step frameworks for intervention, the authors illustrate the challenges and solutions in establishing an effective ward-based psychotherapy service for renal dialysis and transplant patients. They describe clinical patterns of presentation and how psychotherapeutic intervention was refined over time in a clinically meaningful and evidence-based manner. Each chapter is focused on specific emotional disorders among renal patients. The authors introduce the concept of loss of an imagined past' (aspirations and ambitions) never realized, or compromised, as a result of renal disease and as a major cause of post-transplant depression. Emotional issues which have received little prior attention in the literature—including substance abuse, eating disorders, gender disorders and emotional body image—are addressed in depth. Practical advise, including that against referencing the transplanted organ as a gift, is offered.
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Table of contents
- Illustrations
- Series Preface by Barbara J. Tinsley
- Preface
- 1. Emotional Disorders, Psychotherapy, and Organ Transplantation
- 2. Medical Noncompliance: A Psychosocial Perspective
- 3. Loss, Bereavement, and Grief in Recipients of Kidney Transplants and Dialysis
- 4. Anxiety in Patients with Renal Disease and Transplants
- 5. Body Image, Phobic States, and Concept of Mind-Body in Patients with Renal Disease and Transplants
- 6. Integration of the Newly Acquired Organ and the Reconciliation of Any Newly Emerging Personality Traits
- 7. Gender Difference, Femininity, and Homosexuality in Renal Disease and Transplantation
- 8. Renal Disease and Eating Disorders
- 9.Alcohol Abuse among Dialysis and Transplant Patients
- 10. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Renal Failure and Kidney Transplantation
- 11. Live Organ Donation and the Psychotherapist
- Conclusion
- Index