Psychiatric Morbidity in Long-term Renal Transplant Recipients and Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Quality of Life in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease in Relation to the Method of Treatment

“…Thus, the results confirm the findings by Evans et al [1985] and are in conflict with those of Kalman et al [1983], who did not find differences between the treatment groups. Even after partializing out gender, age.…”

“…Evans et al, 1985]. But Kalman et al [ 1983] failed to find significant differences between HD and RT. Compari sons of HD and PD, especially CAPD.…”

Psychiatric Morbidity in Renal Transplantation

“…Some studies have reported that more than 50% of transplanted patients suffer from anxiety, even some years after trans plantation [ 1,2], In one consecutive series of transplant recipients, 15% were claimed to have committed suicide within the follow-up period [3]. Several studies have reported that transplanted patients fare no better than those on dialysis in terms of quality of life [4] or prevalence of minor psychiatric morbid ity [5]. However, these are not consistent findings.…”

Psychosomatic Aspects of End-Stage Renal Failure

“…Reported prevalence rates of depression vary from zero to 100% [38], This wide range of results can be accounted for by the choice in many studies of inappropriate measures of depression or psychiatric morbidity, such as the Beck Depression Inventory [39][40][41] or the General Health Questionnaire [42,43]. Not only is it inappropriate to use these screening questionnaires as case-finding instruments.…”

“…While some studies have reported lower rates of psychiatric morbidity after transplantation [30], others have found little difference be tween transplant recipients and dialysands in this respect [42], With a few exceptions [31,[48][49][50], these studies have been limited by their cross-sectional design. Prospective, lon gitudinal investigations have suggested that successful transplantantion is indeed associ ated with a lower rate of psychiatric symp tomatology [31.…”