by Lyndsay S. Baines, Rahul M. Jindal"The Struggle for Life: A Psychological Perspective of Kidney Disease and Transplantation"
Praeger Publishers | 2003-12-30 | ISBN:9780865693234 | 450 p | PDF | 1.4 Mb
Praeger Publishers | 2003-12-30 | ISBN:9780865693234 | 450 p | PDF | 1.4 Mb
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.
Summary: A great new addition to books on transplantation
Rating: 5
This is a great book. I enjoyed reading it as it is easy to read and has numerous transcipts of interviews with patients who are real. The book also containes medical material which will be of interest to surgeons, nephrologist and patients. The books was very well received in a major medical journal. I am pleased that the book is doing well and I strongly recommend it to public and medical libraries.
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