Full Description
This book addresses the challenges clinicians face when working with patients facing complicated medical diagnosis for which transplantation is considered.
Written by experts in transplant psychiatry, each chapter approaches a common psychiatric challenge faced by transplant candidates and recipients. Chapters meticulously share clinical expertise that provides a framework for future discussions without neglecting the fact that each transplant patient is unique in the complexity of their medical diagnosis.
Additionally, the book examines complex issues including transplant-related posttraumatic stress disorder, post-transplant cognitive impairment, the collaboration between mental health and transplant clinicians, substance use and a wide range of other complicated topics.
Transplant Psychiatry is an excellent case-based guide to mental healthcare delivery for all clinicians who may workwith transplant patients, including psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health professionals, transplant surgeons, internal medicine specialists, hematologists, transplant social workers and transplant coordinators.
Contents
Patient's journey through organ transplantation.- Mood disorders: depressive disorders.- Mood disorders: bipolar disorder spectrum.- The suicidal patient.- Psychotic disorders.- Anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder.- Anxiety disorders: panic disorder.- Anxiety disorders: pre and post-transplant posttraumatic stress disorder.- Personality disorders.- Eating disorders.- Sexual identity disorders.- Delirium.- Neurocognitive disorders in the pre-transplant setting.- Intellectual disability.- Post-operative seizures.- Post-transplant persistent cognitive impairment.- Alcohol.- Opioids.- Cocaine and stimulants.- Cannabinoids.- Nicotine.- Gambling.- Relationship patient-clinicians.- Collaboration between transplant medical team and outside mental health services.- Inter-center collaborations.- The multiple roles of transplant psychiatrist.- When the psychiatrist and the transplant team disagree.- Impact of the transplantation process upon the caregiver.- Challenges with adherence with medical care.- Return to work.- Existential issues in transplantation.- Psychological adaptation post transplantation.- The choice of not pursuing organ transplantation.- Psychiatric impact of steroid treatment.- Immunosuppressants and side effects.- Children.- Psychiatric disease and decision to donate.- Donor-recipient relationship.- Unrelated and/or undirected donation.- Multiple organ donors.- Miscellaneous.- Conclusions.
