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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.6140019 EAN: 9780865693234 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0865693234 Label: Praeger Publishers Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 450 Publication Date: December 30, 2003 Publisher: Praeger Publishers Studio: Praeger Publishers Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A great new addition to books on transplantationThis 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. Rating: - From the American Journal of Kidney DiseasesBook Review The struggle for life: a psychological perspective of kidney disease and transplantation: Authors: Lyndsay S. Baines and Rahul M. Jindal Publisher: Praeger Colin Baigent, BM BCh, MA, MSc, Reader in Clinical Epidemiology a [MEDLINE LOOKUP] In the preface to this book, the authors challenge the reader to approach the subject matter with a fresh perspective. There is, they say, no place for the quantitative tradition when assessing psychological problems among ... Read More Rating: - A good additionAs a patient who received a kidney transplant, I found it easy to read and understand. Some of my questions which were not answered by doctors were neatly answered in this book. The transcripts of the patient interviews captured some of my own experiences as a patient. I recommend this book to patients and their carers, in particular, patient support groups and public libraries. Rating: - Breaks new groundI am pleased that there is a new book dealing with chronic renal failure and transplantation. Psychological issues tend to get ignored; therefore, this book fills a need. This book may be useful for patients and support groups as well as physicians, surgeons and perhaps nurses. I found the transcripts interesting as we deal with similar patients in my work as a transplant coordinator. I congratulate the authors for this work. Rating: - An interesting workI found that the book was well researched and it does have some interesting aspects on live kidney transplants and compliance issues in kidney transplant patients. Later editions could have material on liver and heart transplant patients. Patients with chronic diseases tend to be ignored, so this is a good start. 
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