The transplant patient : biological, psychiatric, and ethical issues in organ transplantation / edited by Paula Trzepacz and Andrea F. DiMartini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trzepacz, Paula T., editor.

DiMartini, Andrea F., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc--Physiological aspects.

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc--Psychological aspects.

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 311 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Organ transplantation is an essential element of treatment for a wide range of diseases, but despite increasing surgical success rates there remain many other issues affecting selection of patients and clinical outcome with which clinicians and patients themselves must be familiar. Originally published in 2000, this book reviews psychosocial, psychiatric and ethical aspects of organ transplantation in a uniquely authoritative way. Drawing heavily on the pioneering work of the Pittsburgh transplant team, it surveys the essentials of transplantation biology before engaging with a range of topics fundamental to the success of the procedure and the quality of life of recipients and donors alike. The interdisciplinary approach and the authority of the contributors will make this book of value to anyone with an interest in organ transplantation procedures.

Contents:

List of contributors

Preface

1. The mystique of transplantation : biologic and psychiatric considerations / Thomas E. Starzl

2. Psychosocial screening and selection of candidates for organ transplantation / James L. Levenson and Mary Ellen Olbrisch

3. Psychosocial issues in living organ donation / Galen E. Switzer, Mary Amanda Dew, and Robert K. Twillman

4. Quality of life in organ transplantation : effects on adult recipients and their families / Mary Amanda Dew, Jean M. Goycoolea, Galen E. Switzer, and Aishe S. Allen

5. Quality of life of geriatric patients following transplantation : short- and long-term outcomes / Maria Paz González, Abraham Sudilovsky, Julio Bobes, and Andrea F. DiMartini

6. Cognitive assessment in organ transplantation / Ralph E. Tarter and JoAnn Switala

7. Pharmacologic issues in organ transplantation: psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatric medication side effects / Paula T. Trzepacz, Babu Gupta, and Andrea F. DiMartini

8. Alcoholism and organ transplantation / Andrea F. DiMartini and Paula T. Trzepacz

9. Ethics and images in organ transplantation / Grant Gillett.

10. Psychoneuroimmunology and organ transplantation : theory and practice / Richard Kradin and Owen Surman

11. Pediatric transplantation / Robert D. Canning and Margaret L. Stuber

12. Current trends and new developments in transplantation / Maureen Martin

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11282-6

0-521-28333-7

0-511-11631-4

0-511-32871-0

0-511-54438-3

1-280-15195-1

0-511-15523-9

9786610151950

0-511-05329-0

OCLC:

228040838