| Description |
xii, 311 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
This work reviews psychosocial, psychiatric and ethical aspects of organ transplantation. Drawing on the work of the Pittsburgh transplant team, it surveys the essentials of transplantation biology before engaging in topics fundamental to the success. |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Physiological aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Organ Transplantation -- psychology.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Organ Transplantation -- physiology.
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| Added Author |
Trzepacz, Paula T.
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DiMartini, Andrea F.
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| ISBN |
0521283337 |
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9780521283335 |
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