Nephrol Dial Transplant (2000) 15: 1911-1913
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Depression in chronic dialysis patients: assessment and treatment
New Haven CAPD, Renal Research Institute and Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Keywords: depression; chronic peritoneal dialysis; treatment
Introduction
The impact of psychosocial factors on the outcome of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has been receiving more attention recently [1–4]. The progressive increase in both the incidence and prevalence of patients with ESRD throughout the world, the high mortality rate and rising costs of providing care for patients with ESRD [1] have focused research interest on those aspects of ESRD care which affect patient outcomes and are potentially amenable to modification to improve these outcomes.
Psychological factors—important predictions of patient outcome
Although the psychological and social difficulties experienced by patients maintained on dialysis have been noted and commented on for some time, it has been only recently that researchers have begun to demonstrate that psychosocial factors are important predictors of patient outcome [2–5]. For example, as the SF-36 Quality of Life and the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KdQofL) questionnaires have become widely used,
Characteristics of depression and its prevalence in dialysis patients
Depression scores (BDI) predict survival in dialysed patients
Treatment of depression
Conclusions
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