Psychosocial Care of End-Stage Organ Disease and Transplant Patients (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

Th is book takes an integrated, evidence-based approach the psychiatricaspects of organ transplantation. Unlike any other text currently on the market, this title presents the core principles of transplant psychiatry through an organ-based structure that includes the heart, lungs, liver, GI organs, kidney, composite tissue, and other key areas of transplantation. Each section is divided into chapters discussing psychosocial, medical, and surgical considerations prior to and post-transplant, such as indications leading to a particular type of transplantation, medical course and complications aft er transplantation, psychiatric and psychosocial considerations before and aft er transplantation, history of each type of organ transplant, and any other special considerations. Th e text ends with special topics in care, including psychopharmacology, substance abuse, psychosocial evaluation of recipients and donors, ethical considerations, cross-cultural aspects, and building the transplant psychiatry practice. It includes excellent learning tools, including over 140 tables and figures for ease of use. Written by interdisciplinary experts, Psychosocial Care of End-Stage Disease and Transplant Patients is a valuable resource for students and medical professionals interested in psychiatry, psychology, psychosomatic medicine, transplant surgery, internists, hospital administrators, pharmacists, nurses, and social workers.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2019
Editors:	Yelizaveta Sher • Jose R. Maldonado
Dimensions:	279 x 210 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	566
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-94913-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Surgery > Transplant surgery Promotions
LSN:	3-319-94913-6
Barcode:	9783319949130

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