Anxiety disorders in adults treated by hemodialysis: a single-center study

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 52; no. 1; p. 128
• Main Authors: Cukor, Daniel, Coplan, Jeremy, Brown, Clinton, Friedman, Steven, Newville, Howard, Safier, Michal, Spielman, Lisa A, Peterson, Rolf A, Kimmel, Paul L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2008
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Aged; Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; Humans; Incidence; Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnosis; Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Probability; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Quality of Life; Renal Dialysis - methods; Renal Dialysis - psychology; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sickness Impact Profile; Surveys and Questionnaires

Anxiety is a complicating comorbid diagnosis in many patients with medical illnesses. In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), anxiety disorders often are perceived to represent symptoms of depression rather than independent conditions and therefore have been relatively understudied in this...