PTSD in solid organ transplant recipients: Current understanding and future implications
PTSS are quite prevalent in transplant recipients, although full‐scale PTSD may not be that common. Those symptoms have been linked to poor transplant outcomes, perhaps owing to non‐adherence to medications and other recommendations, brought about by the avoidance dimension of the PTSD/PTSS construc...
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Published in | Pediatric transplantation Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 23 - 33 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Denmark
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.02.2016
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Summary: | PTSS are quite prevalent in transplant recipients, although full‐scale PTSD may not be that common. Those symptoms have been linked to poor transplant outcomes, perhaps owing to non‐adherence to medications and other recommendations, brought about by the avoidance dimension of the PTSD/PTSS construct (patients may avoid taking their medications because they serve as reminder of the emotionally traumatic event—the transplant). It is possible to treat PTSD via specific psychotherapeutic techniques, and the treatment has been shown to be safe and likely effective in other populations. Therefore, practitioners who treat transplant recipients should be familiar with the presentation and treatment of those symptoms. This manuscript provides a systematic literature review of the PTSD/PTSS presentation in the pediatric transplant setting, a synthesis of available research findings, and suggestions for current care and future research. |
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Bibliography: | istex:04EF8ED8D625136B1025BF6D8E215BD63C41C78B NIH/NIDDK award - No. R01DK080740; No. R01DK080740-S ArticleID:PETR12628 Table S1. Summary of included child studies (child only studies [n = 1], child and young adult studies [n = 5]). Table S2. Summary of included adult studies (n = 13). Table S3. Summary of included caregiver studies (n = 4). Table S4. Summary of included mixed studies (child and caregiver; adult and spouse; n = 5). ark:/67375/WNG-35JBG6FD-Q SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 ObjectType-Undefined-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-2 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1397-3142 1399-3046 |
DOI: | 10.1111/petr.12628 |