title: [Psychological impact of periodic hemodialysis in the adult].
abstract: End stage renal failure and its therapeutic procedures disorganize patient's world through the important modifications concerning his body and his personal, familial and socio-professional life. In proportion as the different stages of his psychological adjustment appear, the patient must mobilize several adaptive mechanisms to face fears, deterioration of body-image and numerous restrictions due to illness and its treatment. The quality of his personal response and of the family, society and medical staff responses will determine his compliance to the uremic status with its therapeutic pressures, and so the results of the treatment and the quality of his rehabilitation.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montagnac
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Defert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schillinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Impacts psychologiques de l'hémodialyse périodique chez l'adulte.