title: [Symptoms of anxiety and depression in liver-transplant patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We analyzed the influence of two variables (place of hospitalization of the patients and mental health of relatives) on anxiety and depression symptoms in liver-transplant patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subject groups were made up of 48 liver-transplant patients and 48 close relatives. The tests applied were a psychosocial questionnaire and the following instruments: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, The Leeds Scales for the Self-Assessment of Anxiety and Depression and Social Support Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The liver-transplant patients showed more symptoms of depression when they were admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and more symptoms of anxiety in the post-ICU phase when their close relatives were more depressed in that phase, as a result of receiving little social support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The place of hospitalization of the patients and the mental health of relatives influenced symptoms of anxiety and depression in liver-transplant patients.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos de la Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pérez San Gregorio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín Rodríguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Asián Chavez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Bernal
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires