Are the patients with post-transplant psychiatric consultation different from other medical-surgical consultation inpatients?
The present study examines the characteristics of post-transplant patients compared with non-transplant patients seen by consultation psychiatrists. Medical records of 541 consecutive psychiatric consultation patients at a university teaching hospital in 2001 were reviewed. Of the 541 patients who were evaluated, 67 were post-transplant patients. Post-transplant psychiatric consultation is different in some aspects from other psychiatric consultation. Post-transplant patients suffer complicated medical, psychiatric, and social burdens.
Kishi
Yasuhiro
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. kishi001@umn.edu
Meller
William H
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Swigart
Susan E
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Kathol
Roger G
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000193:education; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012803:Sick Role; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013038:Specialization