title: [Patients on dialysis and the psychological aging process].
abstract: In reference to psychopathology, the authors highlight several indicators of the aging dialysed patient's psychological functioning. The aim of this work is to extract some indicators in order to help these patients to experience a pleasant aging, in spite of a difficult disease state, constraining care and the presence of several side effects.
authors.affiliation: Unité de psycho-néphrologie, centre Pasteur Valléry-Radot, 26, rue des Peupliers, 75013 Paris, France. dominique.cupa@auraparis.org
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cupa
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riazuelo
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Causeret
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gourdon
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pirlot
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012934:Social Isolation