Depression and end-stage renal disease: a therapeutic challenge.
Hedayati et al. document a 26.5% incidence of clinical depression and a strong association between depression and hospitalizations and mortality in hemodialysis patients. We can no longer ignore the impact of depression on end-stage renal disease patients. Appropriate therapeutic regimens and trials need to be explored.
Finkelstein
Fredric O
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Department of Medicine, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. fof@comcast.net
Wuerth
Diane
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Troidle
Laura K
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Finkelstein
Susan H
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D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome