Psychological evaluation and follow-up in liver transplantation.
An increasingly number of transplant centers have integrated a psychological assessment within their protocol for evaluation of patients being considered for transplantation. This paper highlights the psychological criteria for inclusion or exclusion for listing, briefly discusses the psychological dynamics of patients, and addresses possible psychotherapy and pharmacological therapy, before and after transplant.
Morana
Josephine-G
JG
Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Therapies (ISMETT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Via Tricomi 1, Palermo 90127, Italy. jmorana@ismett.edu
D003071:Cognition; D000075202:Contraindications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D018579:Patient Selection; D010552:Personality Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological