title: Giving until it hurts?: Altruistic donation of solid organs.
abstract: The increased need for organs has led to greater acceptance of stranger or unrelated kidney donation. This broadening of the donor pool introduces challenges to the evaluation of such donors. Questions are raised regarding the obligation of an evaluator to explore the depth of the donor's intentions. The concept of altruism is explored as well as its impact on the consent process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatrly, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. josephbaskin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Joseph H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Baskin
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D003068:Coercion; D033001:Directed Tissue Donation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D019520:Living Donors / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D008398:Masochism / Q000523:psychology; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States