Psychiatric issues in pediatric organ transplantation.
Solid organ transplantation has become the first line of treatment for a growing number of life-threatening pediatric illnesses. With improved survival, research into the long-term outcome of transplant recipients has become important to clinicians. Adherence to medical instructions remains a challenge, particularly in the adolescent population. New immunosuppressant approaches promise to expand organ transplantation in additional directions. Extension of transplantation into replacement of organs such as faces and hands raises complex ethical issues.
Stuber
Margaret L
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Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759, USA. mstuber@mednet.ucla.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006167:Guilt; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult