title: [Psychosocial aspects of liver transplantation indication criteria for alcohol-related liver failure].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Consensus regarding psychosocial aspects relevant for the liver transplantation indication criteria in case of alcohol-related liver failure remains to be established. Thus we investigated the psychosocial aspects of candidates for liver transplantation for alcohol-related liver failure in order to determine the indication criteria.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated the psychosocial aspects of 19 candidates (14 male and 5 female patients) who met the physical liver transplantation indication criteria for alcohol-related liver failure at Nagoya University Hospital between 2004 and 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 19 subjects, 4 underwent liver transplantation (average follow-up phase: 42.3 +/- 36.5 months), and 3 were monitored without resuming alcohol consumption. One patient temporarily resumed alcohol consumption at 12 months after transplantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This retrospective study suggested the importance of pre-and post-transplant psychosocial evaluation. A prospective well-designed analysis is essential to determine psychosocial aspects regarding the liver transplantation indication criteria for alcohol-related liver failure.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine and Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. kimurahi@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Kimura
authors: Naohiro
authors: N
authors: Sato
authors: Masako
authors: M
authors: Ohbayashi
authors: Mayumi
authors: M
authors: Koyama
authors: Isao
authors: I
authors: Kokubo
authors: Fumie
authors: F
authors: Fujioka
authors: Naoko
authors: N
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: Chisato
authors: C
authors: Tsuboi
authors: Hideya
authors: H
authors: Kamei
authors: Yasuharu
authors: Y
authors: Ohnishi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention