Main description:

Th is book takes an integrated, evidence-based approach the psychiatricaspects of organ transplantation. Unlike any other text currently on the market, this title presents the core principles of transplant psychiatry through an organ-based structure that includes the heart, lungs, liver, GI organs, kidney, composite tissue, and other key areas of transplantation. Each section is divided into chapters discussing psychosocial, medical, and surgical considerations prior to and post-transplant, such as indications leading to a particular type of transplantation, medical course and complications aft er transplantation, psychiatric and psychosocial considerations before and aft er transplantation, history of each type of organ transplant, and any other special considerations. Th e text ends with special topics in care, including psychopharmacology, substance abuse, psychosocial evaluation of recipients and donors, ethical considerations, cross-cultural aspects, and building the transplant psychiatry practice. It includes excellent learning tools, including over 140 tables and figures for ease of use.
Written by interdisciplinary experts, Psychosocial Care of End-Stage Disease and Transplant Patients is a valuable resource for students and medical professionals interested in psychiatry, psychology, psychosomatic medicine, transplant surgery, internists, hospital administrators, pharmacists, nurses, and social workers.

Contents:

Section I: Introduction

1. Why this book is needed - Yelizaveta Sher & Jose Maldonado

Section II: Pre-transplant Psychosocial Evaluation of the Patient

2. Evaluation of the Recipient - Jose Maldonado, MD

3. Evaluation of the Live Donor - Akhil Shenoy, MD

Section III: Cardiac Patient

4. End-stage cardiac illness and indications for heart transplantation - Randall Vagelos, MD

5. Mental health in chronic and end-stage heart disease - Yelizaveta Sher, MD/ Sam Lolak, MD

6. ICDs, VADs, and total artificial hearth implantation - Michael Pham, MD

7. History of heart transplantation - Bruce Reitz, MD & Jose Maldonado, MD

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p; Medical course and complications after heart transplantation - Michael Pham, MD

9. Post-transplant psychosocial and mental health care of cardiac patient - Peter Shapiro, MD

Section IV: Pulmonary Patient

10. End-stage pulmonary disease and indications for pulmonary transplantation - Laveena Chhatwani, MD

11. Mental health in chronic and end-stage pulmonary disease - Yelizaveta Sher, MD

12. ECMO - Josh Mooney, MD

13. History of lung transplantation - David Weill, MD

14. Medical course and complications after lung transplantation - Gundeep Dhillon, MD

15. Post-Transplant psychosocial and mental health care of pulmonary patient - Yelizaveta Sher, MD

Section V: Liver

16. End-stage liver disease and indications for liver transplantation - Aijaz Ahmed, MD

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sp; Mental health in chronic and end-stage liver disease - Andrea DiMartini, MD

18. History of liver transplantation - Carlos Esquivel, MD

19. Medical course and complications after liver transplantation - Gabriel Garcia, MD

20. Post-Transplant psychosocial and mental health care of liver patient - Andrea Dimartini, MD

Section VI: Kidney

21. End-stage renal disease and indications for renal transplantation - John Scandling & Jane Tan, MD

22. Mental health in chronic and end-stage renal disease - Akhil Shenoy, MD or Paula Zimbrean, MD

23. History of renal transplantation - John Scandling, MD

24. Medical course and complications after renal transplantation - Amy Gallo, MD

25. Post-Transplant psychosocial and mental health care of renal patient - Paula Zimbrean, MD

Section VII: GI/Small Bowel/P

ancreas

26. Indications for small bowel and pancreas transplantation - C. Andrew Bonham, MD

27. Mental health in chronic and end-stage GI disease

28. TPN

29. History of GI transplantation - Carlos Esquivel, MD

30. Medical course and complications after GI transplantation - Waldo Concepcion, MD

31. Post-Transplant psychosocial and mental health care of GI patient

Section VIII: Reproductive Organs

32. Uterus transplantation - Jessica Gold, MD and Yelizaveta Sher, MD

33. Penile transplantation - Andrea Ament, MD

Section IX: Composite Tissue Transplantation

34. Face - Kathy Coffman, MD

35. Extremities - Sheila Jowsey, MD

Section X: Bone Marrow Transplantation

36. Bone marrow malignancy and indications for bone marrow transplantation - Laur

a Johnston, MD

37. Mental health prior to BMT - Renee Garcia, MD

38. History of bone marrow transplantation - Robert Negrin, MD

39. Medical course and complications after bone marrow transplantation - Judith Shizuru, MD

40. Post-Transplant psychosocial and mental health care of the BMT patient - Sheila Lahijani, MD

Section XI: Treatment of Transplant Patients

41. Psychopharmacology in transplant patient - Marian Fireman, MD

42. Psychotherapy in transplant patient- Yelizaveta Sher, MD

43. Support groups and other social needs, treatments, and interventions - Evonne David, LCSW

Section XII: Special Topics

44. Substance abuse in transplant patient - Marian Fireman, MD

45. Ethical considerations in transplant patient - Yelizaveta Sher, MD

46. Cross-Cultural Issues - She

ila Lahijani, MD and Renee Garcia, MD

47. How to Build a Successful Integrated Psychosocial Care Transplant Practice - Evonne David, LCSW, Yelizaveta Sher, MD and Jose Maldonado, MD