Psychonephrology 1

I. Hemodialysis and Renal Transplantation.- 1. Uremia Therapy: Innovations Promise Near-Term Improvement.- 2. Measurement of Neurobehavioral Response to Renal Failure, Dialysis, and Transplantation.- 3. Impediments to Psychological Care of the Chronic Renal Patient.- 4. Professional Stress and the Responses of Nurses Caring for Patients with Chronic Renal Failure.- 5. What’s New on Cause and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions in End-Stage Renal Disease.- 6. Severe Psychiatric Disorder in Dialysis-Transplant Patients: The Low Incidence of Psychiatric Hospitalization.- 7. The Role of the Chaplain as a Member of the Renal Dialysis-Kidney Transplant Team.- 8. The Nephrology Social Worker as the Primary Psychological Practitioner.- 9. A Family Oriented Supportive Approach to Dialysis and Renal Transplantation in Children.- 10. Observation on Body Image in Renal Patients.- II. Hemodialysis.- 11. A Brief Overview of Psychosocial Research on Hemodialysis Patients.- 12. Dialysis and Ethics: Be Strong and Trust (Please!).- 13. Prediction of Adjustment to Chronic Hemodialysis.- 14. Hemodialysis, Rehabilitation, and Psychological Support.- 15. Empirical Questionnaire Survey of the Education of Hemodialysis Patients and Their Partners in Various Dialysis Settings.- 16. Denial and Objectivity in Hemodialysis Patients Adjustment by Opposite Mechanisms.- 17. Use of Fantasy for Conflict Resolution in the Pediatric Hemodialysis Patient.- III. Renal Transplantation.- 18. Psychological Factors Affecting Acceptance or Rejection of Kidney Transplants.- 19. The Life Trajectory of Patients with Long-Term Kidney Transplants: A Pilot Study.- 20. Transplantation: Psychological Implications of Changes in Body Image.- 21. Psychological Reactions to Giving a Kidney.- 22. Stopping Immunosuppressant Therapy Following Successful Renal Transplantation: Two-Year Follow-Up.- 23. Consultation-Liaison in a Renal Transplant Unit.- 24. Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Kidney Transplant Service.