Psychonephrology : a guide to principles and practice

Psychonephrology : a guide to principles and practice / Ana Hategan, James A. Bourgeois, Azim S. Gangji, Tricia K.W. Woo, editors ; foreword, Lew Cohen.

The book focuses on pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches of psychiatric syndromes that commonly occur in patients with kidney disease. It specifically reviews principles of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology with an emphasis on organ impairment and drug-drug interactions specific to...

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Other Authors: Hategan, Ana (Editor), Bourgeois, James (Editor), Gangji, Azim S. (Editor), Woo, Tricia K. W. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022
Subjects:
Hemodialysis > Psychological aspects.
Nephrology > Psychological aspects.
Psychotherapy.
Psychiatry.
Nephrology.
Holy Cross Note:Alumna/Alumnus author
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Fundamentals of Psychonephrology
  • Psychiatric examination in nephrology
  • Psychometric assessment of neuropsychological function in kidney disease
  • Current state, knowledge gaps, and management strategies of kidney disease for the psychiatrist
  • Renal transplant essentials
  • Overview of psychopharmacology principles in nephrology
  • Renal toxicity of psychotropic medications
  • Overview of psychotherapy principles for patients with kidney disease
  • Decisional capacity determinations in psychonephrology
  • Consultation-liaison psychiatry and collaborative care models of the patient with renal disease
  • Section II. Common Psychiatric Presentations and their Management in the Patient with Kidney Disease
  • Common psychiatric disorders in the renal patient
  • Substance use disorders and the kidney
  • Neurocognitive ramifications of renal disease
  • Sexuality and sexual dysfunction in the renal patient
  • Psychotoxicity of immunomodulators: corticosteroids, mycophenolate, tacrolimus, cyclophosphamide, and hydroxychloroquine
  • Psychological aspects of adaptation to critical care nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation for the patient and the caregiver
  • Palliative, end-of-life, and psychiatric care of patients with advanced renal disease
  • Difficult patient encounters in nephrology
  • Section III. Special Issues in Psychonephrology
  • Chronic kidney disease and the aging population: Addressing unmet needs
  • Physical activity and nutrition in chronic kidney disease
  • Gender disparity and women's health in kidney disease
  • Cultural considerations when caring for racial and ethnic minority patients with end-stage renal disease
  • Occupation-related stress affecting physicians caring for patients with renal disease
  • Modernizing continuing professional development using social media
  • Psychonephrology of the future: A global psychiatry and nephrology inter-specialty curriculum for training the next generation of specialists.

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