A Contemporary Analysis of Mental Well-being Among Living Donor Kidney Applicants.

Swee-Ling LeveaJai G PrasadhBenjamin K WangJuan D Salcedo-BetancourtLauren MatevishJorge Sanchez VivaldiSarah R LieberJigesh A ShahChristine S HwangDavid WojciechowskiParsia A VagefiMadhukar S Patel

Published in: Transplantation direct (2024)

The profile of living donor applicants has changed in recent years, with approximately 1 in 5 requiring antidepressants or anxiolytics. Predonation counseling and postdonation monitoring are imperative to decrease adverse psychological outcomes for living donors.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
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insulin resistance
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