Dispositional optimism and coping strategies in patients with a kidney transplant.

Introduction:  Dispositional optimism is a personal resource that determines the coping style and adaptive response to chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the correlations between dispositional optimism and coping strategies in patients with recent kidney transplantation and evaluate the differences in the use of coping strategies in accordance with the level of dispositional optimism. 

Material And Method: Patients who were hospitalised in the nephrology department were selected consecutively after kidney transplantation was performed.

Unified Protocol for psychiatric and psychological assessment of candidates for transplantation of organs and tissues, PSI-CAT.

Introduction: Transplantation is the treatment option that offers improved survival and quality of life as compared to organ failure. Psychiatric and psychological aspects of transplant candidates are important, especially in the pre-assessment stage, as the influence of these factors can hinder post-surgical outcome in both the implanted organ survival and the quality of life of the transplanted person. Of particular importance, are the factors related to pathology due to substance use, psychopathology, and psychosocial support.

[Psychological adjustment and prevalence of psychiatric disorders in cancer patients].

Background And Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and the predictors of mental disorders in cancer patients.

Patients And Method: 400 ambulatory cancer patients were included in the study. All the patients with a score of 14 or higher in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) received a structured clinical interview (SCID-I.