Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	10128
Country	Italy

Received	2014-03-15 14:03
Peer-Review Started	2014-03-15 20:56
To Make the First Decision	2014-04-15 15:11
Return for Revision	2014-04-18 12:02
Revised	2014-05-02 15:44
Second Decision	2014-05-29 17:01
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-05-29 17:13
Articles in Press	2014-05-29 17:17
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-06-06 16:54
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-12-29 17:46

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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Psychopathological aspects of kidney transplantation: Efficacy of a multidisciplinary team
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Concetta De Pasquale, Massimiliano Veroux, Luisa Indelicato, Nunzia Sinagra, Alessia Giaquinta, Michele Fornaro, Pierfrancesco Veroux and Maria L Pistorio
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Corresponding Author	Massimiliano Veroux, MD, PhD, Vascular Surgery and Organ Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University Hospital of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 86-95123 Catania, Italy. veroux@unict.itE-mail: veroux@unict.it Telephone: +39-095-378-2384 Fax: +39-095-378-2948
Key Words	Psychiatric consultation; Psychological care; Kidney transplantation; Therapeutic compliance; Social and family support
Core Tip	Kidney transplantation is now an established clinical technique, although the emotional experiences and the psychological and psychopathological complications related to organ donation and transplantation should not be underestimated. Following transplantation, problems related to the physical integration of a foreign body can arise. On the one hand, the “Life-Extending” process creates a kind of symbolic rebirth with euphoric aspects, and on the other hand, the patient can develop a kind of emotional vulnerability with body image and self-representation disorders, or paranoid reactions to a panic crisis due to the presence of a foreign object (transplanted organ). In fact, the transplanted patient may experience a reactive psychopathologic process (depression, anxiety, dissociative disorder) both due to transplanted organ acceptance difficulties and immunosuppressive therapy complications. The study of psychological aspects and their evaluation using a multidisciplinary approach are important to avoid issues not adequately recognized, which can undermine the transplant success, and/or lead to psychological distress and psychological suffering in the patient. Transplanted patient re-employment and social and family reintegration requires psychotherapeutic support to implement new coping strategies.
Publish Date	2014-12-29 17:46
Citation	De Pasquale C, Veroux M, Indelicato L, Sinagra N, Giaquinta A, Fornaro M, Veroux P, Pistorio ML. Psychopathological aspects of kidney transplantation: Efficacy of a multidisciplinary team. World J Transplant 2014; 4(4): 267-275
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v4/i4/267.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v4.i4.267

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