Depression and Mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease.

Autor: Ver Halen, Nisha, Cukor, Daniel, Constantiner, Melissa, Kimmel, Paul
Zdroj: Current Psychiatry Reports; Feb2012, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p36-44, 9p
Abstrakt: End-stage renal disease is growing in prevalence and incidence. With technical advancements, patients are living longer on hemodialysis. Depression is the most prevalent comorbid psychiatric condition, estimated at about 25% of end-stage renal disease samples. The identification and assessment of depression are confounded by the overlap between depression symptomatology and uremia. Several recent studies have employed time-varying models and identified a significant association between depression and mortality. Due to the high prevalence of depression and the potential impact on survival, well-constructed investigations are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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