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 nephrology.
This book also covers issues with medication nonadherence in patients with chronic kidney disease and psychiatric comorbidity, as well as the associated issues in dialysis and renal transplantation. Additionally, chapters cover various other topics addressing an active stance towards health promotion in chronically ill patients, including the critical role of the diet and physical activity. Such advice is often complex and changing depending on the stage of chronic kidney disease and the individual needs of the patient.
Written by specialists in the field, Psychonephrology: A Guide to Principles and Practice serves as a valuable reference and teaching tool that provides an opportunity for learning across a rapidly evolving medical field.
Ana Hategan, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Geriatric Psychiatrist
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Canada
James Alan Bourgeois, O.D., M.D.
Chair, Department of Psychiatry,
Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Division
Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Education,
College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Temple, TX
USA
Azim S. Gangji, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Vice President, Education
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, ON
Canada
Tricia K.W. Woo, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine,
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Canada