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PSYCHOSOMATICS
Volume 47, Issue 3, Pages 213-222Publisher
AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.47.3.213
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The authors assessed the validity of psychiatric evaluations for orthotopic heart transplant candidates with respect to predicting adverse post-transplant outcomes. A group of 108 transplant recipients were followed for an average of 970 days, and pre-transplant evaluations were retrospectively coded for psychiatric risk factors. Previous suicide attempts, poor adherence to medical recommendations, previous drug or alcohol rehabilitation, and depression significantly predicted attenuated survival times. Also, past suicide attempt was associated with a greater risk for post-transplant infection. Assessment and early treatment for these risk factors may reduce post-transplant morbidity and mortality.
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