Psychologic and psychosocial aspects of renal transplantation

This article focuses on some of the more common psychologic and psychosocial issues which confront renal transplant patients and their families. Even though renal graft failure is not life threatening as it is in heart and liver graft failure, the renal transplant patient nonetheless undergoes psychologic turmoil and stress similar to that experienced by heart and liver transplant patients. Characteristic responses to these issues are presented along with suggested forms of intervention.