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Fellows’ Forum in Dialysis. Depression: A Common but Underrecognized Condition Associated with End‐Stage Renal Disease
Author(s) -
Perazella
Mark A.,
Wang PeiLi,
Watnick Suzanne G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.0894-0959.2004.17313.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , intensive care medicine , family medicine
We describe a patient with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) who developed depression over the period of dialysis initiation. Depression is an extremely common but underrecognized disorder in the dialysis population, which is one of the rationales for this case report. Here we present the epidemiology, mechanisms for diagnosis, associations with medical morbidity, and treatment modalities specifically for patients on dialysis.