The psychological dimension of organ transplant patients: mini review

Abstract

The aim of this report is to analyze the psychological dimension and the quality of life in patients with organ transplants. The protagonist of the entire transplantation process is the recipient. The recipient is a person, with feelings, personal values, social and working interests, and sometimes suffering psychopathological symptoms from the stress of the illness and the impending danger. These factors must all be considered and treated in order to achieve a successful treatment. It should be noted that along with the improvements in organ transplants, there has been a significant increase in the changes that the therapies cause; for example, physical, emotional and social effects, which trigger psychological changes in the exposed patient, such as self-image, personal frame of mind, family behavior, sex, and social mood. These issues need to be addressed from time to time by initiating personalized assistance programs. In the Biopsychosocial Model, the transplant experience brings together the body-mind-body relationship. The holistic principle of this model involves a health concept based on harmony between the body, the psyche and the outside world.