2023
ACLP Best Practice Guidance: Evaluation and Treatment of Depression in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Zimbrean P, Andrews S, Hussain F, Fireman M, Kuntz K, Niazi S, Simpson S, Soeprono T, Winder G, Jowsey-Gregoire S. ACLP Best Practice Guidance: Evaluation and Treatment of Depression in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2023, 64: 357-370. PMID: 37003570, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2023.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsDepressive disorderFirst-line antidepressantsTreatment of depressionMental health carePosttransplant depressionSOT recipientsTransplant patientsTreating providerClinical evaluationPositive screeningTreatment interventionsPatientsRecipientsHealth careDepressionDisordersConsensus processFrequent problemSpecial Interest GroupTreatmentPractice guidanceBest practice guidance
2022
Depression in transplantation
Zimbrean PC. Depression in transplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2022, 27: 535-545. PMID: 36227755, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000001024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsTransplant recipientsTransplant populationHigher healthcare utilizationOrgan transplant recipientsImprovement of depressionImpact of depressionEffective treatment interventionsRates of depressionSocial risk factorsCognitive behavioral therapyKidney recipientsPosttransplant depressionTransplantation candidatesHealthcare utilizationSupportive therapyClinical statusCommon findingDepression correlatesGeneral populationOrgan donorsTreatment interventionsBehavioral therapyRecipientsDepressionGambling Disorders in Organ Transplant Recipients
Luchsinger W, Zimbrean P. Gambling Disorders in Organ Transplant Recipients. 2022, 183-188. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15052-4_23.Chapters
2019
Body Image in Liver Transplantation Recipients
Zimbrean PC, Gan G, Deng Y, Emre S. Body Image in Liver Transplantation Recipients. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 712-723. PMID: 30746848, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsQuality of lifeBI concernsLiver transplantation recipientsChronic liver diseaseAcute liver failureCross-sectional studyMental health carePaucity of dataLiver transplantationTransplantation recipientsYounger patientsLiver failureLiver diseaseQOL scoresOrgan transplantationPatientsRecipientsHealth careBody image concernsTransplantationLow incomeBody imageDepression
2018
Perioperative Psychiatric Problems in Organ Transplantation
Zimbrean P, Proops N. Perioperative Psychiatric Problems in Organ Transplantation. 2018, 173-193. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99774-2_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrgan transplantationPsychiatric problemsImportant psychiatric aspectsTransplantation listingTransplant candidatesTransplantation outcomesPostsurgical carePsychiatric presentationsSolid organsOrgan donorsPatient journeyPsychiatric aspectsPsychiatric implicationsTransplantationRecipientsHuman tissuesReviewLungKidneyPancreasPrevalenceDonorsLiverIntestineCare
2015
Psychiatric and medical adverse events for kidney transplant recipients with lithium induced kidney disease
Zimbrean P, Formica R, Ash W, Lettieri D, Kulkarni S. Psychiatric and medical adverse events for kidney transplant recipients with lithium induced kidney disease. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2015, 78: 634. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody image in transplant recipients and living organ donors
Zimbrean PC. Body image in transplant recipients and living organ donors. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2015, 20: 198-210. PMID: 25856182, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan donorsTransplant patientsTransplant recipientsBody imageType of incisionQuality of lifeOrgan integrationMental health professionalsImmunosuppressant regimenMedication regimenMedical illnessOrgan recipientsSurgical incisionCurrent evidenceHealth professionalsOrgan donationTransplantationRecipientsRegimenPatientsTransplantPsychological outcomesPrevalenceIncisionLittle evidence