2024
Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States
Clifton E, Winder G, Lentine K, Zimbrean P, Yadav A, Rubman S, Kalil R, Kumar V, Prashar R, Gan G, Deng Y, Joyce M, Holmes R, Laflen J, Bakhai D, Liapakis A, Doshi M. Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States. Transplantation 2024, 108: e382-e389. PMID: 38867351, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersUse disorderActive anxiety disorderMental healthPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial teamAnxiety disordersStress disorderActive suicidalitySelf-harmActivity depressionDisordersPsychosocial assessmentDepressionPsychosocial evaluationPost-donationUnited StatesClinical toolPsychosisLiving kidney donorsCannabisAnxietySuicideAbsolute contraindicationBest practicesWilson Disease and the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring patients’ mental health and vaccination attitudes in a longitudinal study
Coskun A, Aydin A, Tosun S, To U, Rubman S, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Wilson Disease and the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring patients’ mental health and vaccination attitudes in a longitudinal study. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1326802. PMID: 38803830, PMCID: PMC11129684, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1326802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthMental health of individualsMental health scalesCognitive functionVaccination ratesHealth of individualsQuality of lifeCOVID-19 pandemicStudy investigated stressLevels of stressHealth scaleChronic conditionsCOVID-19 perceptionsVaccine attitudesIncreased depressionIncome lossCOVID-19Exacerbate anxietyPositive attitudesLongitudinal studyEssential workersActive initiatorsAnxietyWD patientsDepression
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 therapyRecipientsDepression
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