Depression and end-stage renal disease: a therapeutic challenge.

Finkelstein, Fredric O; Wuerth, Diane; Troidle, Laura K; Finkelstein, Susan H · Kidney Int · 2008

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Hedayati et al. document a 26.5% incidence of clinical depression and a strong association between depression and hospitalizations and mortality in hemodialysis patients. We can no longer ignore the impact of depression on end-stage renal disease patients. Appropriate therapeutic regimens and trials need to be explored.

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