Psychiatric Evaluation of Children and Adolescents With Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19306106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Burcu Özbaran (0000-0002-4938-4346, Ege University, corresponding author), Sezen Kose (0000-0001-6631-9549), Tahir Yagdi, Tahir Yağdı (0000-0001-6282-2489), Cagatay Engin (0000-0003-4025-7874), Serpil Erermis (0000-0001-6242-7876), Taciser Uysal, Fatih Ayik, Sultan Karakula, Zulal Ulger (0000-0003-4708-0442), Yuksel Atay (0000-0002-5717-0057), Mustafa Ozbaran (0000-0003-0259-0799, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 554-558 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/psy.0b013e318258853a |
| PMID | 22685244 |
| OpenAlex | W2330814883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
Objectives To evaluate the psychiatric symptoms of children equipped with a ventricular assist device (VAD) and follow them up for 6 months. With the shortage of donor hearts available for the treatment of end-stage heart failure, VADs have been used to provide temporary treatment until a heart becomes available. VADs provide external sources of power for mechanical circulatory support and are capable of sustaining life over weeks and months. This study provides preliminary details about the psychiatric symptoms and disorders of the first eight children equipped with a VAD in Turkey. Methods Eight pediatric patients who recently underwent VAD implantation, aged 1 to 16 years, were evaluated using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia, Child Behavior Checklist, Children’s Depression Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and followed up for 6 months. Results In the first evaluation, five participants had a psychiatric disorder diagnosis. Two patients had adjustment disorder with depressive and anxiety symptoms; one had anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified; and two had major depressive disorder. The anxiety and depressive symptom levels in questionnaires were consistent with psychiatric diagnoses. Two patients had heart transplantation during the follow-up period. Conclusions To determine and treat psychiatric symptoms and disorders at an earlier stage, it is important for children and adolescents with a VAD and those who have undergone heart transplantation to be evaluated by a multidisciplinary consultation liaison team including psychiatrists, psychologists, consultant nurses, and counselors. Abbreviations VAD = ventricular assist device K-SADS = Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist BDI = Beck Depression Inventory CDI = Children’s Depression Inventory STAI-C = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children MDD = major depressive disorder AD = adjustment disorder PE.I = initial psychiatric evaluation PE.II = second psychiatric evaluation
Adjustment disorders · Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Checklist · Depression (economics) · Heart failure · Psychiatric interview · Psychiatry · Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia · Ventricular assist device · Congenital Heart Disease Studies · Internal Medicine · Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices · Medicine · Psychology · Surgery · Transplantation · Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |