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Psychosocial Evaluation

Mental disturbances during isolation in bone marrow transplant patients with leukemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 25, pages 315–318 (2000)Cite this article

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The mental status of 39 leukemia patients, who received bone marrow transplants (BMT), was studied during the period of isolation. Mental disorders (diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria) occurred in 16 patients (41%) during the observation period. The most frequent diagnoses were adjustment disorders, with anxiety and/or depression. Logistic regression analysis suggested higher Tension–Anxiety score in the Profile of Mood States (POMS) prior to isolation (P = 0.011), donation of the bone marrow from unrelated subjects (P = 0.026) and in female patients (P = 0.033). The results are preliminary, but indicate a high frequency of mental disturbances and highlight the importance of psychiatric intervention in BMT patients. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25, 315–318.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    T Sasaki, R Akaho, M Yoshino & K Hagiya

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Health Service Centre, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    T Sasaki

  3. Department of Hematology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    H Sakamaki & H Akiyama

  4. Department of Psychiatry, Yamato Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

    M Atsumi

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Sasaki, T., Akaho, R., Sakamaki, H. et al. Mental disturbances during isolation in bone marrow transplant patients with leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 25, 315–318 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702117

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