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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;28(10):2835-2837.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017020212. Epub 2017 Aug 28.

The Trauma of Dialysis Initiation

Gavril Hercz  1
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Case Reports

The Trauma of Dialysis Initiation

Gavril Hercz. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: dialysis initiation; psychosocial; quality of life.

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Figure 1.
The trauma dynamics of chronic physical illness is illustrated. Initiation of dialysis may result in fragmented behavior and thoughts (left panel), which with time, become more cohesively organized (right panel). These images represent the extremes of a continuum. It is important to note that, even at the best of times, the behavior and thoughts of a patient with a serious medical illness never reach what we consider a normal state. Intercurrent illness, family dynamics, or other inapparent factors may lead to chaotic behavior at any time.
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