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Kidney Transplant

Evaluation

Psychologist's Viewpoint

I look for the following in a person considering organ donation:

• Social history
• Family dynamics and support
• Financial constraints
• Potential areas of stress
• Is there coercion?
• Good mental status exam
• How are the thought processes?
• Psychological history? Alcohol or substance abuse?
• Can the individual manage stress, and how was stress managed in the past?

With Charles as a donor:

• Extremely willing to give to his brother
• No substance abuse
• No mental health problems
• No coercion
• Fully understanding of everything involved, including risks
• Full consent
• Felt he had good support from family and fiancée
• His new job would wait for him