Organ Donation & Transplantation

An Interdisciplinary Approach

Buch | Hardcover

414 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62948-257-6 (ISBN)

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This book brings together researchers from three different continents who present different perspectives on the complex issue of organ donation. Several important authors have contributed to this edited book on organ donation discussing the phenomenon from different aspects, particularly the psychological, medico-legal, religious and communications perspectives. Some of the authors have not only studied these questions academically, but they themselves are live organ donors or organ recipients as well. The chapters by Cole, Camilleri-Zahra, Schweda and Wolhke, Siegel, Anker and Jansen give importance to the voice of organ donors, recipients and their families. They discuss the dilemmas which donors, recipients and their families face when they come to learn that a family member needs an organ transplant, and the subsequent difficult decisions that have to be made by the recipients, possible donors and family members. The phases before and after the donation of organs are as important as the donation itself. Fear, guilt and other strong emotions are intrinsic to the donation process both in live donation as well as in cadaveric donation. The psychological and health challenges presented by organ donation, discussed by Lauri, Maloney, Walker and Charlton, Shanteau and Hyde, are compounded by legal, religious and cultural issues, which will also be discussed in different chapters of the book by Ellul, Borg and Reinhart. Finally, the chapters by Alvaro, Feeley and Yang discuss how the media can influence and inform public attitudes towards organ donation and discuss how it can help increase the number of organ donors. This book is meant for those who, in some way, come in contact with people who need an organ transplant and those who have to help people come to reach informed decisions.

Preface; Medico-Legal Aspects of Organ Donation; Live Donation & the Experience of the Donor: A Personal Perspective; Motivations for Being a Living Kidney Donor: A Social Psychological Perspective of Altruism; Understanding Decisions to Communicate Organ Donation Wishes: A Narrative Review; Organ Donation Behavior: Why the Shortage of Organs?; Love is All You Need: Organ Donation in the Teachings of Different Religions; Illuminating the Psychological Processes Associated with Renal Failure Diagnosis & Living Donation Considerations: An Application of Goal Disruption Theory; I Do but I Dont. The Yes, but Factor in Organ Donation & Transplantation; Building Trust to Encourage Donors: Examining Ways to Increase Donation among African Americans; Lasting Bonds & New Connections: Public Views on the Donor-Recipient-Relationship & their Implications for the Ethics of Organ Transplantation; Critical Conversations: Organ Procurement Coordinators Interpersonal Communication during Donation Requests; Organ Donation in the Netherlands: The Shortage of Donors & a New Way to Improve the Donation Rate; Metaphors of Organ Donation, Social Representations of the Body & the Opt-Out System; Organ Donation Media Campaigns: Key Considerations for Improving Campaign Effectiveness; Promoting Organ Donation Through Communication Campaigns; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	750 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Ästhetische und Plastische Chirurgie
ISBN-10	1-62948-257-9 / 1629482579
ISBN-13	978-1-62948-257-6 / 9781629482576
Zustand	Neuware