Children and Adolescent Psychomatic Psychiatry: Kidney Diseases

Abstract

Chronic childhood diseases have a major influence not only physically, but also in the psychological development of children and adolescents. Kidney disease is common in this age group basically have anxious and depressive symptoms , low self-esteem , in addition to the side effects of immunosuppression. Because features are chronic diseases with great impact of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and the high risk of hospitalization to receive the best treatment, involve an alteration of the normal functioning of children and adolescents (social, family, school). So it is important a multidisciplinary approach in these cases, because the influence of psychological factors to minimize the impact of the disease, improve the course and adherence in such chronic diseases features.