Published in Nassau NEWSNOTES, the newsletter of the Nassau Chapter of
The New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
Below are links to some articles I have written that you may find interesting.
The Journal of Nephrology Social Work, Vol. 19, 1999, pp 69-71
Laurie S. Rosen, LCSW
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New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.: Nassau-Suffolk NEWSNOTES, Fall-Winter 2016
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Published in Dialysis & Transplantation, May 2002 Volume 31, Number 5;
and The Journal of Nephrology Social Work, Volume 222, May 2003
Abstract:
While people are living longer and medical knowledge is increasing, illnesses that were once fatal are now becoming chronic. Nevertheless, the psychological consequences of living with a life-threatening illness are often misinterpreted or ignored by healthcare professionals who share a technical focus. Recognizing and treating the traumatic aspects of a life-threatening illness on the mind as well as on the body can be a crucial step in assisting clinicians to facilitate a more positive treatment outcome. Essential to the integration of trauma are the personalities of the victims and the strength of their unconscious guilt, as well as the total psychosocial situation surrounding the trauma. This paper will use an illustration of a patient with renal failure whose depression, anxiety and guilt were disguised due to unconscious factors. When these difficulties were addressed, underlying thoughts of guilt and other feelings gradually emerged and were handled within the context of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Also described is how the patient’s character traits had served as obstacles to obtaining a kidney transplant until they were expressed and understood in treatment.
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