Mental health
Whole family experiences mental health impact with kidney disease
Whole family experiences mental health impact with kidney disease 16 May 2023 Sally Woodward is a member of Kidney Research UK’s lay advisory group and played a key role in the focus group that helped inform the charity’s mental health report, ‘Addressing the mental health challenges of life with kidney disease: The case for change’,…
Read More“Joined up thinking would have really helped my mental health during my transplant journey”
“Joined up thinking would have really helped my mental health during my transplant journey” 15 May 2023 Alison Lawrence is on the road to recovery following a successful kidney transplant after three years on dialysis. She was among the group of kidney patients who took part in focus groups which helped to inform our new…
Read MoreAccessing mental health support at a time of need
Accessing mental health support at a time of need 15 May 2023 Beauty therapist Sabina Saeed has suffered from severe kidney complications since she was a baby, but wasn’t offered psychological support until she was in her mid-thirties and going through dialysis. With that in mind, she was eager to get involved with the focus…
Read MoreMental health impact on kidney disease patients revealed: our new report calls for urgent change to services
Mental health impact on kidney disease patients revealed: our new report calls for urgent change to services 11 May 2023 Last year we received an overwhelming response to the survey we ran to gauge how kidney patients felt about their mental health and the support available. Supporters took up the cause and emailed politicians to…
Read MoreIdentifying and managing mental health problems in kidney disease patients. Can we do better?
Identifying and managing mental health problems in kidney disease patients. Can we do better? 02 May 2023 Dr Joe Chilcot is a psychologist from King’s College London who is interested in how long-term conditions can impact mental health, with a particular focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. With support from Kidney Research UK-Stoneygate project…
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