Abnormal Illness Behavior, Alexithymia, Demoralization, and Other Clinically Relevant Psychosocial Syndromes in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comparative Study of the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research System versus ICD-10 Psychiatric Nosology

An average prevalence of 35% for psychiatric morbidity (e.g., major depression and anxiety disorders) has been reported in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) [1, 2]. However, a higher prevalence of other psychosocial syndromes (e.g., demoralization, health anxiety, and irritable mood) not detectable by the usual psychiatric nosological systems has been found among medically ill patients using the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) [3]. Since no data are available on the DCPR prevalence in KTRs, the aim of this study was to expand the information for sub-typing these patients both according to the DCPR and the ICD-10 psychiatric systems in KTRs.