*Psychosocial Aspects in Hemodialysis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109592*


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*Antidepressant medication classes and dosing in dialysis patients.*

the clinical effectiveness of CBT for depression management in hemodialysis. Eight randomized placebo-controlled trials examining the efficacy of CBT were examined in a meta-analysis study, and the results showed that CBT was successful in easing depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients [81]. However, this approach requires face-to-face psychotherapeutic intervention, which may be difficult for this population. Therefore, it has been suggested that internet-delivered self-help CBT (ICBT) would be a promising approach to the management of depression [82]. Other proposed nonpharmacological interventions yet need further investigation to draw conclusions about their efficacy.
