Citation

Akbas F, Atmaca HU, Kose S, Bag S. BANTAO Journal 2016; 14(1): 43-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016)

DOI

10.1515/bj-2016-0010

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Depression is a common morbidity seen in chronic renal failure patients but it is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Here we present a 36-year-old male dialysis patient who had undiagnosed severe depression and attempted to commit suicide with overconsumption of fruits. Fortunately, he was saved with emergent dialysis treatment and was referred to a psychiatry clinic for treatment and observation. In the light of this case we want to point out that diagnosing and treating psychiatric problems of dialysis patients is of vital importance to prevent suicides and also to improve quality of life.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Suicide; Dialysis