The psychosocial evaluation is well-recognized as an important component of the
multifaceted assessment process to determine candidacy for heart transplantation, lung …

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—Adolescent (MMPI-A) and Millon
Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) are frequently used objective personality self-report …

Rationale: Cognitive and psychiatric impairments are threats to functional independence,
general health, and quality of life. Evidence regarding these outcomes after lung …

Purpose: To describe a conceptual model to guide studies of cognitive deficits among
patients with heart failure. Organizing Framework: The conceptual framework of cognitive …

This review examines psychosocial issues among lung transplant patients from the time of
assessment through the posttransplant period. Although psychological factors are …

The gratifying results of lung transplantation in terms of survival and quality of life stimulate
the referral of an ever-increasing number of patients with end-stage lung disease. This in …

This book is a compendium of original contributions that focus on new developments and
applications for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), the most widely …

Objective: This study examined the relationship between cognitive functioning and the
severity of underlying lung disease in patients awaiting lung transplantation. Methods …

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease inherited by an autosomal recessive mechanism
and characterized by a progressive and severe multi-organ failure. Mutations in Cystic …

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 is a broadband measure of
psychopathology and personality that has a long tradition in assessment of medical patients …