Up to 63% of transplant recipients experience depression or anxiety during the first several years after transplantation, whereas rates during comparable time periods are 3-10% in the general population and 10-40% in individuals with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and lung disease. This finding is perhaps surprising given the use of psychiatric evaluation protocols designed to screen out or identify candidates requiring mental health intervention pre-transplantation.

Publication reference : Dew MA et al. Depression and anxiety as risk factors for morbidity and mortality after organ transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transplantation 2015; 100: 988-1003
Reference URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26492128/