The Adolescent Kidney Donor: The Right To Give

Dorothy M. Bernstein, M.S., M.D., and Roberta G. Simmons, PH.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.1974.131.12.1338

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Adolescents are rapidly acquiring new medical and legal rights. One of the issues being raised in the field of organ transplantation is the ability of the adolescent to decide to give one of his body organs to another person. Can he make a valid and lasting decision? The authors found that adolescent donors were more likely than adult donors to experience a boost in self-esteem and feel rewarded by rather than regretful of their decision a year later.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 12 • December 1974

Pages: 1338 - 1343

PubMed: 4611235

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Published in print: December 1974

Published online: 24 April 2020

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Dorothy M. Bernstein, M.S., M.D.

The authors are both with the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., where Dr. Bernstein is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Surgery and Dr. Simmons is Associate Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry. Address reprint requests to Dr. Bernstein at Box 95, Mayo Medical Bldg., University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455.

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Roberta G. Simmons, PH.D.

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The Adolescent Kidney Donor: The Right To Give

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