The purpose of this research was to examine oncologists' perspectives on indicators of
mental health distress in patients: what strategies they use to identify these indicators, and …

Objective To explore oncologists, social workers, and nurses' perceptions about the causes
of their cancer patient's mental health distress. Methods The grounded theory (GT) method …

With cancer incidence increasing over time worldwide, attention to the burden of psychiatric
and psychosocial consequences of the disease is now mandatory for both cancer and …

Purpose In daily practice, oncologists and nurses frequently need to decide whether or not
to refer a patient for professional mental health care. We explored the indicators oncologists …

The objectives of this study were to identify how oncologists respond to mental health
distress in their patients, what specific strategies they use in treating this distress, and what …

Background Although the adverse effects of cancer diagnoses and treatments on mental
health are known, about less than 10% of patients are estimated to be referred to seek help …

Purpose To provide the 4-week prevalence estimates of mental disorders in cancer
populations. Patients and Methods We enrolled adult patients with cancer from in-and …

Objective: Emotional distress (ED) is an underdiagnosed problem in cancer patients and
over the last decade a number of national guidelines have recommended an assessment …

The Management of Psychological Issues in Oncology Page 1 Clinical Advances in Hematology
& Oncology Volume 14, Issue 12 December 2016 999 The Management of Psychological Issues …

Objective: The evaluation of psychological distress in cancer patients recently entered
oncologic clinical practice. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of clinical …