Comorbid depression in medical diseases

SM Gold, O Köhler-Forsberg, R Moss-Morris… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Depression is one of the most common comorbidities of many chronic medical diseases
including cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory and neurological disorders …

Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer

MW Haun, S Estel, G Rücker… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Incurable cancer, which often constitutes an enormous challenge for patients,
their families, and medical professionals, profoundly affects the patient's physical and …

One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: prevalence and indicators of distress

A Mehnert, TJ Hartung, M Friedrich, S Vehling… - Psycho …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Psychological distress is common in cancer patients, and awareness of its
indicators is essential. We aimed to assess the prevalence of psychological distress and to …

[HTML][HTML] The risk of being depressed is significantly higher in cancer patients than in the general population: prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms across …

TJ Hartung, E Brähler, H Faller, M Härter, A Hinz… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Depression is a common co-morbidity of cancer that has a detrimental effect on
quality of life, treatment adherence and potentially survival. We conducted an …

Anxiety, depression and perceived stress among breast cancer patients: single institute experience

HA Alagizy, MR Soltan, SS Soliman… - Middle East Current …, 2020 - Springer
Background Statistics reveal that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is
increasing in Egypt. It is seen as a terrifying disease due to its high mortality rate and its …

The burden of psychosocial morbidity related to cancer: patient and family issues

R Caruso, MG Nanni, MB Riba, S Sabato… - International Review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
With cancer incidence increasing over time, attention to the burden of related psychiatric and
psychosocial consequences of the disease and treatment is a major topic for both cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety and depression in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline

L Grassi, R Caruso, MB Riba, M Lloyd-Williams… - ESMO open, 2023 - Elsevier
Anxiety and depression are the most common psychological symptoms in patients with
cancer, irrespective of disease stage, primary cancer site and phase of treatment. Symptoms …

COVID-19-related fear and health-related safety behavior in oncological patients

V Musche, A Bäuerle, J Steinbach, A Schweda… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to assess cancer patients' psychological burden during the
COVID-19 pandemic by investigating distress (distress-thermometer), health status (EQ-5D …

Satisfaction with information and unmet information needs in men and women with cancer

H Faller, U Koch, E Brähler, M Härter, M Keller… - Journal of Cancer …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Information needs in cancer patients are high but often not fulfilled. This study
aimed to examine the level of perceived information, information satisfaction, and unmet …

Clinical diagnosis of mental disorders immediately before and after cancer diagnosis: a nationwide matched cohort study in Sweden

D Lu, TML Andersson, K Fall, CM Hultman… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Psychiatric comorbidities are common among patients with cancer. However,
whether or not there is increased risk of mental disorders during the diagnostic workup …