Objective: Significant levels of depressive symptoms are an impediment to adjustment and
affect greater than one-third of people with cancer. The clinical diagnosis of major …

Antidepressants are among the most commonly used medications, and they are frequently
prescribed for cancer patients. Several dozen antidepressants are available, and they work …

Cancer patients with depression experience more physical symptoms, pain, and fatigue;
have a poorer quality of life; and are more likely to encounter negative thoughts compared …

Helping oncologists to identify and treat depression is an important step in improving the
overall care of people with cancer. In previous work performed in our community-based …

Purpose Depressive symptoms and antidepressant use are prevalent among cancer
patients. We sought to identify determinants of prescribing commonly used antidepressants …

It is estimated that 20–25% of cancer patients suffer often unrecognized and untreated long‐
term depression, a condition that can make life miserable. Symptoms can include: lack of …

9501 Background: Little is known about insomnia in cancer patients during chemotherapy.
Insomnia and depression frequently co-occur suggesting a common etiology that leads …

Background Patients with cancer are particularly vulnerable to depressive experiences,
ranging from severe emotional reactions to proper depressive syndromes, including major …

Over the last twenty years, attention has increasingly turned to the problem of depression
amongst cancer patients [1, 2]. The incidence of depression in cancer has been shown to …

ObjectiveClinical observations indicate that patients with advanced cancer and depression
report higher symptom burden than nondepressed patients. This is rarely examined …