Abstract

VALENCIA LARA, Sandra Carolina. Depression in patients with cancer. Diversitas [online]. 2006, vol.2, n.2, pp.241-257. ISSN 1794-9998.

In the health services has been observed connections between medical illness and psychological morbidity. The biological situation in some chronic diseases produces psychological symptoms than confused with the medical condition. A proportion of cancer patients develop psychiatrie disorders following the diagnosis of cancer and requires treatment, because exist premorbidly or the increased strain as a result of the disease and its treatment. This article provides an overview of the risk factor, diagnosis and screening procedures treatment modalities for depression in patients with cancer.

Keywords : depression; cancer; risk factors; diagnosis; treatment.

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