Depression in patients with cancer
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 followin...
| Autor Principal: | Valencia Lara, Sandra Carolina; Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad Santo Tomás |
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia
2006
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http://revistas.usta.edu.co/index.php/diversitas/article/view/132 |
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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. Key words: depression, cancer, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment. |
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