Network analysis of depression in prostate cancer patients: Implications for assessment and treatment.

Christopher Francis SharpleyDavid R H ChristieWayne M ArnoldVicki Bitsika

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2022)

The use of total depression scores on an inventory does not reflect the underlying network structure of depression in PCa patients. Identification and treatment of the central symptom of anhedonia in PCa patients suggests the need to adopt specific therapies that are focussed upon this symptom.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
depressive symptoms
patient reported outcomes
radical prostatectomy