Predictive value of the Distress Thermometer score for risk of suicide in patients with cancer.
Yung-Chih ChiangJeremy CouperJing-Wen ChenKe-Jui LinHan-Ping WuPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
The DT score may be a helpful clinical tool to evaluate emotional distress and risk of suicide in patients with cancer. Clinically, for DT scores greater than 5 in patients with cancer, the risk of suicide greatly increases. In view of the DT's widespread use internationally by non-mental health clinicians in cancer to guide the need for specialist mental health interventions, its potential utility in also predicting suicide risk is of great interest.