Frequency of anxiety and depression and screening performance of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale in a psycho-oncology clinic.

Alan ValentineJessica BrownTamara E LacourtMinxing ChenRichard De La GarzaEduardo Bruera

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2021)

Self-reported depression and anxiety are frequent symptoms among patients at a psychiatric oncology center for an initial visit. ESAS-A and ESAS-D have good sensitivity for anxiety and depression screening of cancer patients.

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