Suicidal ideation in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery: prevalence and risk factors.
Aiste PranckevicieneSarunas TamasauskasVytenis Pranas DeltuvaRobertas BuneviciusArimantas TamasauskasAdomas BuneviciusPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2016)
SI was self-reported by 6 % of BT patients before surgical intervention and was associated with a past history of psychiatric disorders and worse perceived health status. Poor mental health was an independent correlate of SI. The perception of health status by a patient should be considered as an important determinant of poor mental health in BT patients.