Prevalence of mental disorders in patients with cancer compared to matched controls - secondary analysis of two nationally representative surveys.
Sigrun VehlingAnja Mehnert-TheuerkaufRebecca PhilippMartin HärterKlaus KraywinkelRonny KuhnertUwe KochPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2021)
While elevated depression rates reinforce the need for its systematic diagnosis and treatment, lower prevalences were unexpected given previous evidence. Whether realistic illness-related fears and worries contribute to lower occurrence of anxiety disorders with excessive fears in cancer may be of interest to future research.