Investigation of anxiety and depressive disorders and psychiatric medication use before and after cancer diagnosis.
Min-Jing LeeChien-Wei HuangChuan-Pin LeeTing-Yu KuoYu-Hung FangVincent Chin-Hung ChenYao-Hsu YangPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2021)
This study proposed that patients with liver, colorectal, and lung cancer had an increased risk of developing anxiety, which might be a sentinel diagnosis. The participants had a significantly higher level of anxiety and depressive disorder post-diagnosis, which highlights the importance of the care for both mental and physical conditions in cancer management.