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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140915803321

Titolo

Depression and cancer [[electronic resource] /] / editors, David Kissane, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-119-95753-2

1-282-91389-1

9786612913891

0-470-97253-X

0-470-97252-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

World Psychiatric Association ; ; v.14

Altri autori (Persone)

KissaneDavid W (David William)

MajMario <1953->

SartoriusN

Disciplina

616.8527

616.99/40019

Soggetti

Cancer - Psychological aspects

Depression, Mental

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Depression and Cancer; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1: The Prevalence of Depression in People with Cancer; 2: Psychological Adaptation, Demoralization and Depression in People with Cancer; 3: Biology of Depression and Cytokines in Cancer; 4: Recognition of Depression and Methods of Depression Screening in People with Cancer; 5: Impact of Depression on Treatment Adherence and Survival from Cancer; 6: Suicide and Desire for Hastened Death in People with Cancer; 7: Pharmacotherapy of Depression in People with Cancer; 8: Psychotherapy for Depression in Cancer and Palliative Care

9: Depression and Cancer: the Role of Culture and Social DisparitiesAcknowledgement; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recently, there has been a growing awareness of the multiple interrelationships between depression and cancer. Depression and Cancer is devoted to the interaction between these disorders. The book



examines various aspects of this comorbidity and describes how the negative consequences of depression in cancer could be avoided or ameliorated, given that effective depression treatments for cancer patients are available. Renowned psychiatrists and oncologists summarize the latest evidence on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, screening and recognition, and cultural and public health implicatio