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Twelve-month and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in cancer patients

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Psychological problems are common in cancer patients. For the purpose of planning psycho-oncological interventions and services tailored to the specific needs of different cancer patient populations, it is necessary to know to what extent psychologic...

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Main Authors: Kuhnt, Susanne (Author) , Brähler, Elmar (Author) , Faller, Hermann (Author) , Härter, Martin (Author) , Keller, Monika (Author) , Schulz, Holger (Author) , Wegscheider, Karl (Author) , Weis, Joachim (Author) , Boehncke, Anna (Author) , Hund, Bianca (Author) , Reuter, Katrin (Author) , Richard, Matthias (Author) , Sehner, Susanne (Author) , Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich (Author) , Koch, Uwe (Author) , Mehnert, Anja (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: August 11, 2016
In: Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
Year: 2016, Volume: 85, Issue: 5, Pages: 289-296
ISSN:1423-0348
DOI:10.1159/000446991
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1159/000446991
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/446991
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Author Notes:Susanne Kuhnt, Elmar Brähler, Hermann Faller, Martin Härter, Monika Keller, Holger Schulz, Karl Wegscheider, Joachim Weis, Anna Boehncke, Bianca Hund, Katrin Reuter, Matthias Richard, Susanne Sehner, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Uwe Koch, Anja Mehnert
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Summary:<b><i>Background:</i></b> Psychological problems are common in cancer patients. For the purpose of planning psycho-oncological interventions and services tailored to the specific needs of different cancer patient populations, it is necessary to know to what extent psychological problems meet the criteria of mental disorders. The purpose of this study was to estimate the 12-month and lifetime prevalence rates of mental disorders in cancer patients. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A representative sample of patients with different tumour entities and tumour stages (n = 2,141) in outpatient, inpatient and rehabilitation settings underwent the standardized computer-assisted Composite International Diagnostic Interview for mental disorders adapted for cancer patients (CIDI-O). <b><i>Results:</i></b> The overall 12-month prevalence for any mental disorder was 39.4% (95% CI: 37.3-41.5), that for anxiety disorders was 15.8% (95% CI: 14.4-17.4), 12.5% (95% CI: 11.3-14.0) for mood disorders, 9.5% (95% CI: 8.3-10.9) for somatoform disorders, 7.3% (95% CI: 6.2-8.5) for nicotine dependence, 3.7% (95% CI: 3.0-4.6) for disorders due to general medical condition, and 1.1% (95% CI: 0.7-1.6) for alcohol abuse or dependence. Lifetime prevalence for any mental disorder was 56.3% (95% CI 54.1-58.6), that for anxiety disorders was 24.1% (95% CI: 22.3-25.9), 20.5% (95% CI: 18.9-22.3) for mood disorders, 19.9% (95% CI: 18.3-21.7) for somatoform disorders, 18.2% (95% CI: 16.6-20.0) for nicotine dependence, 6.4% (95% CI: 5.4-7.6) for alcohol abuse or dependence, 4.6% (95% CI: 3.8-5.6) for disorders due to general medical condition, and 0.2% (95% CI: 0.1-0.6) for eating disorders. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Mental disorders are highly prevalent in cancer patients, indicating the need for provision of continuous psycho-oncological support from inpatient to outpatient care, leading to an appropriate allocation of direct personnel and other resources.
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ISSN:1423-0348
DOI:10.1159/000446991

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