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Depression and Anxiety Among Cancer Patients

Rajesh G. Konnur,

Abstract


Depression is a symptom as well as disease. Depression is the psychiatric syndrome that has received the most attention in clients with cancer. Recognizing and taking care of depression has been a challenge to health care providers. Its symptoms range from mild sadness to major affective disorders and because mood change is often difficult to evaluate when client is confronted with forthcoming threats to life including death. These patients are fatigued or is experiencing pain due to multi-modal treatment options.

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