恶性肿瘤抑郁症的临床研究进展

Cancer-related depression and the research progress of its treatment

抑郁是肿瘤患者姑息治疗过程中较为常见的疾病。抑郁症状以及其他心理疾病均降低了病人的生活质量,同时可能是导致癌症死亡率增加的一个独立的危险因素。约75%伴有明显抑郁情绪的癌症患者从未接受过任何心理或药物相关治疗。本文将就肿瘤抑郁症的流行病学、影响因素及诊疗进展等进行综述。

Depression is a frequent issue in palliative care settings. In patients with cancer,depression and other psychiatric morbidities are responsible for a worsened quality of life,meanwhile,depression is likely to be an independent risk factor for cancer mortality. Of cancer patients who have significant depression,75% did not receive any psychological and / or pharmacological treatment. The epidemic of depression and related factors in cancer-related depression patients and the research progress of its diagnosis and treatment will be reviewed in this paper.