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Depression and barriers to mental health care in older cancer patients

✍ Scribed by Mark I. Weinberger; Martha L. Bruce; Andrew J. Roth; William Breitbart; Christian J. Nelson

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 107 KB
Volume: 26
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2497

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Objective

To review the literature on depression in cancer patients with a particular focus on depression assessment and barriers to mental health treatment in older cancer patients.

Design

We conducted a review of the literature on depression and barriers to mental health treatment in older cancer patients.

Results

Depression is prevalent in cancer patients. However, little is known about prevalence rates of depression in older adults with cancer, assessing depression in older cancer patients and barriers that impede proper mental health treatment in this sample.

Conclusion

Improved diagnostic clarity and a better understanding of barriers to mental health treatment can help clarify and facilitate mental health referrals and ultimately improve access to care among older cancer patients in need. Continuing to consider the complexities associated with diagnosing depression in older cancer patients is necessary. Further work may be needed to develop new diagnostic measures for such detection, determine the prevalence of depression among older cancer and ways in which to overcome barriers to mental health care. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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