Commentary: Psychosocial screening and assessment in oncology and palliative care settings

Frontiers in Psychology

Kathrine G. Nissen¹ 

关键词: screening;    attachment theory;    attachment style;    cancer;    psychological distress in cancer;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01223

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Depression and anxiety are common in patients with cancer and psychosocial screening in oncology and palliative care settings is suggested as a means to reduce emotional distress in cancer situations (Grassi et al., 2014). In their study, Grassi and colleagues report the results of a review investigating factors associated with depression and anxiety in cancer patients. As regards psychosocial screening, the findings are reassuring: assessment of distress enables the practitioner to attend to symptomatology, interpersonal dynamics and cultural aspects of distress, which captures distress as a multifaceted phenomenon.

【 授权许可】

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