Improving the Recognition and Treatment of Cancer-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Life-threatening illness has been identified as a stressor that can precipitate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Major advances in cancer treatment have led to increased survival periods. At the same time, there is a growing awareness of the psychological impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment on the patient. Cancer survivors report that cancer can elicit symptoms of traumatic stress. When cancer-related PTSD is untreated, medical and psychiatric morbidity increase. Despite the prevalence, impact, and morbidity of cancer-related PTSD, access to mental health care in cancer patients remains limited. It is important to increase mental health providers' awareness of cancer-related PTSD, given rising cancer rates and the potential for enhancing quality of life. This article presents an overview of the recognition, diagnosis, management, and follow-up of cancer-related PTSD for the mental health clinician.
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Lack of attention and treatment of post-traumatic stress symptoms in patients with cancer and their survivors can increase pain experience, wish to die, disability, poor self-care, and less healthy lifestyle.
“Also, lack of attention and treatment of post-traumatic stress symptoms in patients with cancer and their survivors can increase pain experience, wish to die, disability, poor selfcare, and less healthy lifestyle (6, 9).”
From Acceptance and commitment therapy for demoralization syndrome and cancer-related trauma: A randomized clinical trial study (2021) · cites this paper as [6]
The Introduction (page unavailable) says untreated cancer-related PTSD may increase pain, desire to die, disability, and treatment nonadherence. The Mental Health Management of Cancer Survivors section (page unavailable) similarly links untreated distress to those outcomes. Treatment nonadherence may reflect one aspect of poor self-care, but the paper does not establish that untreated symptoms cause a less healthy lifestyle. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Authors
- French-Rosas, L. N., Moye, J., & Naik, A. D.
- Affiliations
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- French-Rosas, Lindsay N.
- Naik, Aanand D.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychiatric Practice
- Published
- 2011-07
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 270-276
- ISSN
- 1527-4160 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-1145
- PMC
- PMC4365935
- OpenAlex
- W2068475527
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 18
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- FWCI
- 2.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Psychiatric Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (I01 RX000104)
- Boston VA Research Institute
- National Institute on Aging (K23AG027144)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Keywords
- cancer survivors, access to mental health care, PTSD diagnosis, quality of life, clinician awareness
- MeSH terms
- Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Mental Health Services, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Survivors
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