A major factor in the context of evaluating depression in the elderly is the role of medical
problems. With aging there is a rapid increase in the prevalence of a number of medical …

It is estimated that 20–25% of cancer patients suffer often unrecognized and untreated long‐
term depression, a condition that can make life miserable. Symptoms can include: lack of …

Background Substantial uncertainty exists about prevalence of mood disorders in patients
with cancer, including those in oncological, haematological, and palliative-care settings. We …

Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE) is a rare disorder characterized by personality
changes, irritability, depression, seizures, memory loss and sometimes dementia. The …

One hundred consecutive cancer patients were assessed using two structured methods for
assessing major depressive disorder—Structured Clinical Interview for DSM III‐R (SCID) …

The prevalence of and predictive factors for emotional morbidity (measured by the Hospital
Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD)) one year following surgery, with special focus on …

Background: Previous research among specific cancer populations has shown high but
variable symptom burden; however, very little is known about its extent and pattern among …

It is widely known that depression exists in patients with cancer. The prevalence, however,
varies widely by study and is often attributable to differences in assessment procedures …

Objectives: The aims were to test whether suicide is more prevalent among cancer patients
than among the general population, whether the association changes over time, and …

Objective Two previous individual participant data meta-analyses (IPDMAs) found that
different diagnostic interviews classify different proportions of people as having major …