Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15892
Title: Do hormone treatments for prostate cancer cause anxiety and depression?
Contributor(s): Sharpley, Christopher  (author)orcid ; Christie, David R H  (author); Bitsika, Vicki  (author)
Publication Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-013-0569-y
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15892
Abstract: Background: To investigate the relationship between hormone therapy (HT) and incidence of anxiety and depression among prostate cancer patients (PCa). Methods: 526 PCa patients completed a survey about their cancer status, treatment received, anxiety, and depression status. Total scores on anxiety and depression inventories, plus symptom profiles that discriminated between patients with current HT, past HT, and never having received HT, were compiled for analysis. Results: Patients who were currently receiving HT had significantly higher total anxiety and depression scores than patients who had previously received HT or who had never received HT. Analysis of the symptoms of anxiety and depression which distinguished between these groups of patients suggested that patients who had never received HT had significantly lower scores than current or past HT patients. Although several symptoms could be directly allocated to PCa and/or HT, symptom profiles were indicative of clinically significant anxiety and/or depression in patients who were currently receiving, or who had previously received, HT.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: International Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19(3), p. 523-530
Publisher: Springer Japan KK
Place of Publication: Japan
ISSN: 1437-7772
1341-9625
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 320903 Central nervous system
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920111 Nervous System and Disorders
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200409 Mental health
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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