Article ; Online: Post-traumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Women With Ovarian Cancer 3-6 Months After Diagnosis.
2024 Volume 44, Issue 2, Page(s) 829–838
Abstract: Background/aim: The potentially traumatic role of severe life-threatening medical conditions is still debated in psychiatry and not yet recognized, particularly among post-traumatic stress disorders. However, increasing evidence suggests the ... ...
Abstract | Background/aim: The potentially traumatic role of severe life-threatening medical conditions is still debated in psychiatry and not yet recognized, particularly among post-traumatic stress disorders. However, increasing evidence suggests the psychopathological impact of severe medical conditions related to their poor prognosis, high lethality, treatments heaviness and invasiveness. Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the malignancies with the highest mortality and the aim of this study was to investigate post-traumatic stress and depressive symptoms in women 3 to 6 months after diagnosis. Patients and methods: A sample of 83 women diagnosed with OC at different stages (from AI to IV) was recruited and assessed by means of the: Structural Clinical Interview for Mental Disorders according to DSM-5 (SCID-5), Trauma and Loss Spectrum Self-Report (TALS-SR), Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), Mood Spectrum-Self Report (MOOD-SR), Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). Results: Full data on the psychiatric assessments were available for 45 patients: 13 (28.9%) patients reported a diagnosis of PTSD. Patients with PTSD reported statistically significant higher depressive symptoms and more severe impact on work and social functioning compared to those without PTSD. Conclusion: Our results highlight the need to carefully assess the potentially traumatic burden of a diagnosis of OC and its association with depressive symptoms for their impact on patients' global functioning, in order to provide appropriate preventive and therapeutic interventions. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Female ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/etiology ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology ; Depression/diagnosis ; Depression/etiology ; Ovarian Neoplasms/complications ; Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-02-02 |
Publishing country | Greece |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 604549-2 |
ISSN | 1791-7530 ; 0250-7005 |
ISSN (online) | 1791-7530 |
ISSN | 0250-7005 |
DOI | 10.21873/anticanres.16875 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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