Comparative psychological disturbance in patients with pancreatic and gastric cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Holland, Jimmie C.; Korzun, A.; Tross, S.; Silberfarb, P.; Perry, M.; Comis, R.; Oster, M. |
| Article Title: | Comparative psychological disturbance in patients with pancreatic and gastric cancer |
| Abstract: | 107 patients (aged 36-78 yrs) with advanced pancreatic cancer and 111 patients (aged 30-78 yrs) with advanced gastric cancer, stratified for key medical and sociodemographic variables, were assessed with the Profile of Mood States before beginning combination chemotherapy in a national cancer clinical trials group. Results show that the pancreatic cancer patients had significantly higher self-ratings of depression, tension-anxiety, fatigue, confusion-bewilderment, and total mood disturbance; no difference was found in vigor or anger-hostility. These data support prior observations that patients with advanced pancreatic cancer experience significantly greater general psychological disturbance than patients with another type of advanced abdominal neoplasm. (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) |
| Keywords: | psychological disturbance; patients with advanced pancreatic vs gastric cancer |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume: | 143 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 0002-953X |
| Publisher: | American Psychiatric Publishing |
| Date Published: | 1986-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 982 |
| End Page: | 986 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | 1987-01617-001 |
| DOI: | 10.1176/ajp.143.8.982 |
| PROVIDER: | Ovid Technologies |
| PROVIDER: | psycinfo |
| PUBMED: | 3524279 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Source: APA PsycInfo |
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