Why are we reluctant to diagnose depression in palliative care patients?

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 85-86

  Lloyd Williams, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DYING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SCREENING; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0034937375     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2001.11746909     Document Type: Editorial

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