The frequency and cause of anxiety and depression amongst patients with malignant brain tumours between surgery and radiotherapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-304

  Kilbride, Lynn ^a   Smith, Graeme ^b   Grant, Robin ^c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cause; Depression; Incidence; Malignant glioma

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 34547167901     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9374-7     Document Type: Article

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