Depression and pancreatic cancer: A poorly understood link

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-76

  Makrilia, Nektaria ^a   Indeck, Bonnie ^b   Syrigos, Kostas ^a,b   Saif, Muhammad Wasif ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; Pancreatic neoplasms; Physiopathology; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANOREXIA; BRIEF EDINBURGH DEPRESSION SCALE; CACHEXIA; CANCER COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PATIENT AND FAMILIES SCALE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PANCREAS CANCER; PANIC; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARCINOMA; MORTALITY; NOTE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVAL;

CARCINOMA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVAL;

EID: 60549113579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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