The prevalence and pharmacotherapy of depression in cancer patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Ng, Chong Guan ^a,b   Boks, Marco P M ^a,c   Zainal, Nor Zuraida ^b   De Wit, Niek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Cancer; Depression; Prevalence; Psychostimulant; Psychotropic

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIANSERIN; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79955880436     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.07.034     Document Type: Review

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