This is an Australian study that analysed mortality in more than 42000 people with learning disability (LD) in New South Wales.over a 10 years period.[1] The results of the study showed that people with comorbidities are at increased risk of death. People with LD who had cancer were almost eight times more likely to die…
This is an English study that was published in 2009. [1] Out of the eligible 132 patients, 87 participated in the study. The Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) and self-rated symptoms list were completed three times over an eight-week period and analyzed, together with demographic and clinical factors. Depression was self-rated in 29% (25/87) of patients…
This is a systematic review from 2002. [1] Aim was to o identify all literature regarding depression in patients with advanced cancer and among mixed hospice populations, and to summarise the prevalence of depression according to different definitions. 46 eligible studies giving information on the prevalence of depression, and a further four which gave information…
Approximately 40% of patients with breast cancer are estimated to have mental health problems. A recently published study in the Journal of Oncology Practice looked into the effect that psychiatric comorbidity has on the use of prescription opioids and survival in breast cancer patients. [1] This is a retrospective study that analysed a total of…
