Characteristics of psychiatric consultations in a pediatric cancer center

Characteristics of psychiatric consultations in a pediatric cancer center

Data on psychiatric consultations with 58 pediatric cancer patients are summarized. Although most patients received DSM-III axis I diagnoses, adjustment disorder was diagnosed in 30 cases (52%). The patients with primarily depressive features were significantly older than those with anxious features...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1988-03, Vol.145 (3), p.363-364
Hauptverfasser: RAIT, D. S, JACOBSEN, P. B, LEDERBERG, M. S, HOLLAND, J. C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Cancer Care Facilities
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Medical research
Mental depression
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Miscellaneous
Neoplasms - complications
Psychiatry
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Referral and Consultation
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Zusammenfassung:Data on psychiatric consultations with 58 pediatric cancer patients are summarized. Although most patients received DSM-III axis I diagnoses, adjustment disorder was diagnosed in 30 cases (52%). The patients with primarily depressive features were significantly older than those with anxious features.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.145.3.363