DEPRESSION AND CANCER - FOLLOW-UP-STUDY

被引:60
作者
WHITLOCK, FA
SISKIND, M
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane
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10.1017/S0033291700034061
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
摘要
Thirty-nine male and 90 female patients aged 40 and over, who had been given a primary diagnosis of depression, were followed up for 2⅓-4 years. During this period 9 male and 9 female patients died. Five male patients and 1 female died from cancer that had not been diagnosed at the time of their psychiatric admissions. The male cancer deaths are significantly higher than expected. The possible relationships of malignant neoplasm to affective disorder are discussed. © 1979, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
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