Prostate cancer: Issues in psychosomatic medicine

Prostate cancer is now a chronic condition. Screening, diagnosis, and treatment pose specific psychosocial challenges for men diagnosed and surviving with prostate cancer. Depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment lead to emotional distress and difficulty coping. Treatments for psychosocial dist...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports 2009-06, Vol.11 (3), p.205-210
Main Authors: Chism, Keira, Kunkel, Elisabeth J. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Androgen Antagonists - adverse effects
Androgen Antagonists - therapeutic use
Cancer surgery
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Erectile Dysfunction - epidemiology
Erectile Dysfunction - psychology
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Psychiatry
Psychosomatic Medicine
Quality of Life
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Urological surgery
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Summary:Prostate cancer is now a chronic condition. Screening, diagnosis, and treatment pose specific psychosocial challenges for men diagnosed and surviving with prostate cancer. Depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment lead to emotional distress and difficulty coping. Treatments for psychosocial distress are targeted at couples and individuals. Lifestyle modification may improve coping and quality-of-life indicators.
ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-009-0032-y