Psychiatric morbidity and its screening in Turkish women with breast cancer: a comparison between the HADS and SCID tests

Oezalp E., Soyguer H., Cankurtaran E., Turhan L., Akbiyik D., Geyik P.

PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, cilt.17, sa.7, ss.668-675, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pon.1286
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.668-675
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Adjustment disorders (ADs) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are often the most prevalent psychiatric disorders among cancer patients. This study's objective was to determine the overall performance of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as a screening instrument in identifying cases of psychiatric morbidity such as ADs and MDD.