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9776371

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-30
pubmed:abstractText
Awareness regarding cancer diagnosis and its relationship to psychiatric morbidity was studied in 294 newly admitted cancer patients at an oncology center in South India. Fifty-four percent of patients were aware that they had cancer and were able to discuss their diagnosis; 46% of patients reported nonawareness of diagnosis. Discriminant function analysis revealed that oral cancers and relatives' awareness of the cancer was more prevalent in the group aware of diagnosis. More patients in the "unaware" group refused treatment for psychological distress. There was no difference between the two groups in patterns and prevalence of psychiatric morbidity. The study emphasizes the complexities in assessing awareness in cancer patients and a need to study its various components and relationship to psychological distress.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-3999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
257-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Awareness of diagnosis and psychiatric morbidity among cancer patients--a study from South India.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. chandra@nimhans.ren.nic.in
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article