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Query: UMLS:C0278488 (metastatic breast cancer)
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Depressive symptoms are common in older women with late-stage breast cancer, and some of these patients meet criteria for major depressive disorder. Significant overlap exists among many of the most prevalent physical signs and symptoms of depression in older adults (e.g., weight loss, fatigue) and the physical signs and symptoms of malignancy or treatment for malignancy, which may contribute to ongoing underdiagnosis and undertreatment of depression in this population. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and evidence-based geriatric nursing guidelines call for routine screening for depression with valid and reliable screening instruments among high-risk groups at every encounter. Geriatrics, oncology, and palliative care nurses are encouraged to regularly screen older women with metastatic breast cancer for depressive symptoms and maintain a low threshold for initiation of behavioral and/or psychopharmacological interventions.
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PMID:Depression in older women with metastatic breast cancer. 2536 84

This study aimed to determine whether personality disorders were associated with later Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in breast cancer patients. This longitudinal and multicentric study included 120 French non-metastatic breast cancer patients. After cancer diagnosis (T1) and 7 months after diagnosis (T3), we assessed MDD and GAD (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 5.0). We assessed personality disorders 3 months after diagnosis (VKP). We used multiple logistic regression analysis to determine what were the factors associated with GAD and MDD at T3. At T3, prevalence rate was 10.8% for MDD and 19.2% for GAD. GAD at T3 was significantly and independently associated with GAD at T1 and with existence of a personality disorder, no matter the cluster type. MDD at T3 was significantly and independently associated with MDD at T1 and with the existence of a cluster C personality disorder. Initial cancer severity and the type of treatment used were not associated with GAD or MDD at T3. Breast cancer patients with personality disorders are at higher risk for GAD and MDD at the end of treatment. Patients with GAD should be screened for personality disorders. Specific interventions for patients with personality disorders could prevent psychiatric disorders.
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PMID:Personality disorders, but not cancer severity or treatment type, are risk factors for later generalised anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder in non metastatic breast cancer patients. 2674 15