title: Depression in the terminally ill.
abstract: Clinical depression frequently goes unrecognized and undertreated, yet it is eminently treatable. It is not an inevitable consequence of terminal illness in the cognitively intact patient--the majority of patients with advanced malignant disease are not depressed. This review examines the epidemiology, causes and treatment of depression in the terminally ill.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Brugha
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology