[Anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients treated due to haematologic malignancies].
BACKGROUND
Haematological treatment is associated with excessive distress due to side effects of cytostatics and due to severe life consequences of the illness. It could be a cause of anxiety or depressive states in vulnerable persons.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to assess prevalence of depression, anxiety disorders, and distress among patients treated due to haematologic malignancies.


METHODS
45 patients with leukaemia or lymphoma, 29 treated due to other internal diseases and 28 healthy persons were assessed. The following research instruments were used: the Present State Examination (PSE), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30), criteria scales (ICD-10) for depression and anxiety.


RESULTS
Depression was diagnosed in 29% of the patients with hematological illnesses and in 11% of patients with other internal illnesses. Prevalence of GAD was appropriately 11% and 9%. Generally, psychiatric disorders were present in a half of the patients in every group. About 1/4 th of the haematologic patients had much more severe depressive symptoms than others.


CONCLUSIONS
The groups of patients have much higher, depressive and distress scores than controls. Psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment could be considered as part of the treatment of malignant haematologic cancers.
Małyszczak
Krzysztof
K
Z Katedry i Kliniki Psychiatrii AM we Wrocławiu.
Tomasz
Wróbel
W
Mazur
Grzegorz
G
Lindner
Karolina
K
Pyszel
Angelika
A
Kiejna
Andrzej
A
Kuliczkowski
Kazimierz
K
Andrzejak
Ryszard
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors