title: [Psychological adjustment and prevalence of psychiatric disorders in cancer patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and the predictors of mental disorders in cancer patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  400 ambulatory cancer patients were included in the study. All the patients with a score of 14 or higher in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) received a structured clinical interview (SCID-I. DSMIV) with the objective of determining the prevalence of mental disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  24% cancer patients had criteria for a mental disorder. The predictors of mental disorders were radiotherapy treatment, psychopharmacological treatment and pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results support the need to assess the possible anxious and depressive symptoms during cancer treatment and follow up. The predictors found can help to detect possible psychiatric cases in cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Psiconcología, Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. fgil@iconcologia.net
authors.forename: Francisco Luis
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Gil Moncayo
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costa Requena
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salamero
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Agustina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sirgo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors