title: [Barriers to providing assistance and making arrangements for being discharged from hospital and changing hospitals while undergoing cancer therapy when in a state of depression-from the perspective of a psycho-oncologist].
abstract: As I mentioned at the past 2 meetings, the incidence of depression in patients under treatment for cancer and the number of families bereaved due to cancer is estimated to be 50% or higher in the future. Thus, countermeasures for cancer are necessary. Here, we discuss the countermeasures used for 20 cancer patients treated at our hospital during the past 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Head of Cancer Consultation Support Center, Palliative Care Team, Dept. of Psychiatry, Sapporo Medical Center NTT EC.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010360:Patient Transfer