title: [An observation and analysis of the features of depressive disorder in the incidence and progression of breast cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the correlation between depressive disorder and breast cancer, and to study the features of depressive disorder in patients before and after suffering breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Whether 40 breast cancer patients had depressive disorder and their degrees were assessed by filling in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) at Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. The correlation between depressive disorder and the occurrence and progression of breast cancer, as well as its features were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The occurrence of general depressive disorder in breast cancer patients before they suffered from breast cancer was 72.5% (29/40 cases). The occurrence of confirmed depression was 2.5% (1/40 cases). The total depressive disorder rate was 75.0% (30/40 cases).They were 60. 0% (24/40 cases), 7.5% (3/40 cases), and 67. 5% (27/40 cases) in breast cancer patients after they suffered from breast cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Breast cancer patients have depressive disorder to various levels before and after suffering from breast cancer, which should raise clinical attention and corresponding intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guang' anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
authors.forename: Yu-ren
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence