title: Psychological care for people with melanoma: what, when, why and how?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide an update on the psychosocial challenges faced by people with melanoma, and ways of addressing barriers to supportive care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Refereed journal articles, scholarly texts, monographs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological needs of people with melanoma frequently go undetected and unmet. Approximately 30% of all patients diagnosed with melanoma report levels of psychological distress, indicating the need for clinical assessment and support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological interventions using a range of therapeutic approaches can improve quality of life and enhance resilience in people with melanoma, including reducing anxiety and depression. Nurses can help institute and promote supportive care programs that incorporate these interventions.
authors: School of Women’s and Children’s Health, Old CCIA Building, Level 0, Sydney Children's Hospital, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. N.Kasparian@unsw.edu.au
authors: Nadine A
authors: NA
authors: Kasparian
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000523:psychology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological
keywords: Melanoma; anxiety; depression; psychological stress; psychotherapy