title: Total depression and subtypes in prostate cancer survivors 10 years after treatment.
abstract: To describe the prevalence, severity and nature of depression in a sample of prostate cancer (PCa) survivors 10 years after diagnosis and treatment, 146 Australian patients from the RADAR trial who received their diagnosis 10 years previously completed the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale and a background questionnaire. Prevalence rates for clinically significant depression and severe depression were higher than those reported for the non-PCa men of the same age in Australia. The most common subtype of depression was Anhedonia, followed by Cognitive depression. Change in eating habits was the most powerful depression symptom predicting Anhedonia. By providing the first detailed documentation of major depression prevalence in PCa survivors, plus describing the nature of that depression, these data suggest that there is an ongoing need to provide treatments for these men and that those treatments should be focussed upon loss of previously available sources of enjoyment.
authors.affiliation: Brain-Behaviour Research Group, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sharpley
authors.affiliation: Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bond University, Robina, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bitsika
authors.affiliation: Brain-Behaviour Research Group, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.|Genesiscare, Tugun, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: D R H
authors.initials: DRH
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bradford
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steigler
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Denham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: anhedonia; cognitive depression; depression; prostate; subtype