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NCI/PDQ® Cuidado de apoyo: Toxicomanía y cáncer (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS IntroducciónDescripción Frecuencia entre las personas con enfermedades físicas Dependencia físicaToleranciaToxicomaníaAdicciónDefinición de términos para pacientes con enfermedades...
NCI/PDQ® Cuidado de apoyo: Toxicomanía y cáncer (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Información generalFrecuencia entre las personas con enfermedades físicasDefinición de abuso y adicción en las personas con enfermedades físicasDependencia físicaToleranciaDeficiencias de la...
NCI/PDQ® Health professionals: Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety and Distress (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewNormal AdjustmentCoping TheoryGeneral Factors Influencing AdjustmentSituation-Specific Influences on AdjustmentHearing the diagnosisActive cancer treatmentsPosttreatment Recurrence SurvivorshipPsychosocial...
NCI/PDQ® Health professionals: Anxiety Disorder (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewDescription and EtiologyAdjustment DisorderPanic DisorderPhobiasObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPosttraumatic Stress DisorderGeneralized Anxiety DisorderAnxiety Disorder Caused by Other General Medical ConditionsScreening and...
NCI/PDQ® Health professionals: Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Definitions and EpidemiologyEtiology of Cognitive Disorders and DeliriumImpact of Cognitive Disorders and Delirium on Patient, Family, and Health Care PersonnelDiagnosis and MonitoringGeneral Management Approach to...
NCI/PDQ® Health professionals: Depression (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewAssessment and DiagnosisSymptoms and Risk FactorsScreening and Assessment for Depression Clinical interviewDiagnosisInterventionPharmacologic InterventionOverviewSuicide risk of antidepressant medicationInterferon-related...
NCI/PDQ® Health professionals: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewPrevalenceDiagnostic Criteria and CharacteristicsThe Conceptual Fit of PTSD and CancerRisk Factors, Protective Factors, and Hypothesized MechanismSociodemographic VariablesDisease-Related VariablesPsychosocial and...
NCI/PDQ® Health professionals: Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewPrevalence Among the Physically IllDefining Abuse and Addiction in the Physically IllPhysical DependenceToleranceDeficiencies in the Current NomenclatureConceptual Issues in Defining Terms for the Medically...
NCI/PDQ® Patients: Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety and Distress (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewNormal AdjustmentPsychological and Social DistressAdjustment DisordersCurrent Clinical TrialsAnxiety DisordersCurrent Clinical TrialsChanges to This Summary (11/28/2012)Questions or Comments About This SummaryGet More...
NCI/PDQ® Patients: Anxiety Disorder (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS IntroductionOverviewDescription and CauseAdjustment DisorderPanic DisorderPhobiasObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderGeneralized Anxiety DisorderAnxiety Disorder Caused by Other General Medical...
NCI/PDQ® Patients: Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS OverviewCauses of Cognitive Disorders and DeliriumEffects of Cognitive Disorders and Delirium on the Patient, Family, and Health Care ProvidersDiagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and DeliriumTreatment of DeliriumTreatment of the...
NCI/PDQ® Patients: Depression (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information About DepressionDiagnosis of DepressionTreatment of DepressionSuicide Risk in Patients with CancerPalliative SedationDepression in ChildrenTo Learn More About DepressionChanges to This Summary...
NCI/PDQ® Patients: Substance Abuse Issues In Cancer (PDQ®)
TABLE OF CONTENTS IntroductionOverviewPrevalance Among the Physically IllPhysical dependenceToleranceSubstance abuseAddictionDefining Terms for the Medically IllUndertreatmentSociocultural influencesDisease-related factorsRedefining abuse and...

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