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Anxiety Disorders
Research from University of Texas in the area of anxiety disorders described
May 26th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Mood disorders are among the most distressing psychiatric conditions experienced by patients with advanced cancer; however, studies have not shown a direct association of physical symptoms with depression and anxiety. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the frequency and intensity of patients' physical symptoms and their expressions of depression and anxiety." "We retrospectively reviewed the records of 216 patients who had participated in three previous clinical trials conducted by our group. We assessed patients' demographic data using descriptive statistics. We analyzed physical symptom...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-26)
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