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Emotional/Psychosocial
Emotional/Psychosocial Support
People with cancer suffer significant emotional morbidity.
In addition to the distress, fear and grief, up to 30 per
cent experience clinically significant anxiety disorders and
prevalence rates for depression range from 20-35 percent.
These disorders have a major impact on the person’s
functioning and that of their family, as well as posing a
major occupational and economic burden.
Such disorders adversely impact on capacity to cope with
disease burden and may reduce patient adherence to recommended
treatments. Access to appropriate information allows a patient
to participate in informed decision-making about his/her care.
(reference Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Psychosocial
Care of Adults with Cancer, 1st Edition, 2003)
To learn about the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology visit http://www.capo.ca/eng/index.asp
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