Article Analysis on Psychological Disorders in Cancer Patients

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ARTICLE ANALYSIS
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Synopsis of the article:
The purpose of the paper was to identify the spectrum of psychological disorder in cancer
patients and identify the association between sociodemographic variables and stages of variable,
the treatment modality with the various psychological problems among cancer patients. The
researchers suggested that cancer is one of the most leading cause of disability around the globe.
Cancer not only disrupt the normal function of the individuals but also subject them into high
psychological distress such as anxiety, depressive disorder as well as somatizations. A
significant number of patients with cancer have a poor prognosis of disease due to the high level
of psychological distress which makes them helpless and affects the quality of life. However,
no to very little regional study has been considering the psychological problem that is associated
with the sociodemographic status of the people. Hence, the study has been undertaken for
identifying the range of psychological disorders in cancer patients. Saxena et al. (2018),
conducted a cross-sectional study with cancer patients where inclusion criteria were diagnosed
with cancer patients aged more than 18 years. The researchers excluded the patients with
preexisting psychological distress very advance metastatic cancer, poor performance score, and
patients who were not willing to sign the form. For identifying, Patient Health Questionnaire
(PHQ) somatization as well as anxiety, depression screeners along with panic measure scale. The
result suggested that cancer patients not only experience depression but also psychiatric
morbidities. Psychological problems are highest amongst patients with cancer and belong to rural
areas. It was observed that psychological disorders are highest amongst women compared to
men. Highest anxiety is observed in the patients with stage ii cancer and the depression rate is
highest in the patient of stage iv cancer. Hence, it is critical to provide accurate treatment such