Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pidani, Anum Sadruddin
• Rao, Aaida Mumtaz
• Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad

Titel

Depression in adult patients with primary brain tumours: a review of independent risk factors

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2018-04, Vol.68 (4), p.672-674

Ort / Verlag

Pakistan: Knowledge Bylanes

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

EZB-FREE-00999 freely available EZB journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Depression is considered an under-diagnosed problem, especially in patients with malignancies. Patients with brain tumours in particular, have a relatively higher risk of developing depression, which is multifactorial. Herein, the authors review the recent literature on the prevalence of depression in patients with brain tumours, and explore the various risk factors involved. .