肿瘤相关抑郁(cancer-related depression)是指在肿瘤诊断与治疗过程中出现的病理性情绪变化,主要表现为情绪低落、兴趣减退、精力不足、疲乏、悲观伤感、自罪观念、自杀倾向1。癌症患者的抑郁障碍与严重痛苦、明显失能、较差的生活质量(quality of life,QoL)、较多的躯体症状(如疼痛或恶心)、较差的治疗依从性、较高的自杀风险(抑郁症患者)、较差的预后和较高的死亡率有关2-5。
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