Anxiety, mood disorders put cancer patients at risk for PTSD
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 03:00
in Health & Medicine
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Centre found that 16 percent of them (12 women) suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis...
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