PSYC 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Psychomotor Agitation, Major Depressive Disorder, Overdiagnosis
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Role of stress in cancer progression - evidence for stress and depression in causing cancer is quite weak, not convincing. Evidence though, for stress and depression in altering the course of disease, if you. Do have cancer, that there, the effect on the immune system might be significant in changing the course. 15-25% of cancer patients meet this diagnostic criteria; no gender difference. Even this, may be a high estimate, very difficult to make accurate diagnosis, of depression, in a cancer patient. 5 (or more) of the following symptoms for 2-weeks and represent a change from previous functioning. *do not include symptoms clearly due to a medical condition or medication. It is very difficult to make an accurate assessment, when we cannot confound these variables with cancer. Overdiagnosis of depression in cancer patients has happened, thus leading to an overmedication. Vast majority of research, including study (discussed below), uses cesd (center for.
