Citation

Tönnesen-Schlack A, Hirsmüller S. Onkologe 2018; 24(11): 885-890.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018)

DOI

10.1007/s00761-018-0419-7

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Due to the lifetime prevalence, patients with previous a psychological illness represent a significant group of oncologic patients. They have numerous particularities.

RESULTS: These special aspects include altered pain perception, a significantly increased risk of suicide, a sometimes drastically altered ability to communicate, and, finally the necessity of ongoing psychopharmacological treatment in patients with severe and chronic mental illness.

CONCLUSION: This situation requires the oncologist to take special care during the anamnestic evaluation and necessitates close collaboration with the treating colleagues in psychiatry. Special attention is needed to prevent a deterioration or triggering of psychiatric symptomatology through the interaction of different (pain) medications. © 2018, Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature.

Language: de

Keywords

human; suicide; Review; Neoplasms; Mental disorders; Suicidal ideation; mental disease; interpersonal communication; chronic disease; psychopharmacotherapy; cancer patient; analgesia; nociception; Psychotropic drugs; Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders