ArticleCanadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique2019
Are we missing PTSD in our patients with cancer? Part I.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- The relationship between fear of cancer recurrence and posttraumatic growth: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Therapist-led interventions for the treatment of traumatic stress symptoms in cancer survivors: A systematic literature review.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- The mental health impacts of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis.British journal of cancer · 2021Pooled it
- EMDR in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
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- Assessing the impact of timely diagnosis on psychological outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Cognitive Mechanisms Explaining the Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress and Post-Traumatic Growth in Survivors of Breast Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- The Psychometric Properties of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire (PCL-5) for Cancer Patients in Iran.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Core Belief Disruption on PTSD Symptoms in Cancer Patients: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Intrusion and Avoidance Behavior.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Psychological Symptom Risks in Spouses of Cancer Patients and Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Counselling: A Descriptive and Correlational Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Article
- PTSD Symptoms and their Relationship with Depression, Anxiety, and Physical Health in Patients undergoing Treatment for Advanced Stage Lung Cancer.Research square · 2025Article
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Algerian Cancer Patients: Validity of the Arabic DSM-5 PTSD Checklist (PCL-5) and Associated Factors.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- B.R.E.A.S.T. Study protocol: Benefits of R-TEP EMDR protocol in Addressing diStress and Trauma in breast cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life in Laryngeal Cancer Patients across Tumor.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Toward an improved conceptualization of emotions in patients with cancer.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in Mental Health: A Survey of Program Directors.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
- Unveiling beauty: Insight into being tattooed postmastectomy.Nursing forum · 2022Article
- Understanding the Factors Related to Trauma-Induced Stress in Cancer Patients: A National Study of 17 Cancer Centers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of pain and its association with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and distress in 846 cancer patients: A cross sectional study.Psycho-oncology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be defined by the inability to recover from a traumatic event. A common misconception is that PTSD can only develop in circumstances of war or acute physical trauma. However, the diagnostic criteria of PTSD were adjusted in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) to include the diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, as a traumatic stressor that can result in PTSD. The word 'cancer' is so strongly linked to fear, stigma, and mortality, that some patients are fearful to even say 'the C word'. Therefore, it is not surprising that patients may experience a diagnosis of cancer as sudden, catastrophic, and/or life-threatening. Cancer-related PTSD (CR-PTSD) can negatively affect a patient's psychosocial and physical well-being during treatment and into survivorship. Unfortunately, CR-PTSD often goes undiagnosed and, consequentially, untreated. This article provides a general overview of PTSD with cancer as the traumatic event in order to define CR-PTSD, and reviews the growing pool of literature on this topic, including prevalence, risk factors, characterization, and treatment of CR-PTSD. The purpose of this article is to spread awareness of this relatively newly defined and commonly missed disorder among patients with cancer to clinicians and patients alike.
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