Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2023 May;21(5):450-457.
doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.0026.

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Distress Management, Version 2.2023

Michelle B Riba  1 , Kristine A Donovan  2 , Kauser Ahmed  3 , Barbara Andersen  4 , IIana Braun  5 , William S Breitbart  6 , Benjamin W Brewer  7 , Cheyenne Corbett  8 , Jesse Fann  9 , Stewart Fleishman  10 , Sofia Garcia  11 , Donna B Greenberg  12 , George F Handzo  10 , Laura Herald Hoofring  13 , Chao-Hui Huang  14 , Sean Hutchinson  15 , Shelley Johns  16 , Jennifer Keller  17 , Pallavi Kumar  18 , Sheila Lahijani  19 , Sara Martin  20 , Shehzad K Niazi  21 , Megan Pailler  22 , Francine Parnes  23 , Vinay Rao  24 , Jaroslava Salman  25 , Eli Scher  26 , Jessica Schuster  27 , Melissa Teply  28 , Angela Usher  29 , Alan D Valentine  30 , Jessica Vanderlan  31 , Megan S Lyons  32 , Nicole R McMillian  32 , Susan D Darlow  32
Affiliations

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Distress Management, Version 2.2023

Michelle B Riba et al. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 May.

Abstract

These NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management discuss the identification and treatment of psychosocial problems in patients with cancer. All patients experience some level of distress associated with a cancer diagnosis and the effects of the disease and its treatment regardless of the stage of disease. Clinically significant levels of distress occur in a subset of patients, and identification and treatment of distress are of utmost importance. The NCCN Distress Management Panel meets at least annually to review comments from reviewers within their institutions, examine relevant new data from publications and abstracts, and reevaluate and update their recommendations. These NCCN Guidelines Insights describe updates to the NCCN Distress Thermometer (DT) and Problem List, and to the treatment algorithms for patients with trauma- and stressor-related disorders.

PubMed Disclaimer