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Review
. 1996 Feb;10(1):235-59.
doi: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70337-3.

Psychiatric emergencies in terminally ill cancer patients

A J Roth  1 , W Breitbart
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Review

Psychiatric emergencies in terminally ill cancer patients

A J Roth et al. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

Delirium, depression, suicidal ideation, and severe anxiety are among the most commonly occurring psychiatric complications encountered in cancer pain patients. When severe, these disorders require as urgent and aggressive attention as do other distressing physical symptoms, such as escalating pain. Early diagnosis and treatment can result in effective management of these psychiatric emergencies.

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