TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression in adult patients with primary brain tumours
T2 - A review of independent risk factors
AU - Pidani, Anum Sadruddin
AU - Rao, Aaida Mumtaz
AU - Shamim, Muhammad Shahzad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Depression is considered an under-diagnosed problem, especially in patients with malignancies. Patients with brain tumours in particular, have a relatively higher risk of developing depression, which is multifactorial. Herein, the authors review the recent literature on the prevalence of depression in patients with brain tumours, and explore the various risk factors involved.
AB - Depression is considered an under-diagnosed problem, especially in patients with malignancies. Patients with brain tumours in particular, have a relatively higher risk of developing depression, which is multifactorial. Herein, the authors review the recent literature on the prevalence of depression in patients with brain tumours, and explore the various risk factors involved.
KW - Associated factors
KW - Brain tumors
KW - Depression
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29808067
AN - SCOPUS:85044119773
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 68
SP - 672
EP - 674
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 4
ER -