Depression in adult patients with primary brain tumours: A review of independent risk factors

Anum Sadruddin Pidani; Aaida Mumtaz Rao; Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Depression in adult patients with primary brain tumours: A review of independent risk factors

Anum Sadruddin Pidani, Aaida Mumtaz Rao, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	672-674
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	68
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Apr 2018

Keywords

Associated factors
Brain tumors
Depression

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Depression in adult patients with primary brain tumours: A review of independent risk factors

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