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Screening for psychological distress in neurosurgical brain tumor patients using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2.

Bunevicius A, Deltuva V, Tamasauskas S, Tamasauskas A, Bunevicius R.SourceDepartment of Neurosurgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania; Behavioral Medicine Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania.
Psycho-oncology.Psychooncology.2012 Dec 12. doi: 10.1002/pon.3237. [Epub ahead of print]
OBJECTIVE: Psychological distress is highly prevalent but often undiagnosed in brain tumor patients. We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) for screening of distressed neurosurgical brain tumor patients.METHODS: A total of 226 (69% women; mean age 55.6
PMID 23233453

Distress in unaffected individuals who decline, delay or remain ineligible for genetic testing for hereditary diseases: a systematic review.

Heiniger L, Butow PN, Price MA, Charles M.SourceCentre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Psycho-oncology.Psychooncology.2012 Dec 12. doi: 10.1002/pon.3235. [Epub ahead of print]
OBJECTIVE: Reviews on the psychosocial aspects of genetic testing for hereditary diseases typically focus on outcomes for carriers and non-carriers of genetic mutations. However, the majority of unaffected individuals from high-risk families do not undergo predictive testing. The aim of this review
PMID 23233440