Somatic symptoms for diagnosing major depression in cancer patients.

摘要: Diagnosing depression in cancer patients has been challenging because the diagnostic criteria include somatic symptoms frequently attributed to itself or its treatment. However, few studies have explored how appropriately deal with individual symptoms. The authors used data from 220 major examine intercorrelations among DSM-IV and nonsomatic symptom as well whether presence of an could discriminate severity depression. Appetite changes a diminished ability think were positively associated anhedonia. Sleep disturbance fatigue not significantly These associations consistent after adjusting for physical functioning pain. Only appetite showed higher results suggest that differ nature appetite-related may be useful diagnosing patients, whereas sleep disturbances useful.