The Problem of Depression in Cancer Care: Assessment,
Intervention and Implications
(El Problema de la Depresión en Oncología: Evaluación,
Intervención y Implicaciones)
Tuesday,
10 June 2008 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
presented by Luigi Grassi
MD
Presented in
English with Spanish translation
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En Inglés con traducción al Español
Target Audience:
Psychologists, nurses, general practitioners, oncologists, psychiatrists
Workshop Objectives:
1. To understand the clinical characteristics and phenomenology of depression
and depressive disorders in cancer care
2. To gain knowledge on the best ways of assessment of depression and the
most common problems encountered in clinical care
3. To understand the neglected consequences of depression in cancer
4. To discuss the several possible intervention by using clinical vignettes
and small
Workshop Description:
The problems of depression has been extensively debated in cancer care. Psycho-oncology
research and clinical experience indicate that depression is common among cancer
patients (20-30%); that it is not possible to consider depression only as a
continuum but that several types and phenomenological presentations are possible;
that, irrespective of the type, depression is accompanied by important consequences
(e.g. poor QoL, compliance, pain, suicide risk, family problems etc.); that
assessment and diagnosis should follow specific guidelines; that new psychobiological
data are showing the pathways through which depression can mould prognosis
in certain forms of cancer; and that treatment should be tailored according
to the clinical situation and the patients’ needs by using all the possible
evidence-based interventions (psychotherapy, psychopharmacology).
The workshop will focus attention on these issue and, by using an interactive
model of teaching (clinical cases, personal report, video-taped interview,
small groups exercises) will present an up-to-date of this important area
of cancer care. Handouts will be distributed to participants.
The workshop is open to all cancer professionals and it will be conducted
in English with consecutive translation in Spanish.
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