Depression has been repeatedly found to have a major impact on quality of life in people with medical conditions like cancer. But only a minority of cancer patients with major depression receive adequate treatment. ‘Depression Care for People with Cancer’ has been developed by PMR to address this problem. A specially trained cancer nurse, supervised by a psychiatrist, supplements the patient’s usual care. The nurse monitors the patient’s symptoms and liaises with their GP and cancer team to coordinate their depression care. The nurse also provides a brief psychological treatment.
Aim:
To find out if ‘Depression Care for People with Lung Cancer’ can be better than usual care in treating major depression in patients with lung cancer.
Description:
A 142 patient efficacy trial of 'Depression Care for People with Lung Cancer'.
Status:
Recruitment complete.
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