Thanks, Richard. Major medical groups, such as the American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, urge screening all cancer patients for emotional stress (anxiety and depression). But I suspect this not done often--at least formally. And a couple of professional groups that deal with us prostate cancer patients--American Urological Association and the American Society of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO)--don't have guidelines calling for such screening. As you say, simple screening tools are available. Check out: https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20221102/mental-distress-prostate-cancer-elephant-room
Fortunately, there exists the means to discover the early onset of depression and anxiety as well as ongoing monitoring, but that means specialists and their respective associations need show enough interest in their patients to act.
That does sound scary, John. Different topic. Thanks for sharing. HW
This article is perhaps more worrisome:
Cardiac Failure Associated with Medical Therapy of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Population Based Study
Avril Lusty, D. Robert Siemens,* Mina Tohidi, Marlo Whitehead, Joan Tranmer and J. Curtis Nickel
Published in Journal of Urology
https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001561 Vol. 205, 1-8, May 2021
Thanks, Richard. Major medical groups, such as the American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, urge screening all cancer patients for emotional stress (anxiety and depression). But I suspect this not done often--at least formally. And a couple of professional groups that deal with us prostate cancer patients--American Urological Association and the American Society of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO)--don't have guidelines calling for such screening. As you say, simple screening tools are available. Check out: https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20221102/mental-distress-prostate-cancer-elephant-room
Fortunately, there exists the means to discover the early onset of depression and anxiety as well as ongoing monitoring, but that means specialists and their respective associations need show enough interest in their patients to act.