A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON TREATMENT VARIABLES AND PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY AMONG CANCER PATIENTS

Abstract

Study was planned to assess the Psychiatric disorder as co-morbidity, treatment variables and pyshiatric comorbidity in a group of cancer patients, attending a tertiary care hospital for the treatment .Consecutive Sample of 100 patients was selected for the study, those who attended the clinic in the Department of Radiotherapy, Surgery, and Medical ward for the treatment of cancer, Thanjavur Medical College.we found Psychiatric comorbidity is highly prevalent in patients with cancer patients. Adjustment disorder and depression are the most common Psychiatric co-morbidity associated with Cancer patients. There is no risk of developing a co-morbid Psychiatric illness with stage of cancer.There is no difference with respect to Duration of Illness, in the presentation of psychiatric comorbidity.There is signicant prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, among the patients with duration of last treatment.There is high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among the patient receiving Radio therapy than CT/ST.