Table 2 Psychiatric characteristics of the patients
Female | Male | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Who is requesting the application | ||||||
By the oncologists | 293 | 83.5 | 169 | 78.6 | 462 | 81.6 |
By ownself | 41 | 11.7 | 9 | 4.2 | 50 | 8.8 |
By family members | 17 | 4.8 | 37 | 17.2 | 54 | 9.5 |
Referral symptoms | ||||||
Sleep problems | 92 | 26.2 | 84 | 39.1 | 176 | 31.1 |
Tendency to cry easily | 74 | 21.1 | 26 | 12.1 | 100 | 17.7 |
Irritability / intolerance | 67 | 19.1 | 56 | 26 | 123 | 21.7 |
Despondency | 48 | 13.7 | 27 | 12.6 | 75 | 13.3 |
Pre-occupation with illness | 63 | 17.9 | 22 | 10.2 | 85 | 15 |
Trouble / restlessness | 35 | 10 | 26 | 12.1 | 61 | 10.8 |
Pessimism | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2.8 | 20 | 3.5 |
Olm / metastasis / fear of recurrence | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1.9 | 18 | 3.2 |
Palpitations, fainting sensation | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0.9 | 16 | 2.8 |
Marital problem | 25 | 7.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 27 | 4.8 |
Pain | 41 | 11.7 | 29 | 13.5 | 70 | 12.4 |
Inability to enter MR or the radiotherapy device | 16 | 4.6 | 9 | 4.2 | 25 | 4.4 |
Concern | 39 | 11.1 | 16 | 7.4 | 55 | 9.7 |
Unhappiness | 12 | 3.4 | 7 | 3.3 | 19 | 3.4 |
Precision / obsession | 4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.9 |
Forgetfulness | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.3 |
Body image problems | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2.3 | 19 | 3.4 |
Control of a previously started drug | 6 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.8 |
Getting newly cancer diagnosis | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.1 |
Treatment rejection | 3 | 0.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 8 | 1.4 |
Request for support | 12 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.9 | 14 | 2.5 |
Other | 6 | 1.7 | 6 | 2.8 | 12 | 2.1 |
No complaints | 11 | 3.1 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 4.2 |
Psychiatric Diagnosis | ||||||
Anxiety disorders | ||||||
Anxiety disorder | 19 | 5.4 | 8 | 3.7 | 27 | 4.8 |
Common anxiety disorder | 9 | 2.6 | 4 | 1.9 | 13 | 2.3 |
Panic disorder | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.5 |
The claustrophobia | 4 | 1.1 | – | – | 4 | 0.7 |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 1 | 0.3 | – | – | 1 | 0.2 |
Somatoform Disorder | 5 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.9 | 7 | 1.2 |
Mood disorders | ||||||
Depression | 58 | 16.5 | 27 | 12.6 | 85 | 15 |
M depression + obsessive compulsive disorder | 5 | 1.4 | – | – | 5 | 0.9 |
M depression + generalized anxiety disorder | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.2 |
Complicated grief reaction | 2 | 0.6 | – | – | 2 | 0.4 |
Bipolar disorder | 2 | 0.6 | – | – | 2 | 0.4 |
Adjustment Disorders | ||||||
Anxious adjustment disorder | 112 | 31.9 | 94 | 43.7 | 206 | 36.4 |
Depressive adjustment disorder | 94 | 26.8 | 49 | 22.8 | 143 | 25.2 |
Mixt adjustment disorder | 16 | 4.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 19 | 3.4 |
Delirium | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 2.8 | 8 | 1.4 |
Insomnia | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.9 |
Personality disorder | 3 | 0.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 8 | 1.4 |
Delusional disorder | 4 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.2 |
No complaints | 9 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.3 | 14 | 2.5 |
History of psychiatric disorder | ||||||
Yes | 28 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 43 | 7.6 |
No | 323 | 92 | 200 | 93 | 523 | 92.4 |
History of psychiatric disorder in family | ||||||
Yes | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.7 |
No | 349 | 99.4 | 213 | 99.1 | 562 | 99.3 |
Social Support | ||||||
Sufficient social support | 168 | 47.9 | 109 | 50.7 | 277 | 48,9 |
Poor social support | 183 | 52.1 | 106 | 49.3 | 289 | 51.1 |
Psychiatric Treatment Recommendation | ||||||
Medication | 207 | 59 | 152 | 70.7 | 359 | 63.4 |
Medication + psychotherapy | 85 | 24.2 | 30 | 14 | 115 | 20.3 |
Psychotherapy | 49 | 14 | 26 | 12.1 | 75 | 13.2 |
Follow-up without medication | 10 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.3 | 15 | 2.7 |
Directing to the Alcohol Substance unit | – | – | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 |