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Responding to the quality imperative to embed mental health care into ambulatory oncology
Author(s) -
Penedo Frank J.,
Cella David
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.30402
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , mental health , anxiety , clinical oncology , ambulatory , psycho oncology , clinical practice , family medicine , nursing , oncology , cancer , psychiatry
The calls by the Institute of Medicine to fully integrate psychosocial care into oncology practice are closer to being implemented. Because of the multiple challenges faced across the cancer care continuum, it is recommended that multidimensional approaches that extend beyond the assessment of depression and anxiety and consider physical symptoms and practical concerns be considered as part of systematic psychosocial screening in oncology practice. See also pages 485–93.