DEPRESSION FOLLOWING LARYNGECTOMY - A PILOT-STUDY

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作者
BYRNE, A
WALSH, M
FARRELLY, M
ODRISCOLL, K
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[1] ALBERTA HOSP PONOKA, PONOKA, AB, CANADA
[2] ST JAMES HOSP, DUBLIN 8, IRELAND
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10.1192/bjp.163.2.173
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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When a group of 10 patients who had received surgery for carcinoma of the larynx were compared with 1 0 control patients who had received radiotherapy for carcinoma of the larynx, four of the former but none of the latter were found to be suffering from depression, a statistically significant difference. Depression was associated with poor communication skills and geographical isolation. Psychiatric intervention is recommended for patients undergoing mutilating forms of surgery.
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