TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and psychotropic use in cancer patients
T2 - A review of psychiatric side effects
AU - Kurkjian, Natalie
AU - Tucker, Phebe
AU - Ostermeyer, Britta
AU - Valentine, Alan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - Psychiatry consultation-liaison services are often called to evaluate patients with cancer. As consults for psychiatric issues, such as delirium, mood changes, or anxiety, remain common in cancer patients, it is important to evaluate the complete clinical picture including any cancer treatments that may affect the patient’s medical presentation. Although the consulting psychiatrist may be well-versed in common medical etiological factors for psychiatric problems, when assessing cancer patients, it’s an added benefit to patients if clinicians are also familiar with the chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments that may contribute to psychopathology. In this article, we review the psychiatric side effects and complications associated with established chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments. In addition, we consider the use of psychotropic medications that may also adversely affect cancer patients.
AB - Psychiatry consultation-liaison services are often called to evaluate patients with cancer. As consults for psychiatric issues, such as delirium, mood changes, or anxiety, remain common in cancer patients, it is important to evaluate the complete clinical picture including any cancer treatments that may affect the patient’s medical presentation. Although the consulting psychiatrist may be well-versed in common medical etiological factors for psychiatric problems, when assessing cancer patients, it’s an added benefit to patients if clinicians are also familiar with the chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments that may contribute to psychopathology. In this article, we review the psychiatric side effects and complications associated with established chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments. In addition, we consider the use of psychotropic medications that may also adversely affect cancer patients.
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U2 - 10.3928/00485713-20170313-01
DO - 10.3928/00485713-20170313-01
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85018711677
SN - 0048-5713
VL - 47
SP - 200
EP - 205
JO - Psychiatric Annals
JF - Psychiatric Annals
IS - 4
ER -