Psychological problems in breast cancer patients should be taken seriously
10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20231016-00175
- VernacularTitle:应重视乳腺癌患者的心理问题
- Author:
Lijuan HOU
1
;
Liyuan LIU
;
Fei WANG
;
Lixiang YU
;
Zhigang YU
Author Information
1. 山东大学第二医院乳腺外科 山东大学乳腺疾病防治转化医学研究所 山东省乳腺疾病防治转化工程实验室，济南 250033
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Psychotherapy;
Psychological problems;
Research progress
- From:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
2024;62(2):110-115
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the transformation of the biopsychosocial medical model, psychological problems and related interventions for breast cancer patients have received more and more attention. Patients often have various psychological problems, in diagnosis, treatment, and even in the state of disease-free survival, such as anxiety and depression, which not only seriously reduces the quality of life, but also affects the follow-up treatment and increases the risk of recurrence and metastasis. Therefore, physicians should perform routine psychological screening and appropriate intervention for patients. In recent years, psychological intervention has gradually become an important part of comprehensive breast cancer treatment, in which cognitive behavior therapy can alleviate patients′ anxiety and sleep disorders, mindfulness therapy can treat patients′ anxiety, depression and fear of cancer recurrence, and psychoeducational support is mainly used to address patients′ mood disorders and sexual dysfunction. Improving patients′ compliance with treatment and quality of life is the main goal of psychological intervention for breast cancer patients.
