Psychiatric aspects of cancer pain management
- Author:
Lu Henry U.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
PAIN MANAGEMENT
- From:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
1999;23(1):14-18
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
There is a growing awareness and acceptance of the benefits for cancer pain patients derived from psychiatric contributions to pain control. Unfortunately, cancer patients with pain are more vulnerable to psychiatric complications of cancer such as depression, anxiety and delirium. Knowledge of the indications and usefulness of the psychotropic drugs in the cancer pain population will be the most rewarding, particularly because these drugs are useful not only in the treatment of psychiatric complications of cancer, but also as adjuvant analgesic agents in the management of cancer pain.
