Anxiety, mood disorders put cancer patients at risk for PTSD

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Sun, 05/04/2008 - 23:00

(Ohio State University) Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.

A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis.

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