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This article provides an overview of psycho-oncology, including epidemiology of common psychiatric conditions in cancer, effects of cancer and chemotherapy on the brain, and effects of coping styles and other psychosocial factors on cancer treatment. It describes the assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment of adjustment disorders, anxiety, depression, delirium, chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, character disorders, substance disorders, and major mental illness in oncology patients. Survivorship and bereavement are addressed, as are future directions for this growing field.

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Published online: 1 July 2009
Published in print: Summer 2009

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Address correspondence to Fremonta Meyer, M.D., 44 Binney Street SW411, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115; e-mail: [email protected]

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Fremonta Meyer, M.D., Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Matthew Ehrlich, M.D., Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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John Peteet, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
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