Biopsychosocial aspects of prostate cancer.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2000
Abstract
Prostate cancer early detection choices and treatment options are fraught with controversy. To update the consultation-liaison psychiatrist who works with at-risk men, the authors reviewed all pertinent citations in the medicine database from 1966 to 1998 and in other relevant publications. Though watchful waiting for early-stage prostate cancer has no side effects, men must cope psychologically with issues of long-term cancer survivorship. Men can choose between different treatment options (e.g., radiation vs. radical prostatectomy) with early detection. Urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, and fatigue are major emotional and physical stressors for this population. Consultation-liaison psychiatrists and physicians need to be aware of the psychosocial sequelae of both prostate cancer and treatment-related side effects.
Volume
41
Issue
2
First Page
85
Last Page
94
ISSN
0033-3182
Published In/Presented At
Kunkel, E. J., Bakker, J. R., Myers, R. E., Oyesanmi, O., & Gomella, L. G. (2000). Biopsychosocial aspects of prostate cancer. Psychosomatics, 41(2), 85–94. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.41.2.85
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
10749945
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article