Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in patients with ovarian cancer

Int Rev Psychiatry. 2017 Oct;29(5):403-408. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2017.1307168. Epub 2017 Jul 6.

Abstract

Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the deadliest malignancies. The impact of this diagnosis is, therefore, highly traumatic, and affected women are prone to significant distress during the whole course of the disease. The present paper is aimed to review extant literature about the relationship between OC and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Keywords: Post-traumatic stress disorder; gynaecologic cancer; gynaecologic malignancies; ovarian cancer; trauma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis*
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires